Try raising the pickup height closer to the strings. I thought the same when I first got my Vela. Raising it up made it the bomb.
Yea, I raised the neck pickup and it definitely helped....
Try raising the pickup height closer to the strings. I thought the same when I first got my Vela. Raising it up made it the bomb.
I got mine on Friday.....the black version. I have to admit that I'm slightly disappointed.
Positive side:
1. It looks great, weighs and feels great.
2. the bridge humbucker has a nice sound....tight and not too harsh
3. the coil split sounds are very nice and don't sound wimpy
4. Neck, intonation all perfect as expected with PRS
My issues are:
1. the E string slot in the nut is cut too close to the neck edge. This is causing me to roll the E string off of the neck in some cases....I've never had this issue before and was quite surprised to see this...
2. I'm not that excited about the neck pickup sound....its kind of generic....sounds great in middle position with the bridge humbucker, but very blah by itself....maybe ok for a strat sounding neck solo, but has no character.
3. The tremolo has much less action than my other PRS's....it seems very springy; I have to really jam it down to get close to a dive bomb which I can do more easily on other same style tremolos.
For comparison, I have an original PRS 1989 Studio HSS and a SE 2010 Custom 22...(I didn't like the pickups in them either and have swapped them out many times too).
I still love the guitar.....just wondering if I will get the nut replaced and maybe put a mini-humbucker in the bridge at some point....
Thanks for the write up, I'm a bit worried about the tremolo though, maybe you got a stiff one (ooh er!)?
Let us know if things change with 11's.
Thanks for the write up, I'm a bit worried about the tremolo though, maybe you got a stiff one (ooh er!)?
Let us know if things change with 11's.
I compared the tremolo with my 1988 PRS and realized that it is just shorter so there is less lever arm....If I put the old, longer arm in there, it behaves the same.
I haven't bothered to put 11's on it since I've gotten used to how it works with my setup and am very happy with the sounds I'm getting.... the tone and the volume knobs are way more useful than any of my other guitars.....
I compared the tremolo with my 1988 PRS and realized that it is just shorter so there is less lever arm....If I put the old, longer arm in there, it behaves the same.
I haven't bothered to put 11's on it since I've gotten used to how it works with my setup and am very happy with the sounds I'm getting.... the tone and the volume knobs are way more useful than any of my other guitars.....
Well... It's Friday! HNGD?I get mine this Friday. My first PRS.
Well... It's Friday! HNGD?
Congrats! A Limited run for your first PRS? You've got style.Just played 4 hours straight, didn't want to put it down. The ideas just pour out. It has a better "Strat" sound with the neck pickup than my American Roadhouse Fender. As far as cons, it is a bit noisy and the nobs feel a bit week. The gig bag vs. hard case choice is slightly obnoxious. But man is it nice. I have wanted a PRS for many years.