Eseffinga
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I have mentioned this guitar in a couple of recent posts, but here it is as it currently sits.
It's a 2001 McSoapy, though as with pretty much every other guitar I own, it's been tinkered with.
Currently has a set of Wolfetone P90s and a set of 550K pots in it. The bridge and studs were replaced as you see, and the tuners have had a little refresh as well. The hardware is a mix of Nickel and Gold to my liking. Just to give little pops of gold color around. But I have always loved the PRS body shape. I love seeing it in rough cut form on tours. I Love seeing the solid colors. The Metallics. All a favorite of mine. And as much as I love a good flame, I never seem to keep any guitars with flamey tops. But this one. This one just screams of a form of delicate classiness. One of these days I'll take some proper pics. For now you get the phone quickies.
To me this is the epitome of gorgeous to look at, and lovely to play.
I realized the first couple photos make this one kind of look jet white, when in fact its a really really pale shade of a vintage white type color. Like a super light ivory or bone, for lack of a better name for it. I can't find any of my old 2001 catalogs to see what was offered back then. But you can see the color better in front of the Very white Rocca...
And it's not 100% done for sure! I go back and forth on the truss rod cover and back plate being the usual PRS black. So I have ordered a few sheets of materials to see what looks good with it. Trying to find something that matches the body as well as the pickup covers do (they are from the Montreaux folks out of Japan, in "bone"), and if i can find something I like, I'll get it routed and replaced, to really just dial it in even more bespoke. But I may change my mind. Nice thing is they are the very easiest things to swop out. I definitely don't want the usual suspects. Wood, etc. I have some faux ivory and ivoroid, but I'm not sold on those. Too yellow.
-e.
It's a 2001 McSoapy, though as with pretty much every other guitar I own, it's been tinkered with.
Currently has a set of Wolfetone P90s and a set of 550K pots in it. The bridge and studs were replaced as you see, and the tuners have had a little refresh as well. The hardware is a mix of Nickel and Gold to my liking. Just to give little pops of gold color around. But I have always loved the PRS body shape. I love seeing it in rough cut form on tours. I Love seeing the solid colors. The Metallics. All a favorite of mine. And as much as I love a good flame, I never seem to keep any guitars with flamey tops. But this one. This one just screams of a form of delicate classiness. One of these days I'll take some proper pics. For now you get the phone quickies.
To me this is the epitome of gorgeous to look at, and lovely to play.
I realized the first couple photos make this one kind of look jet white, when in fact its a really really pale shade of a vintage white type color. Like a super light ivory or bone, for lack of a better name for it. I can't find any of my old 2001 catalogs to see what was offered back then. But you can see the color better in front of the Very white Rocca...
And it's not 100% done for sure! I go back and forth on the truss rod cover and back plate being the usual PRS black. So I have ordered a few sheets of materials to see what looks good with it. Trying to find something that matches the body as well as the pickup covers do (they are from the Montreaux folks out of Japan, in "bone"), and if i can find something I like, I'll get it routed and replaced, to really just dial it in even more bespoke. But I may change my mind. Nice thing is they are the very easiest things to swop out. I definitely don't want the usual suspects. Wood, etc. I have some faux ivory and ivoroid, but I'm not sold on those. Too yellow.
-e.
