Paul Reed Smith guitars

Why, thank you C7. I never thought I was good enough to be "stuck up". :)

Pete- The guitarist on 'Tigerlily' was Jennifer.......somebody. I forget her last name, but she was a very good guitar player. I hung with her and Natalie for a few hours in Louisville when they were on tour for that album. That was the first time I played on a PRS. Her main guitar was a whale blue Custom24. Probably one of the artist, or whatever they were called then, guitars because the top was very nice. She was a very good guitar player, lots of feeling in her playing. And the only good female lead guitar player I have personally met...not that there aren't others out there :)

I dunno who famous plays a PRS, but I also can't name many people who play a Fly Deluxe...just me and Phil Keaggy. :D

H2H
 
H2H - hanging out with Nathalie, that's cool. Is she a freak or what?

I have to admit, as I'm sitting here thinking about it (and not working), I like the guitar on Tigerlily. But it's more to do with the playing style than actually liking the sound of the guitar. I think she uses some effects on there-- a little chorus maybe? Chorus really changes the quality of the tone significantly to my ears. Anyway, to me, it's not the pure guitar tone that shines on that album.

Pete
 
creed guy

Hey, I'm watching VH1, and I think I just spotted the guitarist from Creed playing a black PRS.

Ok, thanks for listening.
 
I would consider Creed mildly famous. But I wouldn't consider the guitarist famous-- who is he? I guess that's what I'm looking for -- who has a really well known, famous guitar sound, playing a PRS? So far, all we've got is:

1 - Guitarist from Tiger Lily
2 - Alanis Morissette's guitarist
3 - BareNaked Ladies guy
4 - Creed's guitarist
5 - Santana, who gets paid a boatload for his name

that's a pretty weak roster of players for a guitar company that supposedly makes high quality guitars.

Pete
 
straight from the horses mouth:

Player List Current as of July 2000 (List Supplied By PRS)

