“I was just talking to Paul Reed Smith – and I don’t know if I should be telling you this – but he’s made a new guitar that’s a revolution”: John McLaughlin teases unreleased PRS that he calls the mysterious ‘Yellow Guitar’

John McLaughlin .

Jazz fusion legend John McLaughlin might have made his name on a string of Gibson guitars and the odd Strat, but he’s pivoted to PRS builds in recent years. Now, he’s just let it slip about the revolutionary prototype he’s been testing out.

The guitarist joined Paul Reed Smith's crew of signature fretboard burners around 2017. A host of collaborative builds have followed since, including a stunning Private Stock model in 2023 – an axe that has since inspired Smith’s Charcoal Phoenix.