How Well Do You Know 40 Years of PRS History? Posted Mar 05, 2025 Featured Stories / Quizzes / 40th Anniversary <section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>What was the reason Paul Reed Smith built his first guitar in 1976?</h3><ul><li>He didn't like any guitars on the market at that time</li><li>To sell for spare cash</li><li>To get credits for an independent study course</li><li>He wanted to get into woodworking</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Which vintage-inspired PRS model was released in 1994 and was named after Paul's mentor?</h3><ul><li>Santana Retro</li><li>McCarty</li><li>Custom 24 "Floyd"</li><li>Vela</li></ul></section><section data-block="TapAndFind"><h3>Which of these PRS dragon guitars was the first one released to the public in 1992?</h3><p><p>Click a guitar to guess!</p></p><ul><li>{"description":"","height":100,"id":0,"imageHeight":0,"imageWidth":0,"name":"rect_0","rotation":0,"scaleX":1.5288461538461535,"scaleY":3.5192307692307594,"score":1,"shape":"rect","width":100,"x":534.4999999999995,"y":173.99999999999957,"__type":"HotspotItem","offsetX":50,"offsetY":50}</li></ul></section><section data-block="MultipleChoice"><h3>The "PRS Private Stock" department was introduced in 1996. Select all statements that are true about PRS Private Stock instruments:</h3><ul><li>Private Stock wood comes from a special "wood vault"</li><li>Private Stock operates as a separate team within the PRS factory</li><li>All Private Stocks are hand signed by Paul Reed Smith</li><li>You must purchase a core PRS model before ordering a Private Stock</li></ul></section><section data-block="Order"><h3>Order these SE Series upgrades in the sequence they occurred:</h3><ul><li>Addition of Bird Inlays</li><li>PRS Signature Headstock Logo</li><li>Shallow Violin Top Carve</li><li>Lampshade Knobs</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>PRS launched three significant ventures in 2009 including the first PRS Authorized Tech Center, Amplifiers and...</h3><ul><li>The S2 Series</li><li>Acoustics</li><li>The PRS Experience Event</li><li>Pedals</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>When the S2 Series launched in 2013, how many models were offered?</h3><ul><li>1</li><li>3</li><li>5</li><li>10</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>Following the release of this model in 2018, it became a PRS top 5 best seller where it has remained every year since.</h3><ul><li>Silver Sky</li><li>NF 53</li><li>Custom 24-08</li><li>DGT</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>In 2024, PRS reached a milestone by hiring our ____ employee. </h3><ul><li>300th</li><li>500th</li><li>1000th</li><li>2000th</li></ul></section><section data-block="SingleChoice"><h3>The 40th Anniversary Custom 24 Limited Edition features our new DMO pickups. What does this acronym stand for?</h3><ul><li>Dynamic, Musical, Open</li><li>Don't Miss Out</li><li>Dramatic Macro Opera</li><li>Do More Overdrive</li></ul></section>
