The Big Problems A PRS Fixes! ft Tim Pierce
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2022
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What's your favorite model of PRS? You know I'm going with the DGT.
Your DGT is stunning Robert. I've never played anything past the S2 model and it was a smooth player. Going to have to try the higher end models soon. Great vid!
My DGT and CU22 are great. Love the versatile tones of the DGT.
My new to me 594 single cut
The S2 Standard 24, I love the matte nitro finish with the pick guard. It’s a GREAT guitar.
I have three, A Santana, a very early Custom 22 with SD pickups (pre bird inlays), and a beautiful prism stained Al Di meola model, which are pretty rare, and the Di meola is the one I keep going to. It is the best sounding, most versatile guitar I've ever owned! I can literally play any genre or style with it at will.
"I'm just ready for it to be easy!" No truer words. For those of us that are approaching our 6th, 7th, decades, easy action is key. :)
Right with you on that. Well into my 6th decade and looking for what is easy on the hands.
Easiest playing guitar out there. I'm approaching 60 and the old hands need all the help they can get.
I agree. I'm turning 62 and my hands are starting to hurt a bit occasionally when I play hard on my 11-49 standard tuned guitars. I'm starting to change down to 10-46 to help my ageing knuckles.
I’m a beginner in the middle of my 4th decade. Hope I can carry a tune by my 6th.
Tim is such a humble cool guy. Especially putting it in context of his enormous musical contributions.
Robert and Tim bringing wisdom to the feel of scale length! Love you guys
Thank you Robert. I purchased a CE24 because of you from Sweetwater. I had them put 9’s on it and do a set up. It’s exactly like Tim said. It practically plays itself. Can’t say enough good things about this guitar. The tuning blew me away. Even after dive bombs, it still stays in tune
Got my ce 24 and it's now my favorite guitar. Followed up by my American strat, which is the guitar I put all my learning hours on. The prs just inspires me to pick it up and play, it stays in tune, the trem works well and doesn't lose pitch, the pickups and coil splitting options plus great pots leave so much room for tone variations and it just makes me smile
I put the strap button way out on the tip of the horn on an SG copy I have and the neck still dives. Found a strap with sheep wool padding that stops it sliding over my shoulder for the most part. One time before I hung 2 double D-cell flashlights off the bottom strap button to balance it. Made for an interesting light show on stage. Was easy to see the set-list to.😎😎
Hey Robert great video, nice to see Tim too. I love PRS and how amazing they feel. I can't wait to get my hands on a Neal Schon model on day. Thanks man
Thanks for the latest video featuring Tim Pierce and the PRS guitars. Great video and helpful. Now I know why I love my PRS ;-)
I love whenb you guys talk about PRS guitars. I've got an SE 24 fret that obvioisly is not a PRS. But it's close. So it's cool hearing what players like you and Tim do to them to get them to sound good. I wasn't crazy about it when I got it, but it's getting there. And any video with Tim is great.
I bought a singlecut S2 in 2020 and have loved it ever since.
Couldn't agree more about the tuning issue. Even with the heat waves we've been having here in Portugal, the PRS just stays in tune, whereas all the others suffer a lot. Speaking for myself, obviously. But it so pleasant to have a guitar that's just user friendly. No fuss, no gimmicks.
Both you guys are amazing players who make the PRS sound come to life, unfortunately it has never worked out for me.
I bought my first PRs a couple months ago. I love it. Love it. Love it.
I have a DGT in that black and white stripe pattern. Love it. Much harder to play than my 84 strat but lovely sound and very good in many ways.
And I’m going to try 9/10 now that I see you guys have had good luck with it. 11s are way too much. :)
I have the PRS SE Custom 24 in a Tobacco Burst and I LOVE it. I did put locking tuners on it that I purchased from John Mann Guitar Vault USA and it stays in tune better that my MIM Fender Strat and I could be wrong, but I think the PRS style tremolo bridge helps it to stay in tune too. Great video!!
Your DGT video pushed me over the edge to buy one and it’s amazing! I hope the come out with an S2 version as well
I’ve been a Fender player for most of my career and made the switch to PRS two years ago. Now, I truly have the perfect guitar. My choice was based on the design aspect alone and luckily enough I got a really great instrument. Thanks Paul!🎸🇺🇸
I have yet to own one, but I love PRS. I use to harvest maple blocks in high school as a side job and they were all for the PRS custom shops body’s. Very very high figured maple, we would travel all over western WA looking for good trees
That's a really cool story. Wood is such a beautiful material to work with. And look at the grey top on Robert's guitar. My mind got lost in that for 5 minutes, it's so beautiful.
