No matter what you think of PRS guitars, you know this is an outstanding company by the fact that SO many people are there for decades! That only happens when the employer respects the employees and vice versa. That's a wonderful legacy no matter how you look at it. Way to go Paul and everyone at PRS. Thanks for the tour Lee!!!

I hope you find this tour interesting - we certainly loved seeing how PRS make their guitars. Whilst there I also interviewed Paul & talked through some of his earliest builds, plus we chatted to Jack (ex PRS President) about the SE range…. And of course we had some epic jams! Please subscribe to the channel & you’ll see all these videos early in the new year. And if you enjoyed this video & haven’t seen our Fender, Gibson & G&L factory tours, then please search for those on KZfaq. Cheers, Lee 🎸🎸🤘🤘

1:49:28 hey that's me! Big fan of the Anderton's channel and it was so awesome having the Captain visit the factory!!

I have been a gigging and studio recording guitarist for 57 years. During my career I have owned just about every brand, and most major models, of guitar that the major manufacturers, and a number of custom luthiers, produce. However, it was only 4 years ago that I finally purchased my first PRS guitar. I had erroneously believed that PRS guitars were all about the “looks”. Well, I could not have been more incorrect. PRS guitars are without a doubt, the highest quality, best looking, most versatile, best sounding guitars made today…bar-none! This tour shows why their guitars are second to none…it’s the attention to the details…from design to final inspection that every PRS goes through. I currently own over 30 guitars, many are collectible vintage guitars, and my PRS guitars are used nine times out of ten for live and recording gigs…the rest stay in their cases in my storage locker in my studio.

I remember watching you guys come thru and film around my work area in the factory, had to hold myself back from asking for your signatures while you were on tour 😂 love your channel and love the video!

I'm not a fanboy of any brand, but c'mon! This guys quality control and attention to detail is incredible. I LOVE my CE 24, and every time i watch a video with Paul, or the factory, i'm becoming a fanboy.

That neck and body assembly section starting at 1:14:37 was incredible. It's always inspiring to see skilled people talk about their work and to see someone work right down to an individual swipe of a piece of sandpaper is amazing.

Tyler in the neck assembly department is an absolute legend. By far my favourite part of all the factory tours. Keep on rocking dude!

Always a good sign when you see staff staying decades with a company

The factory is so clean and the employees all seem to have a good relationship with the business and each other. The meticulous attention to detail put into these guitars is insane! A joy to watch. Thanks, Andertons. My PRS is worth every 'penny' I paid for it.

It makes you want a PRS over a Gibson seeing both Factory tours!

Amazing, Mr. Smith has set the standards for guitar manufacturing. Andertons and PRS, Thank You for the tour.

The fact that there are people that have worked with PRS for decades really gives a positive vibe about the company. Really feels like the workers love working there and that they are appreciated. That is very important for me as a consumer. Also the level of quality on every step of the way is insane, love it! I'm lucky to have a Custom 22 which is my go-to guitar when doing sessions and it never lets me down. Also, Lee's enthusiasm is amazing! He has seen a lot, but still gets super excited when doing these factory tours. I didn't even realise this video was over two hours long, it felt like 15 minutes, haha! Great job, once again!

It is fun to compare and contrast with the Gibson tour. There is definitely more of a human touch to the PRS, even with all the CNC machines. Just the attention to detail seems to be at a different level. Rob (tour guide) is a great ambassador for the brand and is much more relatable than Paul, himself.

I would call it the Paul'd Eagle. Referring to the nameless eagle thing at the beginning.

Loved the Gibson tours, loved the Fender ones, love seeing all these behind the scenes videos of how the guitars are made, but there's always something special about the way PRS does it

Fun fact - Matt Eriza is the creator of Eriza Verde, one of the best greens in the core spectrum! I encourage anyone to visit the factory, you get to meet and see with your own eyes that every position is filled by someone who is passionate about guitars and not just looking for a job. Seeing a staggering amount of employees working there for 2 or 3 decades really says alot about the brand and them believing in the mission. Paul is also the Willy Wonka of the guitar world - if you catch his attention for a few minutes youll see hes constantly thinking and brainstorming. You may not vibe with the brand, but you cant deny they are built to unreal levels of care and anyone who thinks the SS or NF53 are replicas of existing guitars youre missing Pauls mission. His quest is to build upon the 200 years of instrument building and making them better. The nuance and improvement he brings is what makes them a PRS, not the body shape.

