Favourite PRS performers/performances?

[PatrickH]

**Edit to my original post - I think my word choice previously confused some, offended others, and made people think I was trolling - none of which were my intent. I’m editing this original post to try to get back to the heart of what I wanted**

I recently had a post about getting my first PRS. I think the guitar (a mind 90s CE 22)is amazing - in sound, playability, and it is beautiful. I got the guitar in a trade and when I picked it up it just screams quality.

For a number of years, I stayed away when I think of a PRS because all I thought of when I saw them was 90’s/early 2000s nu-metal or Nickleback/Creed - which just aren’t my thing.

Now that I’ve played a PRS, and I’m amazed by the versatility, I’m curious about seeing/hearing other players using PRS guitars in non-metal/hard rock settings.

Who are some of your favourite non-metal/ hard rock PRS artists? Feel free to share pics, video clips of your favourite performers/performances, etc!

 

[dkilpatrick]

 

[dkilpatrick]

 

[PatrickH]

How could I forget? His guitar looks awesome too!

 

[dkilpatrick]

 

[Ovibos]

 

[Lister]

I recently had a post about getting my first PRS. I think the guitar is amazing - in sound, playability, and it photographs beautifully. I got the guitar in a trade and when I picked it up it just screamed quality and I couldn't put it down.

However, I have one, relatively shallow sticking point - I don't feel like PRS guitars look "cool" on people. I realize it's totally a shallow hangup, but if I can't picture myself looking cool, or anyone else looking cool with the guitar, I'm way less likely to play it - especially live.

Sadly, when I think of a PRS - particularly a double cut, I think of nu-metal, Nickleback, or old guys with shorts/sandles/Hawaiian shorts at a blues jam.

It's a shame to have such strong correlations in my mind, but they guitar is so nice that I feel like I need to break out of that mindset.

So help me out! Can you point me to photos of people/artists actually looking "cool" performing with a PRS?

Hey now, I'm sorta cool. I'd post a pic of myself, but I'm an old fat guy that likes Hawaiian shirts and plays blues. Maybe you should send me your uncool PRS so I can sweat on it while I play Mary Had a Little Lamb, Riveria Paradise and Red House.

 

[alantig]

Can I?

 

[Ovibos]

 

[Ovibos]

 

[Ovibos]

 

[Ovibos]

 

[drdoom8793]

All I will say is that if someone doesn't look cool holding a PRS, it certainly isn't the guitar's fault.

 

[Steve Dombroski]

I'm not sure it gets much cooler than Tim Mahoney with a PRS.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Ovibos coming through. \m/

 

[ViperDoc]

Musicians that discover PRS tend to leave “trying to look cool” at high school.

 

[elvis]

Actual cool people play whatever they want.

 

[alantig]

I forgot the coolest ones. No guitars, though...

 

[sergiodeblanc]

It’s sooooo subjective...

 

[PatrickH]

It’s sooooo subjective...

True, but I figured if I get enough replies, I’ll probably see at least a couple that I agree with!