4 Dec: @ 3:29 "Paul, please make this a standard model" 15 Jan: PRS "We're are pleased to announce a new edition to our core range" DREAMS COME TRUE!!!!!!
We can all thank Jack, not sure if it played a part in the decision, but as someone that felt in love with the PRS Special, I can’t weight how happy I am to see it amongst the core models now. I will definitely save up to offer it to myself for xmas :)
Today, I would say the three main pillars of PRS are now the Silver Sky (Strat), the 594 (Les Paul) and a Custom (or eventually the Special since it’s based on the Custom 22). Of course, we really need to count five pillars if we really want to be accurate, and one of them is the Hollowbody II (335) and one future potential pillar could be the NF53 (Tele). Those 5 PRS guitars would cover pretty much all major guitar types (Tele, Strat, Les Paul, Modern and a Hollowbody). When PRS started, they were only covering the modern take on guitar with the Custom 22/24, which was a compromise between Strat and a Les Paul. But now they finally released a PRS version of all the major guitars.
Incredible playing, Jack! Your sense of melody, harmonies, rhythm, and dynamics along with killer chops is what keeps me clicking on every video as soon as it comes out! I’m totally here for the jams. The piece you did playing the semi-hollow special is just so wholesome 😌
The DGT is easily the best PRS guitar ever made. The 513 is really cool too. And how isn't Jack one of the most famous guitarists in the world. Him and Tom Bukavec...
Definitely one of the very best guitar demos I have ever seen. Amazing playing and 3 amazing guitars. I already own 2 of these 3 models featured. I have owned 30 PRS guitars since 1990 and I think the Hollowbody Special 22 is the ultimate for me.
My dude.. that Bit on the special. Goosebumps. Jack you are a very fine musical musician my man. So much soul in your playing. It’s like a entire story is being told. So great 🙌😬 wow.
They all sound great but that Special Semi-Hollow 22 really sounds amazing. And Jacks playing is on another level, he just keeps getting better. I think you can tell by his playing here that he likes the SSH 22 the most.
Man love the channel. Sick playing, you can tell you’ve spent a long time sculpting your craft. Love my custom 22 such a beautiful piece of wood. One thing I wish you would do isn’t add a camera view for your pedals. Keep up the good videos
Jack, you have become my fav guitar demo person. Always great playing. 594 s/c was my #1 prs til I got spec 22 sh. What a great guitar! But my DGT's come in 3rd. Cu 24 is close 4th.
@@ark8tct I have the PRS Custom 24 with the whale blue burl top. If you wait until next year they sell cheaper than the new ones. I bought a 2019 one back in March of this year and got it for half price
agree with you. I got my special 22 hollow in August and since then I had not touched my customer shop fenders as much as I used to. The PRS is just so sweet and versatile.
I have the Mccarty 594, Custom 24 Floyd and Custom 24-08. I like them all but still play mostly Gibsons and Fenders. I'm not even sure why because these are perfect playing and sounding guitars. Think I'll pull one out now. Nice playing. Thanks for the video.
Jack the semi hollow and you are a match made in heaven!☺ Superb playing and really inspiring playing guitar myself even more more than usual.. will you be doing the pillars vids for fender, Gibson etc?...😮
3:20 - Paul and the PRS team must've have heard all of your implorations. As you know, the Special Semi-Hollow 22 is now included within their 2021 line-up. (Not like I can afford it though). :-)
Great job Jack, I think you are right. I couldn’t get it from Peach and I am really far away but I am awaiting delivery of the S2 Singlecut 594, and I am really excited. It’s not a pillar of the company, but US made and I am looking forward to getting close to the core range with it. I would love to see you take one for a play, and do some Led Zeppelin or Allman Bros jamming. Great video today thanks!
I actually prefer the regular McCarty to the 594. The slightly increased scale length and wrapover give a little more immediate response and tighter bark. 594 is the perfect modern Les Paul, but the McCarty is an improvement IMO.
