Better to be called by name than “Hey you!” It’s also good that Veronika knows what each person is doing and how it’s done. So many bosses don’t have a clue about the processes they oversee.
I always wondered how this was done. This seemed like a detail that would only be done one high end instruments but now I see the genius methods of PRS's small scale mass production.
I've always wanted the PRS bird inlays and I finally got the JM Silver Sky SE. It is so amazing the attention to detail they put into the bird inlays. It really sets PRS apart from the rest. Such great playing and sounding guitars. I can't wait for the Super Eagle SE in the near future. 😉
I have an SE custom 22 semi hollow that plays like a dream, and an A55E acoustic with gorgeous mother of pearl binding and inlays with a blue flame maple back and sides. Both guitars are beautiful and play so nice. I can only imagine that the USA made ones are even a level above.
First time I saw Santana playing a guitar with bird inlays I had to find out what it was. I now own over 20 PRS guitars and they are all amazing! Thank you Paul & company.
Ha! Just got my first one (s2 custom 24 made in usa). I was really looking for a different guitar, ibanez , fgn, hagstrom or something like that. I tested like 15 guitars, and then i picked up the prs just out of curiosity, and now i have it! Gotta say that music man majesty is another option, but in europe they are way too expensive..also i have to mention that i tried also prs se mark holcomb, but i didn't connect to that at all!
@@devinice2193 What FGN model did you play? I live in Japan - and at one time could have lived in Matsumoto, where Fujigen is located (didn't know this at the time) - and have come to really respect their product.
@@TavisAllen I'm single and spend all my expendable income on guitars. I view it as a fun retirement account. I have around 75 guitars in my collection now. Will retire soon and start selling them off.
First they take the dingle bop and they smooth it out with a bunch of schleem. The schleem is then...repurposed for later batches. They take the dingle bop and they push it through the grumbo, where the fleeb is rubbed against it. It's important that the fleeb is rubbed, becasue the fleeb has all the fleeb juice. Then, a schlami shows up, and he rubs it...and spits on it. They cut the fleeb. There's several hizzards in the way. The blamfs rub against the chumbles, and the...plubis, and grumbo are shaved away.
Fascinating. And did you see that one piece of wood they were using with the figuring on it? Some lucky person is going to have a beautiful finger board on their guitar!
Very cool! Does anyone know why the birds "fly" towards the body? I've wondered this for awhile now. It's a silly thing and matters not, but in my mind I've always felt the birds are symbolic of the music you create flying out to the world. I know the story of why birds, just curious why towards the body.
Good question! Not crossed my mind before. Perhaps to draw attention to the heart of the guitar maybe, flocking towards the sound, rather than away from the focal point (the body)?
Quite crazy to see the industrial scale and the speed in which guitars are made now days, comparing to hand made guitars. But jet, mid and high range guitars are more expensive than ever.
So the pearly looking inlays are plastic, not mother of pearl? Is this the same for all models and has always been this way? I have an older PRS from 2007. Cool video thanks!
This was my first proper job in 1980. I used a machine called a pantograph engraver to rout the ebony board and headstocks and to cut out the mother of pearl. I did not do any birds, but I did do seahorses, so the pearl was glued down to prevent the seahorses swimming away.
I love it.... I am an aspiring luthier, and bird inlays are one thing I really want to try. I have been happy using epoxy for fret markers, and I suppose I could do it that way too. I feel that CNC machines annihilated the custom guitar, but I understand production and cost. I prefer something made by hand. Hard to be impressed by machines doing the work :) When I see big companies showing their production, I kind of cringe at the lack of hands-on work that we see these days.
@@UltimateBreloom fair enough, I realize the programming part takes a while. But it's just not craftsmanship. It's programming. Craftsmanship is a dying art. I like a house built by hand too. Amd a knife. And just about everything. Maybe I'm just old school, but it matters. Building my own guitars, I have to charge much more than those huge companies producing cookie-cutter fiddles. I built Custom Cabinets for years, and was always competing with the mass-produced chinese cabinets as well. They just weren't the same. Fortunately a lot of people still seek that out. If the price is reflected I'm all for it.... But it it's a guitar that cost thousands of dollars it better not have a CNC machine involved in the process..
