53/10

I would love to see more PRS-specific DIYs in the Forums. I'm eager to know more about working with PRS guitars and components. Anyway, here is my first contribution to a 'DIY' conversation. I post more as time allows (Phase 2 tuner tear down, Phase 3 tuner tear down, Phase 3 tweaked tuner tear...

I'm borrowing this MkIII so I thought I'd take some pictures with my PRS It's too loud and too heavy to be practical at home but it sure is a thing of beauty. Fully loaded with all the options.

It's a blink and you'll miss it second or two on the screen at 26 minutes and 6 seconds! But you can hear it playing in the background after that. It is also used on the intro music. Here's John Cordy's video of the Vox and featuring the intro music. My PRS at around 7'44" And another video...

I'm highly interested in getting a PRSi with 53/10's but there seem to be several (relatively different) models/avenues along which they were offered. In your opinion, which of those is most desirable or best showcases the sonic beauty of the 53/10 pickups?

I know that the 53/10 pickups went away almost as quickly as they arrived--rumor has it they were taken out of the lineup by the end of 2012 (this is my educated-research guess). Even PRSh & crew are seen in many videos from that time introducing the new P22 model as having 53/10 pickups (with...

John has a YouTube channel where he talks gear - pedals, amps, modellers, guitars etc. Discusses technique, breaks down parts of songs, or just plays a nice tune for the hell of it. He lives about an hour from me and I've been suggesting he borrows my PRS for a little while. Anyway, this past...