Best PRS Ever?
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After an 18 month search for a lifer PRS. I finally found one in a Grissom Standard tobacco burst, 1 day before Covid shut the whole 🌎 down. Never even plugged it in, met the Reverb seller in a parking lot, played a couple chords handed over the cash, and there ya go...
good choice beautiful guitar. i want a les paul but these are on another lvl in terms of qc
congrats on the new guitar! excellent demo--the tone is incendiary! and the way those contours catch the light.. ohhh maan
That neck pickup is so awesome. It has that tele spank to it. Great demo.
You do the best demos on TH-cam, this PRS is amazing and so is AxFx
Fantastic! Just what you needed - yet another guitar! LOL The Axe FX III is picking up all the subtle nuances in the guitar! Sounds amazing!
Always great demos! Thanks Leonitis!
My pleasure!
Very cool to see the shout out to Wilcutt Guitars!!!!! I live just a few miles away from them and have been buying guitars and amps from there in person for 35 years. Class organization and great people!!!
Ok, story time.
I have a buncha PRSseses ... don't judge ... I bought my second one in 2006, a Custom 22 stop tail. Definitely opened my eyes to the lure of non-trem guitars. Fast forward to last year, my local shop gets in the beautiful 2007 Custom 22 20th anniversary with a wonderful top in the most amazing orange ever.
Problem was, I already have a custom 22, basically the same guitar, right? I take it off the wall to play it. Ohh, it's like a kilo lighter than my old one. Interesting. The acoustic sound off it is also surprising. Plugged in, very nice! Something special about this one somehow. I end up taking it home.
Comparing against my other one, supposedly the exact same guitar, just a year apart, and there's an obvious difference. Thing is, I feel like the pickups are actually holding it back. I have another with a set of PRS 57/08 pickups in it, which, at the time, was my go-to. I take a chance and order up another set for this one.
Mag-i-cal. It's become my #1.
So, there are two morals to this story:
1. Sometimes a guitar is just amazing, and it doesn't have anything to do with which model it is. Don't be surprised if you go try another DGT and it's not doing the same thing as that one.
2. Don't discount what a great set of pickups can do for you. I highly recommend you consider a set of the PRS 57/08s for your McCarty. They definitely have the sounds you were describing hearing from that DGT. Las Paul Humbucker/Tele pickup in the bridge, and hopped up strat in the neck.
I rather figure you already know all this, but thought I'd put it out there anyway, perhaps for others.
I'm an ESP / Ibanez guy myself, although I also have a Les Paul and and a Fender Strat. My neighbor brought a CE over the other night and that thing was phenomenal. I really want one now.
The middle position on this sounds fantastic. Can't be many DGTs here in Perth.
Another solid video. I have a 94 Custom 22 Stoptail with west German tuners and the small PRS logo. The guitar is under 7lbs and the oem case is over 19lbs lol.
Great vid Leon. The DGT has a distinctive bass note. Had a McCarty 2008 that got replaced by the new McCarty. New McCarty is also awesome with slightly lower output but very well defined humbuckers. The dgt though has a really distinctive tone. Kept both! Keep up the good work 👍
Awesome guitar!! Sounds amazing!
I bought a first year 2008 DGT from Dave's Guitar Shop on Reverb ... never played one but I LOVE PRS guitars and for the price I didn't think very long .... Has been a wonderful guitar ...mine is sunburst but man that Tobacco burst you have there Leon is my favorite PRS finish in that vintage color pallet
Got a 594 and blown away with how far above it is over all my others. Just amazing
That's an excellent guitar, sounds and looks awesome! Thanks for sharing Leon great video. Wow that thing has some great tones!
Probably the best "vintage" style PRS out there
I've never been a PRS guy but I want a DGT. The voicing of the pickups, the nitro, headstock angle etc etc. They're the PRS voiced for folks with more vintage tastes.
I have one EXACTLY the same. I have four PRSi and the DGT is my most played.
I have s2 24 custom I love prs guitars great feel and sound and quality awesome
Great video as usual Leon! Thanks for all you do. Super helpful and chops to kill! Does your McCarty have the stock pickups? I have a 99 McCarty and the pickups seem a bit anemic for lack of a better term., particularly the bridge. The guitar plays like butter but curious on your take on the pickups as I am considering a swap. Either the pups or selling and getting a Single cut or DGT. Thx!
