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Paul Reed Smith
Paul Reed Smith is one of the world's premier luthiers, founder and owner of Paul Reed Smith Guitars (PRS). His electric guitars are played by the likes of Carlos Santana, Al Di Meola and Mark Tremonti.
Smith started building guitars after he finished college, making them one at a time, one a month. He brought his instruments backstage at concerts, convincing musicians to try and critique his guitars. With this feedback, he refined his guitar design.
He then contacted Ted McCarty , former president of Gibson and creator of the Les Paul and Flying V guitars, and McCarty became his mentor and advisor. The result of their collaboration was the current line of PRS guitars, which include solid- and hollow-body guitars.
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