How is the core PRS Tremonti perceived?

[Spiattalo]

So there's a guy on my local Facebook Marketplace that has been trying to sell a 2011 Tremonti which I almost bought some time ago. It's a 10 top in emerald green in very good shape, with a Tremol-no installed and no obvious dings/scratches. He has been routinely dropped his price from the equivalent of ~3,200 USD to ~2,900.

I see used Tremontis regularly advertised for over 3,500 USD, and I am sure that if it were a Custom 24 it would've sold long ago. So yeah, I'm surprised it didn't sell yet.

Are Tremontis that polarising? Personally, I love the shape (look at my signature ), but the pickups, the lack of splitting and the alternative pot placement are all things that kept me from buying it; despite that, which is a matter of taste, they're great instruments.

Any thoughts?

 

[MarcWink]

I don't think that the Tremonti model is particularly polarizing or controversial, but it is a guitar that has a specific tone with its super high output modern voiced pickups. It doesn't have quite the same versatility range as something like a Custom 24, Studio, or ME-V. I'm sure others will have differing opinions.

 

[Maertl513]

I agree, @MarcWink, there are a lot more PRSi on the second hand market, regardless if private or professional seller, which are overpriced.
Some of them are at or beyond the same price they were listed in the year they were manufactured.
As long those guitars aren't original '59 LPs, 50ies Teles or '54 Strats, or a well known (music) celebrity was an owner, prices around 40% below the new price are a starting point for an offer.

If there is no demand, a price drop is required, when you WANT to sell.
But the opinion of some sellers is that they offer royal jewelry, or the Blue Mauritius stamp.

 

[DISTORT6]

It's a Singlecut Trem with a thin neck and V/T for both pickups. Real edgy.
Flip the TRC over and at that point, it doesn't matter.

 

[Spiattalo]

It's a Singlecut Trem with a thin neck and V/T for both pickups. Real edgy.
Flip the TRC over and at that point, it doesn't matter.

It's actually thicker than a SCT, and it doesn't coil split, but other than that you're right. I was looking for a SCT when I found that one.

 

[xxxadixxx]

I am a fan of the Tremonti (as shown in my signature). I find it a very versatile instrument in the context I consider versatile. My tastes may be seen as limited by others as I use a boosted SLO-100 and play mainly punk/hardcore/metal. The neck pickup cleans up very well and is my normal clean sound (though admittedly, I do not play much clean). The bridge pickup is far more versatile than I was expecting. On 10, it is a high gain beast while maintaining a low of clarity. Roll it back to ~7-8 and it gets to a Black Sabbath or Bad Religion sound very well.

The feel of the instrument is fantastic and with the right amp setup, I could imagine it handling a much wider range of tones. It feels great, plays great, and looks amazing. It is not polarizing from my perspective, it is just not typically what people come to PRS for. While Gibson may have some Explorer or Firebird fans, they will never rival the Les Paul fans. The same is true for PRS fans who mainly focus on the CU-24 model while PRS makes many other great models. In the end, it is essentially a very pretty Les Paul Custom-inspired guitar. If you are looking for something in that space, you cannot go wrong with a Tremonti. I have had no issues buying or selling Tremontis nor does it seem like there is any lack of interested Buyers in the model (generally).

 

[Stephen J.]

Maybe people in your area just aren’t into green. It doesn’t seem like an unreasonable price. If you decide it isn’t for you, you do have some indication that it might be slow to sell if you use the same platform. If you were seriously considering it at a higher price before, it sounds like a good opportunity at the reduced price.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I’d buy one if they made a men’s version with a bigger neck.

 

[dogrocketp]

I had one for a New York minute. Great neck, loved the trem uproute. They kill under high gain, and the bridge pickup is ideal for thrash, metal and any other heavy style. I didn’t think it would sound good for my clean tube amp, blues + r n’b style. It’s a great guitar though.

 

[vchizzle]

Basically you have to like the thin neck on a SC with a trem. It’s a specific thing and you have to like that thing.

 

[Spiattalo]

the trem uproute

How does the trem differ from other models exactly?

 

[Glide-bpm]

While I had one, I loved it!

 

[Glide-bpm]

How does the trem differ from other models exactly?

Same tremolo I believe!

 

[Spiattalo]

Same tremolo I believe!

I tried to research this because I had read/heard somewhere that the Tremonti has a different routing. Apparently it allows the vibrato to be pulled up higher to be similar to a Floyd. But it is the same bridge.

 

[Maertl513]

The vibrato system is the same, but the top has - different to all other PRS models with this vintage vibrato system - a cavity in the top to let the vibrato base dive in in case of up-bendings using the whammy bar.
It is either on Stevenville products and on the SE line.

 

[dogrocketp]

How does the trem differ from other models exactly?

I did’t say the trem itself differed. It’s uprouted so you can do some amazing things raising the pitch.