The Most Expensive Guitar We've Ever Unboxed! - PRS Private Stock 35th Anniversary Dragon

[@williamfermer2734]

the one on the left is the most beautiful thing i’ve ever seen... and the guitars aren’t bad either

[@SeemsLikeSomething]

Lol

[@stanknugget]

William Fermer I think your screen is reversed or something. The Captain is on the right.

[@Ryanphsproductions]

You should do an episode where you relic them....

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

lol !!!

[@doctorpresident5681]

Thanks for the laugh! Bravo!

[@markchavez738]

How dare you.

[@antoniolifebarcelona6456]

AOuough

[@slyde1545]

😂😂

[@markb3434]

Now that you have played them are they classed as second hand and going cheap now lol

[@TJJJJJJJJJJJ]

Mark B lol yeah and like standard PRS’s they probably loose half their value on the 2nd hand market

[@brianlewis8457]

Definitely B stock now

[@duilawyr]

$250 bid here.

[@gerryb8274]

@@duilawyr $255 here

[@aldee2787]

@@gerryb8274 $260 and the rest of my yesterdays pizza

[@scottwigton7667]

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that I could make a $15,000 guitar sound like a $50 guitar! Gorgeous instruments. Will admire from afar.

[@stevenolsen3162]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nsiderultimaseth]

"I get the feeling you'll be using the coil split function on these a lot." lol Lee implying that these guitars will be played

[@daleonov]

haha true ~cries quietly~

[@davebassP5]

nsiderultimaseth lol. Lee implying that someone will buy them and play them.

[@Spazza42]

If I had that money I’d play the shit out of it. What use is a guitar that never gets played

[@markallengalik4037]

Imagine how cool it'd be if in fifty years one of these had been played to death and looked like it. Give a new meaning to the word "relic" because it's literally a piece of both history and art

[@nsiderultimaseth]

@@Spazza42 Exhorbinately expensive guitars like this are kind of sold as a piece of art. I'm sure they play and sound terrific, but they aren't marketed for performing/working musicians. They're primarily for collectors and wealthy hobbyists.

[@mlowe787]

My artist package prs was 5 grand and I initially had the same reaction, "don't hurt it!" Then I realized I was keeping it for the rest of my life and it was meant to be played. It's the most well made thing I've ever bought in my life.

[@garethwood5588]

The clean big chord bit Pete played sounds EPIC. Beautiful looking and sounding guitar. Time to sell one of the kids...

[@mattdoesstuff8987]

The dragon inlays are not for me, but holy crap the level of craftsmanship that I'm sure is required to make that look that good is astounding.

[@tonycarpaccio9550]

They are missing really nice custom covers for the humbuckers. Something about uncovered humbuckers looks cheap on PRS and Gibsons to me.

[@christopher7310]

Good morning Captain and Pete!

[@andertons]

Good morning!

[@starbuckita]

@@andertonstina and b say, its only loooove! cheers capn! cheers guys! tyune!

[@larrydj549]

Easy for u to say

[@verruckterwissenschaftler]

Cant miss the Captain and Danish Pete. Highlight of day in the state of MN, USA!!! Go dynamic duo rock it up!

[@artwerkmedia8616]

To each is own but that’s a lot of ugly for 15k.

[@OliverAmberg]

All dentists are watching... ;)

[@RabihSaadguitars]

lol...And mostly they will buy them and be on display on the Mention entrance hall...

[@electrolinks]

Ha ha ha

[@stephanfuchs7891]

Not worth the money, sorry PRS.

[@bingobongo1615]

Stephan Fuchs That goes true for all Guitars after a certain price. For rich people it doesn’t matter though and just becomes a matter of taste. I also find this guitar ugly though...

[@rodrigoperez3672]

They sold one already.....

[@tonybowen455]

I thought it'd be 30k usd so 15k pounds not bad. For as much as cars, violins, and artwork I'll never understand go for, guitars are cheap. Violins get up there real fast.

[@Kennyuk77]

Let's be fair if you have to worry about the price you're not buying it.

[@jw112mail]

You are not their target market. They will sell out shortly

[@scottwa11ace]

I'm pretty sure you will be the only ones to ever play these!!

[@thejakartaroads]

been back here several times just for 13:27

[@garyjohnson4988]

I concur....these tones are Heaven!

