Recently, you have been a bit self-conscious about your playing when demo-ing guitars, but you don’t need to worry. Not all of us out here are manic shred-meisters craving the maximum number of notes per second. I like to hear nice easy chord sequences that tell me about tone, sustain and such, and you do that perfectly. Sometimes less is more.
How do you tell someone else they're self conscious about something? That's not even something you could know without someone specifically tell you that much. Now you could theorize he feels that way. Or whatever you want to call it. But to come straight out and try and tell someone they're self-conscious about something when you can't know if they are unless they've specifically told you is pretty out there, IMO. 🤔
@@JC-11111 JC, I’m a fan of your comments, but lately you’ve seemed a bit self-conscious… don’t worry, your comments are always “your truth” and we respect your courage to just get out there and comment! (As I write this I realize I’m feeling a bit self-conscious, not knowing if you’ll realize it’s tongue in cheek.). By the way, have you ever seen the sequence of cartoons by Charles Schulz (Peanuts), in which Linus says that he is aware of his tongue, and then Lucy starts to become aware of her tongue?
Don’t know if this has already been said, but PRS puts the name of the factory that their overseas models are made to give both credit and accountability to the people making them, which I think is pretty cool. 🤘🏻🤓
I'm his subscriber and I'm a mainly into metal. I appreciate Ryan's dedication to honesty, his tendency to not be afraid of holding unpopular opinions, and his ability to completely bash a guitar that is sub par. He will tell you directly what he likes and what he don't like, and I like that. The problem I have is that I have a very short attention span and he make very long videos, lmao. (Edit: my point was to say it doesn't matter what music you like, as long as you like the reviewer)
Watched this video well before I bought a Silver sky SE, and watched it after I just got one! Love your videos, and surf playing style. It’s definitely inspiring!
I got one just like it today. It’s the only one they had at guitar center. Not crazy about the color but it’s growing on me. It is a unique , different guitar . I really like it . Been wanting one for months. Finally got it. Great review man. Appreciate you. Subscribed.
Something I have done with Guitar Center purchases, when they don't have the particular color I want, is to have them order the color you want online or over the phone. Then go back in with the one you bought and, because of their return policy, you can just swap the color you don't want for the one you do. I've done it recently, last month, with the Sterling Mariposa. I wanted Pueblo Pink, but they only had the surfy green/blue color. The dragonfruit color is really neat, however, I can't see myself picking it over Evergreen or Moon white. I love the Evergreen man, it's fuckin tight. I can't wait to get one of these SS SE's
I think the PRS Silver Sky SE is one of the nicest strat style guitars you can buy. I saw a review recently did where Mary Spender compared the $849 Silver Sky SE to her regular $2,649 Silver Sky. She said she found little difference to justify the much higher price. I love this dragonfruit color too.
I might be in the minority here but I'm a huge JM fan. Love the color and the sounds of the guitar. Loved the surfy stuff you played. You laugh exactly like him, it's adorable.
This guitar made you play outside of your "normal" licks. And I mean that in a nice way Ryan. The guitar sounds amazing and like you mentioned. It doesn't have that same strat quack. Great video as always!
NICE demo ! Thanks for the surf sounds ! I've been playing pro 51+ years, over 10,000 gigs. Play a red sparkle Mexican Strat with Mojotone Quiet Coil 67 pups, and just bought a demo SE Silver Sky for $611 at Sweetwater, rosewood fretboard and "Piano Black" finish, plus comes with a Graph Tech nut.. Thinking of getting a gold sparkle pickguard to dress it up. May have to replace the bridge pickup if it's too "edgy"... The Mojotones are sweet, warm and QUIET ! It arrives in 4 days...
Bro, I have been thinking the same thing since they SE'd these Sky's. I love fender guitars more than anything, basically they have been all I've played since I started playing 15 years ago lmao. My first non Fender was an Ibanez AS73, cause I wanted a 335 type guitar but I don't like Gibson/Epiphone. Now, my next non-Fender will be one of these SS SEs lol. I fuckin love the colors available, I'm gonna have to do some hard decision making between Moon white and evergreen. I keep leaning evergreen cause I have buttercream Strats, which are v close to moon white, but I haven't been fortunate enough to grab a strat in British Racing Green. But luckily, Evergreen is a much different shade than British Racing, so I'll be cool to have both lol. I can't imagine how fuckin sick a PRS T-style would be ...I'm really hoping these strat types sell like fuckin crazy and they want to do the guitar market a service and give us the Strats old pal, the Tele. Would love to see what they do for the bridge
i definitely appreciate your review. While enjoy Mayer's work (and being a deadhead, his work with dead & co), I had an internal mind-struggle that by purchasing this guitar (which I did prior to your vid), I'd be stereotyping myself into a Mayer-sound..-thing. This review really helped justify me buying based on the sound I've heard from independent creators such as yourself. Thank you for the review.
This is a good representation of not only the actual color but how the guitar sounds. I have the same exact guitar and color and it's more than I expected. In the past, the only Strat I really liked was the Jeff Beck Model. Yes, I've played the Eric Johnson and other Custom Shops but was never impressed, especially considering the price point. I put up a demo on this site and my 432Hz Universe Tom Aragon as well and the guitar only arrived yesterday. Also, I've never owned a PRS Either ... Good Job !!
No one who plays a Les Paul plays like the guitarist Les Paul. Ed O’Brian from Radiohead played a Eric Clapton strat but didn’t sound like Clapton. Sometimes a signature guitar is just useful because it has good features, not because you like the artist.
My Favorite video on this guitar by far. Just a dude enjoying the guitar and not doing the busy bee endless solo crap. Great vibe and spirit about you brother! God bless
Your mentioning of how easy it is to play this guitar is so well-put. Bear with me here, but I like to say that it has a “slinkyness” to it. By that, I mean that the strings feel like they are so easy to bend and they snap back into place in a forgiving manner. It’s effortless to play it. PRS hit the nail on the head with this one, I feel.
About the plastic... It comes on the raw sheet that they buy to cut out the pick guards. They don't apply the plastic. They just cut through it and leave it on the entire time for protection.
Hey I think it’s great that from time to time you remind people that you’re just like us, that is the majority of us are people that like Guitars but we are not professionals. We’re somewhere on the big sliding scale of amateurs :-). I love the fact that you play so many clean tones because you love surf guitar.
@@keithbriscoe99 Sort of an aside, through an error, when I bought a guitar from Sweetwater last fall, two were shipped. While working-out the return of the "extra" axe, I, in jest, asked if I could please keep the candy that came with the second, mistakenly shipped, guitar. My sales engineer, Logan Miller, said, "of course." What a win, one guitar, TWO bags of candy (both with the coveted fireball!). I loves me some Sweetwater and Logan. BTW I bought my Fodera YinYang from these guys and they made it easy-peasy!