Chris Henderson
Guitar
3 Doors Down

Tim Mahoney
Guitarist
311

Al Demeola
Vocals/Guitar
Al DeMeola Band

Larry Hanson
Guitarist
Alabama

Nick Lashley
Guitarist
Alanis Morrisette

Ed Robertson
Guitarist / Vocals
Barenaked Ladies

Steven Page
Guitarist / Vocals
Barenaked Ladies

Justin M-Johnson
Bass
Beck

Chris Peters
Guitar
Beth Hart

Ronnie Ecker
Guitarist
Betty in Black

Doug McCarvell
Guitar
Bif Naked

Steve Stevens
Guitarist
Billy Idol

Rob Echeverria
Guitarist
Biohazard

Paul Carbonara
Guitarist
Blondie

Larry Campbell
Guitarist
Bob Dylan

Brian Henneman
Guitarist
Bottle Rockets

David Ryan Harris
Guitar / Vocals
Brandnew Immortals

Will Turpin
Bass
Collective Soul

Ed Roland
Vocals/Guitar
Collective Soul

Ross Childress
Guitarist
Collective Soul

Jimmy Dormire
Guitarist
Confederate Railroad

Jimmy Buffett
Vocals/Guitar
Coral Reefer Band

Mark Tremonti
Guitarist
Creed

Ted Nugent
Vocals/Guitarist
Damn Yankees

Dave Matthews
Vocals/Guitar
Dave Matthews Band

Reaves Gabrels
Guitarist
David Bowie

Billy Roan
Guitarist
Deadlights

Derrick Trucks.
Guitarist
Derrick Trucks Band

Chris Robosan
Guitarist
Dial 7

Josh Wienberg
Guitarist
Dragmules

Sean Joplin
Guitarist
Dreamland

Art Alexakis
Vocals/Guitar
Everclear

Will Salazar
Guitar / Vocals
Fenix TX

James Black
Guitarist
Finger 11

Jock Bartley
Vocals/Guitar
Firefall

Steve Weinmeister
Vocals/Guitar
Firefall

Scott Fisher
Guitarist
Foam

Wayne Healey
Guitarist
Freddy Jones Band

Carl Bell
Guitarist
Fuel

Benji Coombs
Guitar
Good Charlotte

Warren Haynes
Guitarist
Gov’t Mule

Axl Rose
Vocals/Guitar
Guns &Roses

Chris Traynor
Guitar
Helmet

Mike Einziger
Guitarist
Incubus

Keith Jenkins
Guitarist
James Brown

Tim Curtin
Guitarist
Janet Jackson

Warner Hodges
Guitarist
Jason & The Scorchers

Jimmy Herring
Guitarist
Jazz Is Dead

Jimi Davies
Vocals/Guitar
Jimmies Chicken Shack

Pete Huttlinger
Guitarist
John Denver/Self

Goddfrey Townshend
Guitarist
John Entwhistle Band

Andy York
Guitarist
John Mellencamp

Neil Schon
Guitarist
Journey

Jonathan Cain
Guitarist / Keyboard
Journey

Peter Parente
Guitar
Julio Eglacias jr.

Rich Williams
Guitarist
Kansas

Bob Ritchie
Guitar / Vocals
Kid Rock

Craig DeFalco
Guitarist
Laidlaw

Buzzy James
Guitarist
Laidlaw

Wes Borland
Guitar
Limp Bizkit

Paul Berrere
Guitar
Little Feat

Cesar Rosas
Guitarist
Los Lobos

Ray Herdon
Guitarist
Lyle Lovett

James Olson
Guitarist
Mark Chestnut

Butch Walker
Guitarist/Vocals
Marvelous 3

Angelo Bruchini
Guitarist
Massive Attack

Kyle Cook
Guitarist
Matchbox 20

Adam Gaynor
Guitar
Matchbox Twenty

Melissa Etheridge
Guitar / Vocals
Melissa Etheridge Band

John Shanks
Guitarist
Melissa Etheridge Band

Mark Macoway
Guitarist
Moist

Bobby Ingram
Guitarist
Molley Hatchet

Nikki Sixx
Guitarist
Motley Crue

Mick Mars
Guitarist
Motley Crue

Chad Kroeger
Guitar / Vocals
Nickleback

Danny Lohner
Guitarist
Nine Inch Nails

Trent Reznor
Vocals/Guitar
Nine Inch Nails

Kai Markus
Guitarist
Noise Therapy/ Methods of Mayhem

Ric Ivanisevich
Guitarist
Oleander

Stuart Fraser
Guitarist
Olivia Newton-John

Taylor McLam
Guitarist
Orange 9mm

Jimmy Page
Guitarist
Page/Plant

Pat McGee
Guitar / Vocals
Pat McGee Band

Howard Leese
Guitarist
Paul Rodgers Band

Dewayne McKnight
Guitarist
P-funk

Micheal Hampton
Guitarist
P-funk

Larry LaLonde
Guitarist
Primus

Mike Scott
Guitarist
Prince

Mark Karan
Guitarist
Rat Dog/The Other Ones

James Olson
Guitar
Reba MacIntire

Kent Wells
Guitarist
Reba MacIntire

Dave Navarro
Guitarist
Red Hot Chili Peppers/Janes Addic.

