The Big Problems A PRS Fixes! ft Tim Pierce
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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.
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.
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
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.
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.😎😎
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.
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.
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.
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 !
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 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.
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 "🙂
@@Mustaine1ify It drives me crazy...it makes them sound LIKE idiot Valley Girls. It's as if they aren't speaking specifically...its all Like something they are talking about, not exactly...it sounds stupid.
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!
Both you guys are amazing players who make the PRS sound come to life, unfortunately it has never worked out for me.
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 love PRS guitars for live playing, but I have two gripes. One is that they’re so well made they have a piano-like quality where there’s a total absence of the little variabilities that give guitars like strats their unique feel and sound.
The second gripe is that they only occasionally release left handed guitars.
A third gripe..................waaaaaaaaay too expensive.
@@YesuAiNimen they aren't too expensive at all lol
@@choomanji Lol core lol models lol are lol expensive lol LOL LOL LOL LOL
@@YesuAiNimenso expensive. The Paul's Ego Premium.
@@YesuAiNimenif they are so expensive get an se, I currently can’t afford a USA model and am saving it would be stupid of me to say because I can’t afford it that’s it’s expensive, all guitars are expensive nowadays
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.
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 😂
I want to love them, I really do. As a MD resident, it's easy to demo all sorts of them- every decent store stocks them. But I have yet to bond with anything. Maybe I'm just so used to satin finish or gunstock finish necks, I just don't love the painted gloss thing? I don't know. In any case, given the prices, I need to LOVE it if I'm going to shell out like that because there is a world of boutique and custom options at this price point
Same here. They're great guitars and they have their beauty, but they just don't connect with me. For some of those reasons.
I love PRS…have 5 USA models. My only criticism is I never can really gel with their pickups. I swap them and they come alive for me. I don’t think they are bad, just bland.
Agreed, PRS is bland as can be.
I only like the dragon ii but have also thought about swapping to my preferred lp set like a custom5 and jazz
I agree when it comes to most of their newer guitars. My 02 McCarty has some of the best sounding pickups I’ve ever heard though
What did you swap yours with… i have an amazing looking custom 24 and have swapped the 59/09s for multiple seymour duncans and gibson burtsbucker pros as well as prs metals and now 85/15s and it always disappoints
@@ES335CD I’d probably just get rid of that guitar then haha I had a CE24 that sounds meh no matter what I put in it. Sold it. BUT, I put a custom 5 and 59 in one Custom 24, an Alpha Omega set in another custom 24(this one was for metal), Saturday Night specials on a singlecut, and bareknucke Mule set in my 594. My 408 is stock pickups, as you can’t really swap those. I use that one for clean tones and light OD exclusively, so it’s great…a bit disappointing on heavier sounds tho.
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 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
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.
I’m sure your Core subscribers will love this chat.
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
Robert and Tim bringing wisdom to the feel of scale length! Love you guys
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 !
These are all the things I like about my Ibanez SZ.
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.
I bought my first PRs a couple months ago. I love it. Love it. Love it.
Love the OCD here on table, all the picks and patch leads lined up just so, a man after my own foibles ;)
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 👌
Good video. Thanks!
My favourite is a custom 22 with a thick neck, but I also like the custom 24 with a thin neck. The best thing about PRS is that they stay in tune and intonate, unlike the other two big names.
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.
My main gigging axe is a PRS 513. It's absolutely fantastic.
these 2 cats are so good at what they do and even better as GENTLEMAN. Thanks, Fellas for always keeping it classy and interesting.
PRS has my absolute favorite stop bar bridge.
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.
Yes I hear PRS guitars stay in tune better than Gibson’s. I see exactly what Tim says. I have a Ephiphone SG Special which is impossible to keep in tune…. Thin neck all the way to the body and strings going off at the nut at a wide angle. I’ve decided I’m going to take that neck off and build a new one with a 10 degree angle and straight string pull and have a decent heel that goes to the 17 fret. I hope to cure all the annoying tuning issues. I real labour of love. I wish Gibson would have looked at their neck issues and maybe could have fixed the age old neck break drama as well. A Les Paul that stayed in tune would be awesome!!
