PRS guitars in the 1980s

Through the 1980s, Paul Reed Smith Guitars (PRS) controlled the PRS name, and 1 plant built it: PRS Annapolis.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

2 eras touch the 1980s across 2 lines. The version changed in 1985 and 1988. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different PRS.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1985	Paul Reed Smith Guitars (PRS)	PRS Annapolis^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}	yes
1986	Paul Reed Smith Guitars (PRS)	PRS Annapolis^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}
1987	Paul Reed Smith Guitars (PRS)	PRS Annapolis^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}
1988	Paul Reed Smith Guitars (PRS)	PRS Annapolis^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}	yes
1989	Paul Reed Smith Guitars (PRS)	PRS Annapolis^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

Eras in the 1980s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
PRS CE	1988–1996	Paul Reed Smith Guitars (PRS)	PRS Annapolis	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
PRS Core and Private Stock	1985–1996	Paul Reed Smith Guitars (PRS)	PRS Annapolis	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

Other brands in the 1980s

PRS, year by year

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Sources

Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.

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fandom: wiki/PRS Guitarsgraded community
- "Paul Reed Smith set up a partnership to create a factory in Annapolis"PRS in the 1980s: owners and plants
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Guitar Heaven: Paul Reed Smith Makes Guitarsgraded secondary
- With the help of an investor he formed a limited partnership, raising $500,000 in capitalPRS in the 1980s: owners and plants
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Gibson Guitar Corp. v. Paul Reed Smith Guitars, LP, 423 F.3d 539 (6th Cir. 2005)graded primary
- PRS founder Paul Reed Smith ("Smith") began manufacturing custom guitars in the mid-1970s and opened a guitar factory in 1985.PRS in the 1980s: owners and plants
4
PRS media roomgraded primary
- Paul Reed Smith, Managing General Partner of PRS GuitarsPRS in the 1980s: owners and plants
5
A Closer Look at the 1985 PRS Serial Number 5graded primary
- In April of 1985, PRS Guitars formally began operations in our first ever factory in Annapolis, Maryland.PRS in the 1980s: owners and plants
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Inside Annapolis: Paul Reed Smith feature (2007)graded secondary
- we developed a strong team and launched PRS Guitars, Limited Partnership.PRS in the 1980s: owners and plants
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crutchfield: learn/prs guitars usa factory tour.htmlgraded secondary
- "in 1985 he opened the first PRS factory in Annapolis"PRS in the 1980s: owners and plants
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PRS staff post: moved into the Stevensville factory in January 1996graded community
- "PRS moved into the Stevensville factory in January 1996"PRS in the 1980s: owners and plants

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