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Originally introduced 18 years ago, the celestially named PRS Mira is back in both gloss and satin nitro finishes with a very aggressive price point. Still valid? Oh, yes!

- Words Dave Burrluck Photography Matt Lincoln

PRS S2 MIRA 594 GLOSS & S2 MIRA 594 SATIN £1,999 & £1,699

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This isn't really a new guitar, then?

Well, yes and no. It goes back some years in PRS's history to 2007, but this new version was launched in September 2025.

Why isn't PRS calling it a 'reissue'?

Unlike plenty of brands edging into their fifth decade, PRS has never gone down the reissue route (aside from very limited Private Stock runs of early style Customs, for example). The reason is simple: PRS is constantly improving what it offers, as Paul Reed Smith recently told us:

The two new Miras here have quite different prices. What's the deal?

Simple: the new Mira is offered in either satin or gloss nitro colours. It's the same guitar in two different finish types and the satin finish model (pictured on the previous page in Matcha Green) costs less.

If you think you’ve seen this guitar before, you'd be right as the Mira dates back to 2007 when it was unveiled at PRS's Experience event before joining the USA lineup the following year. It was primarily designed by Joe Knaggs (who at the time was head of PRS's R&D and Private Stock programme) with an outline shape based on the Santana guitar and a thinner 'slab' body with its SG-like contouring. It was the first PRS glued-neck guitar to feature a scratchplate on which its controls were fitted, although the uncovered humbuckers were mounted in standard rings and the output jack was side-placed as usual. It was originally 24-fret only with optional moon or bird inlays and the standard PRS 635mm (25-inch) scale length.