@@carpocraftguitarscarpentry8469 Just depends. How much of a difference is there really between a CNC machine and a pin router? I do also appreciate hand-made instruments, but at the end of the day, they'll never be as precise or cheap as CNC made guitars. The widespread adoption of CNC production has significantly lowered the cost of entry for new musicians. There were a ton of those during the pandemic. A lot of those people might later decide to purchase a more hand-crafted guitar. I also build electrics, but I do most of my it on CNC machines just because it's so incredibly precise and consistent. I draw my own designs and make my own tool paths. There's a lot to it.
Um..what are the inlay sheets made of????..info missing..first you think there all made of perloid but then it looks like theres a plastic outer..i guess..???
I worked as a machinist, cutting 1/4" "12"x12" sheets of plastic into parts. Those sheets of plastic were a couple grand a piece. Classic Gibson's and Fenders have plastic all over them, why wouldn't PRS? It's not like one can go out and shoot an elephant for their Ivory these days.
The plastic outline I thought was glue where it was a really botched job! You should try using a CO2 laser to cut the birds as diode lasers literally don't cut it.
Very interesting. I see PRS and other guitar manufacturers support different RUclips guitar related content channels. However, I don't see anyone in the industry supporting Eric Blackmon Guitars who has almost 400K subscribers! What's up?
What a sweet combination of the accents 😀 You get that typical Nordic pronunciation and than on top if it Murrican accent 😀 Nice to see that people work there for ages and still enjoying working for the Company.
@@morche1999 have you ever lived abroad mate? It's not easy trust me. I am living in third country by now. You need to fit in and you can't discard your roots that easy. I bet she can't just pick one. Obviously can't have perfect Murrican accent but can't give up trying to do it to fit in. Anyhow she gives me feeling that she is nice person. It ain't easy to be an ex path. I have been one for long. Have seen more people going hard true it that once that do it easy. Seen even different generations of ex paths and story is repeating itself. Almost 30 years living abroad. More than what I have lived were I was born.
"Giving wings to your music" - that's what PRS stands for me! My favorite guitar brand!
You know them all by name, respectfully 👍
Haha no this is not a marketing trick!
Better to be called by name than “Hey you!” It’s also good that Veronika knows what each person is doing and how it’s done. So many bosses don’t have a clue about the processes they oversee.
I love how much tenure there is at PRS. You can tell the people love what they do and they do and we love what they do.
Beautiful. Also, this manager seems very happy to be doing what she's doing. This makes me happy to see!
well, she's a manager.
@@LfunkeyA yeah but some other PRS managers don't
@@CongealedMilk ja ja ja
@@CongealedMilklike the script reader lol
Cool to hear a Swede with a Southern drawl...
Lol..first time ever hearing that
The fit, the dexterity, the machinery, the design, the r&d - all come together real nice, folks... Well Done & What a Good Job!!
Well it should for 5000$ 😂
I can't imagine a better guitar than my PRS 513. These are just the best. Thank you PRS 👍
I always wondered how this was done. This seemed like a detail that would only be done one high end instruments but now I see the genius methods of PRS's small scale mass production.
At no time does she tell you which guitars these are made for
1:34 Making sure the birds don't fly away 😄
A thing of beauty
I've always wanted the PRS bird inlays and I finally got the JM Silver Sky SE. It is so amazing the attention to detail they put into the bird inlays. It really sets PRS apart from the rest. Such great playing and sounding guitars. I can't wait for the Super Eagle SE in the near future. 😉
I have an SE custom 22 semi hollow that plays like a dream, and an A55E acoustic with gorgeous mother of pearl binding and inlays with a blue flame maple back and sides. Both guitars are beautiful and play so nice. I can only imagine that the USA made ones are even a level above.
