How do I get to PRS in 3 years?

[PRSfanboy46]

In 3 years, I am eligible to be of the minimum working age for working at PRS guitars in Stevensville Maryland, which is 18 years old, with a high school degree and a year of wood working experience. I am 15 years old and I am a sophomore in high school. I live 45 minutes away, Annapolis side of the bridge. I have a HUGE passion for PRS and guitar building in general. Heck, right now I am working on THREE projects! I am building a kit, refinishing/re radiusing/upgrading my first guitar (squire strat) and my BIG project is building an actual guitar neck! I have gotten to meet Paul himself before and he said he saw a bright future ahead of me. I think spending time in my little workshop in my basement gives me a sense of pride, knowing that when I'm sanding bevels or tracing lines or soldering or cutting or sanding in general makes me proud of my work. I got to visit PRS last year in August and since then the kool aid from PRS has been flowing through me! I have such a passion to build an instrument. I am sometimes spending time in school working out diagrams or lists of processes, whether that be drying of the wood, F hole designs, angles, how a truss rod works, how vibrations work and how something like cutting, gluing, carving and more will affect how to instrument resonates and vibrates. You can see that I know a lot about these things. I look up to Paul as a mentor to me, because I love his philosophy on guitar building. I love the quote he made "Everything that touches the string is God" and that makes me think honestly. But how do I get to there and build for them?

 

[Stephen J.]

Get a part-time job you are qualified for now (or at sixteen). Make sure it doesn't distract you from your obligations to school, family, and life. When you turn eighteen, you will have a couple of years of work history to show you are a good employee. Don't expect to get hired right away. If they need someone, you have a shot. If not, they will keep your application on file. Don't be shy about checking in after the application is in, but don't be a pest. If you get a job, don't expect to be put on the Private Stock team day one. You are likely going to do little more than sand wood for months.

 

[toothace]

Get a part-time job you are qualified for now (or at sixteen). Make sure it doesn't distract you from your obligations to school, family, and life. When you turn eighteen, you will have a couple of years of work history to show you are a good employee. Don't expect to get hired right away. If they need someone, you have a shot. If not, they will keep your application on file. Don't be shy about checking in after the application is in, but don't be a pest. If you get a job, don't expect to be put on the Private Stock team day one. You are likely going to do little more than sand wood for months.

^ This. Any part time job that doesn't affect the rest of your life negatively.

 

[bodia]

Get a part-time job you are qualified for now (or at sixteen). Make sure it doesn't distract you from your obligations to school, family, and life. When you turn eighteen, you will have a couple of years of work history to show you are a good employee. Don't expect to get hired right away. If they need someone, you have a shot. If not, they will keep your application on file. Don't be shy about checking in after the application is in, but don't be a pest. If you get a job, don't expect to be put on the Private Stock team day one. You are likely going to do little more than sand wood for months.

This!

 

[aphantomvaper]

Get a part-time job you are qualified for now (or at sixteen). Make sure it doesn't distract you from your obligations to school, family, and life. When you turn eighteen, you will have a couple of years of work history to show you are a good employee. Don't expect to get hired right away. If they need someone, you have a shot. If not, they will keep your application on file. Don't be shy about checking in after the application is in, but don't be a pest. If you get a job, don't expect to be put on the Private Stock team day one. You are likely going to do little more than sand wood for months.

This is how you'll get there, agreed!

Or you could start walking Latitudely opposite from PRS, you'll go around the world in about three years and arrive at PRS with a lot of experience...yes the former option is much better! Work now and have some work experience before you get to PRS.

Good luck! Looking forward to buying a guitar with "PRSfanboy" written in the pickup cavity

 

[gush]

It would be an amazing thing if you were running PRS in 20-30 years.


How about a vela with a trem?

 

[PRSfanboy46]

It would be an amazing thing if you were running PRS in 20-30 years.


How about a vela with a trem?

Never really liked the vela shape, neither the standards. The customs are nice though! And I couldn't imagine running PRS. I would love to run my own company but I think of this more as a hobby than anything. But hey, Paul built his first guitar for a school assignment, so why can't I do something similar!?

 

[pac90]

How do you get to PRS in 3 years, and you live 45mins away?

 

[gush]

Never really liked the vela shape, neither the standards. The customs are nice though! And I couldn't imagine running PRS. I would love to run my own company but I think of this more as a hobby than anything. But hey, Paul built his first guitar for a school assignment, so why can't I do something similar!?

Look here fella, if you’re going to run PRS just remember the customer is always right ESPECIALLY when it comes to trems on a vela!!!

LOL

 

[PRSfanboy46]

Look here fella, if you’re going to run PRS just remember the customer is always right ESPECIALLY when it comes to trems on a vela!!!

LOL

Haha! I guess you have to please everyone!

 

[PRSfanboy46]

How do you get to PRS in 3 years, and you live 45mins away?

No I live 45 minutes away. I'm talking about in 3 years, when I'm 18!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

How do you get to PRS in 3 years, and you live 45mins away?

Giggle!

 

[HANGAR18]

Here's what you do.... just an idea, take it or leave it.
After hours, set up a full bedroom set of furniture in Paul's parking space and have him find you sleeping there in the morning when he shows up at work.
Demand of him that he allow you to begin working at PRS at the age of 16 instead of 18. (In the military we called this requesting an exemption of policy.)
One of two things will happen probably happen.
1.) He will grant you permission to begin working at the factory at the age of 16 and by the time you reach 18 you'll already have two years of experience and be a lot closer to getting your first employee guitar.
2.) You will get banned from the property for life but then go on to get an education in a field that pays a lot of money, find a great high paying job, raise a family, buy yourself WAY more Core line PRS guitars than you will ever actually play and then hang all these guitars on the walls of the basement of your McMansion for your daily visual enjoyment.