PRS Myles Kennedy Signature Model, Black

Introducing Myles Kennedy’s first signature model. Known for his work in Alter Bridge, Slash and the Conspirators, and his own solo recordings, Kennedy is an accomplished guitarist who brings blues and jazz style to rock guitar playing. This new signature model mirrors Kennedy’s rock sensibilities with a nod to historic designs. While the aesthetic may have players hearing chicken pickin’ in their heads – and this guitar can certainly reach twang territory – it is made to play like a rock machine.

“This guitar captures the spirit of my favorite older instruments. With that said, since we developed this guitar, most of my vintage instruments rarely see the light of day,” said Kennedy.

The PRS Myles Kennedy signature guitar features a swamp ash body, a 22-fret, 25.5” scale length maple neck with maple fretboard, and two PRS Narrowfield MK pickups. The PRS Narrowfield MK pickups were carefully voiced to capture the courage of humbuckers and the spank of single coils. PRS Narrowfields provided the perfect starting point for this design, with their ability to deliver thick single-coil sounds without the hum. These pickups are paired with a 5-way blade switch and a push/pull tone control that acts as a preset tone roll- off, bringing down the higher frequencies on the treble pickup so you can dig in to the fullest.

“I watched Myles throughout his career alternate between humbucking and single coil sounds without giving anything up on either side. These pickups took us months to dial in, and I think they capture that balance that Myles mastered beautifully,” said Paul Reed Smith.

Other features include a PRS plate-style steel bridge, vintage-style locking tuners, bone nut, and Kennedy’s “Geometric Owl” logo from his “Ides of March” solo release, representing wisdom and adaptability.

“I feel like we managed to touch on the elusive quality that makes you want to play with this guitar. It beckons you to take it off the wall or out of the case and make music.” – Myles Kennedy

 

Specs:

Type	Solid Body
Colour	Black
Orientation	Right Handed
Number of Strings	6
Body Material	Swamp Ash
Neck Material	Maple
Neck Shape	Myles Kennedy
Fretboard Material	Maple
Number of Frets	22
Fretboard Inlays	Birds
Fretboard Radius	10
Nut Width	1 41/64
Neck Pickups	Narrowfield MK
Bridge Pickups	Narrowfield MK
Controls	Volume and Push/Pull Tone Control with 5-Way Blade Pickup Switch
Bridge	PRS Plate Style, Steel
Push/Pull	Preset tone roll off for the treble pickup, bringing the higher frequencies down to slightly darken the tone. Active in positions 1-4.
Tuners	Vintage-Style, Locking
Strings	PRS Signature 10-46
Case/ Bag	Premium Gig Bag