[@diego2246]

@Jaxxon Jayson nobody cares

[@MarkJohnsonJams]

Release the Dragon

[@christopher7310]

That dragon is amazing. And costs more than my car hahaha

[@pulaski1]

"Amazing" .... but tacky!

[@Spaceman2921]

My made in mexico strat cost more than my shitty car.

[@WeileWorld]

2 PRS Dragon or new Seat Leon.

[@ryanboshell6124]

Jacob Weile Mazda MX-5

[@builderphill1361]

@@Spaceman2921 I got a dangelico that's $200 shy of my car 😂

[@deutschmanxspike]

Ooh God they look awful......

[@rfcpilotaus2308]

Thank god I’m not the only one lol.

[@nonebiz2132]

All the parts are so pretty... but put together I'll pass.

[@lu.i7188]

it s just me or the look awful? i know you pay for the art craft and the man work ...but i really dislike them

[@Stangil1]

Its just you

[@glenproctor1999]

Just wonderful sounds! Can you imagine turning up at your local boozer to play Zeppelin for a stag do with one of those?

[@mattstarf4294]

I'd probably get mugged if I played this guitar in my local boozer... besides I cannot pull off the dragon neck lol

[@markgowans]

@@mattstarf4294 Exactly. If you owned one of these you'd never take it to your local boozer for the night.

[@mattycee5412]

Will sit on some dentists wall, taken down for the occasional picture for reddit karma....

[@DaveDexterMusic]

@@mattycee5412 Or a guitarist with money, which is a concept that some people seem to deeply resent.

[@SeemsLikeSomething]

If you were considering posting a comment to praise Lee for his recent guitar progress, please just don’t. Just stop it! He’s a great guitar player, he doesn’t need those comments. It ends up sounding patronizing and probably doesn’t feel very good to hear repeatedly.

[@Josbornevonosborne]

is this a giveaway?

[@strat0871]

Very nice, but doesn't sound better than a 2000 one.

[@justMe-rd4sw]

And shouldn't need all that reverb 🤣, pete would make a Harley Benton sound great.

[@BobJones-bh9qz]

At this price point, you don’t go for tone lol, it becomes more of an art piece

[@ku812fubar4]

Holy Fuk. ........... holy Fuk............ holy fkn shit. I might have just turned purely to a prs all out fan. I thought no none COuld take me fr gibson. DP WHATS UP!!!!!! Captain.... what’s hanging brother !!! Peace n love. .!..!.

[@marmadukewinterbotham2599]

No matter how fancy, PRS guitars have never done it for me. Give me £15k and I'll have a very happy squander on a lot of other guitar brands!

[@jochen970]

Same and i dislike the guy (PRS) too. He talks about the smallest piece on the guitar and how its so much better than other brands and makes the guitar ring 10x longer. i just call BS on all of that.

[@Aiden-zi3xf]

@@jochen970 people talk about the little things when they talk about extremely expensive guitars because the little things make it extremely expensive

[@jochen970]

@@Aiden-zi3xf you mean like brass bolts to hold the bridge instead of chrome ones which is skipping a step because it takes away from the sustain. or try ordering spare tone knobs from them for 30+ bucks. guess those help sustain too. Hopefully we all agree a good player dont need an expensive guitar to sound great.

[@meraki89]

@@jochen970 Honestly his TED talk was infuriating! just utter nonsense for 15 minutes straight ending in a half-arsed rendition of the star-spangled banner... and he had the nerve to claim PRS was the most innovative guitar company, I was frothing at the mouth with rage by that point :D

[@riccardoragni3304]

actually, the best guitar I got in my life were a ESP GL and a PRS standard 24...WAAAAY better than other brands, you actually pay for quality and playability (unlike Gibson...). Now i have a PRS Mushok SE and its quality it's better than my avri 65 jaguar

[@adotbeck]

Wonderful craftsmanship, obviously, but holy hell those are hideous.

[@jebusgod]

whilst i agree, taste is subjective, but i always tend to think people with money have no taste, they buy the wrong shit

[@edc3093]

I think the Captain, Danish Pete and Rob are great people. I know you have to sell PRS but there is no way that I would ever spend 14,7999.00 British pounds (which is equal to $18,401.00 US) when I can buy between 3 to 5 custom shop Gibson, Fender and/or Gretsch among othe well-known manufacturers i.e. Rickenbacker that I know will appreciate in value with time and I know they will be a pleasure to play. Sorry guys but 👎 to PRS!

