NGD: warning 1988 sweet switch pron inside (pic heavy)

[Shaw]

Way Cool!!!

 

[prsrocker1988]

Nice!

 

[darkmavis]

Love it. I would play that a lot. Regular/std neck carve?

Yep regular neck carve!

 

[darkmavis]

Great guitar, and very similar in looks to my first one, a 1991 bought new back then.

I'll take small issue with your statement that there's somehow a rumor that the new ones are "better."

They're different in some details. That's not a rumor, it's a fact. "Better" involves a value judgment, and what's best for one person isn't necessarily the best thing for another person.

Having owned many PRS guitars since 1991, I think recent PRS guitars' changes are "improvements." You might disagree. That's not a bad thing!



PRS customer since '91, and I saw plenty of variability in the flame wood on 10s back in the day with my own two eyeballs. The eyes don't lie.

And during that past 25 years, I've owned an awful lot of them, and ran through plenty of racks of PRS guitars while shopping.

In fact, I remember ordering a guitar with a ten top back in December of 1999 or 2000 (one of the first Singlecuts), that had a spectacular top that I though should have been an Artist top - it was certainly the equal of my 1993 Artist II - and that very night went on the old PRS Forum only to see someone make the claim that 10 tops had declined in quality. The irony made me laugh.

So I'm not convinced by pictures posted by collectors on the internet, they're going to be heavily skewed towards the prettiest examples.

Not my words, merely something that was levelled at my 89. I was merely referencing the tops not the actual build of the guitars. Having had more than a few PRS myself i can safley say that the older ones don't feel or play anything like the newer ones (in my opinion) ive had pretty modern ones too, some played well and sounded good (my 25th aniv a good example) but none 'speak' to me quite like these older examples!

 

[darkmavis]

THAT FINISH AND TOP ARE SENSATIONAL. CONTROLS??? PULL TONE FOR SWEET?

One volume, 5 way and sweet switch,. thats all she wrote. i like em simple

 

[CantankerousCarl]

That guitar makes me feel all fuzzy inside...beautiful! Congrats!

 

[archey]

Nice guitar, but I was expecting some...

 

[geese_com]

Nice!

 

[g.wizz]

Pure Fabulousness

 

[László]

Not my words, merely something that was levelled at my 89. I was merely referencing the tops not the actual build of the guitars. Having had more than a few PRS myself i can safley say that the older ones don't feel or play anything like the newer ones (in my opinion) ive had pretty modern ones too, some played well and sounded good (my 25th aniv a good example) but none 'speak' to me quite like these older examples!

It's all about how they speak to you, no doubt about it. Your guitar is fantastic looking! Enjoy the heck out of it!

 

[Korina Jack]

Amazing!!!

 

[Mike Duncan]

That top! Holy COW!