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An EHX take on a cult Albini-approved fuzz-stortion, a single-pickup PRS, the triumphant return of Squier’s Paranormal series and more! It’s MusicRadar’s epic monthly guitar gear round-up, the June '26 edit

Guitar gear worth a pay day blow-out, ft. metal-friendly signature guitars from PRS and Jackson, the return of Squier's Paranormal series and more Inspired By Gibson Custom Epiphone models

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“One of the most creative, out-of-the-box things we have done in a while”: PRS Guitars just made a signature guitar for an anime character

The limited edition SE Rock lady is inspired by the guitar played by Lily in the hit anime Rock Is A Lady's Modesty

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“For all the guitar people out there who look at me as not an electric player, don’t let the person behind the guitar fool you”: PRS and Ed Sheeran just unveiled a hollowbody baritone for all occasions

The pop megastar's SE Hollowbody I Piezo Baritone officially joins the main PRS lineup, and it's joined by a regular scale sibling – and a refresh of the SE amp lineup's finish options

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"For all the guitar people out there who look at me as not an electric player, don’t let the person behind the guitar fool you”: Ed Sheeran and PRS drop a new baritone – and they’re even gunning for metal and jazz players

The PRS SE Ed Sheeran Hollowbody I Piezo Baritone is the songwriter’s second baritone model, and will be released far more widely than it’s limited edition predecessor

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“A PRS hollowbody baritone has never been done before”: Ed Sheeran teams up with PRS on a signature model that's a brand first – and is limited to a thousand pieces

Well-specced with blendable piezo and 85/15 “S” pickups, it follows his one-off Drive guitar – and Sheeran hints at more to come

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“I often say ‘keep the faucet running’ when it comes to songwriting – it’s so important to stay in a creative headspace to get to the really good stuff”: PRS and Ed Sheeran team up for SE Hollowbody Piezo Baritone featuring pop superstar’s own artwork

NAMM 2026: Limited to 1,000 instruments worldwide, the Ed Sheeran SE Hollowbody Baritone 'Cosmic Splash' has a unique build and look and comes with an 8" by 8" signed print

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“A supremely versatile platform that blurs the line between solidbody and semi”: The PRS 40th Anniversary Special Semi-Hollow Limited Edition is $6,990, impossibly beautiful, and they’re only making 280 of them – but here’s why we want one

PRS Guitars has been releasing eye-popping limited-run instruments month after month but this do-it-all high-end electric might just be the pick of the litter

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“Jimmy Page used one of our guitars. It was some of the best tremolo work I’d ever heard”: Paul Reed Smith on how he built his brand, secret PRS players – and why the internet is wrong about tonewood

Once the guitar brand for the one percent, the smash-hit success of the SE line took PRS Guitars mainstream, but for Smith, it’s still about trying to raise the bar and find new sounds

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The lost Ace Frehley interview, the year's best new gear and 2025's guitarists of the year – only in the new Guitar World

Includes a tribute to Space Ace and our guide to the biggest guitar news of the year, plus Nuno Bettencourt, 40 years of PRS Guitars and our first official transcription of Young Man Blues from Live at Leeds

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“It’s been on stage with everyone from Deep Purple to Janet Jackson. It kind of blows me away that people ever responded in that way”: PRS reworks Mark Lettieri’s signature Fiore as super-versatile dual-humbucker model with serial/parallel switching

Available with satin or gloss finishes in a variety of colours, this is a clever refresh of Lettieri’s smash-hit do-it-all S-style

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“A dozen pickup combinations, the ability to summon both humbucker and single-coil sounds, and beautiful woods”: The ultimate semi-hollow? PRS Guitars’ latest 40th Anniversary release is a jaw dropping electric with an “artist grade” top

Available in Faded Whale Blue and Yellow Tiger (!), the 40th Anniversary Special Semi-Hollow is a limited edition doozie with black limba body and neck and a figured maple top to die for

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“When I started playing PRS, I never looked back”: John Mayer explains why he got hooked on PRS guitars

The guitarist has also singled out two features of his signature Silver Sky that he believes make it special

