NGD: 2006 PRS Singlecut Satin Soapbar

[Andi]

Hello! It's been years since I introduced myself... my name is Andrea, I'm from Italy, I've always loved PRS guitars, I used to have a Custom 24, then I sold it as I wasn't playing much often.

More recently I picked up the guitar again, I've been playing a lot and I re-joined the band I used to play with.

I normally play a roasted pine American Pro II Strat (modified with a white pickguard and a set of Gold Lace Sensors and locking tuners), but then I found this guitar on Reverb and I immediately pulled the trigger

It's one of the best guitars I've ever played (maybe the best?), when I plugged it in into my Mesa Recto-Verb 25 I immediately fell in love. The neck shape (wide fat), coupled with the satin finish, is fantastic.
But then - obviously - I felt the need to mod it just a little bit, so right now my luthier is fitting a set of Lollar 50's Wind P90s, in order to have a slightly lower output, more vintage sound.

Based on what I understood it's not a common model so... another reason to keep it and enjoy playing it for the rest of my life

Looking forward to being more active on this forum!

Best,
A.

https://imgur.com/a/43fKCTj

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Congratulations, that’s a beauty.

 

[DISTORT6]

Awesome guitar! I totally agree with everything you said. The Standard Satin Singlecuts are KILLER!
I have the humbucker cousin of your guitar.

 

[ViperDoc]

WOW. What a great find. Congrats! My Soapie II is all mahogany, what a great sound. Enjoy.

 

[Lewguitar]

Stunning! Radiating the vibes of a 50's Gibson.

 

[Andi]

Thanks a lot

 

[toothace]

Welcome aboard the Enabler's Train! Great find you have there!

Sweet top!

 

[Lewguitar]

Thanks a lot

I love the color!

Do the pickups hum?

Do they stop humming when they are combined?

I rewired the Gibson pickups in my SE Soapbar so they were humcancelling when combined.

But they still hum when used individually.

https://imgur.com/NixqY0F

 

[László]

I love the color!

Do the pickups hum?

Do they stop humming when they are combined?

If they're wired the original way, they're hum-canceling when combined. PRS has done that since their first soapbar models, at least core versions.

 

[veinbuster]

Most excellent!
I love that look.
Enjoy.

 

[Lewguitar]

After seeing your new guitar, I'm thinking about changing the pickup covers & switch tip of mine to cream, and trying amber knobs!

 

[RickP]

That’s a sweet looking guitar! P90s are a special sound.

 

[Andi]

If they're wired the original way, they're hum-canceling when combined. PRS has done that since their first soapbar models, at least core versions.

Exactly

Yes, they do hum a bit in positions 1 and 3, almost no hum at all in position 2.
To be honest it's definitely not a deal breaker in any case since I'm more of a single coil person, so I'm used to that...

Thanks again to all of you!

 

[Torvald]

That is a sweet guitar! I really like the satin, no frills vibe.

 

[Andi]

...and in the meantime, thanks to another recent thread, I just realized it's an '06, not an '09

 

[bodia]

Fantastic guitar!

 

[show_a_little_faith]

That's awesome. Congratulations, and welcome!

 

[Andi]

Thanks a lot to all of you!

Does anybody have an idea of the production volumes (or even years) for this model?

It's really strange... I only found 2-3 videos on YT, almost no reviews at all (one on MusicRadar and that's it, IIRC), it almost looks like this PRS model flew way under the radar

 

[Obstructed View]

I would like to see PRS make those again.

 

[thewesdavis]

Hello! It's been years since I introduced myself... my name is Andrea, I'm from Italy, I've always loved PRS guitars, I used to have a Custom 24, then I sold it as I wasn't playing much often.

More recently I picked up the guitar again, I've been playing a lot and I re-joined the band I used to play with.

I normally play a roasted pine American Pro II Strat (modified with a white pickguard and a set of Gold Lace Sensors and locking tuners), but then I found this guitar on Reverb and I immediately pulled the trigger

It's one of the best guitars I've ever played (maybe the best?), when I plugged it in into my Mesa Recto-Verb 25 I immediately fell in love. The neck shape (wide fat), coupled with the satin finish, is fantastic.
But then - obviously - I felt the need to mod it just a little bit, so right now my luthier is fitting a set of Lollar 50's Wind P90s, in order to have a slightly lower output, more vintage sound.

Based on what I understood it's not a common model so... another reason to keep it and enjoy playing it for the rest of my life

Looking forward to being more active on this forum!

Best,
A.

https://imgur.com/a/43fKCTj

I had that same exact guitar many years ago (I believe it was even an 06) and to this day regret letting it slip away.
Great find...hope you enjoy!