PRS Says, "We Want A (Your Name Goes Here) Signature Model" - Spec It!

[dilznik]

CE-24 with birds and a 10-top. And a piezo in a trem. Maple board and old studio H-S-S options available.

Basically it's the Alex Lifeson model that never was.

 

[jfb]

Some pretty cool builds going on in here. Like it.

 

[John Beef]

I love threads like this.

Base model: McCarty Trem.*

Pickups/Electronics: Open zebra coil DGT bridge pickup (squabbin). Neck pickup would either be a zebra colored NF or 408 neck. Make them 3 wire and give the guitar a 5 way blade switch instead of the 3 way, like a current CU22/24 or Hiland. If the blade is set to bridge humbucker only, you can also split the bridge pickup with a push/push tone pot, but not in the other positions. Wire in the 2.2k resistor on the coil split ala DGT2012.

Colors: Opaque black, goldtop/darkback, and PLAIN maple McCartyburst. No flame/quilt maple allowed.

Inlays: Moon inlays only (eh, maybe I'd consider dots).

Street price: $1999.

My MP3 player quit on me so I needed something to meditate on while running on the treadmill yesterday. As usual my thoughts turn to guitars. I can easily daydream my way through a three mile run when guitars are the topic.

This might be more of the Private Stock I will never be able to afford.

Base Model: McCarty Trem.
Mahogany body.
Jet black ebony carved top with the 6 of spades inlaid in plain maple (this design) behind the bridge.
Maple body binding.
Clear V12 finish (satin on neck) so as to have a "black top" with a natural back. (See Tdarian's blacktop R7)
Mahogany neck with rosewood board and moon inlays.
Custom neck carve, copied from my USACG neck which is like a wide-fat with more shoulder - U shaped instead of C shaped.
DGT squabbin bridge pickup, double black coils with a double black 408 neck pickup. 408 standard control layout and electronics, with the 2.2K resistor on the bridge split toggle.
Phase 3 tuners. Dunlop straplocks.

 

[László]

Hey John, I like the off-center thing happening with the band.

 

[starscream67]

I can't decide, so here are 2 I'd love...

CORE CUSTOM 22

BODY
Top Wood Carved Figured Maple Flame (Fire Red Burst)
Back Wood Mahogany

NECK
Number of Frets 22
Scale Length 25"
Neck Wood Mahogany
Fretboard Wood Rosewood
Neck Shape Pattern Thin
Fretboard Inlays Birds

HARDWARE/ELECTRONICS
Bridge PRS Two-Piece Stoptail from SC245
Tuners PRS Phase III Locking Tuners
Truss Rod Cover "Custom 22"
Hardware Type Hybrid
Treble Pickup PRS HFS (squabbins)
Bass Pickup PRS Vintage Bass (squabbins)
Pickup Switching 1 Volume and 1 Tone Control with 5-Way Blade Pickup Switch


CORE SC250

BODY
Top Wood Carved Figured Maple Flame (Charcoal Burst)
Back Wood Mahogany (Translucent Black to see wood grain)

NECK
Number of Frets 22
Scale Length 25"
Neck Wood Mahogany
Fretboard Wood Rosewood
Neck Shape Pattern
Fretboard Inlays Birds

HARDWARE/ELECTRONICS
Bridge PRS Two-Piece Stoptail from SC245
Tuners PRS Phase III Locking Tuners
Truss Rod Cover "SC250"
Hardware Type Hybrid
Treble Pickup PRS 57/08 (squabbins)
Bass Pickup PRS 57/08 (squabbins)
Pickup Switching 1 Volume and 1 Tone Control with 3-Way Toggle Switch

 

[OperatorAce]

BODY
Shape: Pre-factory DC
Top Wood: AAAAA FMT
Back Wood: Walnut
Finish: Vintage Yellow w/ natural back


NECK
Number of Frets: 22
Fret size/material: Jumbo, stainless steel
Scale Length 25.5"
Neck Wood: Quartersawn Maple
Fretboard Wood: Rosewood
Neck Shape: Wide Fat
Fretboard Inlays: 513 Birds
Headboard Veneer: None

HARDWARE/ELECTRONICS
Bridge: PRS Trem
Tuners: PRS Phase 3 Locking Tuners
Truss Rod Cover: Nothing
Hardware Type: Nickel
Pickups: 513
Pickup Switching : 513 with mini knobs to control individual tone/vol for each pickup

 

[DISTORT6]

Based on the original 00 Singlecut

Add:
MOP birds
PhaseIII Tuners that will fit LARGE strings from the factory, no drilling required.
Adj. Stoptail Optional

No trem, Widefat neck only.


Easy!

 

[tbp0701]

I may first cheat a little by saying it can be taken from the current DGT, but mine would be closer to the McCarty. So.

- Take the DGT and put the stop tail to it, so back to a McCarty.
- Locking tuners.
- Moon inlays. Or wait, maybe earth inlays. Or the solar system planets. Hmmm...
- Mahogany / maple, thicker like the McCarty, but not too fancy, PRS can save the 10 tops for other guitars.
- Two volume and one master tone with a three way switch, as I kind of like the blending pickups option.
- 25" scale and 22 frets.
- I'm not too familiar with PRS' neck options, but something akin to an early 60s.
- Possibly make it semi hollow, or more "semi-solid," just to add a bit more bloom.

