For the Love Of Soapies !

[Greywolf]

a couple of sisters

 

[deepender]

A long time ago, when the earth was green...
In 2010 my friend and lead player and I went to the very first Dweezil Zappa band camp in New York. It was way up in the Catskills without even cell service.
It was 5 days of various music classes, numerous times a day. I went to all the guitar, drums, and vocal classes. Every morning first thing was Dweezil's Master class. We all brought guitars but that inevitably turned into awesome stories of gigs, Frank Zappa, and many other famous musicians including EVH etc.
8 of us arrived in a massive limo, and all heads turned our way when we got out. To everyone's dismay it was only us.
Anyway, on the second to last night Dweezil had a raffle for a lovely 2009 Korina SE One, and I was the lucky recipient. That was lots of fun!
All around the property were open cases of incredible PRS core guitars that you could just pick up and play, so we did. I was unfamiliar with the brand up until then, and the sights and sounds were jaw dropping of course.
The classes were held/taught by each member of the band, and they all did great and were well attended. There were close to 250 of us I think, and from all over the globe.
Everybody had meals together and the food was awesome. You could sit and shoot the breeze with Dweezil, or any other member. All of them are fine/humble/excellent human beings. No ego to be found.
The last evening was a proper concert held at a local theatre. Had a great chat with the sound guy, another good person.
Awesome time, and I learned nothing. Well worth it in any case, free guitar notwithstanding.
In any case, that was my introduction to PRS, and I've been a toady ever since. I immediately bought a 305 as I was looking at EC Strats. Never looked back...

Awesome

 

[dmatthews]

Awesome

Cheers mate! It was a fun trip.
It was interesting to see Dweezil running the very first version of AxeFX. He was very dependent on the guitar tech to get it running/tweaked for him, and was really new to it. No idea what he's running 12 years later.

 

[nac]

This thread is giving me some P90 gas.

 

[dmatthews]

This thread is giving me some P90 gas.

Excellent Smithers...

 

[Greywolf]

lest we forget those formative years .. Sweet Singin Santana Soapy ....

 

[Greywolf]

a lil soapy sweetness from Jack Pearson of the ABB

 

[Greywolf]

A lil Suhr Sparkle .. signed by John himself

 

[Greywolf]

 

[Greywolf]

'98 Nashville series prototype triple in shell pink .. !

 

[Greywolf]

glorious yellow tiger

 

[Brad Lawson]

My Knaggs Kenai with Lollar P90s

 

[Greywolf]

Valenti Nebula

 

[Prina]

It was interesting to see Dweezil running the very first version of AxeFX. He was very dependent on the guitar tech to get it running/tweaked for him, and was really new to it. No idea what he's running 12 years later.

Fractal's website still lists him on their 'Artists' page.

 

[Greywolf]

a lil vintage flower power

 

[Greywolf]

 

[JMintzer]

My old Korina McSoapy...

My Murphy Aged '56 Gold Top

My old BRW McSoapy

My Thorn Artisan SoapBar

My old SE SingleCut SoapBar

My old PRS Triple SoapBar

I think that's all of them...

 

[Greywolf]

OMG THORN!!!!!! There's an Artisan locally I've had my eye for months .. similar to a Santana with a solid Brazillian neck and great inlay

 

[thewesdavis]

Love mine

This one was good too

Is that a Dimarzio in the bridge? (I would guess perhaps a super distortion? I threw one of those in my Music Man Axis M90 and it was SUPER TIGHT)

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

It was a Dimarzio in the bridge. Don’t recall which mode specifically. Was like that when I got it.