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Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
I guess no 58/15 engraved brushed covers are available aftermarket?
That would be a negative. Time to get out the scotch-brite
I guess no 58/15 engraved brushed covers are available aftermarket?
I have to say, I prefer the MTs in the SSH. I have LTs in a couple of 594s and a Cu24 Fatback. I like them fine in those guitars, but I can't see the SSH being the same with them.I've been scouring the internet looking for this EXACT discussion! So glad to read everyone's thoughts on this. The special 22 semi-hollow is my absolute dream guitar and, with the recent announcement of it coming to the Core line, I've been very torn.. This thread has helped immensely as the difference in pickups is the biggest hesitation I have in deciding between a new Core or an earlier limited edition..
So.. for a first time buyer (had a custom 22 almost a decade ago but life dictated I sell it and I'm just now in a position to afford a PRS again) should I go for the MT's or the LT's? The demos on PRS' YouTube page have me convinced the MT's sound MUCH better, but it might just be the hotter output...
I don't think I've ever seen uncovered 58/15 pickups before and I can't tell you how they sound. But Northeast Music Center is one of the top PRS dealers and I'm sure Jack Gretz has forgotten more about PRS than I ever knew. You could give him a call. I'm sure he could describe the difference to you.Sorry for such a quick follow up, you guys just have me fully convinced that the MT's are the way to go.. I'm also pretty sold on either the faded whale blue or mccarty sunburst (and as a wood library model with rosewood neck, but that's just silly.. what, maybe 10 of each was probably ever made haha) so in looking around, I found a great looking guitar, the pickups are labeled MT in the specs but they don't have the covers on.. (Pic here) I'm confused.. Doesn't look like any kind of Wood Library model or anything.. I've never directly compared a covered and not covered humbucker before, how do you think this would affect the sound?
(SO appreciate you guys and very happy to have found this thread.. this is a huge purchase and I'm all kinds of anxious over it! haha)
I don't think I've ever seen uncovered 58/15 pickups before and I can't tell you how they sound. But Northeast Music Center is one of the top PRS dealers and I'm sure Jack Gretz has forgotten more about PRS than I ever knew. You could give him a call. I'm sure he could describe the difference to you.
Looks a bit heavy at 26 lbs!
(I’m assuming full postage weight)
Huh. I’ve never seen uncovered 58/15s either because, as far as I can tell, going by appearances, those pictured would therefore actually be 85/15s (the 58/15’s subtly brighter sounding brother). So, I read further down that page, and the description indeed specs them as 85/15 MTs. Cool discovery!I don't think I've ever seen uncovered 58/15 pickups before and I can't tell you how they sound....
Huh. I’ve never seen uncovered 58/15s either because, as far as I can tell, going by appearances, those pictured would therefore actually be 85/15s (the 58/15’s subtly brighter sounding brother). So, I read further down that page, and the description indeed specs them as 85/15 MTs. Cool discovery!
In the true spirit of this forum, you should buy both guitars.Was just coming back to say this! You are, indeed, correct! I heard back from Jack Gretz and they're 85/15 MT's.. Totally missed it, a little bit of dyslexia.. They're named so similarly! PRS contacted him to see if he'd like it for inventory so they snagged it, I guess it was a factory experiment or something? I'm going to head up there this weekend to play it side by side with another SSH he has in stock with the 58/15 MT's.
Very interested to hear the difference, was going to dive deep in the next day or two to try to understand the differences beyond just covered and uncovered..