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NILE RODGERS AT THE FLICK OF A SWITCH

MYLES KENNEDY HAS been a PRS player for many years. His induction into the exclusive league of artists who have signature PRS models required him to do some deep thinking about the myriad elements involved in creating an instrument that would suit his tonal and playability needs, as well as incorporate some of the elusive mojo of his favorite vintage guitars. We spoke recently with Kennedy about the ingredients that went into his unique signature guitar.

What was the concept you had in mind for this guitar?

I used to play in cover bands in the ’90s and I always thought it would be so great to have a guitar that was simple and easy to navigate in a live setting. It would have that nice throatyimportant thing was for it to be vocal and have that midrange that would cut in a mix.

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