Description
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 favourite 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
BODY
Body Construction: Solidbody
Body Wood: Swamp Ash
Top Carve: Flat Top
NECK
Number of Frets: 22
Scale Length: 25.5"
Neck Wood: Maple
Neck Construction: Scarfed
Neck Shape: Myles Kennedy
Neck Depth At The Nut: 57/64”
Width Of Fretboard At The Nut: 1 41/64"
Width Of Fretboard At The Body: 2 15/64"
Fretboard Wood: Maple
Fretboard Radius: 10"
Fretboard Inlay: Birds
Headstock Logo: Signature, Decal
NECK/BODY ASSEMBLY
Neck/Body Assembly Type: Bolt-On
HARDWARE
Bridge: PRS Plate Style, Steel
Tuners: Vintage-Style, Locking
Hardware Type: Nickel
Nut: Bone
ELECTRONICS
Treble Pickup: Narrowfield MK
Bass Pickup: Narrowfield MK
Controls: Volume and Push/Pull Tone Control with 5-Way Blade Pickup Switch
Pickup Switch Positions
P1 (Switch Down): Treble Humbucker
P2: Treble Humbucker & Bass Coil Split
P3: Treble & Bass Humbuckers
P4: Treble & Bass Coil Split
P5 (Switch Up): Bass Humbucker
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.
ADDITIONAL INFO
Strings: PRS Signature 10-46
Tuning: Standard (6 String): E, A, D, G, B, E
Case: Premium Gig Bag
