So I sold my first PS and it HURTS.

[Tag]

I had I had it for 8 years. A PS Artist 3 semi hollow trem brazzy neck/board from 2006. The second longest I have ever owned a guitar. After living with both it and the Pomegranate PS (which knocks me out) together for several months, I also feel for my taste, it was/is the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen. :bawling: The Pom just fits my jazzier style a bit better tonally, and that is always #1. This one is (was?) also the easiest playing, best set up guitar I have owned. No effort at all, ultra low action, not a buzz anywhere. I can safely say that if this guitar had come through with the correct build (like my Pomegranate) I had ordered, it would have been a lifer for sure. There is not a weak spot on the guitar, anywhere. The top, the back, the brazzy neck and fingerboard, the overlay, the workmanship, the tone, the set up.... it could not be better. The new owner is going to be VERY VERY happy, and I am VERY VERY sad right now. It was the hardest piece of gear to part with of anything I have owned. It gave me so much happiness. I made countless demo clips with it, and learned SO much practicing and playing it. Not sure if the new owner is a member here or not, but if you are, I hope you chime in with your thoughts when you get it in a day or two. A true museum piece IMO. A work of art in every way from PRS.

 

[László]

Selling something that amazing has to hurt a ton! It's gorgeous and I remember how great the clips sounded.

I sold my beloved Artist V to partially fund my McCarty Singlecut. I do know how you feel.

 

[11top]

Ouch

 

[Whitecat]

Guitar are like children though - we don't really own them, we are just custodians of them for a time. With any luck, their journey goes a lot longer than we will! Sad that you had to let go early, so to speak, but it's probably for a greater good.

 

[BenFrantz]

I'd be willing to bet that whoever the new owner is that they would be quite happy to offer you the right of first refusal if they ever decided to sell it. It's good karma and wouldn't we all want to be treated the same way?

 

[Tag]

I'd be willing to bet that whoever the new owner is that they would be quite happy to offer you the right of first refusal if they ever decided to sell it. It's good karma and wouldn't we all want to be treated the same way?

That would be a really nice gesture, and the buyer seems like a really nice guy, so who knows?

 

[rocguitar]

Sorry for your loss Tag..... my deepest condolences to you pal!

 

[ViperDoc]

What a sensational guitar. Must have been an honor. Just gorgeous.

 

[xjbebop]

Wish I was the new owner....it's gorgeous!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Don't feel so bad.. it was blue.

 

[FJ4]

Sorry for your loss Tag.

What do you mean when you say " ...I can safely say that if this guitar had come through with the correct build, I had ordered, it would have been a lifer for sure..." what was incorrect?

 

[jfb]

Don't feel so bad.. it was blue.

:rofl:

 

[Tag]

Sorry for your loss Tag.

What do you mean when you say " ...I can safely say that if this guitar had come through with the correct build, I had ordered, it would have been a lifer for sure..." what was incorrect?

Thanks for the thoughts everyone! Its like someone died in here. LOL! ..... The body was 1/4" less in depth, and the back was one piece and hollowed out instead of hollow and having a separate back plate. My Pomegranate is correct, and gives a more hollowed out, "jazzier" tone, which is what I prefer.

 

[Brad737]

Seller's remorse is way worse than the buyer's version. That was one of my favorite PS guitars. I even borrowed the A3 purfling idea when I ordered my own PS. Here's an idea. Why don't you write a tribute tune for your old guitar, and play it on the Pom?

 

[watelessness]

that sucks, man.

 

[tabl10s]

I had I had it for 8 years. A PS Artist 3 semi hollow trem brazzy neck/board from 2006. The second longest I have ever owned a guitar. After living with both it and the Pomegranate PS (which knocks me out) together for several months, I also feel for my taste, it was/is the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen. :bawling: The Pom just fits my jazzier style a bit better tonally, and that is always #1. This one is (was?) also the easiest playing, best set up guitar I have owned. No effort at all, ultra low action, not a buzz anywhere. I can safely say that if this guitar had come through with the correct build (like my Pomegranate) I had ordered, it would have been a lifer for sure. There is not a weak spot on the guitar, anywhere. The top, the back, the brazzy neck and fingerboard, the overlay, the workmanship, the tone, the set up.... it could not be better. The new owner is going to be VERY VERY happy, and I am VERY VERY sad right now. It was the hardest piece of gear to part with of anything I have owned. It gave me so much happiness. I made countless demo clips with it, and learned SO much practicing and playing it. Not sure if the new owner is a member here or not, but if you are, I hope you chime in with your thoughts when you get it in a day or two. A true museum piece IMO. A work of art in every way from PRS.

I think you blew it(hope you gouged the new owner). All the Braz necks I've seen never looked like that(better than any chocolate version posted).

 

[Tag]

I think you blew it(hope you gouged the new owner). All the Braz necks I've seen never looked like that(better than any chocolate version posted).

Well, I have the below Brazzy on the Pomegranate. The guitars sound quite similar, but being 1/4" slimmer, the blue one leans towards the rock/blues side, and Pom leans towards Jazz/blues, which is my style. Its just to much $$ with this economy (for me) to have two guitars so similar right now, and while I would have LOVED to keep both, it just did not make sense at this point in time. ($$ going into my business) No, I did not gouge the new owner, and I think I let it go for quite a bit less than I think it was worth actually. (7K) Took a BIG loss on it to tell the truth.

 

[guitarman001]

I'm jealous - looked amaaazing. Hope you didn't lose too much money - I've seen re-sale values for PRS plummet in the UK
Again, stunning guitar...
Your point about not having two similar guitars.... I want a second but not sure if it should be another PRS or a Suhr for a Strat tone to complement my Cu 24.

 

[alantig]

Next time my wife suggests slimming down my collection, I'm sending her the link to this thread and asking her why she wants to make me sad.

 

[Deli6505]

I must admit, my heart really aches for you, mate. And more on a personal note because yesterday, I bought a 2012 DGT from a fellow that he had custom ordered with a unique finish and a 57/09 in the bridge and a 57/08 in the neck. The reason he was selling it (along with ALL of his gear, including a very rare Stevie Ray Vaughn collectable Stratocaster) was because he recently suffered a bad stroke and was unable to play anymore. He showed me pictures of him playing this guitar along side of Johnny Winter a few months before his unfortunate passing. I mean, damn! This guitar was his baby, his life. He even was plugged into Johnny's MusicMan amp for Chrissakes! Anyway, I felt so bad for the gentleman but at the same time, I wanted this guitar BADLY and nearly was late to a job because of all the running around I had to do to get to his place. Even now, as I am typing this with the DGT hanging from my shoulders, I want this fellow to rest assured that his baby is in good hands and will be treated with the utmost care and respect. I can only hope that the new owner of your beloved guitar will do the same.