It cracks me up how Lee always has to touch everything.

I've watched every PRS tour I can find on KZfaq multiple times and I've toured the factory myself! So fascinating. Such a great company!

The best PRS factory tour by far, and I'm not even finished yet! I love my PRS core model.

Hi Lee & Pete Thank you for such a comprehensive visit to PRS. What struck me is the mix of engineering, artistry, and the commitment to excellence. Having sold the coated abrasives and adhesives to the industry it never fails to amaze me the impact of the human touch. Also I noted younger people are joining the industry and finding satisfaction and careers. Now this an incentive to support the industry and more quality products:)! Thanks Will share this post with others

One of the better, more complete tours of the place I work! Shame I work 2nd shift and I'm never a part of these things! Thanks Andertons! #wemakePRS

I think this video says it all. Every employee had such a high level of pride in what they were doing. It was truly impressive and affirms why PRS is the best of the best.

I've been playing guitar for 25 years. In that time, I've owned dozens of guitars from every brand under the sun. I've sold, traded, or modified pretty much every one of them. The only guitar i have never parted with, and NEVER modified, is my 2003 PRS Custom 22 Artist in Blue Matteo. From the moment it was my hands, it was PERFECT. Perfect tone, feel, and playability. Absolutely exceptional!!

They are like 2 kids in a candy store - That's one heck of a good looking factory - nicely laid out - I have a newfound respect for PRS - note; since their expansion, I am still amazed at how big of a plant/operation they are for the U.S. production facility ~ wow - I'm always amused how LEE is always staring around whilst' holding a conversation

I’m a big fan of PRS because of their quality at any given price point. Simply the best guitars I ever tried, from SE to Private Stock… all worth their price tag!

Thank you very much Andertons and PRS! This is the best factory tour video going. I’m a total PRS nerd and I loved every minute of it. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this great video!

thanx LEE & PETE & the PRS factory workers - my guitar world will never be the same ~ in time, I'll view this tour again from start too finish ✨

Always thought PRS made good looking guitars but was never too bothered about owning one. This tour just changed that. I’m left wondering how any other brand can compete with PRS attention to detail and hoping my next guitar comes from here. Keep up the good work, PRS & Anderton’s 🤘🏻

WOW! What a great watch I have a a 1991 EG II, (Serial # 51544) with solid Alder body, 22 fret one-piece Maple EG-wide-thin bolt on neck, East Indian Rosewood Fretboard, with dot inlays, locking tuners, 2 HFS humbuckers plus one Fralin "regular" single-coil pickup, volume, push/pull tone, 5 way blade pickup switch, finished in Tobacco Sunburst, with nickel hardware. It’s basic, like my playing, but I saving for a hollow body. Having watched this it will be a PRS from Andertons. Thanks guys 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Gotta love Paul's continued enthusiasm for guitar building and guitars after decades. I've got a purple SE McCarty and I love it.

I own 2 PRS core modals and now I understand why they are so completely perfect guitars. It's refreshing to see a company take so much pride in making their product perfect. Thank you PRS and Andertons for the tour.

This is why PRS is my favorite brand. I have and play other guitars but even before watching this video you could tell how much Paul cares about the process and each instrument. I hope in 50 years when Paul isn’t around anymore they are still paying this much attention to detail in their process. @Andertons: I’d love to hear you guys ask Paul about what his succession plan is when you get the chance.

0:00 Glad you guys survived the drive from Baltimore to Maryland, it's a long and dangerous one.

It's so dorky, but I had to put my PRS S2 in front of the video to show her the place where she was born 😂 I just love this guitar and PRS. Many thanks to Andertons and PRS for the very interesting insight. Now I appreciate this brand even more!

I wasn't a PRS fan until this video. This changed my mind MASSIVELY. I actually fell in love with a PRS, probably my next purchase. Thanks to you, guys.

