In the camera business, you won't survive if you don't innovate. In the guitar business you may or may not. The guitars being sold were designed between '48 and '59, Gibson SGs in '61.
I'm pretty good at letting people do what they are good at, that's why they're experts. - Paul Reed Smith
I'm pretty good at letting people do what they are good at, that's why they're experts.
- Paul Reed Smith
I don't see any rock stars playing an electric guitar from some new maker like you see in the acoustic guitar world. - Paul Reed Smith
I don't see any rock stars playing an electric guitar from some new maker like you see in the acoustic guitar world.
I change guitars as they come and go. I have one I played for almost a decade, but I've put it away. It was the first McCarty. Now, I'm playing one I… - Paul Reed Smith
I change guitars as they come and go. I have one I played for almost a decade, but I've put it away. It was the first McCarty. Now, I'm playing one I…
People by themselves can be pretty stupid. People working together can be very powerful. - Paul Reed Smith
People by themselves can be pretty stupid. People working together can be very powerful.
I have my own hard earned money and if I buy a fly rod I'm going to give my money to the company that's giving me value. I'm going to the guy who giv… - Paul Reed Smith
I have my own hard earned money and if I buy a fly rod I'm going to give my money to the company that's giving me value. I'm going to the guy who giv…
It used to be that I could talk to someone in Texas and nobody would hear about it. Now, the moment I open my mouth it's all over the world. The seco… - Paul Reed Smith
It used to be that I could talk to someone in Texas and nobody would hear about it. Now, the moment I open my mouth it's all over the world. The seco…
I see money as a reflection of how much impact you're having on the world. I see money as a metaphor in a way. - Paul Reed Smith
I see money as a reflection of how much impact you're having on the world. I see money as a metaphor in a way.
I tried to make guitars that were close to what my heroes played. That's the way it's done. My experience is that you have to do it like a musician. … - Paul Reed Smith
I tried to make guitars that were close to what my heroes played. That's the way it's done. My experience is that you have to do it like a musician. …
Nobody gives twenty-five million dollars to anybody if they're not getting twenty-five million worth out of it. Forget it. It just doesn't happen. - Paul Reed Smith
Nobody gives twenty-five million dollars to anybody if they're not getting twenty-five million worth out of it. Forget it. It just doesn't happen.
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