My pillars are a Custom 24 with McCarty switching (that's from the factory, y'all) and a Custom 22 Soapbar with a maple fingerboard. I may have to invest in a third pillar one of these days, but those two keep me standing up nicely.
Not having had the pleasure yet to play any 594 iteration, I still think that the DGT is the best offering of the core production models. Even suited for modern applications. It's based on a McCarty, which is already covered in the video but I think it's different enough.
probably your choice of the semihollow is now demonstrably evident to listeners as to all three pillars; i had no idea that this could out perform the other two giants in the range; but i will search for your demo of the modern eagle V to compare with the semihollow; prs makes it so difficult to make a choice because their pillars are so strong; but you have kept the CU 24 till the end; i personally dont have a semihollow but i have bought two CU 24s and if they can be surpassed by a semi hollow then i too am sold; that semi hollow has a mystique across all three pillars;
I own a what I consider to be the three pillars which are the 594, Silver Sky, and Custom 24. But man...that Special Semi Hollow would be a fine addition. You’re right, Jack! It should be a standard model!
I have a CU22 Artist, a 513 and an NF3, but the holy grail still remains a Hollowbody II. Borrowed one from a friend for a while, was offered it, but couldn't summon the courage to go for it. Then of course, there was always that s/h Korina McCarty I tried in Austin a few years back. Two opportunities missed for sure.
Amazing playing skills!, is there a way you can make a video about the differences between custom 24 se, ce, s2, core, wood library and private stock please?, when I search online for a custom. 24 there's some times I cant know which series is the guitar Im looking :( , thanks!
Ive had the rosie custom 22 , an all mahogany DGT and a 94 McCarty goldtop and the McCarty has stayed with me since 1997. Its easily the best solid body guitar ive ever had but hey its all subjective and its all good.
I have all 3 of these - the Semi-Hollow Special really is a Special instrument!! The 594 is amazing - also added the Hollowbody 594 to my collection recently too. I also have a HBii with Piezo and that perhaps is a bit more versatile but for 'pure' electric sounds, the 594 is awesome. I have 7 core PRS guitars in total and each has their own thing so I can see why its difficult to pick just 3
@@ericwong1972 They are quite similar but the HB version is a bit more open/airy. Obviously its a quite a bit lighter and a bit thicker too. The Solid body version is a great instrument. Owning both is a bit like owning both a Les Paul and a 335 - except of course the PRS's are a lot more similar to play as the body shape and size is a lot closer. My 594's are both the oldest and newest PRS guitars I own - therefore my Solid Body doesn't have the same finish or TCI treatment. What I may think of as subtle differences may well be quite big differences to you and vice versa so all I can say is to try a SB and compare yourself.
@@ericwong1972 The correct answer is to get them ALL LMAO. The Special is a different instrument - Its much more a Custom 22 with more tonal options - more than a 594. The 594 is a more 'vintage' inspired instrument with more vintage sounding Pups. The Special has a bit more bite to it. It has 58/15 MT's (Multi-Tap) so not Low Turn and can be tapped. Its a bit more 'classic' sounding than the 85/15 loaded Cu22 and Special is certainly an apt name. The body is thinner too and its 'semi-hollow' - much less 'air' inside. The Narrowfield is thicker sounding than a SC and can't be used on its own and of course you have a trem bridge. Neck carve and scale length is more typical PRS too so all in all, its a different guitar and easy to justify owning as well - which is why I also have one - mine is in my Avatar currently - a lovely Charcoal Cherry Burst... If you are looking to add to your collection, I think the Special would probably give you more variation than considering a Solid 594. Also, the Special may well be more difficult to find in the future - at least if you want a specific colour...
