Archtop backs

[vchizzle]

Anyone know the story on the contrasting colors PRS is doing on the Archtop backs? Can't decide if I'm into it or not.

 

[justmund]

I'd love to know this too, I'm not a fan of those more colourful ones but I'll never be able to afford one, let alone do one justice.

Plus it's not my company, so the only say in this matter is having a minor BF on this forum (thanks Serg for that term!)

I'm glad they're not all like that though, that Honey Gold Burst one is freaking awesome.

 

[CantankerousCarl]

It's a bit jarring with the plain top and the atomic dayglow backs

I like them both...not sure how I feel about them together...wouldn't throw one out of bed for eatin crackers, though...

 

[jcha008]

It's a little strange for sure. Seeing the plainer spruce top paired with the blue tourmaline back was not what I was expecting. I think they would look absolutely beautiful if they came paired with a maple top as well, but I'm sure tonally spruce is what they were going for.

 

[vchizzle]

I'm not meaning for this to be a "rip thread". I think they're kinda cool cause it's unexpected when you flip it over. Archtops are generally traditional looking guitars so I found it interesting they went as non traditional as they did.

 

[veinbuster]

I'm not meaning for this to be a "rip thread". I think they're kinda cool cause it's unexpected when you flip it over. Archtops are generally traditional looking guitars so I found it interesting they went as non traditional as they did.

I think you hit the target here: traditional in the front view; crazy, sexy, cool rear view. I kind of like that stealth 'I can be my own thing' outlook.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I think you hit the target here: traditional in the front view; cards, sexy, cool rear view. I kind of like that stealth 'I can be my own thing' outlook.

You just described the guitar equivalent of a mullet hairdo.

 

[veinbuster]

You just described the guitar equivalent of a mullet hairdo.

Say it isn't so...that would be mortifying.
In my mind I was seeing a hot babe on the red carpet that was subdued from the from, but had a plunging backless dress with...well, use your imagination.

 

[JustRob]

Some of them I like, some are a little too shocking for my tastes.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Say it isn't so...that would be mortifying.
In my mind I was seeing a hot babe on the red carpet that was subdued from the from, but had a plunging backless dress with...well, use your imagination.

Oh no... It's already out there, I can't take it back. My imagination is leaning towards:

New for 2016 PRS introduces the Mulletback: All business up front and party in the back.

 

[Brian G]

It's definitely fun to flip it around and see customer reactions at the shop!

 

[vchizzle]

It's definitely fun to flip it around and see customer reactions at the shop!

I like the idea of seeing a player in a serious jazz band flip that baby around between sets. Definitely be an attention grabber! I'd definitely be going to talk to them about the guitar post show. That would be a good thing .

 

[Dusty Chalk]

I think of them kind of like those red carpet celebrity dresses -- normal, covering front, all the way up to the neckline, but controversial, plunging open all the way down the back.

I'll take one in purple or violet or magenta, when I get around to it. Hopefully that will be an option.

 

[veinbuster]

I like the idea of seeing a player in a serious jazz band flip that baby around between sets. Definitely be an attention grabber! I'd definitely be going to talk to them about the guitar post show. That would be a good thing .

now I would never flip it around. I'd make them have to notice for themselves, maybe the sides when they walked by, maybe a peak of the back when I turned around t tell the drummer to pick it up.
Or if was serious enough that I was sitting on a stool, I might spin around once in a while. I like spinning. I discovered it's a good way to hear how an acoustic projects in a listening room.

 

[vchizzle]

now I would never flip it around. I'd make them have to notice for themselves, maybe the sides when they walked by, maybe a peak of the back when I turned around t tell the drummer to pick it up.
Or if was serious enough that I was sitting on a stool, I might spin around once in a while. I like spinning. I discovered it's a good way to hear how an acoustic projects in a listening room.

Right. Spin around, set it on the guitar stand. I didn't mean the 80's Rock move where they'd have something written on the back of the guitar

 

[JustRob]

Right. Spin around, set it on the guitar stand. I didn't mean the 80's Rock move where they'd have something written on the back of the guitar

I'd love to see a jazz guy rocking out like that. Maybe throwing in some Pete Townshend "windmills" too!

 

[László]

You just described the guitar equivalent of a mullet hairdo.

Hey, I met Lesteban on vacation in Acapulco around 1980. He had a mullet and a shiny silk disco shirt. Mullets are cool! (my kids think this picture is hilarious)

 

[Danerada]

That's exactly what I thought Serg. Business in the front - party in the back!!!!!

You just described the guitar equivalent of a mullet hairdo.

 

[vchizzle]

I'd love to see a jazz guy rocking out like that. Maybe throwing in some Pete Townshend "windmills" too!

Ya know, after picturing it in my head, it would be rather entertaining. Unexpected, like the color on the back of the guitar. Like randomly being "flashed" by a beautiful woman. Alright, count me in. I'm into the idea

 

[rugerpc]

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Specs... 2016 Model
Model: Private Stock Singlecut Archtop

Neck wood: Curly maple

Fingerboard wood: Ebony

Top wood: Sitka Bearclaw Spruce with integral bracing

Middle wood: Mahogany

Back wood: Curly maple

Headstock Veneer wood: Ebony

Neck Carve: Pattern regular

Side Dots: Ivoroid

Color / Stain: Toned top with Smoked Burst / Blue Tourmaline back and neck

Fingerboard inlays: Solid mother of pearl “J” birds with paua heart center, green ripple abalone and paua heart vine as well as mother of pearl purfling

Headstock veneer inlays: Solid mother of pearl “J” Private Stock eagle with paua heart center as well as mother of pearl purfling

Finish type: High gloss nitro

Pickups: Treble: 58/15 Bass: 58/15

Electronics: Volume, tone with 3-way toggle

Hardware: Aluminum bronze Archtop bridge with brass saddles and solid ebony tailpiece, gold/nickel phase III locking tuning pegs with ebony buttons and a bone nut

Set-Up: D’Addario .012-.056 with a wound G

Case type: Private Stock leather

Specials: Toned top with Smoked Burst / Blue Tourmaline back and neck high gloss nitro finish, solid mother of pearl “J” bird inlays with paua heart centers, green ripple abalone and paua heart vine on the fingerboard as well as mother of pearl purfling along the fingerboard, headstock veneer and truss rod cover.