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’ve owned a Custom 24 SE for 2 months, and it is now my favourite.
The original PRS guitars had a ‘sweet switch’ that works great for taking the edge off the bridge pickup.
How about 8th decade and I'm getting my Custom 24-08 end of the month and I'm as excited as I was when I got my 3/4 Fender Mustang in 1964 :) Rock on dudes, NEVER stop playing.
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.
My next guitar is going to be a PRS. I've played quite a few, and I like my action crazy low. I'll keep playing them until I find "the one". Not something you wanna overthink. It's how I've bought all my guitars.
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 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. :)
(12:20) Going from 12s to 9s requires a new nut so that the strings have now lateral movement!
Excellent video and great information!
The Tim Pierce PRS is different than yours…what model is that??? Thanks!
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.
That DGT you bought is my favorite PRS ever. Good choice.
I watch most videos at 1.75 speed, and Tim was really ripping at that speed lol. Great video btw!
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!
My favorite PRS is the Gibson Les Paul.
Sorry to hear you have poor taste
@@Yamallama585sorry to hear you have no taste at all.
I think the real problem PRS needs to fix is only having one left handed model in their entire line, I know you can find some American made PRS guitars online and on reverb but they are $3000 to $5000 and more Paul only offers one affordable lefty in his entire line , and yes it does come in at least three colors but it would be nice to offer at lest another model like a single cut and maybe one with a different pickup confederation, and it has gone on record that Paul states that he hates left-handed people, that’s why I never bought one of their guitars, I’ll stick to Schechter thank you very much
I pulled my custom 22 trem out after 3 months, and it was still in tune!!
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.
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 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 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.
I want a PRS so bad but there expensive the custom 24 am looking at is $1700 more than my Gibson Les Paul Standard.
I feel like Custom 24s have skyrocketed in price on the used market the last couple of years (along with everything else, I know).
Check out the CE24s if you haven't. They can still be found all day for less than $2,000 used. And Robert has videos showing off his love for his.
I have a PRS SE CUSTOM since I could not afford the CE. I think it’s an awesome guitar. Looks very similar to the one Robert is playing. Changed out the pick ups for Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded set.
I will second the comment about the ce. My dustie waring signature is probably the nicest guitar I’ve played
Also the s2 line is a great value (and more comparable to your LP standard)
I'm a cheap ass so I bought a Harley benton rip off and I still enjoy it
The first time I ever held a true PRS was in the early 2000’s and it was Jeremy Camp’s and I got to fiddle around with it. It was a holy grail guitar that I always wanted to try. I HATED it lol but to be honest I was still early on in my playing but now I’m a bit older and man I really want a prs! Sorry about my autobiography 😂
"Autobiographies" are fine! :)
I like your post: it's interesting!
I can't afford the core models, or even the CE at this time, but the S2 are worth the price and I love my SE Custom! It's an excellent player guitar that does everything for under a grand.
A thoughtfully and properly upgraded SE custom can hang with any similar spec S2 IMHO for about $1k +- vs $1,800 - $1,900.
@@RaptorV1USA What upgrades would you make?
I have a custom 24 Floyd Core that is absolutely amazing. It’s the perfect blend of ‘classic’ and modern features. Just absolutely amazing!
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 $2000 on any guitar, nobody should have to take it in for a major repair just to get it to play/sound decent.
@@RoadkillPinata Purchased from American Musical Supply... which seems to be the industry-standard place for reselling returned gear of late. Everything I've gotten from them recently has looked pre-owned, returned, and resold for as-new prices.
Just bought a SE Custom 24-08 2021 as my first electric for 750$ new, couldn't be happier!!!!
