says listening to Jimi Hendrix’s album inspired him to play guitar as a teenager, setting him on a path as a musician and a guitar maker. In that latter capacity, Smith has devoted himself to investigating all the elements of great electric guitar designs and invented ways to improve them. The PRS record speaks for itself. The same level of commitment extends to amplifiers, which PRS introduced in 2007 after bringing Texas amp builder Doug Sewell onboard to create a line that includes the Archon, DG Custom 30, MT 15 and the new HDRX. So it’s no surprise that Smith would focus his attention on an amplifier that was a mainstay for Hendrix — the circa-1967/68 Marshall Super Lead — and utilize
