Prestige
45Also known as: Prestige Guitars
UnclaimedPrestige Guitars is a Canadian guitar manufacturer founded by Mike Kurkdjian in 2003, based in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Kurkdjian honed his craft as a luthier apprentice at Larrivée Guitars before launching his own company. After years of having instruments built in South Korea, Prestige opened a dedicated Custom Shop manufacturing facility in North Vancouver, bringing production home...
Prestige Guitars is a Canadian guitar manufacturer founded by Mike Kurkdjian in 2003, based in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Kurkdjian honed his craft as a luthier apprentice at Larrivée Guitars before launching his own company. After years of having instruments built in South Korea, Prestige opened a dedicated Custom Shop manufacturing facility in North Vancouver, bringing production home to Canada.
The company builds electric, acoustic, and bass guitars across several product lines. Their electric range includes the Master Built Series (featuring models like the Bandit, Elite, and DC Coupe) and the Heritage Series, while their acoustic lineup spans the Master Class Series with exotic tonewoods like Brazilian Rosewood and Hawaiian Koa, the Eclipse Series grand auditoriums, and the Legacy Series. Prestige instruments are outfitted with Seymour Duncan pickups, TonePros locking bridges, Grover tuners, and Bigsby vibratos.
Prestige has built a roster of professional artists across rock and country. Devin Townsend plays a signature Empath acoustic, Todd Kerns of Slash and the Conspirators has a signature Anti-star Bass, Eric Bass of Shinedown and Cory Churko of Shania Twain's band each have signature models, and Richard Fortus of Guns N' Roses, Kaki King, Daniel Donato, and Ginger Wildheart of The Wildhearts are among the company's other notable players.
Prestige has 10 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Solid Body Electric Guitars, Electric Basses, and Steel-string Acoustic Guitars. Their gear is featured by 4 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock and Metal. Notable users include Todd Kerns, Rex Brown, and Eric Bass.
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