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Zombie Thirteen, DFZ
Great googly-moogly!!
Sweet top!
The LT+ is only available in the SC594 model, they are not used in anything else. They are tuned to be slightly brighter and a touch louder than the traditional LT pups.
S.C. Proto 1 vs SC Proto 2
Who wins?
Wha....???
You’re getting all the good stuff!!
How do you find this stuff?? Like, just Google PRS prototype when you sense one?
Congrats! One of the nicest tops I’ve seen!
Ha! I knew that question was coming.
I was fearful of doing an A/B and finding out for myself. I did that late last night - it was interesting! The 2016 Private Stock Prototype edges out the new one, but the new one comes the closest to it of any guitar since 2016. (Including about 8 or so R9's/R7's I got in 2017 to match up against the 2016 Prototype! Some of those were really good guitars, but none could hold a candle to the 2016 Prototype.) The 2016 Prototype has a hair more low end girth, but is still very balanced across the frequencies. That has always been its magical quality, as Sergio, BrianC, Bodia and others that have heard it and played it can attest to. But this new one is pretty close, it is a beast!
I would say that is a pretty impressive endorsement for these new 2020 SC 594s!
Now I want an extra set of 5815 LT+ Pickups for the 2016 Prototype! (There is only ONE way to do that right now - sounds like an expensive proposition for a set of pickups...)
If we all follow his lead, and collect prototypes, so that we are all just like him, but he was the first, then we could say he was...Dang Pete, that is a fabulous guitar! For us mortals it is like impossible to ever obtain a prototype and you have how many already? You know what that makes you, right?
Beautiful top on that guitar!
I bet the bandsaw guy hadda take a few
deep breaths after he opened that book.
Now I want an extra set of 5815 LT+ Pickups for the 2016 Prototype! (There is only ONE way to do that right now - sounds like an expensive proposition for a set of pickups...)
Hmm...
Project "5815 LT+ Comparison in the two Prototypes"
- Step 1: Find and buy another cool 2020 SC 594 - we will call that the "Donor Guitar"
- Step 2: Remove LT+ pickups from new guitar and put them in the 2016 SC 594 Holy Grail Prototype
- Step 3: Put 5815s or 5708s in the Donor Guitar and enjoy that one as a "hotter pickup" guitar for an SC 594
- Step 4: A/B the two prototypes with 5815 LT+ pickups and report back to you guys here on that Apples to Apples comparison
It is my duty to do #4 for you guys here, as the unofficial and self-proclaimed SC 594 Club President!
I guess I know my next fun search...
The sacrifices you make in the name of “forum brotherhood” is out of this world.
We appreciate your selflessness!
That’s such a cool family portrait! Congratulations again!
Pete, you’re freakin outta control! Back to your old self. Looking forward to a hang!
S.C. Proto 1 vs SC Proto 2
Who wins?