NGD: A unique way to get back into PRS electrics

[phillybri]

First thing I need to say about this guitar is that it is not technically mine. It also comes with a very interesting story.

My girlfriend bought this guitar from a friend in South Florida who really needed the cash. It was originally owned by a great friend of theirs who passed away several years ago.

When she bought it, my expectations were very low, and to be sure, it needs a TON of work. And yet...it’s a PRS and it feels incredible. I LOOOOOOOVE the neck profile on this thing.

Soon, it will have a new set of tuners, new knobs, new frets and a full setup. But right now, I’m glad to have access to a classic Custom 24 from the 90’s…

 

[JasonE]

Congrats! I really like those natural finished tops. I think PRS should have done more of those.

 

[Shreve]

That’s a cool guitar! I’m a big natural fan. Should be a fun project. Man, that headstock sure took a beating

 

[sergiodeblanc]

New tuners for why?

 

[Daryl Jones]

I've never been a fan of "relicing" any guitar, much less a PRS. They're beautiful so why destroy (my opinion) that beauty to fake the time honored wear from gigging and travel? (a brief addendum to this in a moment).
But a genuine time worn instrument showing the natural passage of time and use is a treasured thing and deserves to be looked after in loving fashion. Again, my opinion. Congrats on the acquisition of a fine instrument, I hope the refit goes well for you.
As a martial artist and instructor, I've seen many things in the times when I competed in various levels Provincially, Nationally and at International meets. One thing I always took exception to was that some of the competitors took great pains to make their belts look "worn" from years of rigorous training. Kind of silly when you see a player in his early 20's wearing a belt that looks double (or more) his or her age. I personally took pride in my uniform and belt when on the competition stage, and wore my best gi and made sure it was pressed straight and pristine as possible. I've seen guys in the locker room with a sanding block scuffing the black carcass off their belt...some even used to drag them behind a vehicle to make them look worn. Cripes, just go out and buy a damn trophy if you want one that badly.
True, my belt now (some 30 years after receiving my instructor status at 4th dan) looks threadbare and worn, as it should after what it and I have been through. Not unlike what a workhorse guitar would. But I'm certainly not in my 20's anymore either!

 

[dmatthews]

Great score!

 

[László]

Very cool!

 

[watelessness]

WOW!!! super cool!

 

[bodia]

That is KILLER!

 

[Tucson Thump]

Somebody took a chisel to the headstock? There's a lot of value there.

 

[DISTORT6]

Nice!

 

[phillybri]

I played this one at my gig this past Friday, and I have to say that even though this thing is in serious need of new frets, it feels AMAZING.

Like that one T-shirt you've owned for 20 years that feels so comfortable, holes and all, this thing is the real deal...

 

[Prs Mods too]

Oof, that's a beauty!!!

 

[ViperDoc]

That battle wear is legit. Nice find!

 

[phillybri]

That battle wear is legit. Nice find!

No joke. I particularly love how the birds have "yellowed" over time. They look incredibly cool. Almost golden...

 

[aphantomvaper]

That's an amazing axe, I'd be proud to make that beauty sing!!

Not new tuners, please!!!!

 

[deepender]

First thing I need to say about this guitar is that it is not technically mine. It also comes with a very interesting story.

My girlfriend bought this guitar from a friend in South Florida who really needed the cash. It was originally owned by a great friend of theirs who passed away several years ago.

When she bought it, my expectations were very low, and to be sure, it needs a TON of work. And yet...it’s a PRS and it feels incredible. I LOOOOOOOVE the neck profile on this thing.

Soon, it will have a new set of tuners, new knobs, new frets and a full setup. But right now, I’m glad to have access to a classic Custom 24 from the 90’s…

So nice

 

[phillybri]

That's an amazing axe, I'd be proud to make that beauty sing!!

Not new tuners, please!!!!

This is the first time I've used the original winged tuners. I like how they work!

 

[JasonE]

This is the first time I've used the original winged tuners. I like how they work!

I have never owned a PRS with the winged tuners on it, but, I have worked on a number of them. I don't know why people hated them. They actually work very well if you know how to use them.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Congratulations, that’s stunning.