"When we released the Private Stock John McLaughlin Limited Edition in 2023, I was inspired
by its exceptional sound and playability. For the Charcoal Phoenix, I wanted to create
something equally remarkable but with a stoptail bridge," said PRS Guitars Founder &
Managing General Partner, Paul Reed Smith. "Using chaltecoco for the neck and ziricote for the
fingerboard, I achieved an instrument that sustains beautifully and rings with clarity. The deep
crimson back and the charcoal microburst top inspired the name ‘Charcoal Phoenix,’ evoking
the imagery of a phoenix rising from fire and ashes.”
For more information, please visit: https://prsguitars.com/electrics/model/charcoal_phoenix_limited_edition_2025
Chapters:
00:00 - Cold Open
00:36 - Introductory Playing Example feat. Bryan Ewald
01:13 - Charcoal Phoenix: The Backstory
02:02 - Model Specifications
03:02 - Pickup Playthrough - Position 3
03:13 - Pickup Playthrough - Position 1
03:33 - Pickup Playthrough - Position 1 + Distortion
03:41 - Pickup Playthrough - Position 3 + Distortion
03:46 - High-Pass EQ Demonstration - Position 3
04:26 - High-Pass EQ Demonstration - Position 1
04:54 - Sustain Demonstration
05:33 - Under The Hood of TCI Pickups
05:54 - Live Footage From The PRS 40th Anniversary Celebration
07:30 - Bringing New Life to the "Paul's Guitar"
08:14 - Limited Run
08:30 - Outro Playing Example feat. Bryan Ewald
by its exceptional sound and playability. For the Charcoal Phoenix, I wanted to create
something equally remarkable but with a stoptail bridge," said PRS Guitars Founder &
Managing General Partner, Paul Reed Smith. "Using chaltecoco for the neck and ziricote for the
fingerboard, I achieved an instrument that sustains beautifully and rings with clarity. The deep
crimson back and the charcoal microburst top inspired the name ‘Charcoal Phoenix,’ evoking
the imagery of a phoenix rising from fire and ashes.”
For more information, please visit: https://prsguitars.com/electrics/model/charcoal_phoenix_limited_edition_2025
Chapters:
00:00 - Cold Open
00:36 - Introductory Playing Example feat. Bryan Ewald
01:13 - Charcoal Phoenix: The Backstory
02:02 - Model Specifications
03:02 - Pickup Playthrough - Position 3
03:13 - Pickup Playthrough - Position 1
03:33 - Pickup Playthrough - Position 1 + Distortion
03:41 - Pickup Playthrough - Position 3 + Distortion
03:46 - High-Pass EQ Demonstration - Position 3
04:26 - High-Pass EQ Demonstration - Position 1
04:54 - Sustain Demonstration
05:33 - Under The Hood of TCI Pickups
05:54 - Live Footage From The PRS 40th Anniversary Celebration
07:30 - Bringing New Life to the "Paul's Guitar"
08:14 - Limited Run
08:30 - Outro Playing Example feat. Bryan Ewald
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