Attention to detail 😂 it's a machine that's makes them
Wow, beautiful 😍
Thank you Veronika 🥂
First time I saw Santana playing a guitar with bird inlays I had to find out what it was. I now own over 20 PRS guitars and they are all amazing! Thank you Paul & company.
Ha! Just got my first one (s2 custom 24 made in usa). I was really looking for a different guitar, ibanez , fgn, hagstrom or something like that. I tested like 15 guitars, and then i picked up the prs just out of curiosity, and now i have it! Gotta say that music man majesty is another option, but in europe they are way too expensive..also i have to mention that i tried also prs se mark holcomb, but i didn't connect to that at all!
@@devinice2193 start saving for a core model. Nothing at all wrong with the s2's but the core stuff is amazing.
@@devinice2193 What FGN model did you play? I live in Japan - and at one time could have lived in Matsumoto, where Fujigen is located (didn't know this at the time) - and have come to really respect their product.
What is it you did/do in life to have been able to acquire 20 PRS guitars?!
@@TavisAllen I'm single and spend all my expendable income on guitars. I view it as a fun retirement account. I have around 75 guitars in my collection now. Will retire soon and start selling them off.
First they take the dingle bop and they smooth it out with a bunch of schleem. The schleem is then...repurposed for later batches.
They take the dingle bop and they push it through the grumbo, where the fleeb is rubbed against it. It's important that the fleeb is rubbed, becasue the fleeb has all the fleeb juice.
Then, a schlami shows up, and he rubs it...and spits on it.
They cut the fleeb. There's several hizzards in the way.
The blamfs rub against the chumbles, and the...plubis, and grumbo are shaved away.
The whole process is called grubberflipping... and at the end of it the final snortweasel is produced.
I wish that the nibbirate separation process was explained better
bro lol
@behindspace666666 I mean yeah, everyone has one.
@behindspace666666 This is how. Everybody has a plumbus!
Cool to see the process
Fascinating. And did you see that one piece of wood they were using with the figuring on it? Some lucky person is going to have a beautiful finger board on their guitar!
I said the same thing. I couldn't keep my eyes off of it... :)
So cool!
I almost jumped out of my chair when Veronika started speaking in my native tongue swedish.
Ja helt klart förvirrande 😊
It's 3:00am and this feels Great
Very cool! Does anyone know why the birds "fly" towards the body? I've wondered this for awhile now. It's a silly thing and matters not, but in my mind I've always felt the birds are symbolic of the music you create flying out to the world. I know the story of why birds, just curious why towards the body.
Good question indeed
Good question! Not crossed my mind before. Perhaps to draw attention to the heart of the guitar maybe, flocking towards the sound, rather than away from the focal point (the body)?
Like many things in life (and physics… and art), it’s a matter of perspective.
that has always bugged me... nine differet species of birds directed towards the ground
Ive wondered this too?
Go Veronika! 👍🏻 As I always say: if you want something done properly,get a Scandinavian to do it! 😉
4:28 the second one with the red-ish parts looks great!
What a cool lady. Respect
This was a absolutely fascinating!
Beautiful
Great work everyone.
Gonna take a trip to MD as soon as the factory tours return.
this is amazing, I'm industrial engineer but also musician, thanks for share this material, I'm in love with your guitars, best regards from Mexico
Just thought of how this would look on the custom wooden cheek blocks on a Fender Rhodes. I like it a lot. This whole process is really cool
Very cool! I always wondered...
Easily one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. That CNC machine is incredible.
12 cutter heads? Can do side holes as well?? Automatic vacuum clamping?!
Love these videos that showcase the attention to detail that goes into all of these guitars!
Too cool. I use those same jewelry boxes for my picks and nail files.
amazing technology
Great video
Wonderful to see how its done. Greats video, keep them coming please.🎸
Quite crazy to see the industrial scale and the speed in which guitars are made now days, comparing to hand made guitars. But jet, mid and high range guitars are more expensive than ever.