Peter Buck
Guitarist
REM

Dave Cabrera
Guitar
Ricky Martin

Phil Hamilton
Guitarist
Roberta Flack

Chris Haskett
Guitarist
Rollins Band

Alex Lifeson
Guitarist
Rush

Victor Johnson
Guitarist
Sammy Hagar Band/Waboritas

Carlos Santana
Guitarist
Santana

Jorge Santana
Guitarist
Santana

David Sinclair
Guitarist
Sarah McLachlan

Vernon Reid
Guitar
Self

Robben Ford
Guitarist/vocals
Self

Felicity Hunter
Guitarist
Self

Brinsley Schwartz
Vocals/Guitar
Self

Carl Filipiak
Guitarist
Self

Jewel
Guitarist
Self

Levon Ichkhanian
Guitarist
Self

Lloyd Cole
Vocals/Guitar
Self

Marshall Crenshaw
Vocals/Guitar
Self

Steven Segall
Actor
Self

Adrian Belew
Voals/Guitar
Self/King Crimson

Clint lowery
Guitarist
Sevendust

Shannon Curfman
Guitar / Vocals
Shannon Curfman Band

Daniel Johns
Vocals/Guitar
Silverchair

Jeff Blando
Guitarist
Slaughter

Jeff Ried
Bass
SR-71

Pat Dement
Guitarist
Starseed Speed

Eric (Roscoe) Ambel
Guitar/Producer
Steve Earle Band

David Grissom
Guitarist
Storyville

John Mcdermott
Guitarist
Stroke 9

Jim McGorman
Guitar
Tal Bachman

Melvin Jordan
Guitarist
Temptations

Ralph Perucci
Guitars
The Dragons

Paul Smith
Guitar/Vocals
The Dragons

Barry Martin
Guitar/Vocals
The Hamsters

Mike Campbell
Guitarist
The Heartbreakers

Alphonso Johnson
Bass
The Other Ones

Jerry Jost
Guitarist
The Urge

Micheal Ward
Guitarist
The Wallflowers

Stephan Jenkins
Vocals/Guitar
Third eye blind

Denny Hemmingson
Guitars
Tim Mcgraw Band

Bob Minner
Guitarist
Tim Mcgraw Band

Steve Austin
Vocals/Guitar
Today is the Day

Tracy Chapman
Guitar /Vocals
Tracy Chapman Band

Adam Clayton
Bass
U2

Jerry Olivieria
Guitarist
Ultraspank

Neil Godfrey
Guitarist
Ultraspank

Bruce Kulick
Guitar
Union

Rob Brewer
Guitarist
Unwritten Law

Matt Scannell
Guitar / Vocals
Vertical Horizon

Kieth Kane
Guitar
Vertical Horizon

Ted Ledbetter
Guitarist
Virgos Merlot

Brent Broadfoot
Guitar
Wings of the Heart

Brett Detar
Guitarist
Zao

Ziggy Marley
Guitars ./ Vocals
Ziggy Marley Band
 
I think a healthy dose of salt is required when considering the list.

For example,

Melissa Ethridge?

Axl Rose?

Endorsement or not, Page plays Les Pauls as a general rule - his main tool is not PRS. I'd be curious to know how many on the list use PRS as their main axe.
 
The question was not asked, "Who Endorses guitars for PRS" , but "Who plays a PRS?"

Those people play PRS guitars at some point. I guess like how Clapton plays a LP sometimes, but he is kown for Strats. I did see Dave Navarro playing a PRS on Leno the other night. Anyhows, I really don't care. My personal favorite tone os SRV, and I just can't afford a $25000 vintage Strat! :)

Hixie- I got it from the PRSForum, an interesting site...but kind of mostly guys with way too much money it seems!

H2H
 
Yeah, but that list is more like, "Who has, at one/any point in their life, owned a PRS, by purchase/donation/endorsement/whatever."

Not, "Who plays a PRS."
 
yeah.. I too find it hard to believe Page actually played PRS for any extended period of time (or maybe I just don't want to believe)..

this list reeks of the sentiment that the more famous you get.. the more stuff you get for free..
 
I know for sure "David Grissom" of Storyville plays one, he might not be with Storyville right now, but I seen him up close playing two diff PRS one night. I know he's not as famous as someone like Page, but the boy can play for sure. I shook his hand after the show, the guy had the smallest hands, I could have crushed him...but I didn't:D
 
David,
The McCarty model was designed when Dave Grissom asked PRS and Ted McCarty to build a guitar for him.

And for the PRS hatter's band wagon jumpers....

this is one hell of a guitar.

and one other thing,

...."Shut up and play yer guitar" :rolleyes:
 
Adam Jones of Tool plays a Gibson Custom Deluxe and an SG run through custom Marshal and Diesel Amps.. He uses the same rig for live and recording..

Justin Chancellor switched from using Music Man and Sting Ray to Wal basses.. His amps include Demeter and Mesa/Boogie..
Cy
 
Cyrokk is right.

from the tool FAQ:
"Adam uses Gibson Les Pauls, 3 Different Stacks (a Marshall bass head, a Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier, a Dieselhead amp), Seymour Duncan pickups. Ernie Ball, Slinky strings. Effects (mostly Boss pedals): Delay, Flange, Chorus, EQ, a channel switcher for clean/distortion, a wah pedal, and an Epilady occasionally (!).

Adam has 2 rare 1979 Les Paul Customs with Green and Silver metallic bursts. They were discontinued by Gibson because of complaints that the metallic paints was giving the guitar an odd tone. He also uses a Natural finished LP Custom when playing "Prison Sex" live."

in a recent interview somewhere. Adam Jones said he also recorded with an SG on some parts of the new album.
 
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