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Jim
I am sure you will, do you do a lot of setups for yourself?
I am sure you will, do you do a lot of setups for yourself?
I straightened the neck a smidge before I adjusted the saddles. I’ve had several of these, and frankly I’m not as enamored as most. I haven’t been able to get the action as low as my other models, and that’s due in part to the radius. However, to be fair, I knew coming into the game that this model was not really for me. I keep trying to bond, but I’m neither a single coil fan or a 25.5” scale fan.
I am the proud ower of 2 Silver Sky guitars - one with maple neck / fretboard and one with Rosewood fretboard. The set up that PRS had on both guitars works just fine for me. Over the years, I have been gravitating towards guiatrs set up with higher action vs low action, peimarily because I play a lot of blues and I bend strings quite often, sometimes as much as 1.5 frets. The last thing I want to hear is the bend "fret out". It just seems easier to me when the action is set a bit higher. Also the fretboard radius of the SS seems to allow me to play chords up the neck without a problem.
my measurements at the 12th fret on my SS maple neck are as follows (distance from the top of the fret to the bottom of the string). Caveat - I have a string action guage ruler, but my eyes are not so good anymore. I had to use a maginfiying glass.....Thanks for the info. I'm used to lower action but as I'm aging, my hands begin to hurt faster. Clapton Strat at 9.5 feels nice and thin, my brand new SS at 7.25 a bit fatter, gonna take some getting used to, as well as the strings set up higher from the factory. Not sure what it is, but would you agree 1.5 about the right spot at 12th fret on SS? thx
My SS's came from the factory with 10's on them and I have not felt any reason to change them to a smaller guage. All of my electrics have 10's on them now and have for a few years. With lighter guage strings I have had problems when fingerpicking the high e string and keeping chords that I play up the neck in tune. Caveat - This could result from my not so steller technique....I own a Tele & a Strat - both came with 9's & I put 10's on them pretty quickly, for the reasons noted above. I like to play as clean as possible and I felt 10's also put out just a bit more sustain when soloing and string bending.I'm a new SS owner and mine seems to have higher action than I was expecting. I'm not going to change it yet, I know enough about machines (I was a nuclear machinist mate in the Navy) to know that unqualified tweaking usually leads to poor outcomes. Would you strongly recommend against lighter strings? I prefer 8s but I'm thinking about going to 9s first for a while. Thanks!
I run 9s on all of my guitars. No problems with them on the SSI'm a new SS owner and mine seems to have higher action than I was expecting. I'm not going to change it yet, I know enough about machines (I was a nuclear machinist mate in the Navy) to know that unqualified tweaking usually leads to poor outcomes. Would you strongly recommend against lighter strings? I prefer 8s but I'm thinking about going to 9s first for a while. Thanks!
I run 9s on all of my guitars. No problems with them on the SS
I no longer have it. But, it was the factory set up.9 - 46 here.
what is the action set up that’s giving you no buzz with 9’s ?
Too high for me now with 9’s so your opinion appreciated.
Also, did you have to adjust truss rod or saddles? I’d rather not, personally.
Thanks
I no longer have it. But, it was the factory set up.
I just don’t do single coil guitars. I love how they sound, but not when I play them. Plus, my hands didn’t like the nitro neck. Too sticky, for me, and I was afraid to scotch Brite it.just curious, why did you get rid of it?
I just don’t do single coil guitars. I love how they sound, but not when I play them. Plus, my hands didn’t like the nitro neck. Too sticky, for me, and I was afraid to scotch Brite it.
You bet. I may venture back into the Silver Sky, but with the maple board. Those necks are satin, like the other PRS maple necks. We’ll see.I have one S Coil my Clapton Strat which I love mainly the 9.5/neck but I’m a Humbucker guy also. Several PRS, my Les Paul and my Andy Wood Tele with Thornbuckers kills. I’m in grace period with this S Sky mainly due to radius.
Used to pattern thin and pattern on Paul’s guitar. Still in discovery phase, not sure what I’m going to do. thanks.
You bet. I may venture back into the Silver Sky, but with the maple board. Those necks are satin, like the other PRS maple necks. We’ll see.