And this means you and I maybe connected. You may have harvested the wood for my guitar! Thanks!
And if you're thinking of buying one, don't go on Sweetwater. They have some that are among the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen. It's like going to the grocery store when I'm hungry, I want to buy all the >$4,000 models. And twhile that is expensive, you're buying a future heirloom because properly cared for, they'll last forever. The same can be said for other first rate guitars, it's just that they're not PRS. : )
And I was kidding about not going to Sweetwater. It's a fantastic place to buy gear, IMO.
Love the intro licks. Was moving my emotions
Thanks for the video. I love my PRS Custom 24 SE, the way it sounds, plays, and looks. I am an older player who didn’t know how to play a single chord until 3 years ago but this guitar inspires me to play and play better. It feels great. And as I get better, I am exploring more and more of the tones. That it has both single coil and humbuckers expands the range.
Recently got a 594 s2. The top contour is so comfortable (even if it’s not as aesthetically pleasing as the violin carves) and it plays incredibly well. I think the S2 line is really under rated.
I wish they would match the output of the pickups like the core model but that was my only gripe. The neck pickup was perfect but the bridge was too hot (9k). Chords were muddy and never cut like I expected but it was great for lead. I put a matching 8.3k in the bridge and it fixed my problem. Now it does everything I want it to. Perfect guitar 👌
I played my buddy’s PRS and within 45 seconds I could tell it was the best playing guitar I had ever played. Not talking about sound or whether I felt inspired, I mean literally it played better.
Head stock design is one of the reasons i purchased a PRS. Amongst many others . The higher end models you really do get your moneys worth . Im a shreadder but i do play a lot of blues with a lot of bends and it stays in tune. If you really look at the finer details you will start to notice just how meticulous they build . Just things like the nut channels . The way they did those inlays in the string channels on the nut is a perfect example . Been a fan from the first time i played one .
Fine imstrument !
Tim's the best. Great interview!
I was lucky to get a PRS SE Custom 24-08 in Blue Burst from Sweetwater in May 2022. It's a Sweetwater exclusive, and they go fast. Not only is the guitar gorgeous, but it plays great and stays in tune, even without locking tuners on this model. I love the pickup options, the balance, and the weight. It's almost 2 pounds lighter than my Les Paul, and about a pound heavier than my Strat. The body and fretboard binding are a great touch at this price. Fabulous value.
Both of you guys rock. Thank you. I loved the video. I would like to try the DGT. I have a core CU24 and a Core Silver Sky. I’m in love with the Silver Sky.
Love Tim, already follow him. Love my PRSs. Thanks for the video.
I had an Artist 2 WAY back in the day. It was gorgeous with an Amber quilted top, it had a cool ass border along the neck & headstock, and it played & sounded AMAZING! I sold it to help buy PA gear to start a business and kick myself every day because I haven't seen one that nice in 20 years.
I have a custom 24 Floyd Core that is absolutely amazing. It’s the perfect blend of ‘classic’ and modern features. Just absolutely amazing!
Two of my favorite UA-camrs together! What more can you request? I have to say that it is taking me a while to love my PRS. It is an amazing guitar. It is a 35th Anniversary Custom 24 with mini toggles with so much variety between single and humbuckers. However, I come from a Fender background. Try as I might, I just have not fell in love with PRS. Yet, it is an amazing guitar when I pick it up. I agree on the tuning compared to a Gibson, but my Fenders stay in tune so much better. I think I could drop my Fender down steps, drag it behind the car and it would still be in tune.
The standard coil split and versatility is another thing these fix. I had my first encounter with one in 2002 at college, when I did a setup on one, and fell in love with it. I was sad to give it back. CE24 in whale blue. I'm going to buy one from that era once I save the money because I truly have always wanted one.
Robert, great, informative video!! And you have Tim Pierce who is an absolute monster of a guitarist AND a monster teacher. Every video is a master class in how to do the right things right on guitar. Like a pro athlete, there are no weak spots in his game. And he always seems to be having a fantastic time.
