“The lesser amount that the guitar shuts the string down the better the guitar is”: Paul Reed Smith explains what makes a good guitar – does yours pass his test?
There are all kinds of factors that go into making a great guitar but the PRS Guitars boss explains how telling good from bad can be as simple as taking out a stopwatch
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