Always love how candid Lee is. Asking questions like the rest of us would. 🤙

Part of what I love about guitars and what keeps me interested is the level of craft that goes into building them. I think it's important that we preserve these things and don't simply automate away a human's contributions just because we CAN automate it. The little differences caused by the human hand is what makes things so special. PRS seems to understand this better than most.

Playing my Custom 24 and I'm actually not surprised at the amount of work that goes into making it play and sound as good as it does to me. Masterpiece.

It is great to be able to see the actual work and care that it takes to make those instruments. Whether people like those guitars or not , we can't deny that these guys are masters at what they are doing. Especially considering the volume of production they have, it is impressive how much care and quality driven they have. Kudos to the PRS employees and to Andertons for this documentary.

I really enjoyed this whole video, but the attention to detail that Kyler puts into the neck join work absolutely blew my mind. What a fantastic video. It feels like everyone really loved what they were doing, and you don't stick around for 10 years + if you aren't enjoying yourself.

THANK YOU ANDERTONS TEAM! literally completed Netflix and need something to sit down and chill to after being back at work today 🤘🤘🤘

"Mary-Land!" Neat, how Lee gets to be a spy in various guitar factories, despite his own biz/investments. Stealth, in plain sight! "These guys handle a lot of wood." And Danish Pete temporarily burst into flames. I love factory tours. Always love guitars, but each time i watch a tour, i get an added appreciation for the instruments and the people behind them.

I bought my first PRS, a core Studio, 3 weeks ago…from Andertons actually! I was blown away by the quality….now I know why, it’s the people. Quality people make quality products: QED 😊

Just bought my first American guitar after playing 47 years a PRS 2024 24 CE Egyptian Gold with 57/08 pickups.... I don't necessarily have a Favorite brand, still after owning a Korean single cut SE with active Seymour Duncan Blackout pick ups for 9 years,3 SE's the last year a Blue McCarty(thickest neck I've ever played ☺️), Black Gold Paul's and Gold DGT and really being inspired and getting the most attention in my collection which is 20 strong right now (probably have had 50 guitars over the years) I pulled the trigger on the CE on sale and I'm loving it.I live in Baltimore and hope to do the Stevensville tour one day.Love watching you and Pete, your playing has obviously been inspired and influenced by Mr Honoré and seen the pride in Pete's eyes during the loop jam in the beginning of the PRS Fatback Private Stock video.😊

It's great to see some of the people who made my S2 Studio. I love this guitar and now I have seen they made it with love and passion. Thanks for that 👍

Still the biggest mystery to be revealed and no one has yet, the person who writes the serial number on each and every guitar so meticulously and consistently.

Couldn’t love this video more! Living just across the bridge it’s such a prideful thing to see fellow Marylanders making the finest guitars in the world. Thank you for the great trip through the factory and apparently you boys had no issues with crossing the Bay Bridge, well done!

I have owned 6 PRS guitars and still have 3 that I will always have and then pass them on to someone else. Just a great guitar.

This is an amazing 2 hours, one of the best insights I've ever seen into the building of a guitar.

I never own a PRS, but looking at their attention to details, and also their SE range made in Indonesia where they showcase the making process in their channel in details, it made me want to have one.

PRS employees really did the company proud on this one. Thanks Andertons for bringing us into the factory and showing the value and love put into these guitars.

That must be the most detailed factory visit to date! Thanks Andertons and PRS, I am so happy to see the whole process about how my guitars are made.

I love watching these factory tours and this one is really detailed and in depth and am amazed by the amount of CNC machines there are at PRS and as a previous CNC machinist in the kitchen industry I always enjoy watching the CNC processes in the guitar industry