DGT is an off-shoot of the McCarty, so it kinda falls under that pillar, but having owned one I'd say it's also very much its own thing. It's say Custom 24 and McCarty alone carry the torch, the Special is much more niche...
my local shop got the 35th anniversary and the top is so bloody ugly like it is two totally different tops they actually got a few PRS like that i went to buy the 35th and walked out in disgust .. I cant believe they let that eyesore leave the factory floor
Have you played any? I surprisingly found that my £700 PRS SE custom 22 semi-hollow plays better than all the Gibson LesPaul standards and Fender strats I have played (including an Eric Clapton signature one). The only guitar I found to approach its playability is my Eastman SB57 🥰
Nikoo033 As my comment made clear, I am just speaking of pure aesthetics. I have several guitars that play beautifully (and IMO, look beautiful) such as my 2019 Reverend Greg Koch Gristlemaster, my 2011 Hagstrom semi-hollow Viking and a 2106 Fender Professional American Strat.
You can’t say PRS without saying Prius! PRS is the Toyota Prius of guitars. Very functional but just ugly as shit with no redeeming inspirational quality whatsoever.IMHO
Nope. Was looking for a great Gibson for a while. Couldn’t find one that matched my £700 PRS SE. Ended up getting an Eastman SB57 which plays and sounds better than any of the Gibson LesPaul standard I have tried and didn’t buy.
4 Dec: @ 3:29 "Paul, please make this a standard model"
15 Jan: PRS "We're are pleased to announce a new edition to our core range"
DREAMS COME TRUE!!!!!!
We can all thank Jack, not sure if it played a part in the decision, but as someone that felt in love with the PRS Special, I can’t weight how happy I am to see it amongst the core models now. I will definitely save up to offer it to myself for xmas :)
If the price weren’t insane, you had me sold on the Special Semi, that sounded sublime
Today, I would say the three main pillars of PRS are now the Silver Sky (Strat), the 594 (Les Paul) and a Custom (or eventually the Special since it’s based on the Custom 22). Of course, we really need to count five pillars if we really want to be accurate, and one of them is the Hollowbody II (335) and one future potential pillar could be the NF53 (Tele). Those 5 PRS guitars would cover pretty much all major guitar types (Tele, Strat, Les Paul, Modern and a Hollowbody). When PRS started, they were only covering the modern take on guitar with the Custom 22/24, which was a compromise between Strat and a Les Paul. But now they finally released a PRS version of all the major guitars.
Incredible playing, Jack! Your sense of melody, harmonies, rhythm, and dynamics along with killer chops is what keeps me clicking on every video as soon as it comes out! I’m totally here for the jams. The piece you did playing the semi-hollow special is just so wholesome 😌
The DGT is easily the best PRS guitar ever made. The 513 is really cool too.
And how isn't Jack one of the most famous guitarists in the world. Him and Tom Bukavec...
Loving the channel gents!
Definitely one of the very best guitar demos I have ever seen. Amazing playing and 3 amazing guitars. I already own 2 of these 3 models featured. I have owned 30 PRS guitars since 1990 and I think the Hollowbody Special 22 is the ultimate for me.
My dude.. that Bit on the special. Goosebumps. Jack you are a very fine musical musician my man. So much soul in your playing. It’s like a entire story is being told. So great 🙌😬 wow.
the Special Semi-Hollow is truly the most versatile and dynamic of any electric guitars made, or ever has been made... all you need in one axe.
With Jacks sublime playing., the semi has sounds from the gods. Bonamassa meats Mayer meats Grissom, a wonderful cocktail indeed
They all sound great but that Special Semi-Hollow 22 really sounds amazing. And Jacks playing is on another level, he just keeps getting better. I think you can tell by his playing here that he likes the SSH 22 the most.
Man love the channel. Sick playing, you can tell you’ve spent a long time sculpting your craft. Love my custom 22 such a beautiful piece of wood. One thing I wish you would do isn’t add a camera view for your pedals. Keep up the good videos
You have become one of my very favorite gear youtubers....love your videos & tone & playing, keep 'em coming please!
They all sound great. Your playing with the semi-hollow though was incredible.
Jack, you have become my fav guitar demo person. Always great playing. 594 s/c was my #1 prs til I got spec 22 sh. What a great guitar! But my DGT's come in 3rd. Cu 24 is close 4th.