[@MrBikboi]

I think that inlay is so tacky, like an Affliction or Ed hardy shirt. However, I can absolutely appreciate the pure craftsmanship in that instrument.

[@trevorpugh6475]

Not impressed l'm afraid. A boring grey body that might have looked more interesting with the dragon rather than making the fingerboard look tacky. No mention of the action btw...?! A nice guitar to play and possibly buy for £1,500 maybe but £15,000??? I don't think so, even if l actually HAD that obscene amount of money.

[@pablo9364]

£1000 maybe for £1500 I can get a Ibanez prestige or a Gibson SG or a fender elite instead

[@fabianvanderelst9643]

I feel like every PRS looks exactly the same to me personally. :/ I kinda wished they had gone crazy with a highly figured koa top, gold hardware, and more cool things, but it seems like the usual PRS to me sadly. The typical flame maple top with a sort of washy colour/burst. Sorry, not wanting to be offending, but this is just kinda boring for 30 grand. At least they've made some spectacular inlay. That's what I like a lot about Fender's Artisan series. They actually have some very different tops and hardware that you wouldn't be able to get elsewhere. (for example the artisan teles often have an RSD bridge, which looks slightly cooler and isn't available anywhere except if you buy custom shop). And some cool bindings, tops etc as well. But I do believe that quality-wise it's just a top notch guitar, and it's the top notch of every single piece of hardware and craftmanship etc. It's just kinda boring.

[@Sams911]

In the world of electric guitar, I don't think it gets better than this... at all.

[@stevenkillick2773]

Paul Reed Smith is a self absorbed ego maniac if he thinks these guitars are worth anywhere near that price tag. I feel like selling my prs just because of how ashamed I feel to be associated with the company now. Any good boutique builder will build you a much better, and more attractive guitar for a fraction of what he believes these are worth

[@soundknight]

So special yet dipped in plastic like a guitar condom he he.

[@Zolbat]

I was in a guitar shop recently and tried lots of very expensive guitars and weirdly, the PRS ones didn't really give me anything. Don't get me wrong, they're great sounding, versatile, well made and beautiful guitars, but they're maybe too perfect. In trying (and succeeding) to get every detail right, they fail to obtain a personality (for me at least). They're great tools and I'd be genuinely very happy to own one, but I'd never buy one. I just can't fall in love with them like I can with a Fender, Charvel or even Epiphone. Maybe Paul should try making a guitar with untested hardware and just leaving it the way it is, unpolished, imperfect.

[@merseycourier4948]

Horrible looking things, they're like a cheap Chinese knock off. Or a child's super hero guitar lol. At most, they're just ornate furniture for the privileged. I seen Tony McKenzies uber rare private stock PRS in person, a £10k plus guitar and that too was serious quality but a bit over the top, even in his estimation. Horses for courses I suppose. Love the lads though, two great players and presenters.

[@KrenarCilkuGuitar]

Thank you for putting up amazing content for us to pass our time... Message and Request for Pete: your playing is immaculate and most importantly your chord vocabulary is very rich! Would you care to make a video and tell us on how you go about building a chord progression and showing us what types of chords you like to use? Thank you in advance! Cheers and be safe!

[@michaelbolshazy3532]

yes this is a great idea

[@MrUSFT]

Okay. Now that we know where to get an unbelievable dragon guitar, could you guys do a video on where to get the money for one?

[@algorithm007ify]

Suhr > PRS

[@fabienv1146]

Beautiful but it's not a guitar for players..... No sense....

[@electrolinks]

The Captains orange tone cable really makes a huge difference to how much better his sounds. Better get on the blower to PRS.

[@markviereck4547]

They are now used guitars. $5000 off. Just like a car.

[@davidmiller1218]

Sorry, I can't display these with my Game of Thrones Fenders; maybe in my budget guitar section, I'll see.

