Recent content by Rick Allison

Right on. My understanding is that the Fender-branded ones (with the F on the thumb wheel) are made in Asia, but to the same specs as the "Fender-Schaller" ones that are actually made by Schaller in Germany (similar to how PRS makes the S2 Phase II tuners compared to the Core Phase II/III...

Just not a fan of the overly tall brass post protruding out of the headstock with an ugly black thumbscrew topping it off. Years ago, I owned 2 PRSs with the Phase I “wing” tuners, and those were a much less obtrusive design. I like that the Grover’s have a short, clean post, and the locking...

Just replaced my S2 Phase II tuners with Grover locking Rotomatics. A much, much cleaner look. Of all the awesome things about PRS guitars, why are the tuners so damn ugly?? (Can't figure out how to post a pic...)

It might be more work (although carving a one piece neck isn’t exactly a quick and easy process either), but scarfing saves a crap ton of wood that just goes to waste when making a one piece neck. The material savings offsets any additional labor needed (assuming there is any).

To carve a one piece neck with a tilt back headstock, they have to start with a large block of wood as the wood block has to be wide enough for both the headstock tilt and the neck heel joint, but then they end up carving out the majority of that wood because you don’t need it that wide for the...

That description is copied from the PRS site. On the non-standard S2s without scratchplate, the control cavity is routed all the way through the mahogany, and all the electronics are attached directly to the underside of the maple top. I don’t think they would have a different manufacturing...

Hi all. I recently came back into the PRS family & new to the forum. I previously owned a 1995 Custom 22 with birds and a 1996 CE 24 maple top. Sold them both about 10 years ago to fund other purchases, and now just recently picked up a new S2 Singlecut. Anyway, I am wondering if anyone...

S2 Singlecuts without scratch plate (e.g. the non-“standard” Singlecuts) have maple caps.