Not a JM fan and I bought the same one. I love the color and the guitar is fantastic. The attention to detail beats my Fender Player Strat, especially with regard to the fretwork. I was rather disappointed with the Fender, but since it was a prize guitar, I couldn't send it back and I felt bad about complaining.
@@gathda ohh! Well, I guess I am less picky. The newest video on my half assed for now channel is me shredding a $75 Glarry orange strat I did a light fret polish to and that's it. I don't know if it's because I have been playing since 89 or what, but I like to spend more on pedals than guitars.
Love the pups in the SS SE and that Dragonfruit color is growing on me. Can't wait till I can afford one (maybe by then they will be in stock ~ but the price will have gone up!). Great review ~ thanks!
Was able to get one from reverb, i too dont even like john mayer but the moment i heard these single coils in person i had to have it. Hated the color at first as well, now I absolutely can not take my eyes off of it. I hate that i love this guitar
Congratulations! You managed to make that Blue Sky sound fantastic. You didn't overcook the overdrive, so both clean and dirty sounds were beautiful. I'm guessing th intonation was spot-on. Great job!
@@kyloren4849 you are responding to months old posts. I was kidding around. Then again I am not sure why this guy has so much gear when he seemingly has a passing hobby. God that guitar sounds like ass. Get a dinged up original one they are like 1200 every few days- with plastic cases it’s happening constantly. I see a dealer that calls them “reliced” lol. 800 bucks is way too much for a 3rd world instrument. I can’t believe this entry level rip off garbage costs more than my USA VG strat did in 08. These prices have gone nuts- PRS never go up in value unless they are like 5k such a bs brand. So shiney so boring. Rip off company buyer beware overpriced hot trash. I keep hearing the same riff over and over might help to learn more than 3. Palm mute sounds like a quarter falling down the stairs- tone strangled 😵. Out of tune as hell. Hell a Mexican strat costs this much now too let’s go branden.
Every video I've watch gave this guitar great reviews. I really thought you were going to find something wrong with it...instead I now want one even more. It's a good thing they're out of stock. LOL
I believe Dylan Talks Tone is going to mod his SE! Very cool guitar. I’m not really into Strats but I’d like to try one of these SE models at my local shop.
This is the one video that actually made me stop rolling my eyes at this model and start GASing for it. Your demo of all the non-mayerish sounds this thing can make is much more compelling than the umpteen bluesy solos other reviewers have done. Thanks for your refreshing voice + perspective.
5:05 Referencing the factory wasn't really a thing before the development of the PRS Santana SE models. Paul wanted to name the manufacturers on the headstock as his opinion was that the people building them were highly skilled at their craft, and that should be acknowledge. The Santana SE models had the name World Music Corportation on the headstock for that reason, and it caused a lot of kickback within the industry. There is a video on the PRS channel describing the design and release of the Santana SE, and hearing Paul speak with such fondness for the people he worked with there while they were refining the prototypes is a lovely thing to see. They have acknowledged all the manufacturing companies for the SE series across the board.
I saw this on the news this morning. "Man who hates John Mayer vows to play guitar with tampon for eternity." Always entertaining. Good stuff. Thanks. :)
PRS has said that there will be other colours available in the future. So if you don't mind waiting, there should be more to choose from in the foreseeable future. I just ordered a Stone Blue, but I really like the dragon fruit as well.
I will never get over that fugly headstock on the beautiful strat body. With that said, I really like your reviews and personality you bring to your videos. Keep up the good work!
THAT’s! A great review! Planning to get one of these guitars soon! It just is such an attractive guitar in looks and sound. ❤ And you made a great review of it!
Well damn. My gig bag has a hook, who knew? Thanks man, good review. I bought the green silversky a couple months back and it is truly a thing of beauty. So many sweet tones
Who cares? As long as it isn't an exact replica, it's just one more option to choose from. I honestly have no idea why people made such a big deal about this guitar. What is so bad about PRS/Mayer collaborating on an S-style guitar? I don't get it.
That guitar sounds amazing, in my electrostatic Martin Logan speakers. And there's a clear tonal difference between the five mic positions, there every position has it's own very usable sound. And that's not always the case with some other guitars, not even how much you try to tweak the tone controls.
Like you I don’t even know what John Meyer plays but I saw them guitars and I wanted one , it’s currently on order waiting for SweetWater to let me know when to expect it :)
Best prs ever imo. I honestly am not a prs fan and really loved playing the silver sky se. Didnt want to stop playing. Really dont want to go get one. But........
Sweetwater does a full set up on every guitar over $299. So yeah im sure they set it up. I think in this case 'demo' meant that this is the one they had out for photos and filming for their own channel.
The fret work on these looks so much better than MIM player strats. But if there’s one thing I’ve taken from this review is that I love that reverb pedal! 😁
I have a SE Custom 24 and a player Strat, the frets on my SE are like glass, my Strat frets are fine, but even visually you can see the SE frets have had much more attention. And I'm with you on that reverb, it sounds glorious
The rootbeer barrel has to be better than the Fireball. LOL I always thought Baskin Robbins logo was pink. LOL Cort makes more guitars than any company on earth. They normally have someone else's name on them. That's surprising that the PRS SE actually says what company made it. I'm pretty sure Cort makes all the PRS SE line, G&L Tribute series, Squier CV line, some Epiphones, and some of the Fender limited edition models. Look for the Fender Tele with humbuckers and a maple top. Cort also makes some of the top Harley Benton guitars now. The body and necks are great.
Just got my SE today. So far so good.... but a dumb QC issue. The red wire for the jack was wrapped around inside the jack, and it was preventing the lead cord from from being inserted. It took me 30 sec to remove the jack and correct it. But it obviously had not been checked.
Speaking of "artist models", I highly recommend the Robert Cray stratocaster, one of the few (only?) hardtail (no wang bar) models still in production. I got my slightly used version on Reverb for ~$900 w/gig-bag and shipping. FWIW the "Tonequest Report" creator-publisher, David Wilson (excellent writer, perhaps the best in this field?), recommended this model no less than THREE times over the years. He bought three different versions from various years, and is keeping the latest acquisition. His were older versions, and mine is from a couple years ago - I think the necks on newer versions aren't as chunky...? I'm just guessing, but kept hearing about how chunky they are, and mine is not chunky, although not "slim" either, rather a nice medium C-taper, well rounded as I like them. It's light weight (7lbs. 2oz.), the beautiful silver finish is thin, and the Indian rosewood fretboard is dark. The most striking feature is the pickups, which are perhaps the best sounding stratocaster pickups I've ever heard. The neck and middle have un-bevelled staggered magnets, while the bridge pickup has flat magnets, and seems to sound more like a telecaster than stratocaster bridge pickup. The pickups are more jumbo than medium ("medium-jumbo" is a useless description - it can mean different things), the radius is 9 1/2". This is probably a wasted comment that will never get seen, but if you see it my friend - please feature a Robert Cray strat in the future maybe? I'm not very familiar with his music, but do like his guitar playing, and I Love this strat. The made in Mexico version is the guitar I'm talking about, not the custom shop version, which is different. The Silver Sky sounds good, but is it better than a Robert Cray strat.....?
