The Capt. Meets PRS And Shows Us THAT Free Guitar From NAMM 

I like Paul a lot. He's an opinionated guy & some people don't like that, but the more I've gotten to know him, the more I know how to take him & the more I enjoy his company. I find it refreshing in an industry increasingly owned by corporates that tow a vanilla company communication line, that Paul is still happy to say what he believes no matter who he pisses off! And he does know how to make a good guitar.

John Mayer is playing in London on 11 and 12 May - MAKE "The Captain Meeting John Mayer" HAPPEN!

You can tell Paul is a super nice guy but wow what a hard guy to interview.

Mr. Smith can be a bit "pushy" but Mr. Anderton holds his own. One of the best "meets" videos in a while. Thanks Captain!

Captain "do you name your guitars" PRS "yes, i call them Paul Reed Smith"

Lee deserves credit for never slapping Paul after all these interviews. Better man than myself, Lee.

Lee, I'm very happy for you recieving the gift from Paul. I don't know you personally, but believe you deserve it. Honesty is a rarity in sales these days, and you always seem to be honest about products you carry. I live in Florida, but will (seriously) order a guitar from your site one day, just to support your efforts. Please keep setting an example for all business owners, regardless of trade. That Paul Reed Smith looks great in your hands! Cherish her! -Josh, your neighborhood uncultured Yank!

We love Lee's videos because we love Lee. He honestly loves guitars. His love of guitars comes through and it is contagious.

One day soon I'll get a notification for: "The Capt. Meets John Mayer" and it'll be a great day. #gayformayer

next time Lee should play over Paul...see how long Paul tolerates it😁

I love these interviews with Paul, the guy always comes across as a genuinely nice guy, and he clearly is passionate about music, and his instruments. He is also the only guitar maker who (in my opinion) is CAN charge what he does for his instruments. I'd give him my money all day if I could. Love his instruments. Cheers Paul.

Paul’s like every guitarist ever in a band, when you try to talk to them they just play the pentatonic scale endlessly while staring into your soul

Capt getting super distracted by PRS' constant noodling over the conversation. Quite an awkward video saved by the Captain's excellent interviewing skills.

One of the best interviews I have seen. Love watching Paul get excited about his guitars

Paul Reed Smith is a hell of a guy and he makes a great guitar. He truly stands by his creation. He knows how good they are and the precision that goes into it.

*Paul asks a question* *Lee starts answering it* *Paul starts playing guitar over Lee* *Lee still trying his best to answer while Paul - totally uninterested either playing or looking annoyed* *Paul stops Lee by telling him something unrelated or asking him something different* *Lee starts answering it* *Paul starts playing guitar over Lee* *Lee still trying his best to answer* ..... and the history repeats itself

Seeing all of these guitars was unreal and meeting Paul himself was a blessing! Thank you for signing my PRS Paul! I couldn't be happier. :)

Mr PRS seems like bloody hard work, fair play to The Captain for keeping that professional cool..

over the past 30 years, I've owned so many different makes of guitars but nothing touches my PRS. I'll never sell it, it plays and sounds like an absolute dream. so, thank you Mr Smith.

Haha! Totally agree with Paul Reed Smith. My first guitar was bought for me and it was battered when I eventually sold it, my next guitar I saced up for about a year, when I sold that one, in was in near mint condition! My current guitar I have had for 16 years and aside from some serious fret wear is in impeccable shape.

Anyone notice Paul keeps walking on the Captain and when Lee Final gets a word in Paul starts playing.

I can't believe I'm watching this 5 years after it came out. What a great conversation, with a lot of funny parts. I like Lee's comment "Is it true you evicted an ancient tribe of Amazonians" lol...

Paul is right you are our vicarious version of us playing the instrument as if we are there playing and finding out if we too like it or not. Let alone the extra benefits of learning about the series of guitars or facts of knowledge.