Reminds me of my PRS, a CE24 in the same finish with Suhr pickups closer to PAF. The Thorn neck has some of that single coil snap. I found the Thorn bridge a bit tame so the SSV+ has a little more edge. Although I am waiting on a set of Friedman Classic pickups to compare. Anyway the PRS with PAF is an awesome combo!
Love my dgt! Use it with my Marshall vintage modern based on your video of that amp! Would love to hear you compare the Dgt to your less Paul’s with some of your Marshall’s.
Great demo of a great guitar!
Man, that guitar sounds so good! I’m looking at buying a PRS and this one has definitely caught my eye. I have two Strats, so I’m thinking about going a different direction and grabbing an older McCarty or an SC245, but this thing sounds ridiculously good...
That guitar is a beut! Great playing as always, Leon
I've owned a few lovely PRS's but never bonded with them... until I purchased my DGT. The most versatile guitar out there.
They're amazing
Dude! Fantastic playing! On top of the fantastic guitar ;>
Glad you enjoy it!
got a DGT superb. also have a Tremonti which is also superb but totally different
After i got my DGT Artist package with rosewood neck and Brazilian fretboard, i was done buying guitars. Absolutely love my DGT! The pups were mirrored after David Grissom's 1959 335, so vintage and not so hot. Its a guitar i pick up, and feel like i can play anything my mind can th8nk of.
Rosewood necks are just delightful
bro... that sounds amazing, best guitar I've ever heard on youtube
Fantastic sounding guitar! Very balanced tone. Thanks for sharing Leon!
Thanks brother!
Did you catch the post where I mentioned you on this video Gurtej? LOL!
@@sadwingsraging3044 Just seen it! Thanks man.
I recently bought a used '09 DGT 10 top in tobacco burst, fantastic playing/sounding guitar! #1 guitar of all the ones I own.
Good choice!
Excelent video ! Now I want a DGT , see what you did Leon.. .
Lovely Comparison, Awesome Playing
Thanks a lot!
Hi Leon, great DGT Demo, it has a great range of sounds. I am looking for a guitar that has a great Les Paul sound, but is easier to play - i.e. easier access to the top end of the neck. Do you think the DGT does this as well as your PRS single cut ?? I don't need strat tones from a DGT as I have a strat... Or would a PRS single cut be a better option for me.... Thanks
Hey bro, have you tried the PRS SE 277? And what's your experience/opinion with baritone guitars? I recently purchased one (charcoal burst finish) for playing some stuff down in drop A and B standard and loving it so far. I put some new locking tuners on the other day, next I'm thinking about trying some different pickup options just for fun, maybe a dimarzio titan in the bridge, but still undecided as yet.
I've bought a couple of guitars just playing them acoustically and not plugging them in beforehand. One was a honey coloured epiphone SG and the other a natural Washburn 335 style. If the guitar has a natural resonance to itself, I think it inspires you to play it more. Not that it actually makes it sound any different when it's plugged in though.
My McCarty 594 Hollowbody II Ten Top smelled liked the old time Play Dough for a month after I bought it from Sweetwater. Ten Top in Tobacco Burst. Ahh the smell of Nitro. Gets me high!
Great demo! Probably the best demo of arguably the best PRS. I have the standard version (no maple cap) and it’s killer in every way.
i've played a lot of PRS guitars but this one floored me. Incredible instrument.
@@LeonTodd So now you need one of course 😁
Ever since I found the McCarty 594 I realized hardtail guitars were the thing for me, the DGT is the only guitar that made me think twice. The Triple Crown model sounds great as well, I have a TC50 and it was very close.
Yes, probably the best PRS ever. A PRS for people who aren't sure if they like PRS. I finally get my 2016 Charcoal Jadeburst DGT back soon after not seeing it for over a year (moved countries and it had been stuck in a container). It's probably my favourite guitar as it just does everything well. Super comfortable, light, glorious vintage sounding pickups with incredibly usable split tones. A wonderful blend between a Les Paul and a Strat but with its own sound My second PRS after getting a USA Tremonti. Very happy with both.
I fell in love with PRS after I picked up an SE about 7 years ago. After upgrading to some older CE models, I don’t know if I can go back to the 3 way toggle. The 5 way rotary switch positions are so great and even in the bolt ons the quality is unmatched by other mid range US models
Takes a little while to "get" the rotary but it's gold when you do
Oh wow.... Rock Bottom..YES!!! Nicely done.
Really would welcome a full clip on the comparison of the 3; DGT/SC245/Mcarty. It would be interesting to have your take on it as you’ll be in a good opportunity to have all 3 for that. From your ending short clip, there is an already noticeable tone difference as the SC comes across the darkest while the DGT sounds more like an older LP where there’s a beefed-up Tele-like having some clarity. Haven’t heard enough of the Mcarty to make a proper description.
