7 Reasons Why PRS Is The BEST(In My Opinion) 

6 American PRS' 6 Imports. Love them all.

I make and have made most of my guitars. I make em how I love my guitars to be.. But I love my PRS DGT.

I agree with your opinion. PRS are the best. I stray occasionally and try other things. But I always come back to PRS.

If I were your editor that video would have been 1 minutes and 12 seconds. Same thing without the commercials.

Best for me...though I love a Super Strat

They are the finest guitars on earth. I've been a fan since I first played one in '87 at a local L.A. guitar shop. I was totally knocked out. I got my first PRS a few years ago and I consider the day I got it to be one of the best days of my life. They are made to be played, and they sound as wonderful as they look. I think the scale length at 25 just makes good sense. I love the design philosophy of Paul Reed Smith himself. He did his own thing and built a better guitar than anyone else. He pays attention to the most finite detail, and his guitars get better and better ever year. I can't say that for any other manufacturer.

Hey Lucas, what motorcycle helmet in carbon is that in the backround ? What bike do you ride ? I myself ride an Yamaha MT-10 and a KTM 690 Enduro and have a lot of Shark and Icon helmets. And another very different question, if you wanted to make a sleeper guitar, like I want to buy a PRS SE Standard and play music like Iron maiden and Pink floyd that the PRS standard pickups are fully capable of, but I also want to play more extreme metal like maybe Gojira and At The Gates. What passive pickup would you recommend to switch one of the PRS standard pickups for ? Could I switch the PRS bridge pickup for something like the Seymour Duncan Invader or the Dimarzio Super Distortion to play more aggresive metal and then play more standard rock, blues and hard rock on the neck PRS pickup ? Could that work? What is your opinion?

Does the truss rod cover on 1st guitar say "1st Wife"? :D If not, it should :) Best Regards and Best Wishes!

Updated lighthouse sticker? Valid points, across the board. I just haven't found the PRS for me yet... but that Silver Sky is calling me

I wouldn't disagree with a single word. I own two early SE's, a Singlecut and a Custom 22. Two of the best guitars I own.

#1-Great guitar playing!! I just got a S2 Custom semi hollow and am now looking at getting a core. Love it.

I have about 26 guitars. I try to have ones I like to play because of their feel, ones that sound a certain way ( pickups), or ones that look a certain way. It's a rare combination when you can get all those things in one guitar. I have a PRS McCarty that my wife got me for our 25th anniversary. I would stack it up quality, looks, electronics and playability against any of my other guitars. PRS has a guitar for just about any taste and I would agree with you that the build quality from the private stock all the way to the least expensive SE model is very consistent. Do I want to sell all my other guitars and only on PRS guitars? No. I love all of the guitars and they all speak in a completely different way both to me and for me as I play. Keep doing what you're doing Lucas! God bless and Merry Christmas 🎄🎸😎

They never make you fight the guitar,easy guitars to play.

I really appreciate what you said about listening to the electric guitars. Unplugged I wonder why so few reviewers give us that sound in their review

Just got my first PRS last year and it's a dream come true. I feel like I do the guitar a disservice though because I'm not near as good as I wish I was; like a 16 year old driving a McLaren lol

I agree with you on PRS , I used to be anti PRS , thought they were too pretty without any mojo,, you know Doctors/Lawyers hobbyist guitars, I was wrong, Best all around guitar for gigging and studio, and I like Paul Reed Smith, he’s put his heart and soul into these guitars , his name is on them and it shows in each and every one

Reason I like them. Pick any new prs any store any where. Play rite! Great frets. Every single one top to bottom plays great no dead spots. .intonation. Great solid. Picks awesome. Now I like to play fenders. But. Go to store. S pick up 5 k fenders. Need to be set up. Dead fret s. Action intonation. Suck.

The biggest criticism I hear about PRS guitars is along the line that they are _too_ perfect.

While I will never say best for any of them. PRS definitely holds a place of prestige. Good stuff man. All the best this new year.

I would love to hear your take on one of the S2 McCarty's given your experience with a lot of the core models!

I've been wanting to try a double cut 594 for so long. There is an Eriza Verde finished one in a guitar store called Hiend in Asia that just tickles my fancy. If only there were any dealers here in Ireland that stocked them. The one that does only stocks the lower end stuff.

Of all the brands I've played and owned since the early 90s, Kiesel and PRS take the cake. For this guitarist it comes down to tuning stability, neck stability, tonal variety from one guitar, sustain, build quality, and playability. Other brands are great at a few of these things, but PRS and Kiesel seem to excel at all of them. If I had to choose between the two, PRS would win. My CE24 can sound like bells. Never heard another guitar do that.

Well first I gotta say You are a great player...And I agree PRS guitars are very very Good...I have played just a lot of great guitars...#1, Gibson Firebird #2. PRS SE #3. Gibson 335 Firebrand #4. Fender Tele and Fender Strat...# 5. Gibson S-1 #6. My Dads 52 Les Paul which I hated...#7. And the fastest Guitar was an old 1965..? Mosrite it was so fast that I got a little sloppy on it...#8. IVY 300 semi-hollow body ( Tele style ) with humbuckers...always wanted a 1972...Never could afford it...The Firebrand and Firebird I played the most...I think for the most part the Gibson guitars were not that easy to play...but always had great tone...I am very surprised by the IVY...Very nice guitar...sound is kind of cheap...but very nice playing guitar...Thanks for the video..!

I feel like PRS guitars really are the working musicians guitars. So many touring guitarists choose PRS for their stability when touring compared to Gibsons etc. Would love to properly sit down with one, one day!