I have a '95 Custom 24 and a '98 McCarty. I can set them both up with paper thin action but I also have a '15 Hollowbody II and that one doesn't set up as low. The irony is I use 9 - 46 on the first 2 and the OEM gauge 11s on the HBII. Even with a higher action (comparatively), it plays like butter. I picked up a Silver Sky when they came out and that one doesn't have a low action either. It's set up with 10-52 (tuned down 1/2 step) and has a beautiful, silky smooth feel as well.
If I could only keep 2, it would be the McCarty and the Silver Sky. They are completely stock and perfect right out of the case. But that would be a fight. The Custom 24 was my first PRS and I played many gigs and studio sessions with it. The HB II is so sweet, I would be plotting and scheming to get another.
Ok, I give up! I ain't pickin' just one favorite!
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 bought a singlecut S2 in 2020 and have loved it ever since.
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.
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.
Two of my favorite TH-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.
Yes. 25" scale length. It splits the difference. Very nice. Strings aren't as taut as a Fender, so are easier to bend, and don't ever have that harsh clang that Fenders can sometimes have from how taut they are. When it's working it's awesome, because you get that chime and clarity. But push it too hard, or if I'm a little off, I fight a harsher tone. Gibsons are wonderfully fat when my touch is right on them, but they can also lack authority and clarity sometimes, at least for me. PRS hits right in the middle. Always clear. Fiddle with the knobs and they can be either wonderfully fat, or ringing and chimey, especially with a coil tap, like on mine. Never too harsh or too soft-twang. The 25" really does seem to hit the best of both worlds.
Loved my yellow santana the day I saw it. Checked all the boxes for me,
I’m right there with Tim, my action is so easy to play and low low.
1. Weight balance
2. String angle at headstock
3. Scale length between Strat and Les Paul
4. Good quality control
5. Awesome pickups
Grew us as an SG guy who switched to strats for a while. Then I saw a PRS on craigslist at a great price and figured if I didn't dig it I could flip it. Gorgeous guitar and the feel ... there would be no flipping this guitar! It's now my favorite. My only beef is the wiring, it's a 1990 so original five way rotary and sweet switch which paradoxically offer lots of discrete tone choices but also limit your flexibility without a real tone knob. You are forced to learn to use the volume knob better.
Man to have a tenth of the talent that’s in this video!! Great watch👍🏻👍🏻
Honestly, PRS wise,
Fiore + Silver Sky
2021 Zach Meyers SE
S2 Mccarty 594 SC
Hollowbody 2 Piezo
Personally I think they nailed the Strat, and I was always a fan of the Gibson LP replacement, aka Mccarty Single cuts modified with the firebird controls, quality wise PRS just blows them out of the water.
I'm not a PRS fan, but I enjoy this video. Don't make me feel left out.
I have a Santana model PRS. It's beautiful, nice guitar, but I almost never grab it off the wall where it hangs next to my Strat and LP. Don't know why?
@@craigwillms61 interesting. Sometime I think in the late or middle '80s PRS started advertising their guitars in guitar player magazine. I thought one of them I think it was the dragon was so beautiful, I tore out the page and put it on the wall of my bathroom in front of my toilet so I can look at it every time I sat down. It was up there for a couple years. That was almost 40 years ago and I have never bought or wanted to buy a PRS. They are beautiful and great guitars though I don't knock them at all.
Was finally after several years able to afford a real (USA) PRS back in 2018 online but ended up selling it after a few years as I just never liked the way it felt or sounded. I’m not a strat guy either but love teles and Les pauls.
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.
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 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.
PRS are objectively extremely well made guitars, undeniable quality and attention to detail. One problem I have with them is that I prefer single coil pickups, specifically Telecasters, and they don't really have an option for that. (The Silver Sky does have single coils, but it's prohibitively expensive). My other complaint, which is perhaps seen as vain but it still matters, is that I don't like the look.