BTW, the figuring on your grey guitar is so dramatic and arresting.
I've thought PRS were the best-made guitars since I first played one in the 80s. I have one of my own, but the amazing amounts of info you pack into this videhis video has showed me that I'll benefit from standardizing on them.
Thanks for a great video!
Robert, I think the 24-08 configuration gives you the independent coil splitting functionality you are looking for. I know it’s available in an SE and S2 model. And after being a PRS holdout for a long time (I am really only an SE level player and I thought a lot of the SE pickups sounded kind of generic) I got an SE Starla at a no-regrets price and just love it. The 25 inch scale, the balance, the tuning stability, the overall build quality, all the things you guys mention are 100% true.
I've played guitar for some 50 years. I've owned Fenders, Gibsons, Epiphones, Gretsch guitars. I currently have several PRS SE guitars and they are IMO better guitars than my 60's Gibsons or 60's-70's Strats. The fretwork alone puts those guitars to shame. SE might mean lower cost, but not low quality.
They are incredibly consistent and well engineered. If you are a player, always play examples until one speaks to you, then buy.
Agreed 👍
Not trying to be a troll or anything, but how are they "well engineered" as opposed to many other guitar models? For example, the strings don't go 100% straight from nut to tuner and the neck heel isn't the most comfortable or ergonomic in the market by a long shot. not bashing the brand, but that blanket statement just irked me XD I 100% agree...play many guitars until one just "feels right" in your hands. If I have 10 min to try a guitar I would spend 9 min unplugged just "feeling" the guitar and how it resonates...then I would care 1min about the easily replaceable pickups XD
There are just as much defective PRS as there are defective epiphones and gibsons and fenders.
The only problem is so few music stores have a decent collection of PRS guitars to try out. I've been fortunate enough to be able to buy and try a few (do a bit of selling as well on Reverb) to find the ones that "speak" to me.
Beautiful guitar that Roberts has, the charcoal-silver flamed. Loved it!
Man to have a tenth of the talent that’s in this video!! Great watch👍🏻👍🏻
I just recently got a DGT Wood library & I absolutely love it!!
PRS has even more benefits, I could keep this conversation going haha 😂 I absolutely love them. Paul is a good guy, works hard to bring the best product to the table for us to love. This is a company doesn’t stop at “good enough” they try to go into exceptional even on their SE line. I’ve got a few PRS guitars, and no matter if it’s my expensive “now somewhat vintage pre hollow body 2” or my Se... I love them. It’s easy to create and cut loose when you have something that rarely breaks a string & stays in tune 😂
Thank you both
I LOVE my PRS Woodlibrary CS. Definitely my favorite of my guitars, and will be REALLY hard to beat.
Great video. I've been playing guitar for many years and finally got my first PRS, an S2 and I love it. The sound, the quality, playability, the thing is flawless in my opinion. I don't see how any good guitar player wouldn't love a PRS. Just saying lol.
I fell in love with PRS on my first play. It just fit. I can't explain any better. It fit me perfectly. They're right about the balance and weight, they're damn near perfect for me. But most important, they sound absolutely beautiful, and I love to play them. (Even though the guy at the store asked me not to touch the massively expensive one.)
I saw a video in 1989 or so on and by Paul Reed Smith. That only sold me, then I played one. I'd have bought one decades ago if my playing ability justified the cost. Keep playing!
The notes sound really clear on these pickups.
I went to a guitar show in Sydney Australia in the early nineties, heard a PRS through a Soldano, thought it was the greatest thing ever. 20 years, 20 guitars and 20 amps later, I had a 93 10 top custom and a 50 watt hot rod Soldano. Couldn't take to the prs, felt light and sort of flimsy compared to my 96 les paul custom, and didn't have the punch and warmth. The PRS went after a few years, the lp and Soldano are still here. Forever.
My favorite PRS so far is the 513. I haven't been able to try a DGT but I think the neck would be too thick for my tastes. I love the Pattern Thin necks from PRS.
When you add all that up that they mentioned, plus the fact there's so many other features that make a PRS so good like brass inserts on the saddles, the pickup ring screws are flush mounted, the carve of the body elevates the picking area in relation to where your arm/elbow rest. I am holding my Paul's Guitar right now and going over all the things I can see as I write this. The bottom line is if it's on one of PRS's guitars, Paul has given it some thought. Nothing has escaped his scrutiny.