Third solo is 🔥 Sorcery

Hey Lucas ! 7 reasons for Paul to give you an 8th as a gift... :-)) or make a signature guitar for you ???

They are amazing. I have always been an "Ibanez" guy but, I have come to find they do not mold with me as well as PRS's do. I don't play much anymore but, if I do get another guitar, it will be a PRS. Preferably a Northern Lights 509, Artist or Custom 24.

I own 4 PRS guitars they inspire me to play is there any other reason needed?

I own a 277, a chug monster and definetly not a bluesy "dad guitar". I grew listening to Nu metal as a kid, and everyone was using PRS then. So natutally, they grew on me.

I'm debating between buying a prs ce 24 or an ernie ball music man luke 3. Both are amazing guitars so it's a hard choice. I like the bolt on necks and through necks. Not a fan of glue on style

The only thing I'll say is, while I do like my PRS SE 24 Custom charcoal burst is, that you mentioned Norlin era Gibson, as being the dark ages for that brand, and obviously it is widely known.... Sheeeeeat! The best Gibson I own is my Norlin era Silverburst!

Paul is a freaking maniac and his love of what he does his will to be the best creates a culture that wouldn't think of doing less.

I mean , u can’t really argue with any of this lol My tech friend told me the same thing bout the consistency of these. Almost zero issues n nut pretty much perfect from the factory. Even on the SE line.

Lucas, thinking of grabbing a used DGT. Never played one. I have a 2001 CE24 with the wide-thin neck, and a 91 Custom 24 with the Standard neck. Are there any other PRS neck shapes similar to the DGT neck?

I've only picked up one PRS but I could not bond with it. Think it had to do with how flat the radius was and how thin the neck is. Does PRS have any thing more akin to a baseball bat?

Just curious, where did you get that pickguard for your Vela? Is the neck pickup slot humbucker sized from the factory or did you have to enlarge it?

What are your thoughts on Mark Tremonti's solo band? I know you're a big Creed and alter bridge fan so I'm curious

the only thing I hate about PRS is how hard are their pickups to come by in Europe... I really wanna swap the HFS/Vintage Bass combo in my Custom 24 for a set of vintage PRS PAFs replicas like the 58/15 but no one sells them for a reasonable price. guess I'll eventually go for a boutique set. Any specs recommendations for a pickup that I want to be closer sounding to a 59 Les Paul?

About your first point, I would like to add that the 6 screw bridge can be better at holding tune than most of the 2 point modern bridges out there, if setup correctly.

They’re great guitars, but nothing beats a Fender, imho.

I’m not a doctor or lawyer, so I’ve only owned SE guitars. I traded away my first SE semi hollow (the flat top one) for the Zack Myers in green. Both are well made and sounded good. I sometimes wish the neck wasn’t quite so wide.

One thing I absolutely hate about PRS guitars. Knob position. I really hate volume knobs anywhere near my strumming hand. I like how Gibson guitars have the knobs out of the way of the strumming hand. Just my thing.

I’ve seen a lot of naysayers when it comes to PRS...and I just don’t understand their point of view... sometimes I wonder if they’ve actually even played one...cause once you do, your gonna buy it...they just do everything great...plain and simple!!!

What’s your favorite factory PRS pickup?

"blues lawyers" 🤣 3-a-side headstocks with straight string-thru designs appears to be a no-brainer for PRS and maybe a couple smaller makers. Why it's not standard practise kinda blows me away

Channelling a little bit of Zakk there in the intro…

The flower one is the best. That is all.

If Paul started in 1970 and say some players like Randy Rhoads or a young Santana used them, they’d be accepted more by the guys in my generation (the over 50 guys). The other turn off for many is that PRS chases perfection and rock music is Anti-perfection. It’s doesn’t fit the philosophy. I have a McCarty 594 Core and it’s my go to for fusion and jazz stuff. There is a certain mojo it doesn’t have but there is a certain mojo it does have. I also don’t get the ‘Lawyer’ guitar stuff. Gibsons aren’t cheap, especially custom shop ones and they don’t get that label. And PRS blows those away for the reasons you mention in this video.

I love their sound but hate their models 😢

I already liked even before to watch the video because I couldn’t agree more that PRS is the best IMHO. I would add one more reason: 8- Value Regardless if it’s a SE, a S2, a Core or even a Private Stock, each PRS is worth its price tag. I know, there’s always the law of diminish returns with higher models, but they’re still worth; it’s hard to believe, but it’s true. I had the chance to work in studio with multiple core and private stock, I own myself a core and a SE and they’re all great guitar for their price, and they hold value in the way that it’s very rare to find people that resell their PRS, because they generally like them and keep them. In Europe, the resell price could often be close to the original price, contrary to some brands that lose value even faster than cars or electronics. I have a PRS Brent Masson, a HSH 25 ¼” scale Bolt on neck, 5 way blade with 2 toggle switches; you can’t find it anymore, it’s very rare and I could easily resell it for more money that I paid for… but I will never sell it, it’s my main guitar :)

Hey lookit man, the world NEEDS blues lawyers & dads & dentists & all that too, y'know....

More Heather...Less PRS's. 🤣😁👍😳

Here is one reason PRS is not the best: Collings Guitars made in Austin, Texas.

They don’t offer stainless steel frets

i think their overrated and ive had plenty of crappy ones for the 45 years ive been playing sounds like your a real prs fan boy wheres the bone nut and stainless steel frets?

Did you use a digital amp? Sounds very harsh…

ESP is better

One question for 7 reasons. If PRS is the be all, end all, why havent you sold all your non PRS guitars hanging on the wall and ducked away in a closet? 😃😂

I Hate PRS ,it's not suitable for me ,not a bad guitar ,just not for me !