This level of precision makes it tough to blame your equipment. Give me hand made!
I had to rout each bird out one by one with a dremel in the 80's!
So much work goes into every detail in these guitars. Fascinating.
Loves this. One day I will own a PRS guitar.
As a swede i got very confused for the first seconds, i tought i accidently clicked a news video haha!
Jag också 😊
"The bÖÖrds"
Her accent sounds like Sweden by way of New Orleans shrimp boat
PRS should do a run with the birds flying away towards the headstock...could be a major swing in the production method ?
Amazing!
I live right up the street from PRS .
As a machinist, I love watching!! Great job!
PRS is the best guitar company, period, their wood choice, product's quality control is top notch, from SE to Private Stock, perfection
What about Collings?
The Birds are real classy.
What a fantastic accent!
aw, the magic is gone. :'( i thought there would be an atomizer or maybe even a shrink ray. wow. they're not even real birds.
Sweet Bowie tat.
Fantastic to see female employees in the guitar factory!
So the pearly looking inlays are plastic, not mother of pearl? Is this the same for all models and has always been this way? I have an older PRS from 2007. Cool video thanks!
Beautiful. The work, and the people doing it.
This was my first proper job in 1980. I used a machine called a pantograph engraver to rout the ebony board and headstocks and to cut out the mother of pearl. I did not do any birds, but I did do seahorses, so the pearl was glued down to prevent the seahorses swimming away.
real MoP. or plastic like she said they use in this video?
@@malthus101 Real MoP.
@@malthus101 they used a mix of plastic and real shell in this video
@@dubster82 well..... Now we got ourselves a contradiction, here! So fellas.... Which is it? 🤠
@@malthus101 Where's the contradiction?
Amazing
Watching this while waiting for my Midnight Rose Silver Sky with rosewood fingerboard to be delivered next week ❤️
Nice! 👍
Veronika knows ever rivet in her ship down to the names of the employees, a success of any business.
What inlay material do you use for the US Core models? In love with my CU24 :)
There are several materials, including pearl and paua abalone.
Amazing to watch it all behind the scenes. What a great company & high quality guitars
I love it.... I am an aspiring luthier, and bird inlays are one thing I really want to try.
I have been happy using epoxy for fret markers, and I suppose I could do it that way too. I feel that CNC machines annihilated the custom guitar, but I understand production and cost. I prefer something made by hand. Hard to be impressed by machines doing the work :)
When I see big companies showing their production, I kind of cringe at the lack of hands-on work that we see these days.
Hard to be impressed until you've tried programming the CNC machine.
id bet money they dont have an actual luthier anywhere in that factory
@@muffntheB Need someone to do fret work at least. That's really the hardest part of electric guitar building anyway.
@@UltimateBreloom fair enough, I realize the programming part takes a while. But it's just not craftsmanship. It's programming.
Craftsmanship is a dying art.
I like a house built by hand too. Amd a knife. And just about everything. Maybe I'm just old school, but it matters.
Building my own guitars, I have to charge much more than those huge companies producing cookie-cutter fiddles. I built Custom Cabinets for years, and was always competing with the mass-produced chinese cabinets as well. They just weren't the same.
Fortunately a lot of people still seek that out. If the price is reflected I'm all for it....
But it it's a guitar that cost thousands of dollars it better not have a CNC machine involved in the process..
@@carpocraftguitarscarpentry8469 Just depends. How much of a difference is there really between a CNC machine and a pin router?
I do also appreciate hand-made instruments, but at the end of the day, they'll never be as precise or cheap as CNC made guitars. The widespread adoption of CNC production has significantly lowered the cost of entry for new musicians. There were a ton of those during the pandemic. A lot of those people might later decide to purchase a more hand-crafted guitar.
I also build electrics, but I do most of my it on CNC machines just because it's so incredibly precise and consistent. I draw my own designs and make my own tool paths. There's a lot to it.
These factory floor vids make me want to buy a PRS. I can see where my money is being put to good use.
I wonder if this is the about the same process they use on the import PRS SE's.
