PRS: How We Grade Our Woods

[WeFixFlats]

This just popped up. Interesting at the end it's explained that some tops are, at first, look like 10's and then are down graded and visa versa. So if you have a 'non ten top' that looks like a '10' to you, it could have been.

Enjoy~!

 

[sloanthebone]

Good video! Thanks

 

[GuitarDrummer]

I'm not sure, but my Artist Quilt top might go up to 11.

 

[11top]

I'm not sure, but my Artist Quilt top might go up to 11.

Cool. I'll be on the lookout. ;-)

 

[11top]

"Clearly defined across the top." I've never understood why that's the main standard people want. I'll take unique over consistent any day. I'm more impressed with unusual and a good book match (which also explains my preference for two piece over 1 piece tops).

 

[bodia]

"Clearly defined across the top." I've never understood why that's the main standard people want. I'll take unique over consistent any day. I'm more impressed with unusual and a good book match (which also explains my preference for two piece over 1 piece tops).

I'm with you. I dig unusual.

 

[JMaia]

That is an amazing looking guitar sir

 

[g.wizz]

I saw this video yesterday
Very cool

 

[GuitarDrummer]

That is an amazing looking guitar sir

Thank you. More professional pictures, as well as specs, can be found HERE.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

"Clearly defined across the top." I've never understood why that's the main standard people want. I'll take unique over consistent any day. I'm more impressed with unusual and a good book match (which also explains my preference for two piece over 1 piece tops).

That only happens after your millionth one.

 

[garrett]

"Clearly defined across the top." I've never understood why that's the main standard people want. I'll take unique over consistent any day. I'm more impressed with unusual and a good book match (which also explains my preference for two piece over 1 piece tops).

I agree, which is part of why I tend to gravitate to non-10 guitars.

Cool video, as was the accompanying blog post: http://www.prsguitars.com/index.php/blog/post/how_we_grade_our_woods

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Interesting bit about the old guitars. I always thought the VY guitars looked the best, now I kinda know why.

 

[toothace]

Interesting bit about the old guitars. I always thought the VY guitars looked the best, now I kinda know why.

^THis. Great video!

 

[Elliot]

"Clearly defined across the top." I've never understood why that's the main standard people want. I'll take unique over consistent any day. I'm more impressed with unusual and a good book match (which also explains my preference for two piece over 1 piece tops).

yeah the non-10 they used as an example had a righteous top. One of the better tops I've seen on a non-10 and very unique.

Those are the real gems

 

[strat63]

Interesting bit about the old guitars. I always thought the VY guitars looked the best, now I kinda know why.

Now I know why my 86s, both Royal Blue, have somewhat less than stellar tops. It was by design and actually makes perfect sense.

 

[andross182]

Hmmmm, I dunno, me the customer would be pretty irked if my guitar went into production, wasn't slated to be a 10 top and was rerouted to be someone elses 10 top and my build had to start over...

 

[Elliot]

Hmmmm, I dunno, me the customer would be pretty irked if my guitar went into production, wasn't slated to be a 10 top and was rerouted to be someone elses 10 top and my build had to start over...

Can you pick out your own top on a non-10 core order? If you can, I'm sure they wouldn't regrade and ship it off to someone else after routing.

 

[JMintzer]

Hmmmm, I dunno, me the customer would be pretty irked if my guitar went into production, wasn't slated to be a 10 top and was rerouted to be someone elses 10 top and my build had to start over...

You would never know this... The dealer is the customer...

 

[JMintzer]

Can you pick out your own top on a non-10 core order? If you can, I'm sure they wouldn't regrade and ship it off to someone else after routing.

No, you can only pic your own tops on Private Stock builds and some other special exceptions...

 

[andross182]

You would never know this... The dealer is the customer...

This is exactly my point. If they pull the top for "my build" route it and realize that it really pops and it gets regraded as a 10 top (that my dealer didn't order) what happens? Does the build start over, basically booting me back to the bench to to speak instead of having my guitar start production? Even if the customer isn't explicitly aware, the fact that the video clearly states that the top then gets routed to a different queue is a bum deal IMHO.

It would seem that PRS doesn't allow you to win the "Top Lottery" if your non 10 top becomes a 10 top down the line, the customer seemingly loses.