 

[Rider1260]

Mine would be
Santana body shape and headstock
25" scale 22 frets
IRW neck with Wide fat carve ( Possible Ebony fretboard )
Mahogany body
408 pickups ( possible 305 or 408 extra center pickup )
Mann Made unplated trem
Mixed hardware phase 3 tuners
One piece spalted maple top

 

[slysendice]

Hmm... I love this game. Let's see...

Mira body shape but with SC245 body thickness
24.5" scale
W/F carve with short neck heel
Mahogany body and neck
Quilt top and headstock veneer
Ebony board
Jumbo frets
Adjustable stoptail
2 vol, 1 tone, blade switch (maybe like the P22 layout)
covered 59/09's, or an SE version with covered SE 245's
...in black gold wrap. The End.

This would be mine too, provided it's the ORIGINAL Mira body shape, except without the quilt top/headstock veneer. I'd like the body and headstock to be matching Antique White, with a black pickguard (original shape, not the gross toenail that is the S2 pickguard).

 

[LJD]

"Hollowbody JD24"
True hollowbody: minimal braced top, floating bridge/heel piece. 24 fret, 25.5" scale.
Body: Dweezil Zappa Sig shape but with separate back and sides design like the HBII. Flame maple top, rosewood or padauk or walnut back and sides.
Neck: 12" radius ebony fretboard, DGT frets, with flamed maple binding. BRW neck (or natural flame maple), wide fat carve.
Electronics/Hardware: Nickel hardware, 57/08 neck, 53/10 bridge, one volume, one tone, dual mini toggles for coil split. Volume knob positioned by bridge like on a CU24.
I will gladly accept a prototype!

 

[ESPImperium]

Mine is basically one of these:

PRS SC250 - Modren
Tremonti Pickups
PRS Piezeo System
Wide Thin Pattern
Maple board/Neck
PRS Adjustable Bridge
Carved "Gut Cut"
Flamed Faded Blue Jean

PRS SC250 - Traditional
Tremonti Pickups
PRS Piezeo System
Wide Thin Pattern
Rosewood Neck/Board
PRS Tremolo
Carved "Gut Cut"
Flamed Black Burst

 

[RedGuitars]

Mine would be close to MA Pete's...

DC 24.5 scale Ted McCarty TREMOLO.

Pickup options: 57/08's, 408's, or P90's.

Neck options: maple, mahogany, korina, or rosewood.

Body options: mahogany, korina, or obeche.

Hybrid hardware. Old style or ME birds - unless I can specify mammoth ivory with gold or silver surrounds.

Bound neck and headstock.

Fire red burst, charcoal burst, or McCarty burst.

 

[Woundtight]

This is very easy for me, as I have been wanting this for years:

"Catfish Korina DGT 245 standard"

DC body with Dickie Betts thickness
One piece Korina Body
One piece Korina Neck at 24.5 scale
Natural finish ONLY
SELECT (for tone) BRW fingerboard
OldSkool diagonal MOP/Abalone moon inlays
DGT electronics
Grissom Bridge pickup
59/09 Neck pickup
AGED Gold(rarity with me) Trem bridge and pickup covers
Hybrid Phase III tuners
Brass finished Dunlop Dual-Design Straplocks
Amber Lampshade knobs
Black Pickup rings
and the "piece de'la resistance": The Catfish signature AMBER toggle switch tip...

Yeah, Kevin!!! I have been cooking up something very similar for a future build. Two of my favorites ...if these guitars mated you would get sumthin' really close to your spec:
DGT 245 with DB Thickness + 2007 NOS McKorina with BRW.

 

[thieves&foxes]

Thats an easy one

Singlecut Hollowbody II with 408's

 

[TroyBaer]

SE Custom 24 7-string base
amethyst finish with natural binding
bat inlays
gold hardware and knobs
VB/HFS 7-string PUs (with gold covers if possible)
5-way super-switch (neck HB, neck SC, both HB parallel, inner coils parallel, bridge HB)
tuned AEADGBE

***OR***

SC250
gray/black finish with natural binding
nickel hardware
#7 pickups with nickel covers

 

[Richard Lainegard]

I'd pretty much go for the Zach Myers spec's,
just with a rosewood neck (pattern regular), with ebony f.b and 53/10 pups

 

[HANGAR18]

The HANGAR18 Signature Model PRS guitar.

McCarty model with two \m/ pickups, trans-cherry quilted Maple top with natural Maple edge, Mahogany body, your choice of either flame maple neck (1-piece or 5 piece) or Rosewood neck, Rosewood fretboard with Heavy Metal Bird inlay, those new tuning heads with the visible gears, two-tone gold/chrome hardware, and one push/pull pot for single coil wired for a hot P90 sound.

 

[south89]

This would be called matts metal McCarty. Oh yea and they already made one.

24 fret McCarty with Honduran rosewood neck and \m/ pickups

 

[Dancing Frog]

BODY
Shape: 513
Top Wood: Flame Maple
Body Wood: Mahogany
Finish: V12

NECK
Scale Length: 25 1/4"
Fret Wire: Dunlop 6100
Neck Carve: DGT
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood
Inlay: 513 Birds
Headstock Veneer: Rosewood
Headstock Inlay: Modern Eagle
TRC: Rosewood with "WTFF" inlay
Neck Finish: Satin Nitro

HARDWARE/ELECTRONICS
Bridge: PRS Trem
Tuners: PRS Phase III Locking
Hardware: Nickel
Pick Ups: 408 Neck and Bridge with black pick up rings
Electronics: Signature

OPTIONS:
Flame Maple Neck with Rosewood Fretboard
Quilt Maple Top
Paua Inlays