Awesome video! I’ve been a lifelong Gibson player, but the passion Paul has for his product, I’ve just placed an order yesterday for a PRS limited run through Andertons! Let’s see how it really is when it arrives today.

I could listen to these two teas each other for hours. PRS is a hoot.

I just love sitting and listening to their stories.

As little as I care about PRS guitars, I think the man is interesting and I've been binge watching interviews and learning about him. Yes, he can seem a tad snarky, but I'm really finding his honesty and frankness to be refreshing and not just "smooth PR person" type of answers.

I love it when Captain Lee and Paul get together. Some of my favorite videos.

Wonderful stuff. Once met Paul Reed Smith at a trade show 20yrs ago and wanted to ask him all those questions. He had no time then. Just heard them all answered now. I want a 594...!!! 👍🎸

The Captain, you are AMAZING. I love your videos and this one is already one of my favorites. You talked to one of the most important guys in the Guitar Market. Paul Reed Smith has a lot of knowledge and this talk went very good. You also deserve the recognition for having such an amazing knowledge and ability to talk with him as equals. Nice job.

I'm still watching the commercial and already hit the thumbs up!

Paul is one of the few innovators left in the guitar industry.

Everyone is complaining about Paul noodling over Lee talking and I wouldn't even have noticed. I don't think it's inappropriate to noodle around as long as you don't do it loudly, it just shows that he can't keep his fingers of the guitar.

I really like when the two of you get together. Hope to see more. I love my PRS S2 Singlecut Standard. McCarty Tobacco sunburst. my friend bought one and when I picked it up I played it and had to have one but I was broke. Two weeks later, I owned one and now I've had it about 3 weeks. I play it into a Princeton reverb reissue. I love PRS and I love that Paul owns and runs his own company. I'm switching to PRS for my main guitars from now on. Paul is just so innovative with all those little things he's always putting into the guitars and that counts for a lot in my book. I don't see many large companies doing those things if any. What a Passionate guy who loves guitars! I would love to have a core series McCarty. Buy a PRS everyone. There's something for everyone in different price ranges and you will not be dissapointed!

Next do a captain meets Jeff Kiesel or John Suhr or something lmao. I can dream can't I?

Ive been waiting for this in depth video of that PRS. Thanks captain! Exactly what I wanted

Paul is such a good guy I love his guitars just because of him and how liyal he is I really love his guitars watching these vids madr me love them more they sound amazing the work he does is just so good cant wait to get one of my own

And I live in the US. In Pennsylvania which is right above Maryland and the PRS factory. I plan on going there for a tour. Hopefully if I go a few times I'll run into Paul. That would be great!

Paul, as usual, can be a bit of a jerk, but Lee did a good job rolling with it and staying positive!

What an awesome video. I enjoy these just as much (if not more) than product demo videos. Keep up the great videos Captain!!

The model Paul has is absolutely GORGEOUS!

I've preordered a reclaimed Vela. Can't wait and I hope it actually arrives! It looks and sounds like the guitar of my dreams!!

I love the Paul plays. On the clean sound with the CE hollow body perfection

Funny interview, congratulations to Lee for keeping it cool. I really like to hear Paul playing. It's sounds like cream 💖

Lee talking about Norman's rare guitars?

People keep saying that Paul Reed Smith is disrespectful due to his noodling but honestly in my opinion he's awesome although I don't even own a PRS guitar. I may have a wrong impression but to me it seems like the Captain and PRS have become friends by now and honestly, when I'm talking with my friends and have a guitar on my lap, I also tend to start noodling around. I can understand that you don't like to see that in a video but to me that creates a relaxed atmosphere and adds a bit of entertainment, which I like.

What gather from this is that Paul knows hes made a fantastic guitar that hes proud of and everyone loves so hes not after any praise, he doesnt want to hear how much of a fan you are of him or his guitars he just wants to shoot the shit and jam like any musician would. In fact he would probably rather talk about other guitars or musicians and his experiences. Hes definitely not trying to plug anything, just a humble luthier with genuine love for music.

