englishHobbyist
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Hi. I've been away from the forum for a while - I joined soon after this purchase: https://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/my-belated-ngd-thread.41816/
I bought that thinking it's such a lovely and versatile guitar that I wouldn't want another one. I was wrong. I recently added a S/S/S strat (yes i did try a silver sky, but preferred the strat), as I don't find the split coil of my custom 24 quite does a proper job of single coil.
Now I want a hollowbody. I went to a music shop today, pretty sure I'd walk out with a Gibson ES-something. But having tried a few, I wasn't impressed by the quality control for a high-value guitar. And not the most comfortable to play. So I tried a PRS hollowbody piezo, and a hollowbody McCarty. With the right settings, both managed quite a good ES-335-flavoured sound.
Note, I do still want to try a Heritage H-535 before buying this.
Questions to the forum:
1) They're beautiful guitars. But the aesthetic just isn't right (or at least isn't traditional) for a hollowbody. Does anybody else get hung up on that?
2) Are they super rare? I can't find many available, so not many colour options in the UK (for the core range. There are plenty of SE around). Does anybody know of a place with good stock?
3) Are the pickups exactly the same? Other than the fact that they didn't add the pull-switches to split the coils on the piezo model.
4) I went for a pattern thin neck for my C24. Am I right in thinking I can't have that choice in these models?
5) The McCarty had the natural wood showing on the sides, same as the back of the neck but in contrast to the front and back. I found this an absolutely stunning detail. The piezo didn't have it. Is that an option I'll find if I search hard enough? Or just something the McCartys all have and the piezos all don't have? Or it comes with certain colours?
6) Where's a good second-hand market in the UK? Any model years I should target/avoid?
7) Any thoughts on the choice between the two? As far as I can tell, the differences are that one has piezo while the other has coil-splitting. And the neck being pattern vs. pattern vintage. And the bridge being in one piece or two pieces.
I bought that thinking it's such a lovely and versatile guitar that I wouldn't want another one. I was wrong. I recently added a S/S/S strat (yes i did try a silver sky, but preferred the strat), as I don't find the split coil of my custom 24 quite does a proper job of single coil.
Now I want a hollowbody. I went to a music shop today, pretty sure I'd walk out with a Gibson ES-something. But having tried a few, I wasn't impressed by the quality control for a high-value guitar. And not the most comfortable to play. So I tried a PRS hollowbody piezo, and a hollowbody McCarty. With the right settings, both managed quite a good ES-335-flavoured sound.
Note, I do still want to try a Heritage H-535 before buying this.
Questions to the forum:
1) They're beautiful guitars. But the aesthetic just isn't right (or at least isn't traditional) for a hollowbody. Does anybody else get hung up on that?
2) Are they super rare? I can't find many available, so not many colour options in the UK (for the core range. There are plenty of SE around). Does anybody know of a place with good stock?
3) Are the pickups exactly the same? Other than the fact that they didn't add the pull-switches to split the coils on the piezo model.
4) I went for a pattern thin neck for my C24. Am I right in thinking I can't have that choice in these models?
5) The McCarty had the natural wood showing on the sides, same as the back of the neck but in contrast to the front and back. I found this an absolutely stunning detail. The piezo didn't have it. Is that an option I'll find if I search hard enough? Or just something the McCartys all have and the piezos all don't have? Or it comes with certain colours?
6) Where's a good second-hand market in the UK? Any model years I should target/avoid?
7) Any thoughts on the choice between the two? As far as I can tell, the differences are that one has piezo while the other has coil-splitting. And the neck being pattern vs. pattern vintage. And the bridge being in one piece or two pieces.
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