For those of you who saw the 7 String post, this is part 2 of the same purchase.
On the 31st of December, I placed an order for two new old PRS Private Stock's that I had been eyeing for 4 years from Ishibashi music, Japan. The conversion rate of the Japanese yen and the dealer's willingness to let go, reached a level which made sense to me and getting two together sweetened the deal. Since they shipped from different branches, the Purple Mist 7 String got here first and the 8 String finally got here today.
Why did I get a second PRS 8 String given I already had one of the original 8 from the August 2016 Guitar of the month run. Well, because I really really liked the August guitar but since it is one of such a limited run and of some historic significance (PRS's first production 8 string guitars), I have to treat it gingerly as befits a significant instrument. At the same time, I do play 8 string and I greatly prefer the PRS to the Mayones I bought for everyday duties. 8 strings are quite a monster but the PRS playability is in full display here and makes it only slightly more difficult to maneuver than a regular PRS Custom 24 once your mind adjusts to the strings. I'll wager to say that if you are used to a Custom 24, you will feel at home very quickly.
Hence this only other PRS 8 string for sale was always on my radar.
And now it's here. This one, thanks to the special Ziricote neck is even more playable than the gloss necked August guitar and the Ragnaroks are chunky in the nicest way. I played this thing for hours after I got it and just put it down to take a few pics and a quick video
Here we go
Double stained grey looks mighty impressive in the flesh. Don't think my dimly lit jam music room quite captures it
Next to the August Guitar of the Month. Front
And back
The grain of the swamp ash at the back (imo) is more pleasing than that of the August guitar. Very reminiscent of my Graveyard II, which I picked for having one of the best tops but definitely the best back of the entire run
Put my nice trusty old strap on it since I couldn't stop playing it
Ziricote necks are awesome for fans for Brazilian rosewood. If you can't get a Braz neck, get Zircote or Kingwood. You can't go wrong
Outline birds on Ebony. A classic Private Stock combination you can't go wrong with
A different angle for variety
And finally a quick video after hours of fun playing
I have one more NGD coming up sometime in April hopefully for another extended range PRS guitar. And then I am done, for sometime. Alrighty got to head. It's almost 2 am here. Lost track of time. Thank god it's a friday.
On the 31st of December, I placed an order for two new old PRS Private Stock's that I had been eyeing for 4 years from Ishibashi music, Japan. The conversion rate of the Japanese yen and the dealer's willingness to let go, reached a level which made sense to me and getting two together sweetened the deal. Since they shipped from different branches, the Purple Mist 7 String got here first and the 8 String finally got here today.
Why did I get a second PRS 8 String given I already had one of the original 8 from the August 2016 Guitar of the month run. Well, because I really really liked the August guitar but since it is one of such a limited run and of some historic significance (PRS's first production 8 string guitars), I have to treat it gingerly as befits a significant instrument. At the same time, I do play 8 string and I greatly prefer the PRS to the Mayones I bought for everyday duties. 8 strings are quite a monster but the PRS playability is in full display here and makes it only slightly more difficult to maneuver than a regular PRS Custom 24 once your mind adjusts to the strings. I'll wager to say that if you are used to a Custom 24, you will feel at home very quickly.
Hence this only other PRS 8 string for sale was always on my radar.
And now it's here. This one, thanks to the special Ziricote neck is even more playable than the gloss necked August guitar and the Ragnaroks are chunky in the nicest way. I played this thing for hours after I got it and just put it down to take a few pics and a quick video
Here we go
Double stained grey looks mighty impressive in the flesh. Don't think my dimly lit jam music room quite captures it
Next to the August Guitar of the Month. Front
And back
The grain of the swamp ash at the back (imo) is more pleasing than that of the August guitar. Very reminiscent of my Graveyard II, which I picked for having one of the best tops but definitely the best back of the entire run
Put my nice trusty old strap on it since I couldn't stop playing it
Ziricote necks are awesome for fans for Brazilian rosewood. If you can't get a Braz neck, get Zircote or Kingwood. You can't go wrong
Outline birds on Ebony. A classic Private Stock combination you can't go wrong with
A different angle for variety
And finally a quick video after hours of fun playing
I have one more NGD coming up sometime in April hopefully for another extended range PRS guitar. And then I am done, for sometime. Alrighty got to head. It's almost 2 am here. Lost track of time. Thank god it's a friday.
