People may bristle over the cost, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder... but when it comes to dyed chatoyant wood finishes, PRS are objectively right up there with the very best 💙
@@angrypickleI I mean tbf they cater to all audiences they have the se’s which are pretty low prices and great for the money, you have the s2’s which then get pricer and then these, these will always be high prices
I’ll never own a guitar like this but I absolutely love the fact that they exist, it’s a huge tribute to human ambition and ingenuity. It’s also a slam dunk that I will now buy a PRS guitar out of respect for a company that wants to keep the love of quality and exclusivity alive 👍
Please get one!! There’s a PRS in a price range for everyone!! I have several SE models, and they are fabulous. I love my S2 Vella also! My boyfriend has several higher end guitars from other companies, but he keeps reaching for that Custom 24 SE … Dont miss out ❤️❤️✨✨
3 cores, 1 private stock. All different models. The Private stock is absolutely incredible. Is it 5k more incredible than my cores in terms of feel? NO. That stated, it is an exceptional 1 of 1 art piece that I love. The split 58/15LT's sound incredible. Sounds like a Les Paul and Strat in 1 guitar. 16:09 and 18:40 are examples of exactly how good it is. I bought mine used and it has one small scratch, so I don't worry too much about playing it. If you are going to buy one, play it!
These are 85/15 not 58/15LT's. These as well as the 58/15LT's sound great split. I have 3 wood library really cool wood options 2 with 58/15 and one with 85/15. They are wonderful, but I also have two core models I would choose for the feel and sound over those. All of them are great!
Just bought a guitar today (alas it's an Ibanez, not a PRS). Spent 1200€, which is a lot of money for me. Now I see these and somehow I feel like a pauper 🤣. Nevermind the ginormous price tag. These guitars are absolutely stunning. I just hope the lucky people who end up buying these actually play them, and don't just hang them on the wall, even though they *are* pieces of art.
@@samplecode Played it a lot yesterday and I absolutely love it. I was looking for a dedicated D-standard guitar. The techs at the shop set it up properly for me and it's an absolute joy to play. It also sounds great. This one is Fishman loaded, and I've never used active pickups before, but I really like the way these sound. All around I'm very happy with the purchase so far.
I have a private stock and play mine almost daily for at least an hour. I used an Ibanez s series on stage to cover all the required heavy tunes where there was trem involved. Ibanez make phenomenal guitars for the money!
I bought a PRS Custom24SE a few months ago, and love it. BTW I bought a pre-owned 1998 Rolex 12 yrs ago and I love that too. You don’t have to be rich to get nice things.
Kingwood also known a Prince wood was used for fine furnature in the 17th century and was the most expensive wood on earth. almost exclusively used for inlays currently.
The thing that amazes me the most is that endless sustain. This is not from this world and I wouldn't believe that something like that was even possible unless I heard it. Absolutely insane…
I've tried to explain it to my friends an uncountable amount of times: PRS guitars have their own distinctive sound, even the SE I have and love. I describe it as a high "metallic" first strike accompanied, right after, with a low end acustic tone. Maybe that's what you guys have described as a "bell". I can only find that sound in PRS's.
I cannot believe it took them this long to do the mini offset birds. Looks lovely. I do so hope they make it to the core range, but I wont hold my breath.
They're too nice to play.i had two custom 24s back in the late 80 s and 90s. Eventually sold them off. They're too nice and I always worried about banging them up. To each their own
I’ve got a private stock coming on order as we speak ….. and it’s going on the road, in the vault and will be traveling with my road guitars because I built it with that intention … some people want collectibility, some want function, I choose function every time. Otherwise it would be too sad that it would live as a wall ornament
I know not everyone digs the relic thing, but could you imagine the heart ache you'd feel if you dinged one of these guitars or dropped them? A reliced guitar or a guitar that's 1/10th of the price would be no big deal.
Love that fretboard on the darker one. What a lifer guitar! Over 30 years I have owned 15 cores including two artists and two modern eagle Quatros. I still have a couple. Get an Ebony artist fretboard! They feel and sound better than the rosewood. Perfect for the 25" scale length. Sorry for the rant just getting energized on this current Wood Library PRS!
I used to sell high end audio back in the early 90's. People would come in and say, You can buy a car for what that preamp costs. I'd tell them, You can't buy the guys car who buys one of these.
As you say incredible attention to detail and workmanship, remember the key driver for PRS is to make guitars people want to play - this one sounds fantastic I’m hoping the eventual owner will play it … a lot ! Not leave it in a glass case 🤔
7:30 curly and flame are interchangeable. Woodworkers frequently use the word curly while guitar people more frequently use flame. It's the same thing. BEAUTIFUL guitars btw!
Two days two expensive stuff that’s well out of budget. I love my PRS I really do it’s a great SE Custom 24-08 but I’m tempted to trade it in for a Ibanez or Epiphone prophecy. Someone said it perfectly
Gorgeous instruments. Love that Blue Whale Glow (or whatever) one. Part of me thinks its a shame they'll probably sit in a vault or something rarely played or used. Just as artwork investments.
Never liked the 85/15,I swapped out for 57/08’s in my Custom 24 10 Top. My father always said guitars are made to be played. I have my fathers 1960 Gibson ES355TDSV, he played it and it still gets played.
the funny thing to me is how *strong the opinions of those who are in camp: “tonewood is a myth” are. in my humble opinion wood does matter. it’s partially feel, partially construction, pickups, etc. the “sound” is a sum of all of those parts and ofcourse, how the musician feels while playing colors everything they play, so it matters in that regard as well. I’m not flocking to tonewood debunkers’ videos to shout my opinion though, it’s just that. my humble opinion. at the end of the day, a *living *breathing tree was killed for the use of these woods so I’m 100% on board with treating them with reverence and attributing special qualities to them. it’s the least we can do as their killers. lol. humans have a deep rooted(pun intended) history and connection to woodcraft, and it seems only natural that this still exists in some form in the guitar/intrument industry. it makes sense.
I love the mini bird inlays. Very PRS, but not so in-your-face. Tasteful, IMO. They sound good too, due to the inclusion of the tone buttons on the tuners, no doubt :)
Capt needs a deBethune skybridge or Journe resonance, Pete needs a Groenfeld remontoir. I think each would match their personality. I think I'd take that Cabestan over either of these, but will recognize these are quite striking and hope they get played wherever they end up.
I have a Private Stock too, with the exact same blue top, just the neck is different (maple and ebony fretboard). I'm a bit disappointed, I thought this top was unique.
PRs guitars are the greatest guitars made I own two of them now I Had three nothing plays it sounds better thank you Paul reed smith for the amazing instruments
I had a SE CE 24 that was effortless to play compared to an s2 594. These look so effortless but also $$$. PRS needs to make more S2 CE hardtail models and maybe I'd own one again
I wanna see a private stock silver sky. Maybe a bound fretboard, maple cap, Clapton style mid circuit boost. I'm just putting thus out there in case the right person at PRS reads this.
I think the tonewood debate is missing the wood for the trees. A high-end guitar (or a cheap personal favourite) will make you play differently. It may boil down to 'vibes', but that's no worse an argument than 'magic wood' or that only the pickups matter because the spectrum analyzer says so.
On tonewood: have the same luthier use the same build methods, the same hardware, the same care to detail... but different woods. Only then will I entertain reasonable conversation on the topic. Too many variables with 100 guitars made by 100 diff people/production lines, with dozens of hardware variations. Without a level playing field it comes down to quality parts & craftsmanship.
What does the Kingwood fretboard do to the tone? Knowing Paul's views he must have chosen it for a tonal reason right? Not just to be different and fancy?
Pete had it at 18min ; you have to play. Play the hell out of the one you already have and then when you are ready to get the next one, play lots of guitars and buy the one that really speaks to you. It might be a private stock or an epiphone but you will know.
@BloodBoughtMinistries so every guitar in every guitar shop is used by that definition. Unless you happen to be the first person to try it. I bet there are Les Pauls in shops that have been played by 1000+ people. You're welcome to your own definition, of course, but imagining a guitar is untouched is mental gymnastics.
would love too see a video where lee picks, play no effects like mark knopfler och straight down picking like james hetfield, I know he repect them both, what does he think is the easy way out ordo he reallt what to learn how they do it!?
Dang Lee! You're getting better and better! Sounds phenomenal! Edit: At least you're not turning into Biden. Just looking at the camera, and mumbling incoherently about anything but the subject at hand. You'd also have to tell the story, where you and Paul grew up together, and he's the one that taught you about guitars, and showed you how to play them lol! There's still no call to price a guitar that much! It probably only cost them $1000 tops to make that.
I love everything about PRS guitars, other than their looks. They’re like a car with leopard skin seats. They would, without doubt, be the choice of a cigar smoking, gold chain wearing, new-money millionaire. It pisses me off because that same, gaudy git would be saying ‘it’s the best guitar I’ve ever owned’, and they’d be right.
Still gives me the giggles that no two guitars, even made from the same tree, let alone the same wood and batched hardware on board made by the same builder can sound so unique...must be the actual colour it's stained or the grain of the wood and veneer used likewise I suppose? oh give me a break tremendously!
Do PRS use the same Trem Bridge on the Private Stock and SE & S2 ? , I have an SE and an S2 and the Trem on my SE Standard 24 looks alot like the Trem on those Private Stock.
I always used to find PRS guitars have heavily lacquered necks, which are generally quite sticky. Cool looking guitars, but never suited me personally.
I have only one PRS. It’s the only one I’ve seen in Frostbite glow Bats in Flight inlay with the Nosferatu headstock. Annnnnnd I can’t afford anything else 🤣😭
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People may bristle over the cost, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder... but when it comes to dyed chatoyant wood finishes, PRS are objectively right up there with the very best 💙
Too bad only a few can afford them.
@@angrypickleI I mean tbf they cater to all audiences they have the se’s which are pretty low prices and great for the money, you have the s2’s which then get pricer and then these, these will always be high prices
I’ll never own a guitar like this but I absolutely love the fact that they exist, it’s a huge tribute to human ambition and ingenuity.
It’s also a slam dunk that I will now buy a PRS guitar out of respect for a company that wants to keep the love of quality and exclusivity alive 👍
Please get one!!
There’s a PRS in a price range for everyone!!
I have several SE models, and they are fabulous.
I love my S2 Vella also!
My boyfriend has several higher end guitars from other companies, but he keeps reaching for that Custom 24 SE …
Dont miss out ❤️❤️✨✨
Wow! I love that fret board design with the mini birds!
So do we!!
Capt. nailed the intro this time, well done
3 cores, 1 private stock. All different models. The Private stock is absolutely incredible. Is it 5k more incredible than my cores in terms of feel? NO. That stated, it is an exceptional 1 of 1 art piece that I love. The split 58/15LT's sound incredible. Sounds like a Les Paul and Strat in 1 guitar. 16:09 and 18:40 are examples of exactly how good it is. I bought mine used and it has one small scratch, so I don't worry too much about playing it. If you are going to buy one, play it!
These are 85/15 not 58/15LT's. These as well as the 58/15LT's sound great split. I have 3 wood library really cool wood options 2 with 58/15 and one with 85/15. They are wonderful, but I also have two core models I would choose for the feel and sound over those. All of them are great!
The Captain needs one of these. He sounds great with a PRS! Go Cappy!
mini birds like this should be on every PRS.
Can we all agree that every bit of the guitar makes a difference and disagree on how big of a role each bit plays?
Man you guys play so well together!
I bought my first PRS (SE) last year and was blown away, PRS fan for life.
This neck designs is what all PRS guitars should use going forwards. ❤
The flame, finishes, and fretboards aside, those mini offset birds are possibly the coolest thing PRS has done.
Just bought a guitar today (alas it's an Ibanez, not a PRS). Spent 1200€, which is a lot of money for me. Now I see these and somehow I feel like a pauper 🤣. Nevermind the ginormous price tag. These guitars are absolutely stunning. I just hope the lucky people who end up buying these actually play them, and don't just hang them on the wall, even though they *are* pieces of art.
Enjoy your Ibanez 😁
A 1200 ibanez is going to be brilliant
I think my RG970 is awesome, it was my first "premium" guitar. It's an art piece, but it's also a tool to be used too.
@@samplecode Played it a lot yesterday and I absolutely love it. I was looking for a dedicated D-standard guitar. The techs at the shop set it up properly for me and it's an absolute joy to play. It also sounds great. This one is Fishman loaded, and I've never used active pickups before, but I really like the way these sound. All around I'm very happy with the purchase so far.
I have a private stock and play mine almost daily for at least an hour. I used an Ibanez s series on stage to cover all the required heavy tunes where there was trem involved. Ibanez make phenomenal guitars for the money!
I bought a PRS Custom24SE a few months ago, and love it. BTW I bought a pre-owned 1998 Rolex 12 yrs ago and I love that too. You don’t have to be rich to get nice things.
Exactly. Bought a daytona when my son was born to wear and pass on to him down the road, and enjoy wearing it every day. Congrats on the custom 24SE
Kingwood also known a Prince wood was used for fine furnature in the 17th century and was the most expensive wood on earth. almost exclusively used for inlays currently.
Didn't know that! Thanks for the info :)
Lee's playing has come on so far, a joy to watch.
The thing that amazes me the most is that endless sustain. This is not from this world and I wouldn't believe that something like that was even possible unless I heard it. Absolutely insane…
I've tried to explain it to my friends an uncountable amount of times: PRS guitars have their own distinctive sound, even the SE I have and love. I describe it as a high "metallic" first strike accompanied, right after, with a low end acustic tone. Maybe that's what you guys have described as a "bell". I can only find that sound in PRS's.
I cannot believe it took them this long to do the mini offset birds. Looks lovely. I do so hope they make it to the core range, but I wont hold my breath.
I like your honesty Pete! For someone as accomplishewd as you, to say you didnt get it at first is huge!!! I am inspsired to play!!!
Those are stunning! Cheers gents!
SEs with the small birds please? They look so classy
Recently acquired a PRS. BEST guitar I own 😊
A quality instrument can be one of the most inspiring elements to a player. Beautiful guitars!
They're too nice to play.i had two custom 24s back in the late 80 s and 90s. Eventually sold them off. They're too nice and I always worried about banging them up. To each their own
All I can hear in my head, is Alan Partridge saying "I've got a fat back!"
I’ve got a private stock coming on order as we speak ….. and it’s going on the road, in the vault and will be traveling with my road guitars because I built it with that intention … some people want collectibility, some want function, I choose function every time. Otherwise it would be too sad that it would live as a wall ornament
I know not everyone digs the relic thing, but could you imagine the heart ache you'd feel if you dinged one of these guitars or dropped them? A reliced guitar or a guitar that's 1/10th of the price would be no big deal.
Rabea's PRS slipped off the guitar stand quite soon after he bought it.
Love that fretboard on the darker one. What a lifer guitar! Over 30 years I have owned 15 cores including two artists and two modern eagle Quatros. I still have a couple. Get an Ebony artist fretboard! They feel and sound better than the rosewood. Perfect for the 25" scale length. Sorry for the rant just getting energized on this current Wood Library PRS!
I used to sell high end audio back in the early 90's. People would come in and say, You can buy a car for what that preamp costs. I'd tell them, You can't buy the guys car who buys one of these.
“Tremendous!” Cap is definitely voting Reform next month! MEGA
It’s a lot of money, but as a top pro instrument it is nothing compared to what is paid for violins, cellos and even classical guitars.
Or something as simple as a good Mandolin.
PRS. Original, innovative, consistent quality, desirable features, obtainable at all levels of price.
Pieces of art.
They both sound spectacular.
As you say incredible attention to detail and workmanship, remember the key driver for PRS is to make guitars people want to play - this one sounds fantastic I’m hoping the eventual owner will play it … a lot ! Not leave it in a glass case 🤔
7:30 curly and flame are interchangeable. Woodworkers frequently use the word curly while guitar people more frequently use flame. It's the same thing.
BEAUTIFUL guitars btw!
Gorgeous and looks like a dream to play.
I have a PRS, only a lowly SE Custom 2408 but I love it. As good as my American Fender and Gibson SG standard.
Two days two expensive stuff that’s well out of budget. I love my PRS I really do it’s a great SE Custom 24-08 but I’m tempted to trade it in for a Ibanez or Epiphone prophecy.
Someone said it perfectly
Those mini birds at top of the fretboard look great!
Beautiful guitars, love the mini birds… insane prices!
Lovely looking guitars! Are you going to review and demo the Friedman Plex? Can’t wait to see your reactions to that beast!
The one that pete is holding is very likely the best looking PRS guitar I have ever seen
If you’re wondering if the sound quality comes across on TH-cam, it sure does. Wow
I miss blazer sleeves pushed up over T-shirt Pete. Iconic
bought a prs zach myers edition in november and love it i can only imagine how would of these would be
My GOD those are gorgeous guitars
They outta be for the price. Insane price, but yeah, pretty dreamy.
They would look good on my guitar rack.
DAMN! LEE IS GETTING SOO GOOOD!
nothing but love from the US
They're such works of art. My only qualm with PRS is that the only pickups with any level of personality are the silver sky. Luckily it's an easy fix!
Brilliant sounding guitars. Cheers from Oz. :)
Gorgeous instruments. Love that Blue Whale Glow (or whatever) one.
Part of me thinks its a shame they'll probably sit in a vault or something rarely played or used. Just as artwork investments.
Truly stunning guitars. PRS are the best.
Never liked the 85/15,I swapped out for 57/08’s in my Custom 24 10 Top. My father always said guitars are made to be played. I have my fathers 1960 Gibson ES355TDSV, he played it and it still gets played.
Loving the tiny birds.
the funny thing to me is how *strong the opinions of those who are in camp: “tonewood is a myth” are. in my humble opinion wood does matter. it’s partially feel, partially construction, pickups, etc. the “sound” is a sum of all of those parts and ofcourse, how the musician feels while playing colors everything they play, so it matters in that regard as well. I’m not flocking to tonewood debunkers’ videos to shout my opinion though, it’s just that. my humble opinion. at the end of the day, a *living *breathing tree was killed for the use of these woods so I’m 100% on board with treating them with reverence and attributing special qualities to them. it’s the least we can do as their killers. lol. humans have a deep rooted(pun intended) history and connection to woodcraft, and it seems only natural that this still exists in some form in the guitar/intrument industry. it makes sense.
I own a Lefty Ltd Custom 22, and it is a lovely guitar to look at and play…
…it just doesn’t have that magic sound for me that my Gibsons have.
I love the mini bird inlays. Very PRS, but not so in-your-face. Tasteful, IMO. They sound good too, due to the inclusion of the tone buttons on the tuners, no doubt :)
Capt needs a deBethune skybridge or Journe resonance, Pete needs a Groenfeld remontoir. I think each would match their personality.
I think I'd take that Cabestan over either of these, but will recognize these are quite striking and hope they get played wherever they end up.
I have a Private Stock too, with the exact same blue top, just the neck is different (maple and ebony fretboard). I'm a bit disappointed, I thought this top was unique.
PRs guitars are the greatest guitars made I own two of them now I
Had three nothing plays it sounds better thank you Paul reed smith for the amazing instruments
I had a SE CE 24 that was effortless to play compared to an s2 594. These look so effortless but also $$$. PRS needs to make more S2 CE hardtail models and maybe I'd own one again
I wanna see a private stock silver sky. Maybe a bound fretboard, maple cap, Clapton style mid circuit boost. I'm just putting thus out there in case the right person at PRS reads this.
lol. I'm wearing a 40 Grand Rolex and Driving a 992 4S .. and I have 3 of these! and 3 Gibson custom shops... and I know how lucky I am.
Do they have spring buzz like my PRS guitars?
I think the tonewood debate is missing the wood for the trees. A high-end guitar (or a cheap personal favourite) will make you play differently. It may boil down to 'vibes', but that's no worse an argument than 'magic wood' or that only the pickups matter because the spectrum analyzer says so.
I have had many and played many guitars. If I could only have one guitar it would be a PRS.
On tonewood: have the same luthier use the same build methods, the same hardware, the same care to detail... but different woods. Only then will I entertain reasonable conversation on the topic. Too many variables with 100 guitars made by 100 diff people/production lines, with dozens of hardware variations. Without a level playing field it comes down to quality parts & craftsmanship.
What does the Kingwood fretboard do to the tone? Knowing Paul's views he must have chosen it for a tonal reason right? Not just to be different and fancy?