[@davidburke2132]

57uff 57uff Naaah... these go in the “built perfectly but soulless” section, like all other PRSs! 😛

[@samurai419]

The gates of heaven are actually guarded by Pete playing this guitar on a golden stool. You look behind him and see Lee cuddling with John Mayer on a cloud. As you enter the pearly gates, Pete hands you the guitar and says, "Welcome home," but he says it in Danish so you probably have no idea what's happening.

[@_SWLW]

Kind of a bummer that the left one is not as well bookmatched as I expected.

[@ntsjohn2157]

That's the first thing I noticed too ffs. Especially at those prices! That's the type of thing Gibson do lol

[@_SWLW]

@@ntsjohn2157 Yeah. At this price point I find that rather disapointing. You get a way better bookmatching on a 1600 USD Kiesel...

[@ThePedroDB]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought the book matching on Pete's was very poor. Lee's was better but didn't show it off so well as it was a lighter stain (or the lighting...). Sorry PRS but for £15K, I'd expect absolute perfection in all areas. The Tone, the Inlays and the Cases were all top notch tho.. Make mine a Paul's Guitar in Trans Grey/Black for 1/4 of the price (I'd still need a Lottery win..) :-)

[@mikeclarke4002]

If Liberace had been a guitarist, he would have played something like this.

[@TheComedyGuitarGuy]

I first saw a Dragon III in Denmark Street in about 1996-97 I think. Was a meaningful experience. That was £12,500 even then! The guy told me that the prototype was scalloped SO perfectly that they didn’t leave enough room for the glue. They’re a masterpiece.

[@ryanboshell6124]

Doesn’t sound perfect if they don’t leave room for something it needs....

[@soulassasin10]

I'm just here for the Captain lick hahahaha ... great review gents :)

[@ludoludo4334]

Lol i think these are just horrible

[@TheMarcosgomes73]

I would love to have that guitar... To sell it and buy an original 60s strat.. Ahahah. Posh guitars are a real turn off

[@egan452]

Does Lee playing the holy lick raise the guitar's value?

[@MBvolcom92]

17:34 "you want to sit and noodle. but people don't want to see that" now that's where you're wrong.

[@kcussrebutuemos4815]

Noodling is great. It’s relaxing and it’s part of learning your instrument. Coming up with your vocabulary of licks etc.

[@discobriscoe5880]

It’s really not. It’s offensive to everyone who has taste

[@DVRMNaitor]

Hey guys, you are holding a silverburst and black guitar with a freaking flame-throwing dragon on the fingerboard... of course the pickups are gonna´ be hot! 😂 Great video btw.

[@seanhershey3390]

Crazy craftmanship but. I hate black hardware, like I hate black wheels on cars...nah.

[@u2acrobata]

i guess that the most important question about those guitars is ... how many [Andertons) LOYALTY Points ... will be added on the buyers personal account ?!!! eheeh ROCK ON

[@pablo9364]

For this guitar they deduct the points

[@davimcga]

Beautiful guitars, massively massively massively overpriced. But hey the rich have to spend their cash on something I guess.

[@whatsup9260]

velocity of money ... middle class 120% of their pay check spent ... rich folks = 15% ... no they dont spent that much

[@brendanlucero8585]

@@whatsup9260 It's true. every wealthy person I've ever met didn't seem wealthy at first glance. They drove a used car, bought things second hand, didn't accumulate alot of debt and penny pinched overall. Whereas I've met poor people that drove expensive german cars that were leased, dressed outwardly rich and always accrued credit card debt just to keep up an appearance.

[@whatsup9260]

@@brendanlucero8585 thats why the falacy of trickle down economics dont work.

[@matthewajello1299]

Not that I have the money for it, but black hardware looks terrible on any guitar

[@Hoscitt]

Basically paying 10k for a neck graphic tho right? (Which i think is a bit naff anyway!)

[@davidburke2132]

Prasanth Selvadurai But the Telecaster House Stark one is bloomin’ gorgeous though 😍

[@bigfatengineer]

Those neck inlays are not a graphic. They're going to be handmade, so you're paying for the labour put into that as well. It's basically art that happens to be a guitar.

[@christopherclarke3022]

Interesting, obviously a fair bit of detail and workmanship have gone into them. But in all honesty, personally can't say I am particularly impressed. particularly for what I suspect is the asking price. I would rather spend that amount of money on an old well looked after black beauty a 60s black beauty Gibson LP or a very old age Fender Tele or Strat or a Gretsch that had a history. I have to assume they are made for future investors. Sorry, those particular guitars just don't do it for me. Thank you anyway for the unboxing and low down on them it was interesting.