You can order fixed bridge strata through the Fender Mod shop with all kinds of options (color, necks, pickups, tuners). Only slightly more expensive then a retail American Professional model.
It occurs to me that this is the first Strat clone I’ve ever heard that I don’t think will sound great playing Mark Knopfler tunes. I dunno…maybe I’m wrong, but I know I wouldn’t be feeling it as usual if I were to break out ‘Sultans Of Swing’.
No but you can do a different vibe to the cover. Check out Wild Blue by Mayer, it’s got a very similar chord progression and bounciness to Sultans, but it’s more of an indie vibe to the song.
"...just a hobby player like you..." :-) Well, you certainly have WAY more hobby pedals and hobby amps than I do (I assume you own all that stuff behind you) - which makes me feel better about my non-stop researching and buying stuff. I like what you do, and thanks!!
Massive John Mayer fan. Largely for his records, his songs, his Songwriting. His guitar playing speaks to me on a level I can't describe, but to those of you who either write him off or don't feel the need to explore his work, I'd encourage you to listen to his albums, not just the intro to "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room". "Paradise Valley" could be a good choice. To me, he's just as much a philosopher as he is a guitar player. I think he's a very good lyricist and an expressive, tasteful singer. Despite having a limited range I also think he's a fine arranger and a consumate band leader. I guess that makes him overrated.
Yeah honestly why deny yourself even casually enjoying JM’s music. Like… tell me you don’t feel something listening to “Stop This Train.” “Don’t know how else to say it, don’t want to see my parents go./One generation’s length away from fighting life out on my own.” Come on bro…
Absolutely.. Paradise Valley would be a good starting point.. But personally I'm a huge fan of his Born & Raised album. Every cut on that album is strong, well crafted and impactful. It's where I'd recommend an uninitiated Mayer fan start.
JM haters are kind of posing. Who needs to go out if their way to say they don't like someone. The video title is fine because he bought a signature guitar without being a fan. JM has a huge career because he appeals to women and is a top guitarist. It seems this combination is a problem for the average YT commenter. His guitar skill can't be argued. Some of his songs have become classics. Glad he's around.
New subscriber here, great review. I'm really torn whether to buy this $850 PRS silver sky or the full meal deal on at $2649, tough decision. Not being an accomplished guitarist it's tough to make a decision. If you're looking at your older videos it would be great to get your thoughts on this. Thanks for the fun video.
I was more impressed with the Tone King amp, The PRS SE Slver Sky to me is nothing more than finally getting into the game with the Fender MiM Player Series. And then Fender beat PRS to Player Plus before the PRS SE SS was introduced. I think they get their sales, but to me it's more hype than anything else. If I want a Poplar body, Sterling by Music Man has bee making this instrument for years really, and even in the pandemic inflation era, still making the guitar for 300-500 less at MSRP. Just me, but even a Squier Bullet is going to sound outstanding when played thru a Tone King Imperial $ 2,600 tube amp.
@@erikwilliamsen2830 All of the Tone King amps have power attenuation, from Gremlin to Sky King. I like the Falcon Series, which is now limited to the Falcon Grande 1x12 Combo (the Regular Falcon 1x10 Combo is discontinued, but I could live with that one as a clearance). The Falcon Grande is more my preference of the 4 Tone King Combo amps.
my favourite part of your channel is that you are just like the majority of us! Not incredibly good but good enough to know tone and what we like and don't! I get tired of watching videos of guys demoing stuff trying to show off how good they are rather than what the instrument sounds like the to the average player!
I think a lot of them don't have the enthusiasm and character that this dude has. His chops are nothing special, but he isn't pretending they are. You don't need to e a virtuoso to make decent music, and reckon he probably can. As you mentioned, he's discerning. He has a good sense of the bigger picture. Personally, I like that he doesn't dig John Mayer!
Why would you want someone who sounds below average for comparison? Don’t you want to hear what it’s capable of in the hands of someone who knows how to use it? I didn’t realize anyone this bad made videos on this site- this is just not musical at all it’s painful and out of tune. Plug into a tuner… problem solved. Probably deletes comments..,
@@bojangles6444 he doesn't sound below average at all, and that is his main thing. It doesn't have to be crazy professional.. It's like hanging out with a friend while he noodles around on a piece of gear. Id much rather that than a dude shredding as hard as he can rather than showing what the damn pedal sounds like, and for the love of god I am tired of the same blues licks on every pedal demo.
@@DelScully I don’t need shredding. I want decent tone. This is like squawking and honking. I really think he just needs to stay in tune. Almost everybody intermediate level has a bad ear for going out of tune and should be checking it almost constantly if they can’t hear it. I like the way the guys play on the pedal show but I feel like they talk too much it’s way more lengthy than it needs to be. I am sick of the blues licks- but that’s 90% of all guitar solos ever made. Unfortunately rock hasn’t really gone anywhere else tastefully that lasted. I am sick of my own playing sometimes but we are kinda all stuck in a box those of us who have played for decades. I am trying to find a new direction but it’s a lot easier to connect with what people are used to.
I agree… the sticky plastic is a pain plus it often interferes with the function of the pot controls by making turning the knobs slightly harder ond changing the way they feel.
I'm not a John Mayer fan either. I bought a Samick Malibu back in 2020 and I decided to hotrod it because if John can so can I! I put a Filtertron in the bridge (real deal), a Seymour Duncan Little 59 in the middle, and a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder in the neck position. The control lay out is master volume, coil tap for Little 59, and master tone with a Grease Bucket mod on it. Pots are mini Bournes and a Grigsby 5 way switch with a Switchcraft jack. I also upgraded the trem block with a Brass GFS block. It has Grover tuners stock on it. USA ones. I picked up the guitar for under $75 out the door. Its a black with white pickguard. Anywho its a proof of concept that turned out better than expected. Last thing will be a professional bone nut here soon. Honestly its a full scale guitar but the body is smaller like inbetween a Strat and a Duo Sonic. If you want a poor man's Silver Sky, a Malibu is a bit closer to a Strat with a compact body. I will say with all the mods, it got chonky and weighs a bit more than expected.
