Recent content by fatherbowie

I live in Chicagoland (about a mile due west of the Austin neighborhood) and most of our ash trees are gone because of the emerald ash borer. The ones on public land that didn’t get killed by the ash borer itself were cut down to help eradicate the borer. I have an ash tree in my backyard...

I’m surprised this made it out the door. Send it back.

Thanks for this. I've heard of these pickups but didn't know anything about them. I had no idea there were PAF types out there with such low DCR. The clarity is remarkable. When I listen to live recordings of Paul Kossoff, this is the kind of clarity I hear from his guitar. I wonder how they...

Thanks. I don't have a 57/08 neck pickup, is there one in my list you'd pair with it, or would you splurge on the 57/08 neck?

I’m trying to slim down to one main double humbucker guitar, and ergonomically speaking, my 2015 S2 Singlecut Semi-Hollowbody fits the bill pretty much perfectly. However, I have grown to dislike the stock #7 S pickups. When played with overdrive they tend to have a fizziness I don’t care for. I...

I see you've already resolved the issue, but I'll throw it out there that the older S2 Standard Singlecut and the S2 Semi-Hollow Singlecut guitars don't do that, at least not to the extent you experienced. They are lighter guitars, around 7.5 pounds.

My sister who is an MD and not stupid fell for one of those scams a couple of years ago. They claimed to be from the local sheriff's office and that she missed a date for jury duty and there was a warrant for her arrest unless she paid using $1,000 worth of gift cards. At least it was only...

Poor word choice on my part I suppose, given the nature of the thread. :eek:

One last update. I picked up the guitar on Saturday. While it's not perfect, it's MUCH better than it was previously. I think it's as good as anyone can get it without refinishing or replacing the guitar. I really didn't want a refinish, I would have rather just had a new guitar. It no longer...

Just an update here... I dropped off the guitar. They do have a great reputation. There was a guy in front of me dropping off his vintage Martin with a side crack, and they talked about repair and refinish options. Sounds like they know what they're doing. The guy at the counter apologized and...

I've actually been pretty easy going about this, I think, and I will be. If they can make the guitar right, great. If they can't, I'd diplomatically suggest monetary compensation. I'd love for them to just buy the guitar from me, but I don't think that's going to happen realistically. I'm just...

The work wasn't done by the dealer. I bought the guitar in late November from MF. The place that did the work is a local repair shop that only does repairs (guitars and amps) and has built a very strong brand reputation. The guitar sounds great with the Mules. I opted for their "half price new...

I "discovered" PRS recently and fell in love with the S2 line. I had an SE245 first and then moved up to a S2 Singlecut Standard used from GC. That was a great guitar. Late last year I got the bug for one of the S2 594 models, so I upgraded to a new S2 McCarty Thinline. I posted photos here. I...

Wow, what a beauty! Unfortunately I think I'm selling mine, but it has nothing to do with the guitar itself. A story for another thread, which I will post as soon as I can work up the courage.

Thanks for the info. I'm looking at the diagrams on the support site now, looks like the DGT values are the same as the S2 McCarty/Singlecut values, 2.2K bridge and 1.1K neck as you say. I actually have a decent reamer so I could upgrade the volume pots as well. Whether I hire someone to do it...