[@newkurosawa]

I don't know what it is about PRS, they do nothing for me. I even bought a very nice one and never played it. I just feel they should be hanging on the wall as a bit of art. Give me a beat up strat any day.

[@pablo9364]

I was in a guitar shop and the salesmen kept trying to sell me PRS stuff I honestly just thought they were boring. They obviously attract interest but I don’t get it

[@camelottz]

Will lose 50% as soon as you walk out the shop with it :(

[@shanewalton8888]

more overpriced PRS. Oh goodie.

[@robmds8256]

Does it comes with hardcase?

[@RobertoMarraChannel]

I came here only for listen Captain's lick 😜

[@barrylibecap5092]

Hello from the little town of Eaton Ohio. Always enjoy your videos. You guys are awesome and the guitars are awesome too!

[@kamilbelzTV]

I mean... it’s a Strat! - Jk just having fun at haters. I love PRS and I own a Silver Sky and Hollowbody Piezo 😁 and also a Tele. ☺️

[@ces69]

A PRS “Strat Copy!” For the cost you could have bought a “Real” Strat! Lol

[@Simbetam]

These would sound great through my battery powered Marshall stack

[@RabihSaadguitars]

Made for the middle age Doctor that puts it on display in his office...

[@hardrockrelics2157]

it’s not uncommon for guitars to get returned to manufacturers and they give them to their sponsored guitarists.

[@abhinavaggarwal4062]

Too many guitars, too little money 😭

[@12x]

ugly guitar, the dragon fretboard is ugly as hell. not classy just over the top bling. i'd have preferred diamond or gold inlays, at least then it'd be worth something.

[@stephenbyrne447]

Playing a PRS guitar makes you feel like your an ace player, playing this I suppose will make you a guitar GOD, if you have a spare £15,000 nicker

[@tdous]

Maybe your mindset changes when you have the money for things like this but I can't even imagine if I suddenly became wealthy feeling comfortable buying any guitar for this much. The inlay is gorgeous, which I guess is the majority of the cost in time and materials - do the strings scrape that inlay in any kind of harmful way? I suppose they're not really going to be played much by most buyers, maybe..?

[@bustercampfiresongs]

I just find it corny looking. Reeks of wealthy CEO with ponytail showing off his never played guitar to newly divorced woman.

[@waltimedes]

Finally, the ultimate dentist guitar.

[@hariboproductions]

I’ve got £1500? 😐😂 love the channel man.

[@arvinbhowaneedin4369]

FOLLOWING FROM THE ISLAND OF MAURITIUS...could you please say HELLO MAURITIUS!!!!

[@alexanderbraddock6543]

These are going to make two dentists very happy

[@alexanderbraddock6543]

@Conor Winston Its because they are practicing too much blues and not enough dentistry

[@gtr1952]

I normally don't comment on this type of guitar, but with everything else said... 8) Why oh why GREY! Almost black and white! I associate Dragon's with 'Fire Red, Black Gold Burst, Dark Cherry Burst or Orange Tiger!! But Grey?? Also, many people have things like 'Campers', Sports Cars, Jewelry. If my passion is guitars, 15k for a showpiece guitar seems almost reasonable compared to those other things!? Just My Humble Opinion I guess.... --gary

[@psi-ops1397]

LOL, playing pocket pool at 2:17 while holding a $15,000 guitar...hmmm, I suppose I would too :-P I think that I would rather have a Satriani Chrome boy, and a few maple fretted Jems then a 15k PRS though :-/ That's just my 2 cents though :-P

[@srv99gibable]

Seriously tho, a new guitar is never truly worth 15 grand unless it's a truly one off custom by a dedicated luthier. These prs guitars are part of a series of guitars. Never worth as much. Now, fast forward 50 years when they are rare and sought after, maybe...... maybe.

[@davidburke2132]

Seriously doubt you’ll have to wait anywhere near 50 years for it to appreciate in value. This is a valid investment piece (to the extent that any guitar can/should be bought as an investment) from the start.

[@srv99gibable]

You keep telling yourself what you want to hear!