@@albertplaysguitar The concept is AC/DC Malcolm Young (bridge- Filtertron), Wayne Kramer (middle -Little 59), and the neck is a pickup that is P 90-esque (with a touch of single coil sparkle). Roll the tone back on the neck and sounds very close to a P 90. I do like position 4 with the coil split on the Little 59 because its like a P 90 with extra single coil sparkle. All three pickups are loud and strong and have different magnets (Alnico 2/ceramic/Alnico 5) but they all work very well together and great on their own. I am hitting the 250k pots with lots of signal so the signal is juiced from the get go. This was designed to be an aggressive sounding guitar. I have other guitars that are more traditional and nuanced. This is supposed to be a sonic jack hammer!😎👍💥
@@gringogreen4719 man, that sounds great! I've yet to try a 59er in the middle. I'm very much a mid pickup strat guy. It's my default. But I need it to sound clean-ish when necessary. 🤔
@@albertplaysguitar Being mainly a Tele guy, I have another Squire Stratocaster that is hot rodded but that middle pickup surprised me on how much I liked it. Its a Partscaster with a Squire Korean neck and a "Who Knows?!?!" body. The pickups are all Seymour Duncans and are Twang Banger/ Reversed wound Alnico 2/ and a 5/2 in the neck. All of them sound great but that middle one was pretty much the one I put the least thought into and surprised me how much I liked it. Definitely not the same as a middle Tele sound. I have a Xavier I am going to order here this week. Its getting a dual Filtertron pickguard loaded up into it. I am going to take the stock pickups out of that and load them up into a off brand Strat. Same pickups on Ryan's gold Xavier Strat. Since it will be a calibrated set I am going to be interested to see how that turns out. Originally the Filtertrons were to go into the off brand Strat but once the old pickguard came off the new loaded one did not allign at all. I just decided to go with the pickup swap as mentioned above. Also, a decent reason to get another guitar!🤣😎👍✨
Yeah it's crazy to see player strats going for $900, I remember when they were $500! Lol I sound old and I know inflation is a thing but seems they jumped over night. Anyway I like the sound of the pickups in the Silver Sky, just wished they left the headstock alone! The og PRS is fine
Yup. When I began playing Mexican standards retailed for $399 and US standards $999. As Teenagers we could easily afford to work during summers and buy Mexican standards without blowing too much cash. Some of the mid 2000s Mexican strats and teles were absolute monster playing guitars for their price.
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Recently, you have been a bit self-conscious about your playing when demo-ing guitars, but you don’t need to worry. Not all of us out here are manic shred-meisters craving the maximum number of notes per second. I like to hear nice easy chord sequences that tell me about tone, sustain and such, and you do that perfectly. Sometimes less is more.
How do you tell someone else they're self conscious about something? That's not even something you could know without someone specifically tell you that much.
Now you could theorize he feels that way. Or whatever you want to call it. But to come straight out and try and tell someone they're self-conscious about something when you can't know if they are unless they've specifically told you is pretty out there, IMO. 🤔
Vibes? Body language? Mildly self-deprecating comments?
I’m only at the assembly stage of the video here but it’s completely reasonable in general.
Hey.. Demo is a QC fail - saw a sweetwater tour vid where this was covered recently
@@JC-11111 Ryan has mentioned it several times in other videos, so I guess that is what Howard meant.
@@JC-11111 JC, I’m a fan of your comments, but lately you’ve seemed a bit self-conscious… don’t worry, your comments are always “your truth” and we respect your courage to just get out there and comment! (As I write this I realize I’m feeling a bit self-conscious, not knowing if you’ll realize it’s tongue in cheek.). By the way, have you ever seen the sequence of cartoons by Charles Schulz (Peanuts), in which Linus says that he is aware of his tongue, and then Lucy starts to become aware of her tongue?
Don’t know if this has already been said, but PRS puts the name of the factory that their overseas models are made to give both credit and accountability to the people making them, which I think is pretty cool. 🤘🏻🤓
Yup, Cort makes pretty good guitars....
Exactly. My SE that I bought around 13 years ago was made by the World Musical Instrument Corp. out of Korea.
I love the cooler “erm, actually” combo you did at the end there.
Cor-Tek is a famously great manufacturer.
I've had my PRS Holcomb since 2017, and I have only just now realised that the soft case has a hanger in it thanks to your video.
AHahahahhahahahaha, shame bru
"The bird at the 7th fret" sounds like a nice b side tune.
I think I’m your only subscriber that actually likes John Mayer. Cool review!
I'm his subscriber and I'm a mainly into metal. I appreciate Ryan's dedication to honesty, his tendency to not be afraid of holding unpopular opinions, and his ability to completely bash a guitar that is sub par. He will tell you directly what he likes and what he don't like, and I like that. The problem I have is that I have a very short attention span and he make very long videos, lmao.
(Edit: my point was to say it doesn't matter what music you like, as long as you like the reviewer)
The reverb and tremolo setting with this guitar absolutely hypnotic!
I paid $595.00 for a Silver Sky SE maple fretboard 2 weeks ago. It was 30% off on a 4th of July sale. It’s awesome.
Watched this video well before I bought a Silver sky SE, and watched it after I just got one! Love your videos, and surf playing style. It’s definitely inspiring!
I got one just like it today. It’s the only one they had at guitar center. Not crazy about the color but it’s growing on me. It is a unique , different guitar . I really like it . Been wanting one for months. Finally got it. Great review man. Appreciate you. Subscribed.
Something I have done with Guitar Center purchases, when they don't have the particular color I want, is to have them order the color you want online or over the phone. Then go back in with the one you bought and, because of their return policy, you can just swap the color you don't want for the one you do. I've done it recently, last month, with the Sterling Mariposa. I wanted Pueblo Pink, but they only had the surfy green/blue color.
The dragonfruit color is really neat, however, I can't see myself picking it over Evergreen or Moon white. I love the Evergreen man, it's fuckin tight. I can't wait to get one of these SS SE's
I think the PRS Silver Sky SE is one of the nicest strat style guitars you can buy. I saw a review recently did where Mary Spender compared the $849 Silver Sky SE to her regular $2,649 Silver Sky. She said she found little difference to justify the much higher price. I love this dragonfruit color too.
“I’m just a guy who likes guitars and started a UA-cam channel”! Fantastic! Love it. Your channel is way cool. Keep on trucking.
I might be in the minority here but I'm a huge JM fan. Love the color and the sounds of the guitar. Loved the surfy stuff you played. You laugh exactly like him, it's adorable.
same here! jm is my favorite artist.
@@tekstephens The best guitar player since SRV! I love John MAYER since 2003! ;-)
John Mayer is an amazing artist.
