Drew Dowell
New Member
Long time PRS player, recently wanted to pick up my 2nd PRS and decided on an S2 Custom. I got one from a PRS dealer on Reverb, it came with a small crack in the neck right on the glue joint block near the heal. Now I am caught up in a claim/negotiation process with Reverb. This should have been a hassle free return, but oh well. I came across a video of S2 line factory tour and they said these necks can take over 400lbs of pressure before breaking, so this thing must have taken a heck of a shot or it is a factory defect in the glue joint.
I went and found another S2 custom that I love near me while waiting on Reverb to decide the fate of my other one. I absolutely love these, the sound and playability is among the best I've encountered. Here is my 2nd gripe of the day...and I know this topic is already beat to death. These frets are prob narrower than core and the fret tops were uniformely flat all the way up the neck. I didn't realize it would be a problem until playing for a few days...my fingertips were taking a beating because everytime I slide up or down they are going whack whack on all the edges of the fret. Each fret has an edge on each side that is a sharp angle. I realize it would be cost prohibitive to expect the factory to crown these perfectly, but for a guitar in the $1800 ish price range you would think it could be done a little better.
I still love the guitar, and happen to have the tools and some experience with this so I crowned them myself and problem solved, now I can play it hours a day, day after day with no fingertip aches.
I went and found another S2 custom that I love near me while waiting on Reverb to decide the fate of my other one. I absolutely love these, the sound and playability is among the best I've encountered. Here is my 2nd gripe of the day...and I know this topic is already beat to death. These frets are prob narrower than core and the fret tops were uniformely flat all the way up the neck. I didn't realize it would be a problem until playing for a few days...my fingertips were taking a beating because everytime I slide up or down they are going whack whack on all the edges of the fret. Each fret has an edge on each side that is a sharp angle. I realize it would be cost prohibitive to expect the factory to crown these perfectly, but for a guitar in the $1800 ish price range you would think it could be done a little better.
I still love the guitar, and happen to have the tools and some experience with this so I crowned them myself and problem solved, now I can play it hours a day, day after day with no fingertip aches.
