Whos now endorsing PRS guitars?
PW: Let me go back to the past. I remember in the early years we had the problem that a lot of players, a lot of artists, were very interested in the look and feel of the guitar, but didn’t seem to like the sound too much. In my opinion, we didn’t really get them to sound right before ’89 or ’90. Before, the guitars sounded too “fusion”, too nasal for my taste. I guess a lot of artists back then had the same perception. It took a while to figure out that the acoustic capabilities of the instrument were greater than what it was producing amplified. Once we got the pickups to match the acoustic tone it went uphill and artists noticed. In the last 5 to 6 years things have completely changed regarding relations to artists and who is using our guitars. We really try to listen to what is they want and we have enough interest and care to go all the way with them. We are trying to build real personal relationships, but at the same time listen and learn. Most people we’re working with have been