A good challenge would be since the DGT has a trem, how does the floating bridge affect the performance when you have drop-D or other tunings.
Just to add to THIS video,... your playing seemed a bit “inspired”...DGT in your future I guess.
I had a DGT once but it was completely dead sounding and muffled. Ending up trading it away. But favourite PRS’es (I’ve owned ~10) are CE models, so that’s also in the very opposite end of the spectrum.
These are awesome, classic-voiced PRS's... And they never lose their clarity, even though they have the very full/thick bass tone. Also, the 594 was somewhat based on a 59 Les Paul that PRS had in the shop during their design... (which had the 25.594" scale, unlike their current 24.75" scale). The neck on the 594, Pattern Vintage, is to die for... Truly a special guitar also
I got to loan a 594 singlecut for a clinic last year and it was SUPERB
@Ben Hackett yes! Sorry, typo!
Is that the McCarty Tobacco Sunburst finish? Sounds fantastic!
Omg this is the best sounding prs ive ever heard
They are nice PRS guitars. I had one and the McCarty. I find the Singlecut and SC250 to sound a lot bigger and fuller. Check it out. I also love the standard PRS 10" radius board and 250 pickups rock.
The singlecuts are so loud acoustically.
My number one is an SC245, love that thing. Would love to grab an sc250 to add to the stable!
PRS Modern Eagle 1 with the Brazilian neck is arguably the best PRS ever made. The DGT is a close second. Nice review 👍
YUM
You deserve a Paul Reed Smith "Leon Todd" signature model - love your gear demos & playing :-)
Would anyone buy a black SC245 with no fingerboard inlays, a single volume knob and a purple beanie as case candy? Anyone? Bueller?!
1:28 - my favorite 3-knob setup for a pair of humbuckers is Volume/Blend/Tone, with the blender wired up so it is only active when both pickups are selected. Uses an "M/N" pot for the blender, gives all the blend capability you could ever want, and super easy to operate....
4:02 - the "hmm..., this thing is pretty nice" stank face....
5:09 - the "damn, this thing rocks" stank face....
6:36 - that's a *nice* sound....
8:16 - dang, dude, that descending run.... :o
9:42 - wow. just f***ing wow. smoking run....
9:03 - Good lord, dat neck pickup with high gain is luscious! lol
wow! Sounds awesome!
My PRS cu24 is also my best sounding guitar acoustically. Got it off eBay for a steal...no regrets.
Unfortunately I never had the chance to try out one of the DGTs. But it sounds awesome as I am used to PRS guitars. As always it is a matter of taste but my favorite PRS guitar is a 408 Semi Hollow for everything butt metal (little Stell Panther joke) and a CE22 for everything but especially for Heavy Rock and Metal :)
I also have a pre lawsuit Single Cut Trem with #7 Pickups which is amazing in it's own way. :)
I've got a Custom 24 and the 408 semi and yeah, the 408 has a voice all of it own - absolutely love the 408 narrow bobbin neck pickup both humbucking and split. It's got the Pattern Regular neck which is not my profile of choice (my C24 has the Pattern Thin) but only takes a few minutes to adapt to.
Fabulous looking & sounding PRS! The singlecut models suit my taste more but that’s just a personal preference. PRS is hitting home runs though! I see many Gibson fans moving over to PRS.
met Paul last year, absolutely lovely bloke too.
TWANGY PRS?! Wow! :)
Sounds killer!
Use to own the ivory white with flame binding version with a wound G and had to sell her. 😤 It was the best guitar that I have ever played.
That's a great guitar. I've been playing PRS's for about 15 years. I've got a US CE24 and a Navarro.
Both amazing guitars.
The Navarro's are wicked guitars - a buddy of mine has one and it plays like butter.
@@LeonTodd absolutely. I put a set of bareknuckles in there, and it sounds amazing
Nice, I think they've got a slightly fatter body and bigger frets. If you like it, I think I will too, I'd like bigger frets in my Tremonti but it might mess it up. DGT sounds like the go.
Okay...so right off the bat, plus one for Willcutt Guitars. I have spent countless hours looking at their gorgeous pictures. They have an amazing photo booth and photographer to say the least.
About that PRS....damn... freaking gorgeous. So, I haven't played a PRS. Ever. I haven't even held one. I've always been a Music Man, ESP, and Jackson USA fella. I gotta try one at the very least.
