Longtime lurker, first post here.
The Story
On to the guitar.
Mods?
Here are some pictures and a quick video of some unplugged strumming (sorry it's quiet, it was late at night)...
Quick Video (Publicly accessible, don't have to be signed into Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10205012766421163&set=vb.1302293807&type=2&theater
Some Photos From the Listing (Courtesy of the Original Seller)
And A Couple More
The Story
My girlfriend whom I recently moved in with knew how I've been lusting after this guitar. I've been talking about it nonstop and even showed her the particular listing for a particularly fine used example just to let her know what I'm dreaming about (mint, beautiful top, set up for .10s, PRS US nut added). We just moved in together, we're trying to put our apartment together and we're saving for furniture, bills, etc, so I don't have $$$ to spend on a guitar.
The next day, I go back to the listing to drool some more - listing is gone. I ask myself: Could she have bought it? ... no way. That would be crazy. I ask her about it in a couple clever ways to see if I could smoke her out. I knew she wouldn't be able to hide it. But, she seemed clueless. Shucks. Not that I was expecting such a generous gift, but I couldn't help but being hopeful.
Fast forward to Sunday night. We're driving home, and I go into this long speech about how I really miss playing as much as I used to. I'm clearly upset about this. She turns to me and says: "I got you that guitar, and it's going to arrive tomorrow at my office. I was going to bring it home and set it up on your guitar stand and see how long it took you to notice, but you seemed so upset I wanted to tell you." I was ecstatic. What a girlfriend, right?
Fast forward to Monday. We work about 10 minutes from one another. About 11.30 she lets me know it's arrived. We meet for lunch halfway between our offices and I tear into it in the parking lot and play it in the backseat of my car for fifteen minutes or so while she sits there, glad I'm so happy. What a lady.
The next day, I go back to the listing to drool some more - listing is gone. I ask myself: Could she have bought it? ... no way. That would be crazy. I ask her about it in a couple clever ways to see if I could smoke her out. I knew she wouldn't be able to hide it. But, she seemed clueless. Shucks. Not that I was expecting such a generous gift, but I couldn't help but being hopeful.
Fast forward to Sunday night. We're driving home, and I go into this long speech about how I really miss playing as much as I used to. I'm clearly upset about this. She turns to me and says: "I got you that guitar, and it's going to arrive tomorrow at my office. I was going to bring it home and set it up on your guitar stand and see how long it took you to notice, but you seemed so upset I wanted to tell you." I was ecstatic. What a girlfriend, right?
Fast forward to Monday. We work about 10 minutes from one another. About 11.30 she lets me know it's arrived. We meet for lunch halfway between our offices and I tear into it in the parking lot and play it in the backseat of my car for fifteen minutes or so while she sits there, glad I'm so happy. What a lady.
On to the guitar.
Awesome. Blows my mind away. I've had multiple "Core" PRSi (P22, HBII) and an SE (Santana), I've been consistently impressed with the SEs, but this guitar really, really impresses me.
Terrific playability - the 24.5" scale makes .10s feel almost like .09s. May slap some .11s on this guy. I love the feel of the satin neck. The fit and finish is top notch. The top is stunning. Great unplugged tone. Only plugged it in for a couple minutes - Pickups are very good - plenty of clarity without sacrificing depth and thickness. Neck is full and round with plenty of top end ring.The bridge is a bit on the thin side, but I may have to play with pickup height or amp settings or put heavier strings on.
Overall, I had very high expectations going in and they were all exceeded.
Terrific playability - the 24.5" scale makes .10s feel almost like .09s. May slap some .11s on this guy. I love the feel of the satin neck. The fit and finish is top notch. The top is stunning. Great unplugged tone. Only plugged it in for a couple minutes - Pickups are very good - plenty of clarity without sacrificing depth and thickness. Neck is full and round with plenty of top end ring.The bridge is a bit on the thin side, but I may have to play with pickup height or amp settings or put heavier strings on.
Overall, I had very high expectations going in and they were all exceeded.
Mods?
At some point, I may consider a pickup swap. I would love to have split coil functionality to make this versatile beast even more versatile. And I am a little tempted (lame I know) to take "Zach Myers" off the headstock. Is that possible? Not a huge deal, though.
Here are some pictures and a quick video of some unplugged strumming (sorry it's quiet, it was late at night)...
Quick Video (Publicly accessible, don't have to be signed into Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10205012766421163&set=vb.1302293807&type=2&theater
Some Photos From the Listing (Courtesy of the Original Seller)
And A Couple More
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