Just love it. I really wanted to see inside a factory that's a family business lead by CEO that does it for passion and could make a product any day of the week himself. Love seeing all the people with long white beards, just gives you an idea that these guys have worked there forever and really enjoy working there. It really did seem like nobody ever wants to leave, makes me want to reconsider my career too. What's better than craftmanship in a place where everyone cares about their job and product? And it beats me how all the PRS I've seen look like they're identical really, but seeing people hand sanding them all over puts some appreciation to it. That must be hard on hands, I remember as a kid in school having to sand stuff and I would have so many breaks and hands just really fatigued. The PRS and Caparison inlays are absolutely my favourite, two that are so recognizable, that set them apart from every other manufacturer. The birds and the clock faces. So beautiful, so much effort put into such a meaningless detail that makes you feel like you have something special in your hands. Impressed by the production you managed to get, that storage hall must be noisy given how it sounds in the video, but you still got the people more audible. If you criticise guitar prices, it's a real eye opener to think about how you have to buy wood when it's available and then you might have to keep it drying for months or even years. It's a massive storage cost and pre-cost before you can even start making a product to try and cover your labour costs. And if you have quality standards, not all of that wood will even end up in a product that pays back. Not that wood was the biggest cost in the guitar, but it's still a noticeable cost if you buy a stock and storage it. CNC really is cool, that's why I got into machine engineering too. It's just really curious to see wood operations and realize that it's quite different from milling metal. With a metal piece you'd just run over with finishing settings and get a beautiful finish most of the time, but with wood you really need to work it with a more careful eye. It's also somewhat shocking to see a business that makes it so core of what they're doing that the product is really good and stable, that everything follows that idea of a quality product. Usually manufacturing is just minimizing throughput time and costs meeting the minimum standard set. I'd love to get a PRS guy come talk on quality and measuring or manufacturing technology class about their process, it's so fundamentally right sounding for all that I've studied about manufacturing and quality. At the end of the video I'm close to crying how beautiful of a factory, staff, process and everything they got. Something to dream about.

Watching this PRS tour and the tour of another major US manufacturer back to back in my opinion really highlights what a great job Paul is doing with PRS, and how they really are a notch above the rest right now. The number of employees PRS has that have been there for 10-20-30 years says a lot.

Dang these guys are doing amazing work, you can tell by the attitudes of the employees and how much they care about what they are building. It says a lot about what kind of business owner Paul is! I will definitely be buying a guitar from this company!

What an incredible business model: insane quality, premium price, and yet crazy production volume. PRS must be printing money-and they deserve every cent of it.

Love this. Not my first time watching a prs factory tour. Won’t be my last. Design, engineering, craftsmanship, music. It’s medicine for my soul.

The guy who puts the neck on the body just got PRS a ton of new customers. They really should give him a bonus.

I didn't know much about PRS guitars until now. I was a Gibson fan. That changed with this video. The level of care involved with each guitar is special. I also didn't know they're made a short distance from me in Maryland. My next guitar will definitely be a PRS Core.

I have an S2 McCarty 594 and it is beautiful. The finest guitar I can afford and it was money well spent. The quality is amazing and thank you for sharing the process and letting us see some of the wonderful people building these guitars. Well done.

2+ hours - this has got to be the perfect musicians' Xmas movie! I'll settle down to enjoy! 😎

The attention to detail is amazing, from that comes the insane amount of consistency throughout the PRS guitars.

Love watching these PRS factory tours. I bought a PRS Paul's Guitar SE from Sweetwater and I could not be happier. I know mine is made in the Indonesian factory but I feel like the quality is similar. Maybe one day I can get one of the USA models, but if that does not happen I am still grateful to look at my guitar and see the PRS logo which makes me so happy. And I love the Abalone birds as well....... Thank you Paul for being such a stickler for quality!

Lee, I have been following Chappers and The Captain for a while now. I love your reviews and your sense of humor. This was a great PRS factory tour and is most appreciated.

Shows you why PRS is the top game always making things better for the customer.

So I was working at Sam Ash when they first picked up the PRS brand. It was arranged that all guitar salesmen were sent to the PRS factory in Md for a tour and learn how they were made. This was the smaller shop that was around late 80s. I was in the first group. Paul met us for dinner and drinking the night before the tour. Was there the next morning and gave us the tour himself. It was incredible back then and looks even better now. It's very well possible I met some of the people still working there today. One thing I do remember is them making Basses, they were great instruments as well.

Lee and gang. Luv these factory tour vids. It so cool seeing these instruments come to life. Hats off to PRS for their quality control and attention to detail. And that factory is so freaking clean and organized. Wish my house was that clean 🤘

What a great video. I had to watch it in three sittings but watched it in full. Andertons Music, thank you for taking the time and putting in the work to create this.

