In March of 2014, just before conducting a clinic at Seattle’s Guitar Store, Paul Reed Smith swung by The Fretboard Journal offices for an informal interview with publisher Jason Verlinde. We solicited questions from our Facebook and Twitter followers. As always, Paul was entertaining and candid in his responses.

In this video, PRS talks about his very first, haunted workshop in Annapolis; why he decided to start building acoustic guitars; Brazilian rosewood and the PRS Experience. He also talks about the cyclical nature of guitar trends and a lot more.