No current soapbar models

[Gary Bloom]

It's not good is it? No soapbar models in the current Core, S2 or SE range.

I had a singlecut satin soapbar in 2007 and it's one I really wish I still had. It was such a workmanlike, simple, great feeling and sounding guitar, good price too.

I wish they would bring these back for a run, I would grab one in a flash.

 

[Greywolf]

Paul likes his own pickups , so the NF's are as close as it will come these days sadly. Joe Knaggs still offers them and as he ran Private Stock for 20 years I can attest he makes very nice instruments . I love my T3 Kenai with Lollar soapies.

 

[tiboy]

I’ve said it before. After years of searching for a SC 594 Soapie I stumbled upon a Knaggs Kenai SC Goldtop locally. It’s been my most played guitar ever since.

 

[dmatthews]

I’ve said it before. After years of searching for a SC 594 Soapie I stumbled upon a Knaggs Kenai SC Goldtop locally. It’s been my most played guitar ever since.

Too late...

https://reverb.com/item/83783633-prs-mccarty-singlecut-594-soapbar-2017-gold-top

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Plenty in the wild.

Go deal hunting

 

[Gtrbldr]

Plenty in the wild.

Go deal hunting

Twss

And yes, somehow people still are willing to part with them.

 

[Xtcclassic]

I wish PRS would do an S2 version of the old SE One with a satin nitro finish.

I can dream, can’t I?

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

I wish PRS would do an S2 version of the old SE One with a satin nitro finish.

I can dream, can’t I?

I agree that would be killer.

 

[BrianC]

I had a triple soap bar for a brief time. I couldn't handle all the noise and got rid of it.

 

[xxxadixxx]

They exist, but seem to be pretty tough to find if you are looking for something very specific. I stumbled on this beauty a few years ago and have been enjoying it ever since. A gold top single cut would make a nice addition to it...

I was surprised at how few I saw when I was in the hunt, but it comes down to overall demand. There does not seem to be enough demand to get PRS interested in making another run. Honestly, I have this single P-90 guitar and it would be very tough to make the case for a second... even though I have 9 other guitars with hum buckers.

 

[Greywolf]

There are 50 out there today /// You can pick up an SE soapy for $500-700 range Cores from$2300 and this solid Braz neck for $14.5 K

Pick your potion

 

[d^rren]

I feel like PRS has moved more toward the Narrowfield pickup design as a replacement for P90s to get that "in between single coil and humbucker tone." I would be surprised to see them back in the lineup again, but what do I know? That's just a guess.

 

[RC Mike]

They'll come back, once they've been gone for long enough for demand to pick up. That's the pattern, anyway.

I'd love a glimpse as to how PRS as a company determines when to bring a model back. I'm sure they keep close watch on the pulse of what's selling at their dealers, but there's got to be a bit more to it. The NFs coming back has been interesting. I have to imagine that their failure the first time around was quite the disappointment.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

I’ve had 3, but currently only have 1.

I guess 4 if you count PRails

Current Soapy

 

[Greywolf]

As the Soapies were a custom shortend Duncan Antiquity and Pauls preference for internal made pickups I can't see them coming back.

I have an 01 McSoapy,04 IRW neck McSoapy and a Triple wood library with a flame mahogany /rosewood neck they will never leave my collection .

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

As the Soapies were a custom shortend Duncan Antiquity and Pauls preference for internal made pickups I can't see them coming back.

I have an 01 McSoapy,04 IRW neck McSoapy and a Triple wood library with a flame mahogany /rosewood neck they will never leave my collection .

It has to do with what is selling and what isn’t.

OG Soapies were ceramic SD’s, 594’s were Antiquities.

Just go used hunting

 

[RC Mike]

As the Soapies were a custom shortend Duncan Antiquity and Pauls preference for internal made pickups I can't see them coming back.

Paul will express a preference for whatever it is he’s selling. PRS sells far more guitars with pickups made by outside vendors than they sell with PRS-made pickups.

With the S2s transitioning to PRS pickups, that’s 6,000-10,000 pickups they need to be able to produce each year. With Core and Bolt-On sales appearing to slow the last year or so (based on serial numbers), it’s likely that PRS has the pickup production capacity to absorb the S2 demand. That might also explain why the soapbars aren’t there, why PRS was selling current pickups last year, and the addition of the NFs.

 

[Teddy4]

As the Soapies were a custom shortend Duncan Antiquity and Pauls preference for internal made pickups I can't see them coming back.

I have an 01 McSoapy,04 IRW neck McSoapy and a Triple wood library with a flame mahogany /rosewood neck they will never leave my collection .

Have a favorite among those three?

 

[Prina]

You can pick up an SE soapy for $500-700 range

Yep. This one was at the bottom of that range last year. Killer guitar with Gibby/Wolfetone P-90's.

 

[FragileThunder]

My ‘04 McSoapy is my main guitar at this point. So I guess I don’t need PRS to make more…

But I’d certainly be interested if they did!