Their attention to detail is why they are growing as a favorite choice of players

Wow, that was impressive! In my opinion PRS appears to spend the most effort of all the manufacturers to create a real perfect product 😎 it also makes it easier to understand the pricing of those guitars.

This is easily the best guitar factory I’ve ever seen

PRS ! The movie !! Nothing better on a winters evening .

What ever you preferred brand is you can't take away Paul and the teams attention to detail is staggering. great viewing for a wet December afternoon cheers.

It could have been simpler for the guy at 2:07:20 to pass the guitar temporarily while the camera was rolling and got back to it later. However as a potential customer, I can tell you you actually gained points by doing that, as we could really see you stand by the product and what it is right to get the best possible one.

Wonderful tour, and Paul's unrelenting dedication to producing stellar guitars is evident throughout the factory and embodied in the employees. Really impressive standards and QC.

Just got my first SE guitars. A Paul Guitar and a Swamp Ash Special. I am blown away by how good they are.

Its always so good to see you getting a warm welcome here in the US PRS is the best in the country 😊❤ happy owner of two cores one 10 top and one 94 Annapolis factory custom 22 beautiful even 30 years later

I have one of the pre-Stevensville PRS guitars, made on the old pin router and other relatively primitive machines, painted by humans not robots, and the attention to detail was the same back then. My 30 year old PRS is still a gem and pleasure to play.

Absolutely love Andertons TV! PRS guitars have fascinated me since '87 when they seemed totally out of reach. Now I’ve got four! Watching this full process video is truly brilliant. Big thanks for sharing it all. I’ve seen tons of your vids but never commented before-had to now! Cheers!

Fantastic.... It is wonderful to see that each person takes so much pride in the product they make, and I think somehow each guitar has a little of them in it.

The contrast in accents from Andertons to Balmur was great. Since they don't do factory tours anymore, last I checked, this was killer

I think I'll go home and play some of my PRS's now that I am reminded of the passion and quality behind every US made one!

PRS has hands down the most beautiful flame tops in the business!

I have an original Santana SE from 2001. Things still holds up 23 years later. One of my favorites.

It’s that moment when you realize that this is much more than a guitar. Paul is a steward over a family and a beautiful product

A couple of years ago, I bought a CE 24 Semi-Hollowbody and it is the best guitar I've ever played. The same day I bought it, I had access to a Gibson Custom Shop R9 Les Paul and I went with the PRS. The playability, the quality and everything else that comes along with a PRS is top notch.

Put together a saving plan for my first core or better PRS. I'll be ready next year. I don't earn a lot as an independent music teacher, but prs guitars have been the one brand I've wanted since 1996 when i saw it in a guitar textbook and fell head over heels for it.

BTW, Paul has reopened the factory for tours. You can schedule a tour on their website.

quite possibly the best video on all of youtube

I know it's a hallmark of such a professional facility, but I can't get over how clean the place is

Thank you PRS for making fabulous guitars

Absolutely loved this! I've always thought PRS factory would be full of passion but this is on another level. Can't wait to get my hands on my first PRS ever in future

We're going to pick up a car and drive to Maryland." If you are in Baltimore, you are in Maryland. Never been inside the factory, but there is a great bar b que restaurant right across the parking lot at the factory. I own 4 Cores and am noodling on a McCarty SC 594 as we speak while watching this great video.

Really amazing stuff. The strive for perfection is really something else. Thanks for the video.

I must admit i'm a huge fan of the 594 line. I love mine its perfect. I really appreciate what PRS is doing and how much work is put in every guitar. Incredible

A big "thank you" to the folks at PRS!! I'm 72 in a couple months, and I've been playing/gigging/repairing and building guitars for 55 years. These days I build ~6/year only because I love it, and I have a waiting list. I got a few new ideas from the 'tour' I can't wait to try! Thanks to Lee and Peter also!! 8) --gary

Dear Lee, Dear Pete thank you so much for this tour. You made such a fantastic job , not to forget the man behind the camera. You made my new years eve.

I'm actually in the market for a new single cut. Never owned a prs but always loved the way they look and rarely if ever hear anything bad about them. Talk about perfect timing for this video. 🤘