[@davidburke2132]

41C68 I’m not telling myself anything I want to hear. I have no intention of buying this guitar. I think the inlay is gaudy, I think PRS guitars are largely exercises in manufacturing perfection but soulless instruments. However, objectively, from listings and sales of previous PRS Dragon guitars they at worst hold their value from the outset (bearing in mind that none of them have yet reached your 50 year age criterion) and usually appreciate. The point here is that they are made in such small numbers that you don’t need many people at all to desperately want one for them to appreciate in value... it’s the economics of supply and demand.

[@srv99gibable]

You have literally justified my point..... thanks!

[@matthewhoughton9601]

Don't like it :(

[@calebtylershepherd21]

If it wasn’t for the dragon inlay it would be just a normal 2-3,000$ PRS. So they are charging you 12,000$ for the inlay. Seems a bit ridiculous just to say you have one. Way to over the top for me. I’ll stick with my trusty PRS 245. Lol.

[@81ghale]

That fretboard looks like a unicorn puked all over it, but the rest is gorgeous!

[@batmandeltaforce]

My 2 most FAV guitars are pawn shop axes, $200 and $250, 1990 Charvel Fusions, Deluxe and Special, short scales:) Don't get no better, and no one makes anything like that today.

[@gaile2845]

I love you guys. Thank you for keeping up the flow of videos.

[@andertons]

Glad you are enjoying the videos! 🤘

[@patrickkeenan6331]

Thousands of dollars (pounds) for a guitar that the owner would be afraid to play...and I can think of about 30 other guitars that actually sound better for a 16th of the cost.....yeah, these guitars are for doctors and lawyers who like to show off their stupidly extravagant cars and houses....way to go, PRS! You made a useless trophy! (Can't WAIT to see the heat I get from PRS lovers....)

[@idcraw]

too much money that's crazy

[@thedanksavatron7782]

PRS flexing their overpricedness with an Ultra Mega overpriced private stock guitar! It's just gonna be hung on a rich guys wall! Don't drink the PRS Kool aid!

[@thedondeluxe6941]

Looks like a Chinese restaurant.

[@bertjilk3456]

It’s like using gold to make a hammer or a screwdriver: not much point, but someone will buy it.

[@jimmyjimmy951]

Look special but Lee’s LP has has them beat for sound as I hear it at my end. Let the collectors have them and give me a player worn Strat or LP. 👍🇦🇺

[@stevelove597]

Agreed, give me a LP standard or custom any day over a PRS.

[@ces69]

Don’t like the look, agree with another poster that they look tacky! (built for people with more money than taste!) If I had the money would I buy one? If I did it would be purely as an investment, kept locked away and sold in 10-20 years time! (Would never want to be seen out playing it! Lol)

[@flouisbailey]

Isn’t this the brand (PRS) that Santana plays? He might know quality guitar manufacturing and FAB SOUND

[@burnsZY85]

They are going to be someones art piece, no way they are playing that down at their local lol.

[@stevelove597]

And how many LP Customs can you buy vs one of these? Hmmmm. Besides I still want a Jackson King V and a '79 Marshall 2203 head.

[@partsmutt]

That much money for a guitar that doesn't have independent string intonation. Don't change gauges or your hosed. The inlay is a giant puzzle cut by computers. Extreme craftsman prices for volume manufacturing. I'd take a tele over those any day. Truthfully I would take them, and sell to buy several very nice guitars from other manufacturers.

[@jeffmckinnon5842]

I am a minimalist. I am quite happy with the 16 guitars that I already own. Besides, I get confused by playing with dragons. They sound great though.

[@ledhendrix5054]

I'd definitely busk with that guitar.

[@jimmyholmes4494]

Sorry, I'm just not into dragons. Not really into incredibly overpriced guitars in general, regardless of the fretboards. No disrespect intended toward Mr. Smith or anyone else involved. =))

[@planzed463]

O M G 🥰🥰🥰 ...anyone else up first a bank job?

[@GaryAppledale]

Who buys these? Even if I had wealth beyond the dreams of a priest, I wouldn't. Anyways, I could listen to these two shuffle all night long. When this virus has been vanquished and you can, please God, open the shop again, you two have GOT to do a gig to celebrate 😃