Those are beautiful guitars. A friend of mine from high school bought one of those, and was definitely 2003 as well. Always wanted a mateo blue prs because of it, but alas, I ended up with a black cherry custom 22 in 2007. Wasn’t my dream PRS but now I couldn’t imagine not having it.
After playing PRS I never looked back. Another little known stand out are McInturff. guitars. I owned a Royale and unfortunately sold it for more 420 😅 recently got a CE24 semi hollow 🤘
PRS= pride, craftsmanship.. Quality control is leaps and bounds better, top notch tone, tuning stability, top quality tops, perfect fret work, better dried woods.. PRS is the relentless pursuit of perfection
100%, but lacking mojo. I own PRS and Gibson...Gibson is shit to play, cannot get perfect string action, tuning stability...etc...but it sounds way better for 5 mjnutes, before going out of tune. PRS just works...but sounds just OK
@@darrennwalters5189 Hmmm I might have to try that, I go back and forth on which I prefer at 25" scale. I like 9's on strats and 10's on 594's so the 25" scale models being on 9.5 is a logical choice.
Prs guitars are amazing. Just bought a ce24 sandblasted and i am floored with how good it is. My first was a 245 with duncan 59 in the bridge and a seth lover in the neck. What an amazing combination that is. Then got a stock 594 that blew my mind. Those led to the new red sandblasted ce24 and it has raised the bar again. They have made a serious believer out of me for sure.
I'm a bit self-conscious about how nice this guitar is... he then proceeds to swing it around, almost banging the headstock into the desk. I love this guy
I have a 2004 Custom 24 Artist and a 2018 McCarty 594. Amazing playing guitars. The McCarty is probably the best sounding guitar I own. About the only other guitar I own that fits into the PRS quality category is my 2011 EVH Wolfgang USA. That thing is right there with my PRS guitars.
Love your PRS collection. They look and sound KILLER. Can you make a video to compare the 594, McCarty and the DGT please? I know they are all vintage vibe but would like to know how they sound different. Thanks 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
My god. When you first hear the black one. How can you top it? But then he pulls the “gaudy” one & it does sound even more killer! They sound so good that if you were in the market for a Gibson Les Paul, & being honest with yourself, & want the better guitar, you would be doing yourself an injustice not to at least demo it against a PRS. If you could somehow be blindfold & couldn’t tell by the weight & feel differences & some passed it to you, I almost wonder how you wouldn’t choose the PRS? That’s my take on those 2 brands!
Since I started playing PRS guitars I now call Gibson's less pauls.. Gibson has been aware of the LP short comings/issues with the nut, the headstock angle, the way the strings come out of the nut and a very steep angle. Paul didnt just make a les Paul style he made it right... Que the Gibson fan boys.
There is no such thing as perfect intonation, but you have to use the string gauge it was designed for. They also have an adjustable version if you really need it
The tail piece is compensated like an acoustic guitar and there are 2 adjustment screws where the tail piece attaches to the mounting posts. You can shift the entire piece at the top post and the bottom post up or back a bit. I own a PRS S2 singlecut with an adjustable single tail piece and you can also swap out the compensated tail piece on the guitar in the video for the fully adjustable tail piece. Look up a PRS Zach Mayers SE to see the adjustable single tail piece. By the way, I think my PRS S2 tail piece is the most comfortable to play of any guitar I have ever played.
Yep Paul set out to make a better Gibson and that black prs is the definitive proof of that blindfold anybody and let them hear that they would think is to Les Paul
I have a PRS CE Semihollow that is a great workhorse guitar. But dollar for dollar, I have to say that Ibanez is vastly underrated and makes a better guitar. My LB-1 cost LESS than my PRS, but has Seymore Duncan pickups, a compound radius fretboard, 9 tone possibilities, bone nut, a sonic range that is ridiculous, and stays in tune for weeks on end. So I have to respectfully disagree with Tim…at least based on my experience.
