Recent content by Hotspur

I would mind doing the work myself if I knew what was causing the problem or how to fix it.

So this is an interesting one. The 17th fret on my high E string frets out on just past a half-step bend. The note loses almost all of its volume and sounds almost like it jumps up a whole step. There's a very discrete change where the note is bending up smoothly and then suddenly volume drops...

I would give my SE HB2 Piezo a 594 scale length.

For me this would be an easy choice. I like shorter scale lengths, I like Hollowbodies, and I like the color much more. I mean, if I had the money, that particular HB594 might well be my dream guitar. YMMV of course.

For what it's worth, jumping back into this old thread, I've definitely found myself blending the piezo into the mags when playing clean a fair bit recently. It gives the tone a nice bit of almost single-coil-like brightness. Usually I only have it on like 3 or 4 but feel like it's a significant...

I know that most of the PRS SE guitars use a 7mm wrench ... but the SE Hollowbodies are made in a different factory, so I just want to confirm that's the right size, not the 5/16ths used on US guitars or anything else? Thanks!

I have the SE HB2 Piezo and I absolutely love blending in a tiny bit of the piezo with the mags when playing clean. It really gives the guitar just a little bit of brightness and sparkle that sounds really lovely. If I ever get a core, I'll be super tempted by the 594 scale length - I...

Evidently on the SE HBii Piezo there's no room to do more than one push-pull pot for coil splitting: the piezo control unit is in the way. The consensus seems to be that you'd have to put in mini-toggles, and somebody here reached out to PRS and they said it shouldn't be an issue to put them in...

These were released for a while in the states. I have one. Really nice guitar. Not quite sure it's the perfect guitar for me (bridge pickup a little too spikey, neck pickup a little too everything) but I love the way it looks and plays. (Not going to consider selling it until after I upgrade...

I second the recommendation to try out the SE HBii Piezo (as opposed to the Standard) first. It's got the longer scale length, so I suspect you might end up preferring the 594HB (I'm pretty sure I would if I had the money for one. I've avoided playing one for just that reason). But it's...

Here's mine. Definitely planning on a pickup swap for it. I'd like something lower-output. But I've mostly been playing my SE HBii lately so I haven't felt that motivated to do it. I absolutely love the feel and playability of this guitar, but not so much the sound. I also love how it looks...

Congrats! So glad it worked out. I am a little curious why you want three Bernies. I'm all for collecting, but do you have them set up differently or different PUs or what?

I literally had a moment of "damn, I want one of those ..." before I realized that I HAVE one of those and love it.

It's the import version of 57/08, but it's also called a "57/08s +" - e.g., it's a little hotter than the standard 57/08 pickups.

Hey all! Getting an HB2 has reminded me both how much I like the looks and feel of my Chris Robertson, but also how much the pickups are just not giving me what I want. Those pickups really seem like they just want to give you "more" - the p90 is a massive wall of sound and the bridge has a...