This is the best Special 22 demo I have seen. VERY sweet.
I watched this here in Texas on Friday at 7AM - Had to pick up the PRS SE and play!
@@ark8tct I have the PRS Custom 24 with the whale blue burl top. If you wait until next year they sell cheaper than the new ones. I bought a 2019 one back in March of this year and got it for half price
You’re a wonderful soulful player which makes each one of these beautiful instruments sing… Absolutely beautiful tones from every direction!🙏🏻🎶✌🏻🌍
agree with you. I got my special 22 hollow in August and since then I had not touched my customer shop fenders as much as I used to. The PRS is just so sweet and versatile.
I have the Mccarty 594, Custom 24 Floyd and Custom 24-08. I like them all but still play mostly Gibsons and
Fenders. I'm not even sure why because these are perfect playing and sounding guitars. Think I'll pull one out now. Nice playing. Thanks for the video.
That custom 24 sound is epic... and so is your playing!
Most buildings have 4 pillars. But of course this is Jack's building. For the 4th pillar I have to add the one named after the owner: Paul's guitar.
Christ. The neck pickup on that semi sounds FANTASTIC.
They do sound awesome also on the SE semi hollow models 😊
What is the song 🎵 on 5:14 it is so sweet. It reminds me a little bit of something fleetwood Mac could play. But this is better. Does Someone know? J
Can’t believe how great the Semi sounds.
The sound of those Specials is truly something else...
I have 2 special semi hollows now (one from the first run and one private stock). they are my favorite model of PRS that I have tried by a lot.
Jack the semi hollow and you are a match made in heaven!☺ Superb playing and really inspiring playing guitar myself even more more than usual.. will you be doing the pillars vids for fender, Gibson etc?...😮
best guitar info ive found.. Thank you 👍
Now I want a PRS even more! I've been drooling over them since the beginning of my playing
At the end the guitar said “wow”
3:20 - Paul and the PRS team must've have heard all of your implorations. As you know, the Special Semi-Hollow 22 is now included within their 2021 line-up. (Not like I can afford it though). :-)
Great job Jack, I think you are right. I couldn’t get it from Peach and I am really far away but I am awaiting delivery of the S2 Singlecut 594, and I am really excited. It’s not a pillar of the company, but US made and I am looking forward to getting close to the core range with it. I would love to see you take one for a play, and do some Led Zeppelin or Allman Bros jamming. Great video today thanks!
Stunning guitars. My favourite core model is the regular McCarty. The perfect blend of vintage and modern imo. Great video guys. Amazing player!
Really enjoy your playing. All 3 of those guitars sounded great.
Masterful playing as ever and sensible, meaningful demos.
I've tried a lot but the regular McCarty with wraparound is the one for me. I have a 1999 and a 2020 ten top yellow tiger.
Thinking about getting one as my first PRS. Primarily a strat player but looking for some diversity. What does the McCarty do well?
I actually prefer the regular McCarty to the 594. The slightly increased scale length and wrapover give a little more immediate response and tighter bark. 594 is the perfect modern Les Paul, but the McCarty is an improvement IMO.
Awesome Jack! Love my 594 & P245 Semi.
Add a Piezo to the Special and call me done ✅
Incredible playing 👍👏👌
Superb all. Time to name one after Jack.
My pillars are a Custom 24 with McCarty switching (that's from the factory, y'all) and a Custom 22 Soapbar with a maple fingerboard. I may have to invest in a third pillar one of these days, but those two keep me standing up nicely.
I'm SO undecided. I like components of all of them.
The PRS Special Semi-Hollow in Aquamarine is my dream guitar
Not having had the pleasure yet to play any 594 iteration, I still think that the DGT is the best offering of the core production models. Even suited for modern applications. It's based on a McCarty, which is already covered in the video but I think it's different enough.