PRS guitars seem to be stuck in this "neutral zone" between Fender and Gibson. They're double cut, but have bound mahogany bodies. They have humbuckers, but they have a slider switch. PRS wants to be this thing somewhere between Gibson and Fender, but they're really neither and stuck somewhere between the two. They don't seem to have an identity of their own. They also don't have a "sound". When you hear them it sounds empty. The closest I ever got to buying a PRS was the Santana SE. I played it and I did like it. Then I looked at the headstock and the birds and said "Oh, it's a PRS isn't it?".
Why does every guy on a guitar channel or show that picks up a guitar have to play the most generic blues noodling? There are a lot of other genres that use guitars.
Try a PRS S2 McCarty. Several hundred dollars less than a Gibson. I agree with you about the price of a core PRS McCarty but I equate those more to a custom shop Gibson which is the same price or more than the core PRS.
PRS guitars in my humble opinion suck so bad that I have stopped taking them in for setups and repairs at my shop. They are just cheap as they come. Finish, hardware, electronics, bridges, tuners, truss rod adjustments and truss rod covers. I hope I never see another one ever again. And don't go there because I have seen all models and all SUCK!!!!!!!!!! Sorry!
@@rosewoodsteel6656 Paul Smith believes that the tuners on a guitar affect the overall tone and he also is head over heels about tone wood and that it also affects the tone of an electric guitar. 2 more reasons I don't like PRS guitars. Paul is a knucklehead and that makes his guitars knuckleheads. Everything that has to do with PRS guitars makes me vomit!
Also, why do most of his guitars experience color fade, color change and chipping due to the inferior paints and stains he chooses to use on these junk pieces of wood? Cookie cutter guitars all of them.
@@ronaldgoebel2174 The only color that I've ever heard about fading were the very early whale blues, and many think they look better faded. I've never heard of any chipping. Your prejudice may be showing a bit, Goebel.
Tim’s passion for PRS guitars is very infectious,I have a 2003 Brazilian McCarty#268 of 500 blu mateo 🙏❤
Those are beautiful guitars. A friend of mine from high school bought one of those, and was definitely 2003 as well. Always wanted a mateo blue prs because of it, but alas, I ended up with a black cherry custom 22 in 2007. Wasn’t my dream PRS but now I couldn’t imagine not having it.
I love the black Singlecut. Dots with an opaque color. So subtle.
It looks like garbage. The birds are perfect on a PRS. Doesn’t look like a firewood tree (like Gibson)
I own them all. Dollar for dollar, there's no better guitar made than PRS. Flawless as they come
Completely agree
Same. Not all but I have 7! Love em all
After playing PRS I never looked back. Another little known stand out are McInturff. guitars. I owned a Royale and unfortunately sold it for more 420 😅 recently got a CE24 semi hollow 🤘
My Mclaughlin has wrongly cut nut spacing
I love PRS guitars... but dollar for dollar?
Really? 🤣
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John and Tim. Two very accomplished guitarist as well as just awesome humans. Would love to hang with these guys.
PRS= pride, craftsmanship.. Quality control is leaps and bounds better, top notch tone, tuning stability, top quality tops, perfect fret work, better dried woods..
PRS is the relentless pursuit of perfection
100%, but lacking mojo. I own PRS and Gibson...Gibson is shit to play, cannot get perfect string action, tuning stability...etc...but it sounds way better for 5 mjnutes, before going out of tune. PRS just works...but sounds just OK
@@treishtrei NONSENSE.. I own over 20 guitars, I play them side by side same amps same settings.. The gibsons dont sound better
That black one is killer! There's something really nice with solid tops + dot inlays on PRS. Really nice vibe 👌🏼🎸
prs have about coolest flame tops plus they sound so great..thanks for the look at some cool guitars
And you can rely on their quality
dude when we where 15 and a part time job we could get a es 335 its sad for kids today i think..and that guitar has to rock look at that model name
Tyler Bryant and the Shake Down shirt - coolest thing about this!