I love how a PRS looks... I love the whole concept Paul has been going with the whole time. The one time I pulled a trigger on a PRS CE (my first and only PRS) it was during the COVID shutdown, stock was nonexistent, wait times for guitars were long. Eventually one arrived at an online dealer and I purchased it. I really wanted to love that guitar. It was amazing to behold, but I just couldn't get it set up in a way that way comfortable to me. And for some reason, the low E string had zero sustain no matter what I tried. You'd pick the note and you could watch the string choke and stop vibrating after about 0.75 seconds. After a couple of weeks of trying setups that might solve this, and still feel comfortable to play, I gave up and sent it back, and was sad to have to do it. I always felt the one I got may have been a rush-job to get stock out after a long period of no production. Perhaps the wood wasn't quite as cured as normal, or time was not quite available to spend on finer mechanical details. I really wanted to love that guitar. I don't hold it against PRS and eventually a time will come when I will give them another try.... times were tough during that period for every business on earth. Not every guitar can be a winner for every player. But I have no doubt a PRS exists for me somewhere.... i love the look... works of art. I won't let a single bad-luck-lemon ruin it for me... and it hasn't.
A good luthier and wiring guy can make any guitar feel and sound better if you're willing to take the time to find them and have the cash to pay for the work.
@@RoadkillPinata I am a guitar tech with 30+ years experience. This issue didn't need a luthier. It was simply a bad apple.
@@electricurinal ...plus, no one should have to go out and find someone and pay them a bunch of money to fix their Brand New PRS Guitar...
@@electricurinal Are you certain it was a genuine PRS?
I'm also a player/guitar builder with 50/35 years (of respective) experience and I've seen the "bad apple" scenario with Gibson guitars but, so far, never with a genuine USA built PRS. I have seen it with counterfeit (China) Gibson and PRS guitars. They look good but don't play or sound right, the last supposed "real" PRS I worked on had dead spots all over the neck due to poorly cut fret slots.
Still, after spending $2000 on any guitar, nobody should have to take it in for a major repair just to get it to play/sound decent.
@@RoadkillPinata Purchased from American Musical Supply... which seems to be the industry-standard place for reselling returned gear of late. Everything I've gotten from them recently has looked pre-owned, returned, and resold for as-new prices.
Very cool discussion on the PRS design elements. Should have talked a little about pickups though... I like that those of y'all that I subscribe to on YT that attended Gear Fest are doing "together" videos. Very nice, and informative!
I really liked this video, and I love PRS guitars. I own two of them, both from the S2 line: The Vela and the McCarty 594 single-cut. They sound, feel, and look beautiful. After watching this video, I'm ready to check out other PRS models. It's my dream to own a core model, but I gotta save up a little more cash for that purchase.
Custom 24-08 covers everything you'd ever need. LOVE mine. Great video!
My CE24 had an issue so it went back for warranty work. Had them rewire it to 24-08. Very sweet!
I always thought PRS guitars were nice but early on, was never a fan of the prices. Even the starting price. I was glad when they released the SE series because I could finally afford one. Somehow I got one with a flat top instead of the standard carved top, but it is the guitar that caught my eye and the one I wanted. It plays nicely and sounds great.
Every price point of theirs is good. You really can't go wrong.
Torally agree about the SE. Having that quality of build and the beautiful playability in a guitar that cost me less than £500 new was just amazing. Love it.
I've got an SE Tremonti. The best playing guitar in my collection - with two others at twice that price. The SE is the only guitar I have not had to set up - and that's impressive!
Sometimes, I like, speak as if, like, everything is an approximation of, like, what I'm, like talking about. Like, it drives me f***ing crazy to hear this...LIKE LIKE LIKE all day. It is weak and annoying.
@@dragonpundit.6443 It's believe it's an age thing because nobody over 40 really speaks like that. "Literally" is also very popular, and when combined with "Like" can become doubly annoying. See below ⬇️
"I literally like bought this guitar" 🤔
"I bought this guitar "🙂
Last December, after a multi-year hiatus from playing, almost on a lark really, I bought a PRS SE Standard 24. Sweetwater. New. $650 bucks. Lowest man of the PRS Totempole. I never looked back. Can't put it down. Playing now at a level beyond my ambitions without one shred of feeling like I have worked hard, even though I really have. The quality that Paul insists in his SE line should get him into heaven all by itself. A few weeks after I picked up the Standard 24 I bought a PRS SE Angelus a30e used on Reverb. Same story.