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“It’s great to add this to the lineup as an option”: PRS strips down its acclaimed David Grissom signature for the SE DGT Standard – and it’s the most affordable version to date

The all-mahogany PRS SE DGT Standard costs less than $700 and promises to deliver its own unique tonal twist

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“It’s a guitar that brings high-end performance within reach for everyone”: PRS announces huge SE lineup update, teaming up with Herman Li to bring top-tier shred to the masses with the Chleo SE

PRS expands its Dave Grissom signature range, makes the PRS SE Hollowbody “fully PRS” and debuts the SE CE 24 Standard Satin with a stop-tail, which at $499 is as affordable as PRS gets

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“The guitar is tragically, but beautifully intertwined with the impact a changing climate has on the livelihoods of people who live in rainforests”: PRS to auction off one-of-a-kind guitar made using woods salvaged from South American hurricane

100% of the proceeds will go to rainforest charity Cool Earth

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“A shut-up-and-take-my-money fuzz pedal if ever there was one”: All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week, featuring Manson, Martin, Ibanez, Positive Grid, and more – plus, will Boss' XS-100 Poly Shifter steal the DigiTech Whammy’s crown?

PRS, Boss, a trio of sweet, sweet fuzz boxes, and the guitar plugin that gets AI to do the tone seeking for you? It's just another week in gear

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“Involved the extraction of thousands of small nails”: PRS’ latest limited-edition models are built from wood used in the construction of Brazilian houses and salvaged from a hurricane in Puerto Rico

Reclaimed materials take the spotlight in PRS’ new S2 Special Semi-Hollow guitars, which continue the firm’s penchant for tonewood experimentation

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“Carlos made a comment about the enormous quantities of mahogany trees that had blown down that were now being turned into mulch”: PRS uses wood felled in a Category 5 hurricane for the S2 Special Semi-Hollow Reclaimed

The S2 Special Semi-Hollow Reclaimed is a limited edition electric guitar like no other, literally, with each instrument unique, and it uses exotic tonewoods salvaged and lovingly repurposed

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“It has had an interesting history. I don’t think it found its true voice until now”: PRS has resurrected its Mira model – and says it's better than ever

The budget-friendly and versatile solidbody was discontinued in 2013. Now called the S2 Mira 594, it’s back with some key upgrades

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“I don’t think it found its true voice until now”: PRS revives and refreshes the Mira as an S2 model with 58/15 LT vintage-voiced humbuckers, coil tap switches and an array of aesthetically pleasing finishes – including on-trend Matcha Green

The all-mahogany Mira has been in and out of PRS production since the original 2007 model, but reborn as this super-versatile S2 model. is it finally here to stay?

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“Each guitar includes a 40th-anniversary certificate hand-signed byPaul Reed Smith”: PRS swaps maple for mango to give its flagship Custom 24 an eye-popping satin nitro makeover

The Mango tops on the Custom 24 Satin are exquisite, but they’re only making 500 of ‘em

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“With the middle pickup from the Modern Eagle V added to the mix, you can easily dial in the classic scooped tones”: PRS promises spanky Strat-esque tones and a lot more from its limited run PRS CE 24 Special

The CE 24 bolt-on gets an HSH refresh and a serious tone power-up, presenting itself as another play-anything high-end build from PRS – but they’re only making 1,500 of them!

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“These are time-tested hues that have been popular through decades”: John Mayer’s PRS SE Silver Sky Rosewood gets a refresh with four all-new solid-colour finishes “inspired by traditional American fashion”

Could Dandy Lion could be this year's Roxy Pink? The SE Silver Sky Maple also gets a makeover, with Moon White, Stone Blue, Summit Purple and Nylon Blue expanding your finish options

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“Four new colors inspired by traditional American fashion”: PRS and John Mayer unveil fresh finishes for the best-selling SE Silver Sky – and add new Maple models

The classic looks expand the Strat-inspired guitar’s empire, while previously rosewood-exclusive finishes make their way onto maple ’board models

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“Impressive value for guitarists seeking rich clean/overdrive tones and timeless distortion tones”: PRS Archon Classic Head review

The PRS Archon Classic runs the gamut from crystal cleans to classic crunch and hot-rodded high gain

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