I have a PRS in green maple its simply the most beautiful visually and sounding guitar their is.
All three of those are incredible guitars.
That DGT is stunning, all three are nice guitars!
9.5s on my PRS. Game changer. 9's were too light. 10's too heavy.
I use 9.5-44 daddario nyxl on mine too.
@@darrennwalters5189 Hmmm I might have to try that, I go back and forth on which I prefer at 25" scale. I like 9's on strats and 10's on 594's so the 25" scale models being on 9.5 is a logical choice.
I do 9.5 on fender and 10’s for gibson. My prs has a hybrid set of 9.5-46 so its 3 strings from each
Prs guitars are amazing.
Just bought a ce24 sandblasted and i am floored with how good it is. My first was a 245 with duncan 59 in the bridge and a seth lover in the neck. What an amazing combination that is. Then got a stock 594 that blew my mind. Those led to the new red sandblasted ce24 and it has raised the bar again.
They have made a serious believer out of me for sure.
Beautiful guitars.
great guitar - sounds amazing
Wow 😮 great to be able to have guitars that really speak to you
I'm a bit self-conscious about how nice this guitar is... he then proceeds to swing it around, almost banging the headstock into the desk. I love this guy
i wish Tim showed his Tom Anderson guitars on this rundown as well as the other brands he uses. it would be nice to know the stories of those guitars.
I don’t think they wanted a 2 hour video 😂
He has a past video where he went through his fav TAs.
I have a 2004 Custom 24 Artist and a 2018 McCarty 594. Amazing playing guitars. The McCarty is probably the best sounding guitar I own. About the only other guitar I own that fits into the PRS quality category is my 2011 EVH Wolfgang USA. That thing is right there with my PRS guitars.
Love your PRS collection. They look and sound KILLER. Can you make a video to compare the 594, McCarty and the DGT please? I know they are all vintage vibe but would like to know how they sound different. Thanks 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I did that with a 594, HBII Piezo and a DGT.... and I couldn't let any of the 3 go. They're still right here and my favorite 3 guitars.
Really nice collection. Especially the single cut. But, blue Jean blue. Look out.😎
Amazing player/amazing guitar!
Fantastic guitars!!!
Very nice, love PRS. Maybe we can call it a whammy bar and avoid the controversy.
My god. When you first hear the black one. How can you top it? But then he pulls the “gaudy” one & it does sound even more killer! They sound so good that if you were in the market for a Gibson Les Paul, & being honest with yourself, & want the better guitar, you would be doing yourself an injustice not to at least demo it against a PRS. If you could somehow be blindfold & couldn’t tell by the weight & feel differences & some passed it to you, I almost wonder how you wouldn’t choose the PRS? That’s my take on those 2 brands!
original modern eagle faded blue jean braz rosewood neck. best ever.
Same a 91!
My favorite ever easily
Ah that black one is magic !!
Looks and tone. What more could you want?
Since I started playing PRS guitars I now call Gibson's less pauls.. Gibson has been aware of the LP short comings/issues with the nut, the headstock angle, the way the strings come out of the nut and a very steep angle.
Paul didnt just make a les Paul style he made it right...
Que the Gibson fan boys.
You go to any store. Pick up super high dollar Les Paul strat. 99 percent need intonation and fret work. Pick up any prs 99 percent on point
@@godbyone Correct..
With a set of 58/15 lt TCI pickups, my Custom22 sounds just as great as a 1959 Burst
I have owned core McCartys, 594 and DGTs and I still prefer the Custom 22 Core to all others.
What model is that first one? SC245?
How PRS did solve the G-string issue? Is it because strings go almost straight between nut and tuners?
Yes, and the nut is slotted on a slight angle for the d & g strings
With the stop tailpiece how can you get your perfect intonation?
There is no such thing as perfect intonation, but you have to use the string gauge it was designed for. They also have an adjustable version if you really need it
@@Shiznitt_ thats even less cool than an evertune. Adjustable is a must
@@Ottophilthey make one with adjustable saddles too. But realistically, how often are you adjusting your intonation?