Your not in the minority…anywhere
He’s a spectacular guitarist, great respect for John Mayer
This guitar made you play outside of your "normal" licks. And I mean that in a nice way Ryan. The guitar sounds amazing and like you mentioned. It doesn't have that same strat quack. Great video as always!
uù uh hi
It's the quack we WANT😉
NICE demo ! Thanks for the surf sounds ! I've been playing pro 51+ years, over 10,000 gigs. Play a red sparkle Mexican Strat with Mojotone Quiet Coil 67 pups, and just bought a demo SE Silver Sky for $611 at Sweetwater, rosewood fretboard and "Piano Black" finish, plus comes with a Graph Tech nut.. Thinking of getting a gold sparkle pickguard to dress it up. May have to replace the bridge pickup if it's too "edgy"... The Mojotones are sweet, warm and QUIET ! It arrives in 4 days...
Now we just need to get PRS to make a Telecaster.
Bro, I have been thinking the same thing since they SE'd these Sky's. I love fender guitars more than anything, basically they have been all I've played since I started playing 15 years ago lmao. My first non Fender was an Ibanez AS73, cause I wanted a 335 type guitar but I don't like Gibson/Epiphone. Now, my next non-Fender will be one of these SS SEs lol. I fuckin love the colors available, I'm gonna have to do some hard decision making between Moon white and evergreen. I keep leaning evergreen cause I have buttercream Strats, which are v close to moon white, but I haven't been fortunate enough to grab a strat in British Racing Green. But luckily, Evergreen is a much different shade than British Racing, so I'll be cool to have both lol.
I can't imagine how fuckin sick a PRS T-style would be ...I'm really hoping these strat types sell like fuckin crazy and they want to do the guitar market a service and give us the Strats old pal, the Tele. Would love to see what they do for the bridge
Well have I got news for you, lol
@@MiketheNerdRanger hahahh
You’re in luck!
You’re in luck!
i definitely appreciate your review. While enjoy Mayer's work (and being a deadhead, his work with dead & co), I had an internal mind-struggle that by purchasing this guitar (which I did prior to your vid), I'd be stereotyping myself into a Mayer-sound..-thing. This review really helped justify me buying based on the sound I've heard from independent creators such as yourself. Thank you for the review.
His work with Dead and Co is fantastic.
Why does no one ever talk about their collection of gig bags?
Gig bag lives matter!
This is a good representation of not only the actual color but how the guitar sounds. I have the same exact guitar and color and it's more than I expected. In the past, the only Strat I really liked was the Jeff Beck Model. Yes, I've played the Eric Johnson and other Custom Shops but was never impressed, especially considering the price point. I put up a demo on this site and my 432Hz Universe Tom Aragon as well and the guitar only arrived yesterday. Also, I've never owned a PRS Either ...
Good Job !!
No one who plays a Les Paul plays like the guitarist Les Paul. Ed O’Brian from Radiohead played a Eric Clapton strat but didn’t sound like Clapton. Sometimes a signature guitar is just useful because it has good features, not because you like the artist.
John Mayer himself started out and used for the longest time a SRV signature strat and he sounds very different than Stevie.
Well said!!
some guitarists and bassists don't even use their signature guitar 😂
m.ua-cam.com/video/mKWyHe5wY5Q/v-deo.html
Is this what it’s like to sound “very different than Stevie”?
Yea, and he dumbed down his own guitar by releasing this SE junk..
My Favorite video on this guitar by far. Just a dude enjoying the guitar and not doing the busy bee endless solo crap. Great vibe and spirit about you brother! God bless
Wow - for the price, those pickups sound amazing!
Ryan, I'm a piss poor guitar player so i dont know good from bad, i love the sounds you make when you play and thats what keeps me coming back.
As Johnny Cochran once said, " If it doesn't quack, it's not a Strat" or something like that.
Your beard is getting more and more luxurious. Looking good 👍
You just sold this guitar to me! I was on the fence and I am glad I found your review!
That bridge pickup has a bit of tele attack, i like it. Keep jamming the surf guitar , not enough people play it on the nets!
Your mentioning of how easy it is to play this guitar is so well-put. Bear with me here, but I like to say that it has a “slinkyness” to it. By that, I mean that the strings feel like they are so easy to bend and they snap back into place in a forgiving manner. It’s effortless to play it. PRS hit the nail on the head with this one, I feel.
About the plastic... It comes on the raw sheet that they buy to cut out the pick guards. They don't apply the plastic. They just cut through it and leave it on the entire time for protection.
One of the best demo's and reviews I've seen. Thank you
Probably the best guitar review I’ve ever watched. Kudos
I’m guessing this is the first guitar review you’ve ever watched ;-)
I really like the stone blue, but am really hyped for the root beer barrels.
LOL
Hey I think it’s great that from time to time you remind people that you’re just like us, that is the majority of us are people that like Guitars but we are not professionals. We’re somewhere on the big sliding scale of amateurs :-). I love the fact that you play so many clean tones because you love surf guitar.
It’s Black Raspberry ice cream. Your playing is fine. It’s unrehearsed, just like what most of us would play.
PRS SE are great and punch above their price point.
Definitely.
It's about on-par with $500 G&L guitars
I've found one gets EITHER the root beer barrel OR the fireball, but NOT BOTH! In these environs, the fireball is preferred...
Root beer barrel all the way 🍺
i just got a root beer barrel and enjoyed it, but I do like me some fireballs! Ha... what a great comment thread!
My favorite Sweetwater candy is the honey one (edit: Bit O Honey)
@@keithbriscoe99 Sort of an aside, through an error, when I bought a guitar from Sweetwater last fall, two were shipped. While working-out the return of the "extra" axe, I, in jest, asked if I could please keep the candy that came with the second, mistakenly shipped, guitar. My sales engineer, Logan Miller, said, "of course." What a win, one guitar, TWO bags of candy (both with the coveted fireball!). I loves me some Sweetwater and Logan. BTW I bought my Fodera YinYang from these guys and they made it easy-peasy!
Not a JM fan and I bought the same one. I love the color and the guitar is fantastic. The attention to detail beats my Fender Player Strat, especially with regard to the fretwork. I was rather disappointed with the Fender, but since it was a prize guitar, I couldn't send it back and I felt bad about complaining.
Learn some basic fretworking and dressing and you can buy Squiers and be just as happy.
@@KelticKabukiGirl I did.
@@gathda ohh! Well, I guess I am less picky. The newest video on my half assed for now channel is me shredding a $75 Glarry orange strat I did a light fret polish to and that's it. I don't know if it's because I have been playing since 89 or what, but I like to spend more on pedals than guitars.
Love the pups in the SS SE and that Dragonfruit color is growing on me. Can't wait till I can afford one (maybe by then they will be in stock ~ but the price will have gone up!). Great review ~ thanks!
Was able to get one from reverb, i too dont even like john mayer but the moment i heard these single coils in person i had to have it. Hated the color at first as well, now I absolutely can not take my eyes off of it. I hate that i love this guitar
Another Strat copy! Just what the world needs..... especially from Indo. Wow!
