The guitar world was all a-flutter on Friday, following the news that PRS Guitars announced a one-off model collaboration with global music sensation Ed Sheeran.
"The guitar is featured in the video for Sheeran’s new song 'Drive,' written exclusively for the soundtrack to the Apple Original Films’ upcoming film F1: The Movie," they said in a statement. "The song features Sheeran along with Dave Grohl and PRS Signature Artist John Mayer. The video for 'Drive”' was released early this morning on Ed Sheeran’s YouTube channel. The full soundtrack will be released June 27 in conjunction with the film hitting theaters worldwide. The film stars Brad Pitt, Damson Idris and Javier Bardem."
"I wanted to create a bespoke guitar with PRS for the F1 movie and song I did, ‘Drive.’ I wanted it to be striking, bright and a baritone so I can use it on tour for the song. It’s a fantastic guitar, I’ve done a few shows with it now and it knocks," said Sheeran.
"The racing-themed guitar is a custom, one-off SE Hollowbody Baritone with a custom classic red paint job," the statement read. "The unique fretboard inlay features a vintage racer shift gate at the 12th fret, paying homage to the history of the sport. Yellow birds on the fretboard round out the design."
"This has been an exciting project to work on with Ed. From his years of playing our electrics, he knew exactly what he wanted in terms of look, sound and feel. This unique creation will be incredibly memorable once the video is released,” said PRS Guitars Director of Artist and Community Relations, Bev Fowler.
"Sheeran has been playing PRS for his choice of electric guitars since 2018," they continue. "He currently has a Hollowbody II in a Prism Dragon’s Breath finish with bing cherries on the fretboard, a one-off purple Silver Sky gifted to him by John Mayer, and a stock Custom 22."
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