The "Official Silver Sky" Thread

[JonW]

And I just realised this:
The PRS MT15 was some kind of landslide, as far as I received it. The presentation video of it was published on Youtube a little more than a month ago. Now, the Silver Sky has accumulated circa 30000 more views in one day, than the MT15 in one month:

 

[garrett]

Oh and BTW, @Shawn@PRS, is the rumor that the Silver Sky production is sold out until September and PRS has to introduce night shifts true?

I was just wondering along those same lines. With the apparent huge demand here, I hope PRS can grow sustainably to meet the need. It could end up being a good thing for PRS and their employees with added staff and internal promotions.

 

[Shawn@PRS]

Andrew, our videographer, put together this little promo for the Silver Sky. Nice job Andrew!

 

[Korina Jack]

View attachment 6108 So now that this is a thing, we might as well start calling it by it's name.

Here are some notes I took during our very detailed meeting with Paul as he described the Silver Sky and why he did what he did.


Name: Silver Sky

Colors: Onyx, Tungsten, Horizon, Frost

Body: Alder (2 or 3 pieces)

Polyester base coat, Acrylic urethane top coat. (Standard for PRS)

Body shape inspired by DC3 and tradition

Scoop/finger carve: different color than rest of guitar body

Neck: Maple (scarf joint)

Nitrocellulose Finish

Fretboard: Indian Rosewood (Slab board)

Scale length: 25.5”

Nut: Bone, Width: 1 21/32”, width at body: 2 7/32”, Depth at nut: 53/64”

Radius: 7.25”

String Gauge: 10-46

Fret Wire: Tall/Narrow. Similar to Dunlop 6230

Neck shape: “JM” Carve. Between C & D. (Flat back - wide shoulders)

Inlays: Small Birds (synthetic)

Headstock: Upside down PRS, with kick-out on treble side for better access.

Pickups: PRS 635 JM proprietary Single Coil.

Output: 6.4k

Middle pickup reverse polarity for hum cancelling

All three pickups same specs

Switching: 5 Way (traditional-style)

Volume (Master), Tone (Neck/Middle), Tone (Bridge pickup)

Pots: 300k volume, 250K Tone

Bridge: All Steel. PRS Gen III-style plate, bent steel saddles

Gen III Knife Edge Screws

Same size screws as Gen III: height adjustment, intonation, trem arm screw.

Tuners: PRS Vintage-Style Locking w/ nickel cap screws

Pick Guard: White/Black/White

Truss Rod: PRS Dual action

Jack: Molded Zinc, Nickel plated.

Extra talking Points:

Paul guaranteed John that every guitar we make will sound as good as the guitars we built for John.

String Spacing is slightly wider than typical PRS spacing, but narrower than F spacing

First 500 ship in case with metal plate screwed to lid (lottery). All other will ship in gig bag.

No finish inside pickup routes so that the wood can breathe over time.

I love it!!!

 

[rmg471]

Poly body and nitro neck. I’ve never seen that before. I wonder what the thought process was there.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Poly body and nitro neck. I’ve never seen that before. I wonder what the thought process was there.

Old CE’s were like that too. Maybe it’s all about the feel of a nitro neck mixed with the durability of a poly body?

 

[rugerpc]

So, PRS announces a new guitar model and immediately the howler monkeys start to howl, “it’s too this. It’s not enough that.”

Never mind that none of them has even seen one in person, much less played one...

SSDD

 

[rmg471]

Old CE’s were like that too. Maybe it’s all about the feel of a nitro neck mixed with the durability of a poly body?

I didn’t know that, either! I wasn’t around back then

It wasn’t because they were “cutting corners!” They tape the cavity and go through that effort in the body! I think that’s a cool touch; maybe as the body gains and loses moisture through the open wood it will “check” over time. Who knows.

Just a reminder, mine was preordered yesterday. I’m not complaining in any way. I just love the details and the thought process behind the design and build.

 

[bodia]

So, PRS announces a new guitar model and immediately the howler monkeys start to howl, “it’s too this. It’s not enough that.”

Never mind that none of them has even seen one in person, much less played one...

