This story does have a happy ending, I promise!
A few months back I sought and purchased a 09' Smokeburst in Nitro that they released at the PRS event.... Love 'everything' about the guitar. The look, the controls, the 10in radius, those pickups!! WOAH! What I never could bond with though was the width of the neck, it was just slightly to wide.
Couple of years ago I had an injury (be sure to stretch very well before playing kiddos) that means I have to be very picky with necks... I did play the PRS a lot and even on a couple of gigs until it put strain on my hand one night and I was pretty much done! I didn't want to be but I was. I've wanted a PRS since I was 15 so I was super bummed!
A month or so ago I helped a guy negotiate a deal on a Silver Sky and once he got it I only asked to let me play it. Always been a fan of Mayer's pickups and like everyone else I was curious.... It was love at first play! The look, the controls, the 7:25in radius, those pickups!! WOAH!! And the neck is nicely rounded to give a good comfortable feel!
I made myself sell my PRS first before buying one, I get stupid like that sometimes. To make an already long story short I sold the Smokeburst for the same price I paid (1600) so I was out nothing and managed to snag a first run Silver Sky with the special edition case for 1750 shipped!! Best part was my "limit" was 1700 so I basically paid 50 bucks for that case.
I'll spare the pictures since there's probably a lot on here now! haha I will say I don't feel like I'm done with other PRS guitars though, just need to find the neck profile that fits me.... The 09' had a Wide Fat.... Loved the Fat, hated the wide.... Do they have a profile that's a little smaller?
Edit... never knew people liked pictures anymore??? haha Here they are
https://imgur.com/a/IBpBS3o
A few months back I sought and purchased a 09' Smokeburst in Nitro that they released at the PRS event.... Love 'everything' about the guitar. The look, the controls, the 10in radius, those pickups!! WOAH! What I never could bond with though was the width of the neck, it was just slightly to wide.
Couple of years ago I had an injury (be sure to stretch very well before playing kiddos) that means I have to be very picky with necks... I did play the PRS a lot and even on a couple of gigs until it put strain on my hand one night and I was pretty much done! I didn't want to be but I was. I've wanted a PRS since I was 15 so I was super bummed!
A month or so ago I helped a guy negotiate a deal on a Silver Sky and once he got it I only asked to let me play it. Always been a fan of Mayer's pickups and like everyone else I was curious.... It was love at first play! The look, the controls, the 7:25in radius, those pickups!! WOAH!! And the neck is nicely rounded to give a good comfortable feel!
I made myself sell my PRS first before buying one, I get stupid like that sometimes. To make an already long story short I sold the Smokeburst for the same price I paid (1600) so I was out nothing and managed to snag a first run Silver Sky with the special edition case for 1750 shipped!! Best part was my "limit" was 1700 so I basically paid 50 bucks for that case.
I'll spare the pictures since there's probably a lot on here now! haha I will say I don't feel like I'm done with other PRS guitars though, just need to find the neck profile that fits me.... The 09' had a Wide Fat.... Loved the Fat, hated the wide.... Do they have a profile that's a little smaller?
Edit... never knew people liked pictures anymore??? haha Here they are
https://imgur.com/a/IBpBS3o
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