Wow, a lot of what Paul says really resonates with me. I have a 4yr old who currently doesn't speak either and hopefully one day will. You guys make great videos and Paul makes the best guitars on the planet. Cheers from Canada.

Grateful for these interviews but if Mr. Paul can stop trying to oversell his guitars every 2 seconds and have a proper conversation, it'll be nice. Congratulations Lee, you deserve that beauty! :)

Great interview! I just love seeing and hearing those amazing guitars!

Whoa, I pre-ordered one of the Reclaimed one! I hope they are coming! They are off the site now

Love the tone of the PRS Paul is playing!

The Capt. meets Larry David.

i love the videos with paul in them, so much fun!

I would say that guitar of the Captains is perfect. Sounds brilliant.

Really tho, the intersting person in this video is the captain

My PRS SE Paul's in amber going into a Sonzera 20 combo is some of the bassiest on clean, and smooooooothest overdrive possible. It's a real great amp.

43:56 that has got to be the most awkward handshake in the history of awkward handshakes!

I have recently become a subscriber to your channel and have to say I really appreciate your videos. They are funny and informative. I was not real familiar with PRS guitars until you and Rob did a few vids. I have to say I want one or two now to add to my collection. They sound great, look great and after Mr. PRS was on I understand his passion and why they are a quality company. I think I will get an SE Custom 24 to start off. Cheers.

I spent £3500 on a PRS cu24 artist pack over 10 years ago, I returned it to Andertons 2 weeks later and traded back to a Gibson Les Paul Std. I don't regret it, I did get an se245 Ltd edition which was a great guitar after I flipped neck pickup. Some of us prefer certain brands over others, I appreciate that many of us have a preferred guitar brands and models, with me though it's Gibson.

Captain, the Gary Moore video you mentioned featured both Albert Collins and Albert King.

I´m a brazilian, hopefully one day I´ll pay a visit to the Captain store.

LOL PRS is a funny guy , Very cool. I just got my first custom 24 10 top and a SC 594 with a beautiful top. I cant put the sc594 down long enough to explore the 24 yet. I cant believe the quality , feel and sound of this thing, Instant fan over here. Its very comfortable I just dont wanna pickup my les pauls unless i have to now. lol. Great job Paul and love that you play and have a great attitude your the man. ty

What a great video. Please have more with guys like Paul. Awesome attitude. Great heart for the music and what his company is producing. Love the reclaimed series!

There is something special about conversations - even between strangers - staring up at a wall of guitars, and this feels like the closest you can come to a refined, distilled, and bottled version of that.

Paul Reed Smith is the only guitar maker I would actually love to have a real conversation with, he is so down to earth and he really cares about his costumers and feedback from the same. I love this man and I hope to one day be able to afford one of his private stock guitars, he really deserves my money!

Heard that note Paul played at 0:44 and instantly gave a like. THAT is tone

What a Gentleman . And what a great Luthier !

I live in Maryland and now I’m getting to see how cool Paul is it makes me wanna rock his guitars. I don’t owns prs but I wish I would of got one last time my only thing is they can be lofty and I love 80s colors which they don’t really have them vibrant colors. I loved the exotic wood ones and I love both of the ones they are playing. I even liked one of the cheaper ones idk I like natural or sunburst but usually in acoustics. Wow I love all them guitars there very classy that ebony one wow where was that one when I just dropped mad cash.

I got lucky and was able to pull the trigger on a PRS that I'm smitten with, but I kinda do regret not getting a Gibson Snow Falcon V when I had the chance. That guitar was incredible and now they're selling for thousands of dollars more used than they cost when they were new

“Always a pleasure, never a chore”. Having just watched the Silver Sky interview with PRS, that quote did not last.

