neil godbole
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Hey All,
First post here. I've had a PRS Swamp Ash Special since 2002 which I absolutely love (modded with a Fralin P92 neck pup). But I haven't had any other PRS guitars since then, and I decided to take the plunge this year and got me a beautiful black gold wrap burst finish.
So after playing it for the afternoon, I have a couple questions and observations....
- I noticed that the pickups can be a little 'spiky' when 'leaning into them'. I play mostly with my fingers so I can really dig in. With the volume knob rolled off slightly, this mostly goes away, but so does the edge on the tone as well - it mellows out.
Q: Does this guitar have the treble bleed cap installed in the volume pot and if so, would removing this solve this issue and make 10 on the volume feel more linear?
- I feel like this guitar has a nice warmth, a larger overall sound (and more volume output), and more liveliness in general compared to my SAS. However, I use a more full range (relatively) setup, and play mostly clean or cleanish from a Sarno SMS->McIntosh 250->JBL D123 rig. The SAS sounds amazing, and has a top-end sheen that surprisingly enough, the SSH does not seem to have. The SSH by contrast has a kind of smooth glossy-ness to it. I use 10 gauge thomastik infeld superalloys (been mainly using these for the last 12 years).
Q: I just got a hold of a super eagle pre-amp clone (don't answer this question if it violates PRS rules). This pre-amp is modeled after what is in the super eagle with internal mounted amp/buffer and bright switch. I'm wondering if this mod is worth it, and would give me that crispness I am looking for - I don't want to go down the road of mucking with pickups ideally.
As an aside, I just got this guitar today, shipped from Florida to California. It let it sit for 3 hours. Then I opened the case and let it acclimate to my recording studio. I then restrung the guitar, and let it chill out a bit more. Once I played it, I played for 3-4 hours straight (until I got really thirsty), and I noticed the sound kept opening up as the wood physically warmed up. So perhaps my observations are a tad premature. But anyway, here's my first post anyway!
I do have a few other observations, but will wait a bit...
Best,
Neil G
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First post here. I've had a PRS Swamp Ash Special since 2002 which I absolutely love (modded with a Fralin P92 neck pup). But I haven't had any other PRS guitars since then, and I decided to take the plunge this year and got me a beautiful black gold wrap burst finish.
So after playing it for the afternoon, I have a couple questions and observations....
- I noticed that the pickups can be a little 'spiky' when 'leaning into them'. I play mostly with my fingers so I can really dig in. With the volume knob rolled off slightly, this mostly goes away, but so does the edge on the tone as well - it mellows out.
Q: Does this guitar have the treble bleed cap installed in the volume pot and if so, would removing this solve this issue and make 10 on the volume feel more linear?
- I feel like this guitar has a nice warmth, a larger overall sound (and more volume output), and more liveliness in general compared to my SAS. However, I use a more full range (relatively) setup, and play mostly clean or cleanish from a Sarno SMS->McIntosh 250->JBL D123 rig. The SAS sounds amazing, and has a top-end sheen that surprisingly enough, the SSH does not seem to have. The SSH by contrast has a kind of smooth glossy-ness to it. I use 10 gauge thomastik infeld superalloys (been mainly using these for the last 12 years).
Q: I just got a hold of a super eagle pre-amp clone (don't answer this question if it violates PRS rules). This pre-amp is modeled after what is in the super eagle with internal mounted amp/buffer and bright switch. I'm wondering if this mod is worth it, and would give me that crispness I am looking for - I don't want to go down the road of mucking with pickups ideally.
As an aside, I just got this guitar today, shipped from Florida to California. It let it sit for 3 hours. Then I opened the case and let it acclimate to my recording studio. I then restrung the guitar, and let it chill out a bit more. Once I played it, I played for 3-4 hours straight (until I got really thirsty), and I noticed the sound kept opening up as the wood physically warmed up. So perhaps my observations are a tad premature. But anyway, here's my first post anyway!
I do have a few other observations, but will wait a bit...
Best,
Neil G
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