Help me choose the retirement guitar

[Headset]

Best wishes! The special semihollow or the studio would be a nice fit in your PRS stable, especially for versatility. A fiore might be another option to consider. You mentioned you might want something to get on the heavier side of things. A custom 24 Floyd could do that but the bridge is divisive. The Tremonti up route tremolo singlecut could also bring the heavy without the hassle of the Floyd and the up route is unique to that model in the PRS lineup.

 

[Jay7347]

Really sorry to hear about your health issues. That hits close to home. My best impulsive advice is to think of a tone that excites you, and go for it. Hang in there!

 

[Steves355]

started looking for HBII or Studio. I think I'm going to do something I thought I'd never do...go to another brand. Prices in Canada for PRS are just absurd. They were bad last year, and now even worse. They make my CS Fenders look like squires. Unless I find a shop that is willing to Neg like TGS used to before they closed, I'm probably done with PRS. Ordering from USA isn't sensible either with the dollar being so bad which sucks because I used to love dealing with WW.

 

[Fro]

I bought the new NF53 in black dog hair a couple months ago and am really enjoying it. I’ve been playing it more than my others. Looking at your list, I think it would be a great fit to your collection.

Prayers sent that you’ll be able to play for many years to come.

 

[Steves355]

So, been a while. I wanted to just close the thread. I really did want my retirement guitar to be a PRS Hollowbody II Piezo, (not a 594 HB , as I rather the Pattern neck ). I always thought that guitar would be my retirement guitar. But it is extremely difficult to find in Canada, and when I started looking again, they were 9 to 11k then add 15% taxes. I'm a massive fan of PRS, but not in that ball park. Besides, that's custom guitar territory. Which is what I did.

This is fantastic.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/dHrkyvUunW5PqGqN7

for some reason I can't the picture to embed. I'll fix it tomorrow.


Not sure I can mention dealer here. So, it is the only Anderson Dealer in Toronto. Fantastic guitar. Always wanted one, not sure why I didn't get one sooner. I still love my PRS's, and they did get my back into guitar around 2010 after a hiatus for a while.

So while I didn't get that PRS HB II, and its unlikely I ever will, there is a happy ending. I dealt with Markus at Anderson. After hearing a more detailed version of my medical situation last year, I did say, this is most likely my last good guitar. He said, lets call it a "Recovery" guitar instead. I thought it was a nice gesture and it has been officially named just that.

Of course that means I never got my retirement guitar yet though

 

[Moondog Wily]

So, been a while. I wanted to just close the thread. I really did want my retirement guitar to be a PRS Hollowbody II Piezo, (not a 594 HB , as I rather the Pattern neck ). I always thought that guitar would be my retirement guitar. But it is extremely difficult to find in Canada, and when I started looking again, they were 9 to 11k then add 15% taxes. I'm a massive fan of PRS, but not in that ball park. Besides, that's custom guitar territory. Which is what I did.

This is fantastic.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/dHrkyvUunW5PqGqN7

for some reason I can't the picture to embed. I'll fix it tomorrow.


Not sure I can mention dealer here. So, it is the only Anderson Dealer in Toronto. Fantastic guitar. Always wanted one, not sure why I didn't get one sooner. I still love my PRS's, and they did get my back into guitar around 2010 after a hiatus for a while.

So while I didn't get that PRS HB II, and its unlikely I ever will, there is a happy ending. I dealt with Markus at Anderson. After hearing a more detailed version of my medical situation last year, I did say, this is most likely my last good guitar. He said, lets call it a "Recovery" guitar instead. I thought it was a nice gesture and it has been officially named just that.

Of course that means I never got my retirement guitar yet though

That looks sweeter than a honey dipped sugar cube! Congrats and enjoy!! And yes, you still owe yourself a retirement guitar ;~))

 

[Maertl513]

@newfmp3,
all the best for you, may you find pleasant relief (and best recovery) with your Tom Anderson - which is really awesome indeed.
Undergoing some mental challenges since end of July last year, I'm still too young to retire. I was about to purchase a PRS MK, but a nice daughter by a different mother appeared with her proper name on stage. It is called Kaizen, which means change/improvement and so on. It became my medical treatment without prescription.

 

[show_a_little_faith]

So while I didn't get that PRS HB II, and its unlikely I ever will

Congratulations on a fine looking axe! Have you considered grabbing an SE Hollowbody? No, it's not a Core, but in my experience they're still really nice guitars, and a fraction of the price of Cores.

 

[FatFingerBlues]

That sure is purty!
Congratulations!

 

[Steves355]

Congratulations on a fine looking axe! Have you considered grabbing an SE Hollowbody? No, it's not a Core, but in my experience they're still really nice guitars, and a fraction of the price of Cores.

I have considered one. It may still be something I get down the road. But right now I'm focusing on getting one last really good guitar while I still have some money to spend. Once I go from medical leave to retirement the expensive toys stop. I tried another Anderson but that didn't work out. So I'm still looking.