At twice the price of a G&L, despite G&L using MADE IN USA pickups
Excellent review and shows how different from a Strat it sounds, especially in the second posish, as Gregory Kochery would say. I miss the quack.
Congratulations! You managed to make that Blue Sky sound fantastic. You didn't overcook the overdrive, so both clean and dirty sounds were beautiful. I'm guessing th intonation was spot-on. Great job!
@@bojangles6444 calm down
@@bojangles6444 Dude, chill
@@kyloren4849 you are responding to months old posts. I was kidding around. Then again I am not sure why this guy has so much gear when he seemingly has a passing hobby. God that guitar sounds like ass. Get a dinged up original one they are like 1200 every few days- with plastic cases it’s happening constantly. I see a dealer that calls them “reliced” lol. 800 bucks is way too much for a 3rd world instrument. I can’t believe this entry level rip off garbage costs more than my USA VG strat did in 08. These prices have gone nuts- PRS never go up in value unless they are like 5k such a bs brand. So shiney so boring. Rip off company buyer beware overpriced hot trash. I keep hearing the same riff over and over might help to learn more than 3. Palm mute sounds like a quarter falling down the stairs- tone strangled 😵. Out of tune as hell. Hell a Mexican strat costs this much now too let’s go branden.
Every video I've watch gave this guitar great reviews. I really thought you were going to find something wrong with it...instead I now want one even more. It's a good thing they're out of stock. LOL
...and this hasn't given you pause for thought at all, has it?
Really nice demo. Easy to write it off as another strat copy but I'm hearing tones that I've not heard from other strats. Nice colour too
even if it was just another strat, who cares? most brands have strat variations.
I believe Dylan Talks Tone is going to mod his SE! Very cool guitar. I’m not really into Strats but I’d like to try one of these SE models at my local shop.
Best thumbnail! Love it!
This is the one video that actually made me stop rolling my eyes at this model and start GASing for it. Your demo of all the non-mayerish sounds this thing can make is much more compelling than the umpteen bluesy solos other reviewers have done. Thanks for your refreshing voice + perspective.
I just got mine and it fits me like a glove--or as you say "melts into you."
We can't deny that these are great looking and great sounding guitars. That being said the neck on these is THICCCCCCCC.
5:05 Referencing the factory wasn't really a thing before the development of the PRS Santana SE models. Paul wanted to name the manufacturers on the headstock as his opinion was that the people building them were highly skilled at their craft, and that should be acknowledge. The Santana SE models had the name World Music Corportation on the headstock for that reason, and it caused a lot of kickback within the industry.
There is a video on the PRS channel describing the design and release of the Santana SE, and hearing Paul speak with such fondness for the people he worked with there while they were refining the prototypes is a lovely thing to see. They have acknowledged all the manufacturing companies for the SE series across the board.
I saw this on the news this morning.
"Man who hates John Mayer vows to play guitar with tampon for eternity."
Always entertaining. Good stuff. Thanks. :)
"Oh yeah, that feels nice and firm" I hope that's what she said!
I think those are really cool. I just really wish they had more traditional color options.
The cream color is probably the most traditional color in this line.
@@60CycleHumcast Yeah, that one's not too bad. I think if I were to get one, that'd be the one.
This!!! The cream is honestly the only one I could handle owning. lol Call me boring.
PRS has said that there will be other colours available in the future. So if you don't mind waiting, there should be more to choose from in the foreseeable future.
I just ordered a Stone Blue, but I really like the dragon fruit as well.
Look at G&L's strat copies out of Indonesia
I will never get over that fugly headstock on the beautiful strat body. With that said, I really like your reviews and personality you bring to your videos. Keep up the good work!
Prs headstock is so fn ugly
@@tomvice yeah it’s like a cheap Walmart headstock on a lawyer guitar.
Looks great !
Cor-Tek is famous for building high quality guitars.
I would put it on a guitar too.
THAT’s! A great review! Planning to get one of these guitars soon! It just is such an attractive guitar in looks and sound. ❤ And you made a great review of it!
how are you liking it? thinking of trading a couple of my lower end guitars for one
I had a set of GFS Texas Premiums in a Mexican strat once and I swear those pickups really remind me of those.
Finally a guitar UA-camr not going googoo gaga over John Mayer. Thank you!!
It’s refreshing, isn’t it? I’ve never understood the appeal of that guy.
Give credit where credit is due. He is a respected musician. It's not about him, it's about his fingers and brain.
@@travisgorduyn5701 John isn’t hurting for credit.
I am a guitar player of over 30 years. Session player or not, you are a fine guitarist my friend. ;)
That vibrato you have dialed in there is awe inspiring.
Well damn. My gig bag has a hook, who knew? Thanks man, good review.
I bought the green silversky a couple months back and it is truly a thing of beauty. So many sweet tones
This is the first video of yours I watched in a while. Captain blondebeard in the house! Lookin good dude
The guitar looks like a smoothie. In a good way. Tasty.
Would love to see Fender do a take off of a PRS double cutaway with a Fender headstock to see how PRS likes them apples.
Methinks old Paul wouldn’t be too pleased about that. I believe fender headstock would make the PRS look better.
Fender can’t even get their own guitars right let alone a brand new (to them) design lol
Who cares? As long as it isn't an exact replica, it's just one more option to choose from. I honestly have no idea why people made such a big deal about this guitar. What is so bad about PRS/Mayer collaborating on an S-style guitar? I don't get it.
@@allthingsclassicrock PRS headstock is so much better, looks are subjective though
@@GratefulGrove yuck, no. The headstock is uneven and trashy looking. But looks are subjective like you said. Lol
That guitar sounds amazing, in my electrostatic Martin Logan speakers. And there's a clear tonal difference between the five mic positions, there every position has it's own very usable sound. And that's not always the case with some other guitars, not even how much you try to tweak the tone controls.
A dragonfruit silver sky ice cream flavor would probably be pretty tasty honestly
thanks for making everything clear since the beginning :)
Best thumbnail ever
Like you I don’t even know what John Meyer plays but I saw them guitars and I wanted one , it’s currently on order waiting for SweetWater to let me know when to expect it :)
Did you ever get it?
Best prs ever imo. I honestly am not a prs fan and really loved playing the silver sky se. Didnt want to stop playing. Really dont want to go get one. But........
Poplar in general is pretty good sounding, w just a little upper highs being muffled. I'd like an A/B w a Maryland made one.
Wood type barely influences tone on electric guitars. Acoustics, yes.
@@feloniousmonk321 Sorry to hear about your hearing loss.
@@terryenglish7132 sorry to hear the same old bullshit.
@@terryenglish7132 he's right
A big neon 60 cycle hum sign would look awesome on the blue wall to your left 👌🏻
Mayers breathy singing gives me the runs.
Ryan, great review. Don't change! Some guitarists just flash through scale after scale, and maybe I'm weird, but it doesn't sound like music?