SSDD

You been on vacation? The goobers have been at it for the last couple of months. Oh, if "goobers" offends anyone.....GOOD, IT WAS MEANT TO!

 

[rugerpc]

It was one thing to read the clueless rants in the many other unofficial threads about this guitar (now consolidated in one massive squirt of a thread), but seeing the moaning in this thread...

 

[zptc]

Any chance of getting an SE version?

 

[andross182]

So it's taboo to mention the retail price of the guitar here?

 

[andross182]

Did you know that guitars with a hardshell case sound different than guitars with a gig bag?

The difference is the sound of people whining on the internet.

I'd prefer whining to a snarky keyboard warrior any day of the week personally.

 

[bodia]

So it's taboo to mention the retail price of the guitar here?

I dunno, I've wasted enough money in the past 30 years looking for a "Strat" that works for me. Including $2500 on the last one from a boutique builder. I'm not bragging, or anything like that. I just mean that I love the sounds so much that I am willing to look high and low for something that works for me. So far, I haven't had much luck. I trust PRS enough to try one out. At the end of the day, if the SS doesn't work for me, I'll finally be convinced that nothing ever will. Based on my past purchases, I have that much confidence in Paul to get it right (for me). If he can't, I'm confident that no one will.

 

[andross182]

I dunno, I've wasted enough money in the past 30 years looking for a "Strat" that works for me. Including $2500 on the last one from a boutique builder. I'm not bragging, or anything like that. I just mean that I love the sounds so much that I am willing to look high and low for something that works for me. So far, I haven't had much luck. I trust PRS enough to try one out. At the end of the day, if the SS doesn't work for me, I'll finally be convinced that nothing ever will. Based on my past purchases, I have that much confidence in Paul to get it right (for me). If he can't, I'm confident that no one will.

I have no issues with the guitar itself (other than wishing there was routing for HSS), my other reply was in response to the moderator editing out it's retail price from my earlier comment about how it comes with a gig bag instead of a hardshell case. I have kids at home so I need bulletproof ways to store them!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

So it's taboo to mention the retail price of the guitar here?

Our hosts (PRS) prefer we don’t, but at this point we all know what it costs anyway.

I dunno, I've wasted enough money in the past 30 years looking for a "Strat" that works for me. Including $2500 on the last one from a boutique builder. I'm not bragging, or anything like that. I just mean that I love the sounds so much that I am willing to look high and low for something that works for me. So far, I haven't had much luck. I trust PRS enough to try one out. At the end of the day, if the SS doesn't work for me, I'll finally be convinced that nothing ever will. Based on my past purchases, I have that much confidence in Paul to get it right (for me). If he can't, I'm confident that no one will.

Amen. I’ve owned a countless number of “Strat” guitars over the years, and PRS finally made 90% of the guitar I needed with the DC3. Hopefully the SS does that for a few people that wrestle with similar problems.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I have no issues with the guitar itself (other than wishing there was routing for HSS), my other reply was in response to the moderator editing out it's retail price from my earlier comment about how it comes with a gig bag instead of a hardshell case. I have kids at home so I need bulletproof ways to store them!

I’m fairly certain my son has been chewing on my Mira.

 

[rugerpc]

So it's taboo to mention the retail price of the guitar here?

http://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/official-forum-rules-read-em.920/


“4. Dealers, Distributors and Forum Member Sales

The PRS Forum is an information and communication site only. Please do not post items for sale or discuss retail or wholesale pricing of any kind. If you'd like to post a classified ad, there are many established websites and forums that support gear sales.”

 

[andross182]

I’m fairly certain my son has been chewing on my Mira.

I can't begin to describe the stuff I've cleaned off the horns and pickups of my guitars...he's 17 months old so I'll let you use your imagination...he absolutely goes ballistic when I let him strum the strings with me so I try to encourage that as much as possible and keep my winces as internal as possible!

 

[dmatthews]

I have no issues with the guitar itself (other than wishing there was routing for HSS), my other reply was in response to the moderator editing out it's retail price from my earlier comment about how it comes with a gig bag instead of a hardshell case. I have kids at home so I need bulletproof ways to store them!

Seriously
Salivating for a
Humbucker version...