PRS Guitars today announced its partnership with the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus as the exclusive electric guitar sponsor into the spring of 2026. The sponsorship officially kicked off with PRS Guitars hosting the bus, crew and several local high school music students at its Stevensville, Md. factory today. Paul Reed Smith, Founder & Managing General Partner of PRS Guitars, helped to mentor the students, who were writing an original song and recording it in the mobile, state-of-the-art recording studio. Beyond monetary sponsorship support, PRS has also donated a selection of guitars to the bus for students to use.
“This partnership highlights our shared priority of music education and provides opportunities for developing musicians to get their hands on exceptional equipment in a professional recording experience,” said PRS Guitars Director of Artist and Community Relations, Bev Fowler. “We look forward to an exciting year ahead!”
Inspired by John and Yoko’s vision of embracing creativity and imagining peace, the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is committed to providing youth, communities, and schools across the nation with free events, workshops, interactive experiences, and hands-on opportunities to create original audio, video, and broadcast projects that reflect their ideas and inspirations. Since 1998, the Lennon Bus has brought the nonprofit mobile studio featuring the latest music, audio and video products and solutions as well as workforce development, to many hundreds of thousands of students across the country. The Bus’ mission is made possible with the support of some of the other biggest names in music and technology including Apple, Dolby, and Avid.
“The Lennon Bus is dedicated to providing the next generation of creators with access to the finest that the industry has to offer,” said Co-Founder/Executive Director Brian Rothschild. “We’re proud to showcase the craftsmanship and killer design of PRS Guitars within all of our events and sessions across the U.S.”
The Lennon Bus will be accompanying Wu-Tang Clan on their 2025 “Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber” tour dates, kicking off June 6 at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore. Students will visit and record on the Bus in each of the 27 cities of the tour. RZA, the founding member of Wu-Tang, is writing a collection of original songs to be recorded on the Bus. Students and celebrity guests will be included on the recordings. The entire process will be shot by the Lennon Bus’ onboard crew and a Dolby crew, and edited to be a documentary to be previewed October 24 at the Dolby Theater in Las Vegas.
PRS Guitars continues its schedule of launching new products each month in 2025. Stay tuned to see new gear and 40th Anniversary limited-edition guitars throughout the year. For all of the latest news, click www.prsguitars.com/40 and follow @prsguitars on Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook, X, and YouTube.