Rick Feith The DGT is a wonderful guitar; I have two of them. I’d also recommend the Studio model, which has two Narrowfield pickups and a bridge humbucker, and the 509, which has double single coil pickups at the bridge and the neck and a single coil in the middle, and when they’re split it sounds very Strat-like. I have a SC245, which I like better than any Les Paul I ever owned.
PRS are great playing guitars.
The neck sound of the DGT kill the single cut but the bridge tones of the single cut sound better to my ear.
You ever played a Washburn N4 Leon? I know you like your ADA and Soldano amps - I’ve got a feeling you’d love the N4 with those!
Yeah they're killer - I'd just never play it enough to justify owning one.
The thing about the DGT's I hear over and over again is how balanced the humbuckers and splitcoils are. Maybe you don't even need to roll the tone back when splitting the coils. It sounds good.
Another great thing: If you buy a DGT, you can sell your tuner!! - I bought mine three years ago, check it every day before playing...it's awesome...i nearly never have to adjust the tuning. It stays tuned...even after several days in its case. Absolutly precise construction...
I want this guitar so badly!
Hey Leon, how do you like the frets and fretboard of the DGT?
Well this video kind of launched my DGT gas. And I finally was able to locate and purchase a model from 2008 that was in nearly mint condition. It’s an incredible guitar and I love it! Those pickups sound different than any I’ve ever had before.
This makes me so happy :)
Prs are the best guitars for me (definitely going to get one when I can) amazing video dude
You should!
Agreed (both that PRSs are the best guitars and that the video is amazing).
Never owned or held a bad PRS. Not one. Even the SE's are top notch. Even the goofy, old SE Paul Allender signature with the bat inlays and EMG 81/85 was a beautiful guitar. (That was back when WMI made them in South Korea.) Amazing quality. Now I believe Cort is making the SEs, but still excellent. The Maryland domestic PRS' are a outstanding.
Great looking and sounding guitar. PRS stocks of course. My brother continues to not sell me his 89 or 90 ten top which makes me cry. 😂
His guitar, my brothers has a knob that controls selection of the pickups and splitting the coils which I really like because it's clean without the switches on the front if the guitar..
I also check all guitars playing them acoustically before plugging them in. I have a friend from Ca who has a p.hd in physics who explained to me the important thing in sound on a guitar is the nut, bridge, strings and pickups mostly as well as stiffness of the neck so that vibration from the strings isn't killed. So, I've always liked medium to thick necks because they do seem to sustain better and have better tone. I also saw a vid of a guitar builder who used software to watch the frequencies and eq of a strat, and then did the same to a neck and buckets if sand with the same pickups mounted on the buckets and it was identical. That's why your carbon fiber guitar sounds great. Pickups, a great hard nut, great bridge and such help!
Great vid sir. Sorry for going off tangent there..
The PRS trem is outstanding. 2nd only fo the schaller floyd or OFR from Germany jn staying intune that I've tried
I played a floyd equipped SE. PRS that was absolutely killer.
I have to get my strat built. Jap body, US made neck with bonenut, 3 single coil EMG SAs, etc,.
Check out the pic I sent ya of my Ibanez S series and the graphic I did. You'll love it. Very 80s. I sent it to Leon Ragdoll on messenger sir!
Greatguitar. .
I’m in socal have a 94 Custom 22 stop tail with rotary selector for sale. It’s in great shape with dragon 1 pickups.
@@luthiervandros cool. I just want my brothers because of it's age ( before they went with CNC routers, and if is my brothers, etc,) and because I love it and it's color. Etc. Thanks for the offer though!
Hoosier Daddy cnc started after factory move. 94 still made using the old stuff. But right on regardless. Cheers
That's a Great Guitar! Thanks Ray, LT might have it awhile? Well done and thanks for sharing brother!
Be Well All!
Mega tone out of this!
I’ve played a few, there ok for me. I’ve got a McCarty trem there kind of a hard find. But will worth buying one. It’s basically the same as my hard tail McCarty. I think it would be cool if PRS would do SC245 trem. I’m not a fan of the Tremonti trem model. Hold it side-by-side next to your McCarty and see if it’s the same body thickness.
They did a Singlecut trem for a while but I've never tried one - a 245 trem would be tasty!
Leon Todd Yeah I’ve owned a few they’re just not the same like the SC245 like wiring and I love the 245 pickups.
Looks like an older one if it's full nitro pre 2012..? Awesome guitars can't recommend them highly enough.
