Paul Worked at Washburn…?

“Life was tough for a small business owner back in ‘87” Paul Smith recounts, “I actually had two jobs in addition to PRS when I first started out. I would work all day at PRS, and then commute to Japan for my evening shift at Washburn where I hand built guitars. I also took advantage of duty free regulations and started my side-side-hustle of importing freshly rolled sushi to the Baltimore market.” He estimates that without doing those PRS wouldn’t have “Made it another two years”.

He goes on to explain: “The real reason the Brazilian fretboards smell like fish, is because I had sushi all over my hands, clothes, luggage, and tools, there was no amount of soap that would wash it off! I only stopped doing it because a pack of alley cats almost ruined my Namm booth in 1998, and Ned Steinberger accused me of being a fish monger.”
 
sergiodeblanc said:
“Life was tough for a small business owner back in ‘87” Paul Smith recounts, “I actually had two jobs in addition to PRS when I first started out. I would work all day at PRS, and then commute to Japan for my evening shift at Washburn where I hand built guitars. I also took advantage of duty free regulations and started my side-side-hustle of importing freshly rolled sushi to the Baltimore market.” He estimates that without doing those PRS wouldn’t have “Made it another two years”.

He goes on to explain: “The real reason the Brazilian fretboards smell like fish, is because I had sushi all over my hands, clothes, luggage, and tools, there was no amount of soap that would wash it off! I only stopped doing it because a pack of alley cats almost ruined my Namm booth in 1998, and Ned Steinberger accused me of being a fish monger.”
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sergiodeblanc said:
“Life was tough for a small business owner back in ‘87” Paul Smith recounts, “I actually had two jobs in addition to PRS when I first started out. I would work all day at PRS, and then commute to Japan for my evening shift at Washburn where I hand built guitars. I also took advantage of duty free regulations and started my side-side-hustle of importing freshly rolled sushi to the Baltimore market.” He estimates that without doing those PRS wouldn’t have “Made it another two years”.

He goes on to explain: “The real reason the Brazilian fretboards smell like fish, is because I had sushi all over my hands, clothes, luggage, and tools, there was no amount of soap that would wash it off! I only stopped doing it because a pack of alley cats almost ruined my Namm booth in 1998, and Ned Steinberger accused me of being a fish monger.”
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I think you made that up. Washburn didn’t have an evening shift in’87.
 
Paul did try and licence his designs in the early 80s to get an established Japanese manufacture to make them. That's probably that Mr Washburn is thinking of. I can't recall which company Paul was dealing with - possibly more than one? But there is a connection with making PRS guitars in Japan in the 80s, so it's not quite as bizarre as it seems. The licence deal never happened in the end, but there was an attempt. And obvs, the guitar for sale is not described correctly.
 
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Paul did try and licence his designs in the early 80s to get an established Japanese manufacture to make them. That's probably that Mr Washburn is thinking of. I can't recall which company Paul was dealing with - possibly more than one? But there is a connection with making PRS guitars in Japan in the 80s, so it's not quite as bizarre as it seems. The licence deal never happened in the end, but there was an attempt. And obvs, the guitar for sale is not described correctly.
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