I just acquired a se Paul's guitar, my second se and I love it. One of these days I'll get my core custom 22 stop tail but I'm satisfied until then
I really like the way you did this video Robert. I’m not particularly a PRS fan, although I do own a couple of CE24s. I feel that some people go a bit overboard with PRS features that “solved problems” with other more traditional brands, where in many cases those features are just a matter of personal taste, not necessarily better or worse. But you mostly kept it much more in the realms of a few things that they definitely improved 👍🏻
I feel like the opinion of someone like Tim Pierce, who's been a working and in demand guitarist for decades, carries a lot of weight. He's said, these are issues I've had in the past with guitars and I don't with the PRS.
I have this PRS blue in semi-hallow ! I Love it !!!
It’s easy to have independent coil splitting, you just need to add a second push/pull pot (replace an existing one)and wire each pickup to a separate one. I have a Chapman Ghostfret with master tone and master volume, both push/pull with neck pickup switched on volume pot, bridge pickup on tone pot
That DGT you bought is my favorite PRS ever. Good choice.
I completely agree about the DGT. I love mine. I have four core PRSi and the DGT is my favourite.
I'm fundamentally a Stratocaster guy (I have nine!) but my PRS guitars are the best built guitars I own including my vintage Gibsons.
No-one mentioned the MANN trem. Silky smooth and stays in tune better than any of my Strats.
I love the engineering analysis here!
PRS guitars are functional artworks. My motivation now that I'm getting back into playing music is to get good enough on my Squiers that I can justify moving up to a PRS.
Rock on!
With a Classic Vibe model, if you like it enough, it may be as much "moving up" as you'll ever need to do. Even the Affinity line has become more than just 'good enough'.
I saved money for a core PRS for ages, and when the time was right, I bought a limited series, pre BFR, EBMM Luke III. I'm not that smart. Anyway, I love my guitar, but now I'm saving again for the DGT. 😅
Nice to see both of you together. I'm gonna stop writing, 'cause I'm missing the video. Cheers! 🍻
Oh dude the Lukes are AMAZING. And you will love the DGT when you get it.
My main gigging axe is a PRS 513. It's absolutely fantastic.
I wired my tele with the bridge pickup only with the tone wired and not the neck. I also flipped the controls to stop knocking the switch, and made the volume knob closest to my pinky.
I love my PRS 24-08 I got from Sweetwater over a year ago. I can get any tone I want from this guitar and the Helix. The build quality is awesome!
The four knobs is one of the reasons that I still love Gibson's style guitars . Can't wait to acquire a single cut PRS !
594 SC !
I have done the wiring on one of my PRS guitars that Tim is talking about at 10:10. It was the movement of one wire. Look it up. It was very simple.
If you have a DGT, try rewiring it to have 3 push pull pots, one to split both HB's, one for a phase reversal switch and one for a master series/parallel switch, lots of tonal variations.
@@RoadkillPinata great idea
Great Video, both of you guys rock. Just a quick heads up. Robert I think you were playing a McCarty Core model & I’m pretty sure those have coil splits on both tone knobs, I have a McCarty S2 and mine has coil splits on each tone knob. It’s great. Put the toggle in the middle & go nuts with the separate volume controls & coil splits 👍
Thanks Shawn and yes sir they do. I should have been more clear I was refering to my DGT about the 1 master coil tap.
Loved my yellow santana the day I saw it. Checked all the boxes for me,
Nice info, love Tim
My first guitar was a Santana se, bought back in 03. I got heavily involved with the p and w scene and bought into the fender and Gibson hype. After years of playing anything from asat, to sg’s to lespauls to portlander I picked up a silver sky to compare to my strat. I was blown away. It’s a year and a half later and I now have 3 and am trying re acquire my first guitar lol.
Love the OCD here on table, all the picks and patch leads lined up just so, a man after my own foibles ;)
One day I will own a PRS..... love them since Alex Lifeson used them. Now Mark Tremonti. Great stuff. Best mix of the two techs and they look great
I've played bass in lots of bands and guitar in a few. Played with a pal who used a PRS and I used my Firebird. It was a great and sort of unique sound for a guy who spent decades hearing LP and Strat as a blend. Personally I don't care for PRS because I don't like the necks. They are great instruments regardless.