Wow, the color fits well with your surf blue amp.
Sweetwater does a full set up on every guitar over $299. So yeah im sure they set it up. I think in this case 'demo' meant that this is the one they had out for photos and filming for their own channel.
@@60CycleHumcast I must correct this item, Sweetwater sent me an $1100 Fender Vintera with NO SETUP.
Nice unboxing and review! Your beard game is ON POINT, my dude!
The fret work on these looks so much better than MIM player strats. But if there’s one thing I’ve taken from this review is that I love that reverb pedal! 😁
That's funny my player strat frets are perfect and so is my son's player strat
I have a SE Custom 24 and a player Strat, the frets on my SE are like glass, my Strat frets are fine, but even visually you can see the SE frets have had much more attention. And I'm with you on that reverb, it sounds glorious
Brilliant fun review, love all your reviews! Keep it up! 🎶👍🎸
The rootbeer barrel has to be better than the Fireball. LOL I always thought Baskin Robbins logo was pink. LOL Cort makes more guitars than any company on earth. They normally have someone else's name on them. That's surprising that the PRS SE actually says what company made it. I'm pretty sure Cort makes all the PRS SE line, G&L Tribute series, Squier CV line, some Epiphones, and some of the Fender limited edition models. Look for the Fender Tele with humbuckers and a maple top. Cort also makes some of the top Harley Benton guitars now. The body and necks are great.
Just got my SE today. So far so good.... but a dumb QC issue. The red wire for the jack was wrapped around inside the jack, and it was preventing the lead cord from from being inserted. It took me 30 sec to remove the jack and correct it. But it obviously had not been checked.
Speaking of "artist models", I highly recommend the Robert Cray stratocaster, one of the few (only?) hardtail (no wang bar) models still in production. I got my slightly used version on Reverb for ~$900 w/gig-bag and shipping. FWIW the "Tonequest Report" creator-publisher, David Wilson (excellent writer, perhaps the best in this field?), recommended this model no less than THREE times over the years. He bought three different versions from various years, and is keeping the latest acquisition. His were older versions, and mine is from a couple years ago - I think the necks on newer versions aren't as chunky...? I'm just guessing, but kept hearing about how chunky they are, and mine is not chunky, although not "slim" either, rather a nice medium C-taper, well rounded as I like them. It's light weight (7lbs. 2oz.), the beautiful silver finish is thin, and the Indian rosewood fretboard is dark. The most striking feature is the pickups, which are perhaps the best sounding stratocaster pickups I've ever heard. The neck and middle have un-bevelled staggered magnets, while the bridge pickup has flat magnets, and seems to sound more like a telecaster than stratocaster bridge pickup. The pickups are more jumbo than medium ("medium-jumbo" is a useless description - it can mean different things), the radius is 9 1/2". This is probably a wasted comment that will never get seen, but if you see it my friend - please feature a Robert Cray strat in the future maybe? I'm not very familiar with his music, but do like his guitar playing, and I Love this strat. The made in Mexico version is the guitar I'm talking about, not the custom shop version, which is different. The Silver Sky sounds good, but is it better than a Robert Cray strat.....?
You can order fixed bridge strata through the Fender Mod shop with all kinds of options (color, necks, pickups, tuners). Only slightly more expensive then a retail American Professional model.
Wow🎸《☆》Nice demo🔥🥤I'm not thrilled with the color. Perhaps a BaskinRobbins logo is needed. I think it could use a WRHB pickup at the bridge✌🏼😎☯️
It occurs to me that this is the first Strat clone I’ve ever heard that I don’t think will sound great playing Mark Knopfler tunes. I dunno…maybe I’m wrong, but I know I wouldn’t be feeling it as usual if I were to break out ‘Sultans Of Swing’.
No but you can do a different vibe to the cover. Check out Wild Blue by Mayer, it’s got a very similar chord progression and bounciness to Sultans, but it’s more of an indie vibe to the song.
"...just a hobby player like you..." :-) Well, you certainly have WAY more hobby pedals and hobby amps than I do (I assume you own all that stuff behind you) - which makes me feel better about my non-stop researching and buying stuff. I like what you do, and thanks!!
Massive John Mayer fan. Largely for his records, his songs, his Songwriting. His guitar playing speaks to me on a level I can't describe, but to those of you who either write him off or don't feel the need to explore his work, I'd encourage you to listen to his albums, not just the intro to "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room". "Paradise Valley" could be a good choice. To me, he's just as much a philosopher as he is a guitar player. I think he's a very good lyricist and an expressive, tasteful singer. Despite having a limited range
I also think he's a fine arranger and a consumate band leader. I guess that makes him overrated.
Yeah honestly why deny yourself even casually enjoying JM’s music. Like… tell me you don’t feel something listening to “Stop This Train.”
“Don’t know how else to say it, don’t want to see my parents go./One generation’s length away from fighting life out on my own.” Come on bro…
Absolutely.. Paradise Valley would be a good starting point.. But personally I'm a huge fan of his Born & Raised album. Every cut on that album is strong, well crafted and impactful. It's where I'd recommend an uninitiated Mayer fan start.
JM haters are kind of posing. Who needs to go out if their way to say they don't like someone. The video title is fine because he bought a signature guitar without being a fan.
JM has a huge career because he appeals to women and is a top guitarist. It seems this combination is a problem for the average YT commenter. His guitar skill can't be argued. Some of his songs have become classics. Glad he's around.
New subscriber here, great review. I'm really torn whether to buy this $850 PRS silver sky or the full meal deal on at $2649, tough decision. Not being an accomplished guitarist it's tough to make a decision. If you're looking at your older videos it would be great to get your thoughts on this. Thanks for the fun video.
Sounds like a Strat. Looks like a Strat with a PRS headstock.
Man SAME , i didn't like John Mayers music except some songs , but yesterday i went to a store and picked it up and It just felt right , so good !!!!
Great review. Positive but not just plain gushing over it. Appreciate it.
I was more impressed with the Tone King amp, The PRS SE Slver Sky to me is nothing more than finally getting into the game with the Fender MiM Player Series. And then Fender beat PRS to Player Plus before the PRS SE SS was introduced. I think they get their sales, but to me it's more hype than anything else. If I want a Poplar body, Sterling by Music Man has bee making this instrument for years really, and even in the pandemic inflation era, still making the guitar for 300-500 less at MSRP. Just me, but even a Squier Bullet is going to sound outstanding when played thru a Tone King Imperial $ 2,600 tube amp.
I really think that Tone King is basically a flawless amp. If I had a spare 2600 laying around, I’d have one.
@@erikwilliamsen2830 All of the Tone King amps have power attenuation, from Gremlin to Sky King. I like the Falcon Series, which is now limited to the Falcon Grande 1x12 Combo (the Regular Falcon 1x10 Combo is discontinued, but I could live with that one as a clearance). The Falcon Grande is more my preference of the 4 Tone King Combo amps.