Um..what are the inlay sheets made of????..info missing..first you think there all made of perloid but then it looks like theres a plastic outer..i guess..???
Loving this series. Shout out to the Bowie tattoo as well. 👩🏻🎤
I hate birds. Bring back the crescent moon inlays. The bird inlays are why I don’t own a PRS. Great guitars. Ugly necks 🤣
God Bless You All In Jesus Name ❤ Loved her explanation and process, always wanted to know how this was done.
I have a PRS CE 24, with plastic bird inlay. Thats a bummer for such an expensive guitar, :-(
And I thought it was all hand crafted. Way overpriced for machine made guitars. Nice looking though!
Hah! I thought the white bird outlines were plastic, but my friend insisted that PRS wouldn't use such a cheap material on their fingerboards.
Nothing inherently "cheap" about plastics. It's used as fingerboard binding and side dot markers, as well as pickup mounding rings and pickguards.
I worked as a machinist, cutting 1/4" "12"x12" sheets of plastic into parts. Those sheets of plastic were a couple grand a piece.
Classic Gibson's and Fenders have plastic all over them, why wouldn't PRS? It's not like one can go out and shoot an elephant for their Ivory these days.
The plastic outline I thought was glue where it was a really botched job! You should try using a CO2 laser to cut the birds as diode lasers literally don't cut it.
Thanks that’ll be $7000. Gotta pay off those CNBC’s....
For me it is a piece of artwork everytime its happen. You are a bunch off artists IMO! 🙏
I have never seen a PRS that I would own, and I have tried every one I could find. They just don't fit my hand:)
Well my wife's a field biologist that works with birds - so the inlays were an easy way to get approval for a new purchase!
I have a PRS Guitar without bird inlays…the guitar is about 10 years old. Normal?
Funny, it’s the thing I like least about my otherwise fabulous prs se hollow body II piezo
Drink on “Birds” go! - Ambulance is on the way : )
I give the birds the bird!
I don't like them.
Bring back the moons.
Please keep this series going! Wonderful video! Thank you!
I don’t Iike cosmetic looking guitars...in fact I fuckin hate em
I’m waiting for the fingerboard with Fiore inlays
"so the birds dont fly away when we cut em" thats a classy way of explaining the plain truth of it
Very interesting. I see PRS and other guitar manufacturers support different RUclips guitar related content channels. However, I don't see anyone in the industry supporting Eric Blackmon Guitars who has almost 400K subscribers! What's up?
So basically mass produced guitars at hand built prices.
Nice the hear some Swedish. Wasn't prepared for that...
Amazing!
What different materials do the birds come in? Plastic and abalone?
A Swede with a southern American accent. This makes me uneasy, haha.
As a Swede I thought the intro was an ad at first. Then I realised the whole video is an ad...
S2 guitars also should have bird inlays
Okay, that was amazing!!!😁
What a sweet combination of the accents 😀 You get that typical Nordic pronunciation and than on top if it Murrican accent 😀 Nice to see that people work there for ages and still enjoying working for the Company.
Being from Swe = Actually very annoying listening to her half Swe, half Ame accents. Just pick one.
@@morche1999 have you ever lived abroad mate? It's not easy trust me. I am living in third country by now. You need to fit in and you can't discard your roots that easy. I bet she can't just pick one. Obviously can't have perfect Murrican accent but can't give up trying to do it to fit in. Anyhow she gives me feeling that she is nice person. It ain't easy to be an ex path. I have been one for long. Have seen more people going hard true it that once that do it easy. Seen even different generations of ex paths and story is repeating itself. Almost 30 years living abroad. More than what I have lived were I was born.
@@NINEWALKING yes I have, in several countries
@@morche1999 than you know it mate.
@@NINEWALKING "then" not "than"
No wonder some are 5k. So much care goes into these!
Lol, as a swede, I got quite the suprise in the beginning
3:40 but he only checked the 1st one on top..... hmmmm....
This video was great, except for Che.