Them tonewoods! 🤓
I'm buying one. I'll use my Rolex as a slide 😂
Pete had it at 18min ; you have to play. Play the hell out of the one you already have and then when you are ready to get the next one, play lots of guitars and buy the one that really speaks to you. It might be a private stock or an epiphone but you will know.
The luxury market is a little bit ridiculous, I mean 11,000 for a guitar? If there’s people who’ll pay it though they will keep making them.
Kingswood is a member of the rosewood genus
Stunning, but gotta say if I was dropping 11k on this I’d want it box fresh, not pre-played, even if by Pete.
It will have been played in the factory many times.
@@mace9770yes, as testing before it leaves the factory, which is what I’d expect.
Yes technically these guitars are now used
@@mace9770that is part of the manufacturing process, what Lee does is to unbox it then play it for a video to make money. It's now a used guitar.
@BloodBoughtMinistries so every guitar in every guitar shop is used by that definition. Unless you happen to be the first person to try it.
I bet there are Les Pauls in shops that have been played by 1000+ people.
You're welcome to your own definition, of course, but imagining a guitar is untouched is mental gymnastics.
would love too see a video where lee picks, play no effects like mark knopfler och straight down picking like james hetfield, I know he repect them both, what does he think is the easy way out ordo he reallt what to learn how they do it!?
Dang Lee! You're getting better and better! Sounds phenomenal!
Edit: At least you're not turning into Biden. Just looking at the camera, and mumbling incoherently about anything but the subject at hand. You'd also have to tell the story, where you and Paul grew up together, and he's the one that taught you about guitars, and showed you how to play them lol!
There's still no call to price a guitar that much! It probably only cost them $1000 tops to make that.
Not keen on the offset birds. Mine has the hollow birds which I prefer. I also play mine at gigs and it is killer.😊
Dragons Breath looks nice , I want this one but relic :))
I had such a laugh at this, several times…. Thanks guys 😆
Lee: "these are amazing guitars. I walked in here and I said WOW these guitars are amazing"
(gonna put Shane Gillis out of a job)
So expensive and nice looking, if i had one i would probably keep it in the case.
“Wow that’s a nice guitar, that’s what I said, I looked at it, I said wow that’s a nice guitar” 😏😂
I love everything about PRS guitars, other than their looks. They’re like a car with leopard skin seats. They would, without doubt, be the choice of a cigar smoking, gold chain wearing, new-money millionaire. It pisses me off because that same, gaudy git would be saying ‘it’s the best guitar I’ve ever owned’, and they’d be right.
"If you're not wearing a 15 grand Rolex..." while wearing a Rolex.
you guys are hilarious!! LOVE IT!! The Trump bits are great!! So funny.
Give me a les Paul any time
Still gives me the giggles that no two guitars, even made from the same tree, let alone the same wood and batched hardware on board made by the same builder can sound so unique...must be the actual colour it's stained or the grain of the wood and veneer used likewise I suppose? oh give me a break tremendously!
Do PRS use the same Trem Bridge on the Private Stock and SE & S2 ? , I have an SE and an S2 and the Trem on my SE Standard 24 looks alot like the Trem on those Private Stock.
Great looking and sounding guitars, too bad i'm poor!
Paul really does have a hard-on for a blue finish. I absolutely detest a blue finish on a guitar
Lol Lee talking about not affording any watches with a Rolex Explorer on his wrist
The watch. His wife bought it for him - his birthday or their anniversary if I remember correctly.
It is difficult to care about PRS Private Stock now that they will not do custom work.
I always used to find PRS guitars have heavily lacquered necks, which are generally quite sticky. Cool looking guitars, but never suited me personally.
I’d prefer the one they did for 8 and a half grand-ish a few days ago.
I have only one PRS. It’s the only one I’ve seen in Frostbite glow Bats in Flight inlay with the Nosferatu headstock. Annnnnnd I can’t afford anything else 🤣😭
So.. when is the “give away” ?
Stunning!! ❤ wow and they sound great!!
As someone who lives across the pond … the intro was 😂 for better or worse 😅 depending on your P.O.V. 😂
If it was relic’d I’d buy one in a heartbeat. 😂