Love your reviews, Ryan 👍
You have a great way of describing what you’re experiencing as you go along.
I was super excited when there were root beer barrels in my last Sweetwater order!
my favourite part of your channel is that you are just like the majority of us! Not incredibly good but good enough to know tone and what we like and don't! I get tired of watching videos of guys demoing stuff trying to show off how good they are rather than what the instrument sounds like the to the average player!
I think a lot of them don't have the enthusiasm and character that this dude has. His chops are nothing special, but he isn't pretending they are. You don't need to e a virtuoso to make decent music, and reckon he probably can. As you mentioned, he's discerning. He has a good sense of the bigger picture. Personally, I like that he doesn't dig John Mayer!
Why would you want someone who sounds below average for comparison? Don’t you want to hear what it’s capable of in the hands of someone who knows how to use it? I didn’t realize anyone this bad made videos on this site- this is just not musical at all it’s painful and out of tune. Plug into a tuner… problem solved. Probably deletes comments..,
@@bojangles6444 he doesn't sound below average at all, and that is his main thing. It doesn't have to be crazy professional.. It's like hanging out with a friend while he noodles around on a piece of gear. Id much rather that than a dude shredding as hard as he can rather than showing what the damn pedal sounds like, and for the love of god I am tired of the same blues licks on every pedal demo.
@@DelScully I don’t need shredding. I want decent tone. This is like squawking and honking. I really think he just needs to stay in tune. Almost everybody intermediate level has a bad ear for going out of tune and should be checking it almost constantly if they can’t hear it.
I like the way the guys play on the pedal show but I feel like they talk too much it’s way more lengthy than it needs to be. I am sick of the blues licks- but that’s 90% of all guitar solos ever made. Unfortunately rock hasn’t really gone anywhere else tastefully that lasted. I am sick of my own playing sometimes but we are kinda all stuck in a box those of us who have played for decades. I am trying to find a new direction but it’s a lot easier to connect with what people are used to.
@@bojangles6444 Do you think that Ronnie Wood was chosen to join the Rolling Stones because he was the best guitarist on the planet?
Purple? Looks very pink
it is lmao its dragonfruit
I agree… the sticky plastic is a pain plus it often interferes with the function of the pot controls by making turning the knobs slightly harder ond changing the way they feel.
I hate having to pop the tone knob off to get the plastic off.
When my company sells a guitar we score around pots (before installing knobs) and jack and switches with an exacto. Plastic comes off super easy.
I'm not a John Mayer fan either. I bought a Samick Malibu back in 2020 and I decided to hotrod it because if John can so can I!
I put a Filtertron in the bridge (real deal), a Seymour Duncan Little 59 in the middle, and a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder in the neck position. The control lay out is master volume, coil tap for Little 59, and master tone with a Grease Bucket mod on it. Pots are mini Bournes and a Grigsby 5 way switch with a Switchcraft jack. I also upgraded the trem block with a Brass GFS block. It has Grover tuners stock on it. USA ones.
I picked up the guitar for under $75 out the door. Its a black with white pickguard. Anywho its a proof of concept that turned out better than expected. Last thing will be a professional bone nut here soon. Honestly its a full scale guitar but the body is smaller like inbetween a Strat and a Duo Sonic. If you want a poor man's Silver Sky, a Malibu is a bit closer to a Strat with a compact body. I will say with all the mods, it got chonky and weighs a bit more than expected.
I love me a lil59er in the bridge position! Don't really care much for a traditional single coil in the bridge UNLESS it's my Tele 😎
@@albertplaysguitar
The concept is AC/DC Malcolm Young (bridge- Filtertron), Wayne Kramer (middle -Little 59), and the neck is a pickup that is P 90-esque (with a touch of single coil sparkle). Roll the tone back on the neck and sounds very close to a P 90. I do like position 4 with the coil split on the Little 59 because its like a P 90 with extra single coil sparkle. All three pickups are loud and strong and have different magnets (Alnico 2/ceramic/Alnico 5) but they all work very well together and great on their own. I am hitting the 250k pots with lots of signal so the signal is juiced from the get go.
This was designed to be an aggressive sounding guitar. I have other guitars that are more traditional and nuanced. This is supposed to be a sonic jack hammer!😎👍💥
@@gringogreen4719 man, that sounds great! I've yet to try a 59er in the middle. I'm very much a mid pickup strat guy. It's my default. But I need it to sound clean-ish when necessary. 🤔
@@albertplaysguitar
Being mainly a Tele guy, I have another Squire Stratocaster that is hot rodded but that middle pickup surprised me on how much I liked it. Its a Partscaster with a Squire Korean neck and a "Who Knows?!?!" body. The pickups are all Seymour Duncans and are Twang Banger/ Reversed wound Alnico 2/ and a 5/2 in the neck. All of them sound great but that middle one was pretty much the one I put the least thought into and surprised me how much I liked it. Definitely not the same as a middle Tele sound.
I have a Xavier I am going to order here this week. Its getting a dual Filtertron pickguard loaded up into it. I am going to take the stock pickups out of that and load them up into a off brand Strat. Same pickups on Ryan's gold Xavier Strat. Since it will be a calibrated set I am going to be interested to see how that turns out.
Originally the Filtertrons were to go into the off brand Strat but once the old pickguard came off the new loaded one did not allign at all. I just decided to go with the pickup swap as mentioned above. Also, a decent reason to get another guitar!🤣😎👍✨
I'm neutral as far as John Mayer and PRS go, but I want this guitar. For some reason, that headstock really works with the Strat-type body.
LOL. I wish people years ago when the SS came out could see this comment now.
@@dannydoyle8340 well, I still feel it looks like shit lol
#4 position! I love it. I just ordered this guitar!!!
I wonder how hard it would be to install a humbucker in the bridge position.
Hard cases are also a pain in the neck to store if you don’t have a garage which luckily I have
I absolutely love that colour. Also not a John Mayer fan, though I respect his skill.
Yeah it's crazy to see player strats going for $900, I remember when they were $500! Lol I sound old and I know inflation is a thing but seems they jumped over night. Anyway I like the sound of the pickups in the Silver Sky, just wished they left the headstock alone! The og PRS is fine
Mayer explains why they changed the headstock. Makes sense too
You are so right. Player strats going for nearly what American strats used to go for.
Yup. When I began playing Mexican standards retailed for $399 and US standards $999.
As Teenagers we could easily afford to work during summers and buy Mexican standards without blowing too much cash.
Some of the mid 2000s Mexican strats and teles were absolute monster playing guitars for their price.
Old Fart here. I’m old enough to remember when a new US-made Strat (there was no other kind then) was $289.50; the case was another $50.