I've literally only ev er played 1 PRS, and I came this 🤏 close to buying it too. if it had a normal toggle switch instead of that dial they did, I would have. It was a great feeling neck and gorgeous looking instrument. My Mayones is a 25.4"scale, with 9.5's it's still got that chunky/girthy midrange while you can still easily do Gilmour bends.
I haven't picked it up in a couple weeks, but I just walked over to my CE to check whether it's in tune. Lo and behold, it is!
Thank you Robert, exellent upload. I wish my pocket book was big enough to afford me a US made PRS. I'm left handed too so choice isn't as abundant. I do have a Korean made SE 24 and it's superb, i can only imagine what a Maryland made one feels like to play.
I have an '09 DGT that I acquired through trading with a friend.
Great playing guitar, in not even really qualified to play it, my playing is crap for this kind of instrument.
That being said, the only issue I've had with playing my PRS is the high E string pulling off the edge of the neck very easily. The push/pull pot on the volume is s cool feature but I haven't gotten a chance to really open it up through a proper Amp yet.
The neck is otherwise great. Smooth, consistent tuning is a blessing especially since my Les Paul studio needs relief adjusted and a refresher setup on the bridge which I'm not the most qualified for performing myself.
The only major issue I have with my PRS is the color. I didn't have s choice on that, I'm just not a big fan of gold guitars, lol.
Great video, and, I might add that you're probably the coolest guitar guy on here. Down to earth, friendly and just plain cool. Thanks for the great content!
Excellent video Robert! This really makes me want to go pick one up from sweetwater!
I actually have a Harley Benton CST P90 model and it's very obviously designed to be a PRS clone, it's actually amazing they nailed it. I had played PRS in stores and thought these are great. When I got the HB I figured maybe it would be a decent clone, but it actually blows away a lot of my other (under $1000) price point guitars by miles and I think it's because of the design choices that were mentioned on this video. No neck dive. Perfect scale length stays in tune beautifully, HB manages to get you there too on the cheap and with good enough pickups and hardware too. Definitely the finish quality and pickups could never be totally on par with PRS but it's a reasonable clone or a 'cheaper clone with similar features' anyway.
You may want to pick one up to see for yourself. I especially recommend that CST P90 model.
Thanks again for another great video!
Nice post--thank you! :)
I had that guitar as well. Wonderful guitar worth at least two times what they ask for it. Loved it but sold it to buy a PRS SE Custom 24. You'd be surprised how small the differences are.
great video. I love Tim...brutally honest
the only PRS i have is an SE zach meyers. it doesn't have the tuning stability mentioned in this video (although i'll be upgrading to locking tuners soon) but the thing is so smooth, it's like buttah. looks incredible, too. but my favourite thing about it is how versatile it is, tone-wise.
Great video! Love those guitars.
It's so true. I have mid 90's PRS but really want a new one. Can't say that for any other brand. Maybe kiesel or some smaller builders.
I have a PRS S2 custom 24 and a PRS soapbar. Love em both
Picked up my S2 last year. Dropped a set of 57/08’s and absolutely love it. Last week I got my first core. McCarty 594 silver burst. Doesn’t get any better
Not too often you see a silver burst PRS!
@@mikeomatic9905 I reached out to PRS about this. Gave them my serial number and they replied it was a custom color in their records
For your S2, how would you compare the 57/08 to the stock 58/15 "S" ? Was thinking about replacing mine as well. Did you look at other pickup brands/models? Thanks!
@@brianmckenzie1318 I don’t think I’ve heard anyone with buyer’s remorse for throwing 57/08 pickups in their S2. But they are pricey though. If you can drop the money, you won’t look back. But it’s also worth looking at some others, like Lollar Imperials or SD Antiquities. Regardless of which you choose, I doubt you’ll regret it, unless you have to eat ramen for the next 3 months. (Even then, maybe worth it.)
I watch most videos at 1.75 speed, and Tim was really ripping at that speed lol. Great video btw!
I have a Silver Sky and a Hollowbody II SE Piezo - both excellent!
