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The 305 is the guitar all PRS players wish sounded like a Strat.
I think it’s the pickups. I have not loved the sound of any guitar with those pickups.
How many times have we done this……….
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I think it’s the pickups. I have not loved the sound of any guitar with those pickups.
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Totally agree. Classic (great) strat tones in a guitar that played and felt like a PRS, would be the greatest strat type thing ever! A normal strat style pick guard, and they’d probably still be making those… and there probably never would have been a Silver Sky. A pickup swap with some nice singles in the red 305 I played would be a lifer!
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I could never bond with Strats. I gave up many years ago on them.
I would like to try a Fiore at some point. A white one!
Or if PRS does an HSS Silver Sky…..
In reality, I’m just a humbucker guy….
Id trade them in on a core Santana …
I would like to try a Fiore at some point. A white one!
Or if PRS does an HSS Silver Sky…..
In reality, I’m just a humbucker guy….
Id trade them in on a core Santana …
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Sybo
Jim
Got the original guard. I even have a Purple Pearloid one coming!! Now I need a purple Trem arm tip!!
She’s a keeper.
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Texas_minor_blues
Rosewood or Bust
Honestly I loved the 305 for its tones / pickups lol
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I can't play a strat. I can barely play anything else but that is another story.
I have tried a few strats over time and never was able to gel with them. I don't sell much but I sold them all. I do want a nice one just to have around for certain things and to maybe learn to be able to play the crazy thing but so far can't find one worth buying to try. I do have a Gene Baker "strat" with a HSS set up and a Brazilian Board. It has lovely sounds and I mainly plunk around on it with clean tones and my fingers due to my picking always hitting the middle pickup.
I have tried a few strats over time and never was able to gel with them. I don't sell much but I sold them all. I do want a nice one just to have around for certain things and to maybe learn to be able to play the crazy thing but so far can't find one worth buying to try. I do have a Gene Baker "strat" with a HSS set up and a Brazilian Board. It has lovely sounds and I mainly plunk around on it with clean tones and my fingers due to my picking always hitting the middle pickup.
Sybo
Jim
I always hit the volume knob when I get a bit fired up. Nitrile or rubber” O” rings under the knob take care of that really easy. Not only for the Strat…..I can't play a strat. I can barely play anything else but that is another story.
I have tried a few strats over time and never was able to gel with them. I don't sell much but I sold them all. I do want a nice one just to have around for certain things and to maybe learn to be able to play the crazy thing but so far can't find one worth buying to try. I do have a Gene Baker "strat" with a HSS set up and a Brazilian Board. It has lovely sounds and I mainly plunk around on it with clean tones and my fingers due to my picking always hitting the middle pickup.
11top
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I’m still not a “Strat guy,” but I do find using 9s makes them more enjoyable to play (I use 10s on anything less than a 25.5” scale).
Jimi D
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I could never bond with Strats. I gave up many years ago on them.
I would like to try a Fiore at some point. A white one!
Or if PRS does an HSS Silver Sky…..
In reality, I’m just a humbucker guy….
Id trade them in on a core Santana …
Somehow missed this earlier, but I wanted to point out...
The Guitar Shop Mod Shop does HSS Silver Skies (Core and SE) all the time... this one's mine:
But in reference to the OP, these are my Strats... I searched for years to find them; they're perfect for me and they're going no where...
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Rod/
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Nice! Thanks for that info @Jimi DSomehow missed this earlier, but I wanted to point out...
The Guitar Shop Mod Shop does HSS Silver Skies (Core and SE) all the time... this one's mine:
nice PRS custom jobs. Very nice for those that are shy about asking a tech to do some work or too afraid to do it themselves.Somehow missed this earlier, but I wanted to point out...
The Guitar Shop Mod Shop does HSS Silver Skies (Core and SE) all the time... this one's mine:
