Paul Reed Smith's Meet & Greet at The Fellowship of Acoustics

A couple of weekends ago we had a fantastic meet & greet with Paul Reed Smith, our staff and around 100 customers. In this video we'll take you through the event and share some behind-the-scenes footage of Paul taking a tour through our store.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:15 Shoptour part 1 (Gibson J50)
02:42 How Paul started out, and why he started with imitating another guitar
10:48 Shoptour part 2 (Mandola)
11:10 How the first electric guitar was developed
12:05 Magical Mandola tones
13:27 Why a good acoustic instrument resonates longer than an electric guitar (Mandola)
15:33 Shoptour part 3 (Gibson J35)
16:38 Audience question (Private Stock guitars)
22:39 Shoptour part 4 (Storage room, buying three instruments)
23:40 Audience question (What do you think about the future of guitars?)
28:00 Shoptour part 5 (Galama LP59 & Martin D41)
29:40 Private stock acoustic (What makes a good acoustic?)
34:30 Audience question (Talking about modern society and how it affects buyers)
44:01 Outro
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[@jochemjonker3362]

Thanks for this interview/workshop with Paul Reed Smith. The most impressive moment was Paul with the 1922 Gibson mandoline. Like he couldn't believe what he had in hands.

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

I don't think he could! He actually took it home with him (and paid for it of course) ;)

[@endezeichengrimm]

I normally hate long videos, but this was worth watching.

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Glad you liked it! We couldn't stop listening to Paul either ;)

[@rayfabris2512]

Paul's store visit/interviews are entertaining

[@don911donny9]

I thoroughly enjoyed the video. Paul’s an amazing character, I could listen to his stories and insights for hours. It was great to get a tour of your premises and see all the wonderful guitars

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Thanks so much Donny! :)

[@YMESYDT]

I've never heard Paul say fuck before, must've been a good guitar haha

[@JPiattelli]

Haha that’s what I was thinking, I’ve never heard him swear, he was really taken with that guitar

[@levimaynard2237]

Paul is awesome. He is the epitome of a great guitar maker/company owner.

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

100% agree!

[@Dave73nl]

Wat een fantastisch filmpje!! Goed bezig!❤

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Dankje Dave!

[@Steinstra-vj7wl]

Enjoyed this. Thanks much.

[@davidpiedfort837]

enjoyed that! Groetjes vrienden ;-)

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Groetjes terug David en thx :)

[@revelationsoundstudio]

I want to visit this music store.

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

You're very welcome too! :)

[@rabuzappa]

A very entertaining video! I myself am happy to visit the Guitar Villa from time to time as a customer, since I was there for the first time shortly after Rudi's crew moved in. And sometimes I regret that some guitars I bought are no longer with me. Traded in for new guitars. The passion never ends.😎

[@weinerdogcat3101]

Paul is the DON RICKLES of the Rock and Roll generation.

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

Hahaha, yes he is!

[@el-fingerstyle388]

Uncle Paul is realy good story teller.. i'm glad to hear all good story in this video. One of my Accoustic dream guitar is Collings D2H Sunburst, i had a Yamaha F310p, & i like to play it everyday in my home. I wonder maybe there's someone there can recomendation me what Accoustic guitar by PRS that had a simillar model & tone to D2H Sunburst Collings? I Will check it out & try to save money to buy it in the future, thanks. 🙏 with seeing uncle Paul made me want to have one a PRS Accoustic Guitar, I believe his spirits of goodness to made a guitar to be played by everyone will forever live in his Guitar. Thanks uncle.. 🙏

[@malcolmwatson3009]

What tonewoods were used in that Tonare Grand acoustic? It sounded great.

[@thefellowshipofacoustics]

It has cocobolo back and sides with an Adirondack top!