The "Official Silver Sky" Thread

[Shawn@PRS]

Well, I tell you what happened to me. First of all let me state that I own genuine 56,57,65,68 and 72 strats.One each of every year.Each one of them has a certain strength and each one of them is fantastic. I have had them a loooong time. A month my good friend Jurgen at Just Music Munich called me to merely test-drive an onyx first edition SSKY. All I can say, it took me about a minute to buy it, then and there. AND, I am NOT an impulse buyer and not a dentist, but a working musician with enough guitars in my array to never have to browse in music stores. People at PRS, you achieved to build the ultimate whatchamacallit three pu guitar and have by far surpassed any of the other builders who try to rehash Leo's genius from the early 50's. I would go so far to say, if Leo Fender worked at PRS and designed a new three PU alder wood solid body, I think you would get a silver sky.You even make the "wrongly" slanted bridge pu sound right and the haptics of the volume and tone pots are amazing. I could on forever.....well done!

I'm glad to hear you're enjoying your new guitar. Thanks for the review

 

[azzkkr]

I'm glad to hear you're enjoying your new guitar. Thanks for the review

Oh, and one question, on mine ser n 248433 assembled on January 29,2018, it says assembled by jk and final check by JM...is it possible that.....?Mine is a first edition black one......

 

[Shawn@PRS]

I don't know if it's the very first one, but it's certainly an early one.

 

[azzkkr]

Visited a great PRS dealer today who had just received a Silver Sky. It was already spoken for, but he kindly gave me a chance to play it. Neck is chunkier than I expected....more a PRS-style neck depth/shape than we find in modern Strats. Neck radius not an issue at all. Surprised by this. But bottom line: the bridge P/U is one of the most musical bridge single-coil pick-ups I have ever played....probably THE best bridge single coil pick-up. But mostly, saving the best for last, the sound of the neck pick-up is amazing. What a guitar. I understand that people have the same bias toward Fenders that many of us have to PRS, but if someone's looking for a 3 P/U guitar with a 25.5" scale....can't imagine there's a better choice, especially this build-quality for this price. PRS probably needs to open a new factory just for this model.

you are so right.....

I don't know if it's the very first one, but it's certainly an early one.

I meant does JM stand for the endorsee?

 

[azzkkr]

Just kiddin‘....but the guitar was really amazingly set up right out of the case..

 

[garrett]

Could somebody answer 2 or 3 questions and help me out about the Silver Sky?

1) How many pieces of wood is the body made out of and is the body like a "pancake" Les Paul from the 70s?
2) Why has it taken decades for PRS to finally bring back Alder to the factory? I love Alder on guitars. Was it price? Availability? Market or Budgetary restrictions?
3) Lastly, not related to the Silver Sky, but can we build a CE or a CU with no pickup rings? Dave Weiner ( I believe, I could be wrong ) has a Swamp Ash CU24 with the pickups directly mounted to the body like EVH ( again, I believe ).

I still own and play my first ever PRS that I bought from Thompson's Music (now defunct) in Lewes Delaware. It is a 1993 CE-Bolt on that I love. The only fault I found was that it feed back rather easily/too quickly. I even repotted the rear pickup to try and stop it, which didn't work.

Then, one day while jamming it started to feed back when I placed my thumb on the rear pickup ring. The feedback stopped!!! All this time (about 15 years) went by when I realized it was the pickup ring vibrating against the body, taking the pickup along with it!!!
Agghh!

Thank you in advance.

1. 2-3 pieces. Joined side by side in the normal way.

2. The DC3 and 305 were both alder, so it hasn't been terribly long.

3. Private Stock.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

First of all @azzkkr welcome.

Unwritten forum rule no.1 -

Photos, or it’s a Hello Kitty!

(I didn’t make the rule, it’s been here since the beginning of time)

Unwritten forum rule no.2 -

As you’re a working musician, I’m hoping that you can upload a clip of you playing?

Enjoy your new guitar!

 

[Shawn@PRS]

you are so right.....

I meant does JM stand for the endorsee?

I think John Mayer has his hands full, so unfortunately he isn't working in our Final Assembly room.

 

[SkyNoob]

Could somebody answer 2 or 3 questions and help me out about the Silver Sky?

1) How many pieces of wood is the body made out of and is the body like a "pancake" Les Paul from the 70s?

I've seen the PRS specifications somewhere before and it says 2 or 3 piece Alder body. My Silver Sky is a 3 piece body, you can clearly see the seams under the finish.

 

[Tucson Thump]

Well, I tell you what happened to me. First of all let me state that I own genuine 56,57,65,68 and 72 strats.One each of every year.Each one of them has a certain strength and each one of them is fantastic. I have had them a loooong time. A month my good friend Jurgen at Just Music Munich called me to merely test-drive an onyx first edition SSKY. All I can say, it took me about a minute to buy it, then and there. AND, I am NOT an impulse buyer and not a dentist, but a working musician with enough guitars in my array to never have to browse in music stores. People at PRS, you achieved to build the ultimate whatchamacallit three pu guitar and have by far surpassed any of the other builders who try to rehash Leo's genius from the early 50's. I would go so far to say, if Leo Fender worked at PRS and designed a new three PU alder wood solid body, I think you would get a silver sky.You even make the "wrongly" slanted bridge pu sound right and the haptics of the volume and tone pots are amazing. I could on forever.....well done!

I totally agree with you. My experience with the S.S. compared to the 56, 58, and early 64 echoes yours.

 

[gerg96]

Anyone else's saddles getting some kind of oxidation? I'm hoping it's not rust

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Anyone else's saddles getting some kind of oxidation? I'm hoping it's not rust

You’ve been playing this haven’t you?! Don’t you know they are supposed to be locked in a cabinet!

 

[Tucson Thump]

Anyone else's saddles getting some kind of oxidation? I'm hoping it's not rust

I haven't seen that issue.

 

[bodia]

I haven't seen that issue.

Me either. Lots of wipe down, though.

 

[dmatthews]

Here's a shot I just took of my Silver Sky bridge after two practices without getting wiped down before going back in the case.
Needs a clean up, but should come out OK.

 

[gerg96]

Ah, I shall give them a good cleaning

 

[garrett]

Anyone else's saddles getting some kind of oxidation? I'm hoping it's not rust

Most companies charge extra for that.

The saddles look to be unplated. If that's the case, they aren't going to stay pretty.

 

[toothace]

and not a dentist

Why does everyone think dentists can buy whatever we want??!?!!?

 

[dmatthews]

Why does everyone think dentists can buy whatever we want??!?!!?

There's absolutely no tooth to the rumour!

 

[alantig]

There's absolutely no tooth to the rumour!

Cutting right to the root of the matter.