I play a Tom Anderson Tele and it has all the benefits that you mentioned above about tuning stability, weight, ergonomic design, basically a perfect guitar, but it looks how I like, and has that Tele sound that I prefer. Although for guys that play Humbuckers, and that like the look, I totally see the appeal.
when you said tom anderson for a second i thought you were talking about beavis and butthead.
Lemon burst is always a great place to start. Years ago when I was first learning about the various guitar brands from my dear friend who'd been playing for years at that point. As we walked through the Guitar Center and he was talking briefly about the various makes,..he pointed to a PRS and said " Thats PRS , they are the Cadillac of Guitars",.
Awesome🤘🏻🤘🏻 my favorite is my MCCarty 594Hollowbody II. It’s one of my most played guitars.
I own about 90+ guitars (early eBay GAS buyer). All are high quality imports, some brands are out of business now.
I always wanted the real deal in American guitars but I thought they are way too much for almost the same quality of a good import.
I'm a Santana fan. I finally pressed the button 4 years ago on a PRS Santana 25th anniversary, 10 top, and white case, all for $1,500. It's a pleasure playing it. Plays flawlessly, always in tune, and most of all, it has that brown Santana sound I so admire. It's my best investment. Especially because it has actually tripled in value.
It will one day be inherited, as an heir piece, by one of my grandchildren who wants to play guitar. Give him/her a head start in playing.
It's that special.
Tim is awesome, love his playing.
Btw, my fav PRS is the single cut, because Marty Friedman plays one
Not in like 10 years lol
I keep hearing people talking shit about the se PRS model but I have a zach myers that I put chrome pickup covers on it and I put a ebony truss rod cover with a crow sitting on a branch on it and let me tell you that my zach myers never goes out of tune and I love it .
I'm half way through your video, I pick up my Strat and what do you know it is balanced, has a horn for the strap, and NO bends at the nut. What? Good thing PRS has the ability to change things. :)
I have two McCartys (one is a one piece slab of mahogany) both with solid Indian rosewood necks & a Singlecut with a solid Brazilian rosewood neck. Awesome, awesome guitars.
the "Three Bears" neck! "This one is too short. And this one's too long. But the PRD is just right!"
Make that the PRS!
Love the intro licks. Was moving my emotions
I'm Tele guy and I love big, fat, chunky necks. PRS' never caught my eye, but I needed Les Paul style guitar for a project and a friend loaned me his PRS single cut with a Suhr HB in the bridge and that guitar was amazing. Super comfortable to play, light, well balanced and more resonant than any guitar I ever played. I could do feedback solos with it with so much sustain it sounded like an ebow or a sustainer. Just endless sustain through a 50 watt Mesa Stiletto.
I ended up buying that single cut and had it for years until I traded it for a killer Strat because of a couple nitpicky personal gripes (I also picked up a Les Paul to cover my LP needs and never liked it). It didnt have a big neck, I wanted a hard tail, even though the trem was quite good, and even though it had a great Suhr HB in the bridge position, the stock neck pickup was actually much, much better. I'm a single coil guy, even for high gain and metal stuff, and the neck HB was clear and bright, unlike your standard mudbucker in the neck. But overall, there just wasnt a lot low end in that guitar at all, it was bright and clear but not in a single coil way.
I still keep my eye out for the perfect PRS single cut, hard tail with a big 50s style neck though. If you havent given PRS' a try, go to some stores and try them out. You might just be pleasantly surprised. Theres tons of different models and configurations. They are expensive, but they're worth checking them all out.
This year I experienced my first gearfest! The pics from a few years ago look much more fun. This year it was just a few youtubers hanging out away from everybody. For real, when Rhett had to walk through the hall he had his head down and was covering his face with his hand lol. There was hardly anybody there....Pete seemed approachable, but hard to look in the face lol. And unfortunately I didnt see Glenn if he was there. That would be somethin.
Digging that tone from that bluesey PRS.