Recent content by edhamgtr

Thanks gang. Appreciate the responses.

Looking to pickup a HBII and its a face off between a Maple neck one vs the regular Mahogany neck. Live in Hawaii so have to buy blind (and it gets expensive selling off and shipping away if its not a keeper). Is the Maple neck version just end up being "too much Maple". Appreciate thoughts...

You rule. thanks!

Thanks for that. Is the 25th Anniversary block now how all the core HBii's are? appreciate you taking the time to post!

I vaguely remember something about the center block being changed around the 20th anniversary models. I think it got a big larger but I've never seen anything officially announced or any internal gut pics showing it. Asking as I've always dug HB's but most had a dead note "D" (g string 7th...

Does the PRS SingleCut HBII a have thicker body than a regular HBII?? I played on once and had that impression but not really sure. thanks!

Totally appreciate the nudge in attempting this! Makes total sense. I'm going to pick up a couple cheap necks off ebay to practice on. I'll post back with pics of what I can only assume will be a few awesome failures - but maybe I get the hang of it. thanks for your posts.

Thanks for that. You clearly have a talent that I lack! Its not possible to imagine how inept I would be at doing that. (I've never successfully cut two pieces of wood the same length no matter how many time I measure). But its tempting .......

.800-.880 C is my preferred. (all my Suhr session Strats have this neck shape). '61 335 carve is even better but likely too thin for most modern necks (truss rod depth). Finish as close to raw wood feeling as possible. Sealed old is fine. Satin. Don't care about color matching. make sense? thanks!

Already emailed him! thanks

Quick thanks for everyones fast replies. awesome forum.

Location doesn't matter to me. Shipping is not a problem. Finding a genius luthier that's dependable (I tour a lot so having a relationship where I can ship and get quick turnaround is key) matter most. I respect the talent and skill set required for top level work.

Love PRS HB's - hate the neck carve. I keep buying them only to sell them off eventually just due to neck shape/size. Ordering private stock just to get my preferred neck carve makes zero financial sense (25+ years of making a living playing sessions). So I'm onto buying used and having a...