Custom 24 and 594 proud owner. Definitely both were two of my best guitar choices I already had.
probably your choice of the semihollow is now demonstrably evident to listeners as to all three pillars; i had no idea that this could out perform the other two giants in the range; but i will search for your demo of the modern eagle V to compare with the semihollow; prs makes it so difficult to make a choice because their pillars are so strong; but you have kept the CU 24 till the end; i personally dont have a semihollow but i have bought two CU 24s and if they can be surpassed by a semi hollow then i too am sold; that semi hollow has a mystique across all three pillars;
Guys the PRS semi hollow special or the Pete Thorn Signature Series Suhr ?
I own a what I consider to be the three pillars which are the 594, Silver Sky, and Custom 24. But man...that Special Semi Hollow would be a fine addition. You’re right, Jack! It should be a standard model!
Out of all the PRS guitars ive played over the years, the CE 24 semi hollow is the only one thats stuck around. Just tonally different.
Best sounding custom 24 I've ever heard
Great Video!!
Always liked the DGT. But pauls guitar is very nice
Please tell me it's possible to get a Special Semi Hollow with a Pattern Thin neck?!?
that semi hollow sounds incredible
I have a CU22 Artist, a 513 and an NF3, but the holy grail still remains a Hollowbody II. Borrowed one from a friend for a while, was offered it, but couldn't summon the courage to go for it. Then of course, there was always that s/h Korina McCarty I tried in Austin a few years back. Two opportunities missed for sure.
Still waiting for Jack to buy his first PRS.
PRS should actually just give him one! Seriously!
@@dcaudwell agree! with all his amazing PRS Special demos, Paul should've given him one by now.
Amazing playing skills!, is there a way you can make a video about the differences between custom 24 se, ce, s2, core, wood library and private stock please?, when I search online for a custom. 24 there's some times I cant know which series is the guitar Im looking :( , thanks!
Amazing sounds. 😍
Ive had the rosie custom 22 , an all mahogany DGT and a 94 McCarty goldtop and the McCarty has stayed with me since 1997. Its easily the best solid body guitar ive ever had but hey its all subjective and its all good.
le morceau avec la PRS Special Semi Hollow , est magique
il est de qui ?
merveilleuse interpretation ou
I was thinking the SE line, CE line, and then the Custom line. Aren't all of these guitars well over $3k?
DGT is the only core PRS I need!
I traded a hollowbody 2 wood library into peach a few years back, that was a very nice guitar i picked up for £1600(!) on ebay about 2015
What did you end up getting ??
Needs more DGT
Jack, any chance you could do a review of ESP guitars in the not-so-distant video? Please?!
We have done an overview of the ESP E-II range! th-cam.com/video/lzPf3ayXhx8/w-d-xo.html
you guys make great videos, should be getting more views
PRS special semi-hollow or 594 semi hollow are great instruments 🙌🏻. And SE custom 22 semi hollow too 😏
0:38 I like to imagine that by his feet, just out of frame, Jack has an airsoft gun to pelt Luke with if he were to disagree
He wouldn't dare. - Luke
Custom 24-08 - McCarty 594 - DGT
All sounded fantastic but the vintage tones of the 594 are hard to beat. Depends on what your going for.
Remember when Gibson tried to make a “it does everything” guitar. RIP the Nighthawk.
That 594 is M E A N
The semi hollow goes down like 25 year old Scotch.
Delicious.
Luv and Peace.
Great playing, killer guitars....I tip my hat to you gentlemen.
I have all 3 of these - the Semi-Hollow Special really is a Special instrument!! The 594 is amazing - also added the Hollowbody 594 to my collection recently too. I also have a HBii with Piezo and that perhaps is a bit more versatile but for 'pure' electric sounds, the 594 is awesome. I have 7 core PRS guitars in total and each has their own thing so I can see why its difficult to pick just 3
Hey I have a hb 594. How different is the regular 594 to your hb? Thanks
@@ericwong1972 They are quite similar but the HB version is a bit more open/airy. Obviously its a quite a bit lighter and a bit thicker too.
The Solid body version is a great instrument. Owning both is a bit like owning both a Les Paul and a 335 - except of course the PRS's are a lot more similar to play as the body shape and size is a lot closer.
