Paul Reed Smith drops in to dip a rig and unpack the facets of tone—and why he unwound—and destroyed—a set of $10k vintage Fender pickups. Plus, all the fun stuff: What’s it like working with John Mayer? Does Santana’s guitar sound like a tenor sax? Why does David Grissom need every PRS on a music-store wall to play great? And the dudes argue over the big question: What’s better a cheap guitar and an expensive amp, or an expensive guitar and a cheap amp? Big thanks to StewMac for sponsoring this episode. Head to http://stewmac.com/dippedintone to get 10% off! 8:20 Shill of the Week 14:49 Paul Reed Smith Interview 16:59 Paul Dips a Rig (Kinda) 29:04 I Can't Afford a Real Marshall, Paul 32:27 The HDRX Amp and Old Marshalls 38:44 Seriously, do tonewoods even matter? 47:35 What does Paul look for in a piece of wood? 50:56 How do you make a good guitar great? 53:20 Paul talks about how PRS is making saddles better 59:18 The Silver Sky SE 1:04:58 The magic of a 1963 Stratocaster 1:10:30 Expensive guitar or expensive amp? 1:20:28 We get the PRS nod 1:22:07 What PRS should you start with? Subscribe, like, and leave us a comment Sign up on our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/iaCee5 Support us on Patreon for access to our discord server and other perks! https://www.patreon.com/dippedintone MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/dipped-in-tone Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dippedintone   Dipped in Tone is: Rhett Shull  https://www.rhettshull.com/ Zach Broyles / Mythos Pedals  https://mythospedals.com Premier Guitar https://www.premierguitar.com/