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My favorite system is the big toggle plus mini toggles arrangement on the Paul's Guitar. Second favorite would be the 594 setup. I've never cared for the extra sounds a 5-way offers, so that's no loss in my mind.

Yeah, been there! The fast single-note riff in Natural Science gave me fits for years, especially on the lowest string before the riff repeats. It was a revelation when I realized he was playing the whole thing on like the 4th-5th-7th frets, and it was completely symmetrical played at that...

In case anyone didn't know about it, the Hal Leonard "Rush The Complete Scores" book is phenomenal. It's got complete transcriptions of vocal, guitar, bass, drums, and keys for all the songs it covers, and it's a pretty good representation of their entire catalog. Caveat: no Rush set list is...

Ah, thank you sir!! I'd completely overlooked that.

There are certainly things I love about CoS, and both Necromancer and FoL are major parts of it. There are pieces of it that are brilliant and Noone at the Bridge will be a favorite always. But the whole, unfortunately, is less than the sum of the parts. Fortunately for all of us, that 2112...

Oooh... I wonder what the story is with bits of gothic rose window tracery appearing on those necks...? :cool:

I'm such a nutcase that Strangiato was the second thing I tried to learn on guitar, after figuring out a little bit of "Hell's Bells." It's in my DNA at this point. But also I'm such a lazy player that a lot of it is wrong, so each year that goes by I learn the correct way to play a few more...

I think video doesn't exist, but the Opeth show in the PRS factory parking lot (in 2012?) was the most enjoyable live performance I've ever been at. And for some reason there were PRS guitars all over that stage.

It's been said before, those CE's are great guitars!

Going back to the OP, I think the point that may have been missed is that signature models are about selling more guitars (and always have been). The companies (<GOML>I refuse out of principle to say "brands" here </GOML>) are going to sign up the new hotness that they think will open wallets...

Also, WTH was I thinking? I play that harmonic on the A string, 4th fret. It's the same pitch and muuuuch closer to where my hand normally falls. (You can also hit it on the 16th fret or over the edge of the neck pickup ring closest to the bridge. Maybe that's even less convenient)

He was also using some kind of distortion pedal with the Hiwatts wasn't he? An MXR or something? Whatever it was, he got a really good balance between having some grit and sustain, and letting all those odd chord voicings ring out without turning to sludge. And yeah, that 9th fret harmonic, I...

I was gonna start a "favorite Rush studio album?" poll but there aren't near enough slots available... :(

Check out their tracks La Villa Strangiato and YYZ. Two of the best rock instrumentals you'll ever hear.

Yah. Several years ago now, but this was the beginning of one of the best weekends of my life:

PRS sold ...some... SC245s over many years and many variants as they tried to get that model to catch on. The 594s were a success from the git-go and I have to believe they smashed the sales figures on the SC245s. So the 594s took their place in short order in the PRS product line. I prefer...

Gargoyles! GARGOYLES!!!! Why did I never think of that!?

Pickup surgery on my Hollowbodies (an '04 HB1 and an '08 SCHB) has involved fishing the pickup switch out of the nearest F-hole, desoldering the pickup leads from them, and soldering the new ones on. Then reassemble. It's delicate work, and you want to take care to protect the top from stray...

Might have too many wheels for some of you, but hey, I like it!

Now that you mention the McLaughlin... there is so much to covet on that guitar -- except the zebras.