Gonna have to wait a while, with the factory closed. I expect everything has been delayed even more than just the shutdown period - restarting supply chains will be a PITA for everyone.
Yikes! Kahler just posted this on their FB page.
Awesome new-owner report! Congrats!Hey Folks, first post here because I just became a proud Silver Sky owner. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart and I managed to pick up a Tungsten advertised as a '19 but turned out to be a Feb '20 at a frankly eye-wateringly marvelous price. I'm not sure I have much to add to this mega thread that hasn't already be said but for someone considering a SS and maybe coming here for opinion and research I'll simply add... this guitar is superb, you simply cannot go wrong.
I am fortunate enough to own some very nice guitars but two really speak to me (litwerally), my Custom Shop Clapton and... yep the Silver Sky. These are really the only two guitars I have own that 'come alive' in my hands... the resonance and willingness to give life to a simple note is just remarkable, PRS nailed this guitar. Personally I put this down to great materials, attention to detail and a blocked/decked tremolo.
...and ya know... I haven't popped an e off the side of the fretboard ONCE on the PRS...
So, want a guitar that delivers like a CS Clapton at literally a fraction of the price? You just found it... welcome home!
PS, I'd post a picture... but I'm a 3 post virgin.
Lotusman
So it's a 2020 with rosewood board, right? So theoretically that's the one with the new "rounder, de-shouldered" neck. Which, if you had a previous version to compare it to, I'd ask you to compare. But, nope. That neck profile is the only fly in the ointment with my 2018 Tungsten model, and it's honestly a very small fly, really nothing more than a gnat or flea. I never think about it when I'm playing. But every now and then I pull out my Robert Cray backup strat and it's got a rounder, less shoulder type of neck and then I'm pretty aware of the difference. In any case, congratulations. Someday, after all of this craziness subsides and assuming I get through it OK, I'm gonna try one of those 2020 models and if it's different enough, I may side-grade...Hey Folks, first post here because I just became a proud Silver Sky owner. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than smart and I managed to pick up a Tungsten advertised as a '19 but turned out to be a Feb '20 at a frankly eye-wateringly marvelous price. I'm not sure I have much to add to this mega thread that hasn't already been said but for someone considering a SS and maybe coming here for opinion and research I'll simply add... this guitar is superb, you simply cannot go wrong.
I am fortunate enough to own some very nice guitars but two really speak to me (literally), my Custom Shop Clapton and... yep the Silver Sky. These are really the only two guitars I own that 'come alive' in my hands... the resonance and willingness to give life to a simple note is just remarkable, PRS nailed this guitar. Personally I put this down to great materials, attention to detail and a blocked/decked tremolo.
...and ya know... I haven't popped an e off the side of the fretboard ONCE on the PRS...
So, want a guitar that delivers like a CS Clapton at literally a fraction of the price? You just found it... welcome home!
PS, I'd post a picture... but I'm a 3 post virgin.
Lotusman
Ha, yep, sounds like we walk a similar path.
The only thing that would make the SS neck better IMHO would be a true satin finish.
I wondered how long until someone got that pain on a strat. Looks good. It's like your ex getting her hair done like your current girlfriend.
Ha, yep, sounds like we walk a similar path.
Yes it's the 2020 rosewood but with nothing previous to compare it to all I can say is "no complaints here", feels dandy. I too am one of those weird people that likes the Clapton V so I'm not sure I'm a reliable witness though...
Yeah the Clapton is different and ultimately I think I prefer the PRS JM pickups for clean 'Stratiness', the noiseless part of the Clapton's is well... quiet, which is nice! Personally I get a kick out of the 25db mid-boost 'cos for my Orange set-up it just takes my clean into a LUUUUUUVERLY break-up and people go "whoaaa, what did you just do (expecting to see a pedal)"... funny. Still getting used to the SS on many fronts but it's SOOO nice to be able to actually use all the pickups and of course the thing has a pulse.
Lotusman
I’ve had both, and now have neither. But, I have a Midnight Rose Silver Sky on order. If I ever bought another Strat, it would be a Clapton. I like the neck carve, and the added electronics. But, I prefer the SS overall. Just my take.
))Thanks for the in depth response. Guess I’ll have to start fretting over color choices.Mine is a Custom Shop Clapton... big$$$. Because of that I tend to baby it a little. Honestly, I bought my SS so I had an alternative that I felt a little more 'relaxed around town' with... and it really delivers on that... sounds AS GOOD (can easily be driven to recreate that boost) and I don't mind getting a bit more down and dirtyyy with it. Something of a relief to be honest. I LOVE my Clapton and there will still be times when I'll reach for it... but frankly if I only had the SS I would be one happy camper. I bought the Clapton originally because it was the only Strat that really felt 'right/alive' to me... the SS is the second one... ever! (well there was the drunken night with that red-headed SG years ago...
PRS really figured out the recipe as far as I'm concerned. Mr Mayer knows what good feels like, of that there is no doubt.
It's a tough choice, for overall 'balanced' package I'd probably point to the SS. ...I still haven't dropped off the neck on the SS, the margin for error on my Clapton at least is slim!
Lotusman