What a lovely man, and I'm in love with the finish on that SE💏

I'm starting to like this guy, and owning a prs as my ultimate guitar is my desire.

Just bought one of your guitars paul. quite happy

I just got a prs se soapbar ii yesterday and one of the things that helped me decide are the chappers/captain videos :)

capt lee, 58 les paul is offly hard to beat dude, I don't see how the 594 can beat it in my opinion

I love Paul. He seems like a truly decent guy. But Paul, when you're holding a conversation and you stop talking and the other person starts, that is *not* your que to turn up your guitar and start playing while starring down at it. That isn't how conversation works, and my guess is that it makes you look a lot more arrogant and un-relatable than you probably actually are. I know he won't read this, but, ya know....

The dogs bollocks expression comes from the old sets of Meccano. They sold sets of Meccano in a Box Standard version which evolved into the term "Bog Standard" and The Deluxe Box version which evolved into the term The Dogs Bollocks.

I think the captain is a little hard on himself, he may not be the flashiest player in the world but he knows his limits and doesn't try and push them which results in him sounding very musical, tasteful and reliably solid. A playing style that lends itself to amps that put out exactly what you play like that.

First time I actually see Paul play the guitar =D Awesome!

Oh my god that PRS SE 245 is so beautiful!

With regard to Paul Reed Smith ...WOW! What the heck??? Adversarial!!! It is good that he makes excellent guitars.

Nice interview, I love the tone in those guitars. Keep saving my money and one day I will own one.

Just gotta love Paul Reed Smith.

Great double act...always a good watch ...bring on number 3 🎸🎸👍🏻

The finish on the private stock 594...unreal!!!

Paul is awesome! Such enthusiasm

I had that "I wish I would have bought guitar" myself. It was used S2 Singlecut...that thing was just 7 pounds and had such sustain and presence...then I plugged it into a little Fender Blues Junior and all the pickup positions just bloomed ! Stupid me, I left it on the wall (for a whole $799 US dollars).

Another great PRS interview..good stuff....thanks..

Lee, I hope you're enjoying your 594. I bought a double cut 594 in McCarty Burst and it's magical. I wish I would have held out for a double cut but I couldn't find one available in the McCarty Burst.

Yaaaaaaay!!!!!We finally get to see it!!! Enjoy, Captain!!!

Ok! I have being watching your videos for a loooooong time now! This one was one the best ones so far. I am on the look out for a 1.000/1.200K guitar. I am very close to close a deal with the Mira Sunburst. Let´s see how it goes! Love the PRS philosophy!

For my money, both men have earned their opinions. And they have every right to fight for them.

The Captain is most likely referring to Gary Moore´s collaboration on the track Oh Pretty Woman with Albert King. It´s on the Still Got The Blues album from 1990, but it´s a collaboration on one track, not a full album.

Guitar I regretted not buying: I had one of the first Taylor Koas for testing and it was unbelievable. It was really expensive so I couldn't buy it anyway, but the parcel service somehow destroyed it on the way back. It was insured of course, but when I heard that it was destroyed it broke my heart. Gear I regret selling: I had two Meda Thiele Road Ready 1x12", sold them way too cheap to get a 4x12" V30 cab.

I feel really fortunate that we can buy the guitars that the founder of the company himself is still involved in like those that were lucky enough to buy a Fender when Leo was alive!

I’ve played a lot of guitars, especially a lot of Les pauls and American strats, I’ve never had one specific guitar pop out as better than all the rest.

Those guitars are like swiss watches or german cars. They're engineered not built. They're the perfect blend of great playability, gorgeous sound and breathtaking beauty.

Beautiful sounding Guitars all.

I agree with Paul Reed Smith that people listen to your videos because they want to know how gear sound but without moving from their home. However, in a lot a shops you just can't enter the store and just pick up a custom shop guitar and an expensive amp and play the gear without being judged and questioned by the employees. PS: Those guitar looks and sound AMAZING!