PRS FIRSTS

[11top]

Hans thread, "Unicorns," got me thinking. Show your PRS guitar with "first time it was done" features. I'll start with a couple of examples:

 

[Big Mard]

Wow

 

[Hopeful Sinner]

You sir have very impressive wood...

 

[Boogie]

All hail, the king of the "Naturals"!:adore:

 

[jfb]

First PS Color - Absinthe

 

[veinbuster]

First koa neck - notice all you can see is koa. Cut from the top block.

We did this with a cocobolo neck blank that had been drying for years. They thought there might have been another, that might have gone to Europe. This was the first chance to see sapwood on the neck of a guitar rather than on the back of an acoustic.

 

[László]

Nice stuff, guys!

 

[goof1073]

Outside of some artist relation / weird one-offs, this is (to the best of my knowledge) the first production McCarty with a quilt top; BLE MC #001 of 500 fully loaded with a IRW neck, Royal Blue stain (wasn't available on McCarty's at the time this one was made...so it's an "oops") and a set of split-able PRS #7's in it.

 

[Spikedog007]

Wow....Wood is good! And I love the color absinthe!

 

[Tim]

Singlecut DGT.....

 

[mapleleaf14]

First PS Color - Absinthe

JFB, your Absinthe 408 is wicked.

 

[RedGuitars]

11top, were you the first to do that single PS eagle inlay on the fretboard too?

 

[11top]

11top, were you the first to do that single PS eagle inlay on the fretboard too?

Yep, and they were the "snakewood twins.". I've always liked to let the wood speak for itself, and I like figured fretboards with no inlays, too. I rarely pay attention to the front of the fretboard while playing (but side dots are another story).

 

[markie]

1st XX fade finish, 1st Fretboard Lizard, 1st Santana with Pernny Neck................

 

[markie]

1st & last (according to Paul Miles) Hehehe!, Gloss Top with Satin back..........

 

[themike]

1st & last (according to Paul Miles) Hehehe!, Gloss Top with Satin back..........

I love that guitar so much and also that story about the two clears hahah

 

[11top]

PS 801, First solid body with piezo:

 

[cwhenke]

QueenCity...let's see the first white-washed flame maple binding.

 

[Daniel]

First PRS acoustic with Redwood top (I think first with ebony b&s as well)

The Second

The Third (left, with 1st). Matches specs with the first except for model.

 

[Daniel]

First 20th Anniversary CU22