The tail piece is compensated like an acoustic guitar and there are 2 adjustment screws where the tail piece attaches to the mounting posts. You can shift the entire piece at the top post and the bottom post up or back a bit. I own a PRS S2 singlecut with an adjustable single tail piece and you can also swap out the compensated tail piece on the guitar in the video for the fully adjustable tail piece. Look up a PRS Zach Mayers SE to see the adjustable single tail piece. By the way, I think my PRS S2 tail piece is the most comfortable to play of any guitar I have ever played.
Trust me, it is
What are the new measurements for a bridge humbucker for a PAUL REED SMITH?
I need a prs JA15
I would have thought that it would be an intonation problem to change the string gauge on a one piece bridge?!
give us a duster rig rundown cmonnnnn
How about fixing all those guitars with cloudy finishes?
Yep Paul set out to make a better Gibson and that black prs is the definitive proof of that blindfold anybody and let them hear that they would think is to Les Paul
Best off shelf Guitars easily.
I’ll never sell my C24.
It destroys other guitars for gain and response at the same time.
It’s actually a vibramelo. Just saying…
Would have loved to hear without the effects and distortions
I have a PRS CE Semihollow that is a great workhorse guitar. But dollar for dollar, I have to say that Ibanez is vastly underrated and makes a better guitar. My LB-1 cost LESS than my PRS, but has Seymore Duncan pickups, a compound radius fretboard, 9 tone possibilities, bone nut, a sonic range that is ridiculous, and stays in tune for weeks on end. So I have to respectfully disagree with Tim…at least based on my experience.
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PRS guitars seem to be stuck in this "neutral zone" between Fender and Gibson. They're double cut, but have bound mahogany bodies. They have humbuckers, but they have a slider switch. PRS wants to be this thing somewhere between Gibson and Fender, but they're really neither and stuck somewhere between the two. They don't seem to have an identity of their own. They also don't have a "sound". When you hear them it sounds empty.
The closest I ever got to buying a PRS was the Santana SE. I played it and I did like it. Then I looked at the headstock and the birds and said "Oh, it's a PRS isn't it?".
Gaudy? Alembic? Thoughts?
Wang bar
Why does every guy on a guitar channel or show that picks up a guitar have to play the most generic blues noodling? There are a lot of other genres that use guitars.
i want one but my God they make Gibsons even seem reasonably priced
Try a PRS S2 McCarty. Several hundred dollars less than a Gibson. I agree with you about the price of a core PRS McCarty but I equate those more to a custom shop Gibson which is the same price or more than the core PRS.
Wow terrible job stringing that thing. Fire your tech and hire me.
Too expensive.....
Get a used one.
Used Se. Affordable And u can always. Turn it around.
PRS guitars in my humble opinion suck so bad that I have stopped taking them in for setups and repairs at my shop. They are just cheap as they come. Finish, hardware, electronics, bridges, tuners, truss rod adjustments and truss rod covers. I hope I never see another one ever again. And don't go there because I have seen all models and all SUCK!!!!!!!!!! Sorry!
lol, is that sarcasm?
Yep, they suck so badly I stopped sending them in for repairs.
@@rosewoodsteel6656 Paul Smith believes that the tuners on a guitar affect the overall tone and he also is head over heels about tone wood and that it also affects the tone of an electric guitar. 2 more reasons I don't like PRS guitars. Paul is a knucklehead and that makes his guitars knuckleheads. Everything that has to do with PRS guitars makes me vomit!
Also, why do most of his guitars experience color fade, color change and chipping due to the inferior paints and stains he chooses to use on these junk pieces of wood? Cookie cutter guitars all of them.
@@ronaldgoebel2174 The only color that I've ever heard about fading were the very early whale blues, and many think they look better faded. I've never heard of any chipping. Your prejudice may be showing a bit, Goebel.