So the time has come to add a new guitar to your collection. You already have your share of Fenders and Gibsons, now you are ready to step up to the plate and invest some serious cash for a serious guitar. The only question you have is who makes the kind of guitar you are looking for. In this day and age it can be very hard to find anyone that still believes in building a guitar the old fashioned way. When you buy a Paul Reed Smith guitar you are going to get a guitar that is still made the old way, by hand. The first Paul Reed Smith guitar was built by hand as a part of a college music class challenge. Paul scored an "A" for his work and went on to build guitars by hand in his attic. For many years he built custom guitars and then bribed roadies to get the backstage passes he needed to peddle his handmade guitars to the hottest stars. As more stars like Carlos Santana began to take notice of this young upstart, his dream of becoming a serious luthier began to take shape.

That was over thirty years ago and today you will still find Carlos Santana playing a Paul Reed Smith guitar, they are still his favorite for concerts and recordings. Each guitar is made with no compromises; the quality is built in long before the name goes on. If you take a tour of the factory you will find computerized modern equipment such as the CNC machine working hand in hand with some of the most skilled craftsmen in the industry. The CNC machine is used to ensure that specific parts can be cut out quickly and accurately. The craftsmen are there to take care of the rest. Each guitar is hand assembled to ensure perfect fit. Many hours of careful hand sanding go into making sure that the fit and finish of each Paul Reed Smith guitar is far superior to any other brand on the market. This care is evident in every guitar you look at, if there are any flaws in a guitar as it goes through the production process, it is discarded.

You will never by a new PRS guitar that has wood fillers or bondo to fill in the gaps making it look pretty, beware of this when you are looking at used PRS guitars. When you are ready to buy your first Paul Reed Smith guitar, you need to stop in and look at the selection at Wild West Guitars. You can order one through their online catalog, but there is nothing like the lab quality soundproof showrooms they have where you can plug n play your choice of guitars to see exactly what it can do. Once you have played a PRS guitar, you will know exactly which guitar is going to be the newest member of your collection. When nothing but the best will do, a custom handmade PRS guitar is the answer to your dreams.