As someone who is always trying to tweak and modify different features of guitars to make them play like an extension of my body, I love PRS guitars and the thought they put into the subtle changes from the rest of the brands out there. Also, anyone who hasn't been to Sweetwater needs to make a trip to the mecca. The only thing that took the place of my PRS for gigging was a Ron Thorn SoCal R/S which is not an easy guitar to replace. PRS are sooooo consistent... I have a few that are getting some mods and then they will probably be on stage as much as my Thorn.
Good video. Thanks!
I have 3 CE models and absolutely love them. They are so good out of the box it's insane. I've never had to do any work on them other than string changes and action to my taste. I admittedly absolutely love my Les Pauls though, they speak to me a bit more. So I need to audition a McCarty and compare.
I bought a Les Paul and an SG Supra. I liked them, but each had its own issues. LP still had tuning issues after having a new nut put on. The SG was nice if I was sitting but if I stood up and moved, the neck flexed too much and wouldn't stay in tune. So, after about $6k of Gibson, I'm done.
My 81 Firebrand SG will stay in tune sitting in the case 6 after months. It's amazing and the only guitar I own that does that.
Just pulled my 5 year old SG Special out of the case yesterday. It had been there 3 months. Still in tune. It's the only Gibson product I've ever had that could do that, though. Gibson QC has always struck me as pretty inconsistent. Too bad I've yet to run across a PRS as light as that SG. When your back is as worn out as mine, that gets to be a consideration.
for a long time I didn't know about PRS... when they were on my radar I was very interested in them and eventually got a brand new SE. shortly after getting it I tried to open the truss rod cover; the screw broke in half and was stuck in the guitar, which put me off of PRS. Maybe one day I'll try another one, but for now I'm happy with the guitars I have.
I pulled my custom 22 trem out after 3 months, and it was still in tune!!
Awesome chat!! I am the same..didn't love them years ago (for some reason I can't even explain) but one month ago I got a 513 used (like new) ... from 2012 actually and is just a killing guitar. Wish the radius was 12" but I can live with 10" I guess. Certainly PRS are one of the top 5 guitars in the world. Cheers to that!!
I got my first PRS over the winter and I really like it. The only gripe I have is the heel on the neck is longer than I'd like.
I bought two PRS new, a 90 24 fret Signature and a 97 McCarty. Try as I might I could newer bond with either of them. Very well made for sure, just didn’t have “it” for me.
Nobody can bond with a PRS because they are synthetic and you are organic (as of yet).
The two do not mix. This is why people bond with vintage guitars, no matter how imperfect they might be. Vintage guitars are organic (because they were hand made), like the player is.
I too have had my share of, “well this is nice, but it’s not a good fit for me” with PRS (that “I regret this purchase” feeling sucks so bad. I wish they did a CE with the middle pickup, like the 509 since I can’t afford a 509. 😞 I do like their acoustic parlor size model though.
Their parlour acoustic blew me away. Never had an acoustic that player so easily/smoothly. If i wasnt broke i woulda bought it for sure.
Great video, I enjoyed the conversations about
string height, head stock angles and string sizes! $650 I think some very sane logic!!
Excellent video and great information!
The Tim Pierce PRS is different than yours…what model is that??? Thanks!
Awesome🤘🏻🤘🏻 my favorite is my MCCarty 594Hollowbody II. It’s one of my most played guitars.
I'd like a dgt or a mccarty someday. I got a ce22 alder body with dragon ii pickups and this is a keeper. At first I thought the pickups where dark and bland, but after trying a couple of pickups I reinstalled them in the guitar, the neck dragon 2 has become my favorite neck pickup so far, and it split very well with the split system in that guitar.
I agree with what Tim said about the 2 knobs system. I would have liked a 4 knobs.
This is a good idea to not wire the neck to the tone knob, then you could set your amp to a good ne k pickup sound and then adjust the bridge to match and balance with the neck. but you would have to install a capacitor with the neck pickup so it would not become too bright, so the pickup see the same value as if it was connected to the tone pot. On other hand I like totweak the tone knob when I use the neck pickup. Tone down for a "women" sound. When I use the single coil mode I like to adjust down the tone to about 4, it gives a sound more open, takes some harshness out and brings some mids back, moare throaty if that makes sense. Also I have a one channel amp. So ideal would be a 4 knobs config maybe.
I have an Eastman SB/59v and the headstock angle on it is similar and that guitar is the insanely solid.