Great video. There were moments when it sounded like you were playing a Stratocaster!
It's amazing how well they voiced those pickups
My dream guitar. WANT
The DGT and 513 are on my WANT list of guitars... The Hollowbody ii is in there too haha
The Paul's Guitar models are sick too but not really my vibe.
They quit making the 513, and now have the 509. It’s a very nice sounding guitar. I was recording with mine using the pickups split and it’s got a very nice Strat-like sound.
What's your favourite key / mode to play in?
Bro what are you following going up at 9:40? Looking like the major scale.
I keep talking myself into and out of a DGT. Looks and sounds great, but the $4k price is ludicrous, considering my lack of talent. I was going to build a second Strat, but when you played the split neck pickup, it sounded pretty Stratty, and maybe i should just consider this for the duties i had in mind for a second Strat....
Ha! David Grissom is my neighbor here in Spicewood, Texas. That’s one sweet guitar! Think I’m going to run into Austin and try some PRS guitars at guitar center!
Too cool! Man, I love Austin. We've played a few different places there in the past and everyone has been awesome.
Go buy a DGT, have your neighbor sign it, sell it on ebay, take the profits and get your own PRS. MERICA!
The acoustic test on electrics is a good go-to, but not always foolproof. My Suhr modern is acoustically pretty quiet, but it just roars when plugged in
What bridge does it have? I've heard guitars with Floyd's that are super quiet but they rorar like yours when plugged in
@@LeonTodd just your standard S-type bridge. With higher end guitars, the blocks under those trems tend to be rock solid. It's funny you mention the Floyd, 'cause ma Scecter Jeff Loomis 7 has a Floyd and is really, really loud acoustically, but that might be because of the extra mass with the bigger neck and 27' scale
@@LeonTodd Awesome channel man, I've been watching for a while and it's always gold 👍👍 cheers from sunny England
Hi Todd! I considering get a custom24 besides Dgt, but seeing your video im changing my mind. Are the Pdgt good as Cu24 for some metal? Or cu24 wins all the way? Thank you!
The DGT does the old school 60's/70s stuff a bit better than the metal stuff.
-Leon: "I'm gonna put the trem on & embarrass myself."
-D Man: "My face just got shredded."
In the comparison I thought the DGT had the best overall tone of all three guitars, but your black PRS was more Metal and handled that stuff better.
came for the clickbait title , stayed for Rock Bottom
RIP Pete Way
Wow an actual decent PRS
Came for the tones, stayed for the stankface. Killer stuff.
I own 7 PRS! Wont own any other brand after 30 years playing. I am also very partial to Fractal!
Willcutt always has amazing PRS guitars. Everything else is hit or miss
Great guitar, but, I think it sounds muddier than your McCarty and Single Cut. Could be the pickups, but too mid-heavy I believe.
I'm not a PRS fan but that thing sounds great.
Hi leon great vid I know because i have one just right up there . is there any difference between bound neck and non bound let me know Brian UK
I didn't even know they did one with a bound neck!
@@LeonTodd hi again, yes mine is bound neck autumn sky with birds 2018 ltd run. will be trying a none bound soon . i do have a prs 20th anniversary standard maho 2005 which is amazing so under rated , must try to kerb my gas, thanks again great vids brian
Wow!
rock bottom, great riff from the master himself Mr S..
The king!
wow...just wow
ROCK BOTTOM! Leon, ever get into Mark Reale or Riot much???
wow that guitar has very guitar like attributes
More reviews need to play the guitars unplugged for some amount of time. The acoustic resonance is probably the first thing somebody should be considering when buying a guitar, even an electric.
This and the connection the player has with the neck are far more important than the specs
Dgt is the strat guys les Paul for lack of a better way to put it. If you a guy that plays a strat but has always loved the way a les Paul sounds but can't get on with the way it feels dgt all the way. It's the strat players les Paul.
THIS
Interesting... I’m a Jazzmaster/Tele guy who has never been able to get on with Les Pauls. I do have a PRS S2 C24 that I love but it does not sound Les Paul-ish at all. Maybe time to look at a DGT?!?
Right on the money. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Strat guy but I'm most comfortable on my DGT over all my other humbuckers.
This hits the nail on the head. Exactly why I bought a DGT.
I wish I hadn't read this comment. RIP WALLET
DGT is Awessoooom~!!!
The pickups don’t split 100% so the volume drop isn’t as severe and the humm isn’t either.
Now that is very itneresting - they sound great like that!