My 594's are both the oldest and newest PRS guitars I own - therefore my Solid Body doesn't have the same finish or TCI treatment. What I may think of as subtle differences may well be quite big differences to you and vice versa so all I can say is to try a SB and compare yourself.
@@BAMozzy69 thanks! I haven’t found any comparisons on the internet. I am wondering if I should have gotten the special instead of 594 hb lol.
@@ericwong1972 The correct answer is to get them ALL LMAO.
The Special is a different instrument - Its much more a Custom 22 with more tonal options - more than a 594. The 594 is a more 'vintage' inspired instrument with more vintage sounding Pups. The Special has a bit more bite to it. It has 58/15 MT's (Multi-Tap) so not Low Turn and can be tapped. Its a bit more 'classic' sounding than the 85/15 loaded Cu22 and Special is certainly an apt name.
The body is thinner too and its 'semi-hollow' - much less 'air' inside. The Narrowfield is thicker sounding than a SC and can't be used on its own and of course you have a trem bridge. Neck carve and scale length is more typical PRS too so all in all, its a different guitar and easy to justify owning as well - which is why I also have one - mine is in my Avatar currently - a lovely Charcoal Cherry Burst...
If you are looking to add to your collection, I think the Special would probably give you more variation than considering a Solid 594.
Also, the Special may well be more difficult to find in the future - at least if you want a specific colour...
@@BAMozzy69 well I already have a ss, dgt, and 594hbii. There is some redundancy lol.
Here are the 4 Pillars: 1.McCarty 594 Hollowbody II 2. McCarty SC 594 3. Studio 4.Custom 24-08 and guess what? I own all four of them! Hahahahaha.
MAGIC!!!!!
why doesn't PRS make a 594 lefty? Just annoying feeling left behind
Oh, no DGT included? For me the best PRS out there but that’s certainly a matter of taste
Truth!
DGT is an off-shoot of the McCarty, so it kinda falls under that pillar, but having owned one I'd say it's also very much its own thing. It's say Custom 24 and McCarty alone carry the torch, the Special is much more niche...
I'm a fan. Would be the one for me
Hello Jack here
The price is fucking insane, great content tho
No Paul's guitar? If it is good enough for the owner...
No DGT is criminal
my local shop got the 35th anniversary and the top is so bloody ugly like it is two totally different tops they actually got a few PRS like that i went to buy the 35th and walked out in disgust .. I cant believe they let that eyesore leave the factory floor
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No Pauls guitar?? FAIL
DGT or GTFO! lol
Too bad most PRS's look like bad late 80's Strat copies. They sound good though.
Sorry, but design wise, (putting aside Silver Sky) PRS guitars do nothing for me. Don’t like the shapes or the over the top flame maple.
Maybe your a fender fan
Have you played any? I surprisingly found that my £700 PRS SE custom 22 semi-hollow plays better than all the Gibson LesPaul standards and Fender strats I have played (including an Eric Clapton signature one). The only guitar I found to approach its playability is my Eastman SB57 🥰
Nikoo033 As my comment made clear, I am just speaking of pure aesthetics. I have several guitars that play beautifully (and IMO, look beautiful) such as my 2019 Reverend Greg Koch Gristlemaster, my 2011 Hagstrom semi-hollow Viking and a 2106 Fender Professional American Strat.
@@adamkrauss303 sorry, I don’t know how I missed that your point was on shape/external design.
Nikoo033 No worries.
You can’t say PRS without saying Prius! PRS is the Toyota Prius of guitars. Very functional but just ugly as shit with no redeeming inspirational quality whatsoever.IMHO
PRS great guitar until you try a good Gibson!}
It’s the exact opposite for me.
Nope. Was looking for a great Gibson for a while. Couldn’t find one that matched my £700 PRS SE. Ended up getting an Eastman SB57 which plays and sounds better than any of the Gibson LesPaul standard I have tried and didn’t buy.