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An after market pickup will fit in the bridge position, but not the middle or neck positions.
I'm assuming you can drop in pickups that do not have the typical "ear" right? For example, Lace pickups.
An after market pickup will fit in the bridge position, but not the middle or neck positions.
I'm assuming you can drop in pickups that do not have the typical "ear" right? For example, Lace pickups.
Cheers for that Shawn, I very much doubt I will hang onto the pickup!
Cant wait to get it.
Shouldn't be a problem. PRS uses very hard fret wire. Hardest you can get outside of SS, I believe.
Well... don't really know about that. Been using mine constantly for 3 weeks (had it from December) and I notice significant wear bellow the G string specially. It is not as bad as the one used on Strats (you can literally see the metal pieces going down) but still.
Steel strings can still wear down frets - more so if the Frets aren't as 'hard' as the strings. SS frets still wear with SS strings. If you want frets to last longer, make sure your strings are made of 'softer' metals. SS strings seem to be the answer to getting more life out of your strings, stopping you from having to change strings as often. However that means the frets wear faster instead. SS frets are the answer to reducing, minimising fret wear for those that prefer SS based Strings...
Well... don't really know about that. Been using mine constantly for 3 weeks (had it from December) and I notice significant wear bellow the G string specially. It is not as bad as the one used on Strats (you can literally see the metal pieces going down) but still.
Three weeks and "significant wear?" That is "almost" unbelievable...
Yeah, I agree. I've got a Cu24 from'95 that has almost no wear.
My Custom 22 from 97 has almost no wear.Yeah, I agree. I've got a Cu24 from'95 that has almost no wear.
Like no wear to go? Er wut?My Custom 22 from 97 has almost no wear.
Like, "no wear to run too baby. No wear to hide."Like no wear to go? Er wut?
Oh Martha... so cruel...Like, "no wear to run too baby. No wear to hide."
No idea... even Ernie Ball Cobalts which "some" people say cause premature efretulation couldn't do this, no matter how hard you try IMHO.So, back to topic (I know...) I have always known I'm a "light touch" player. Not that I play easy. You guys know what kind of music I like so you probably know I play reasonably aggressively, and I have fairly strong hands. But I do not "monkey grip" the neck and try to see if I can mash the frets all the way out the back of the neck when I play.
Still, when I see these comments here and at TGP with guys claiming they have to refret their PRS almost every year or finally had to go stainless frets so they could stop refretting every year or couple years, it makes me wonder...
WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU GUYS DOING TO THESE GUITARS????? Vice grips? Capo's with 100 lbs of tension? It does not register with me, how someone would play these things that could wear their frets that fast. One of my friends at church is a country and bluegrass player. He asked me a few weeks ago where he could get his Martin refretted. It's 20 years old, it's his only guitar, he plays daily and he uses a capo A LOT, and his frets lasted 20 years.
Somebody please explain to me how you can have fret wear on a PRS after a few weeks. My little brain can't conceive of this.
On occasion we'll get complaints about fret wear. We'll bring the guitar back to the factory and pull a fret and test it for hardness. Not once have we had a fret fail for being out of spec. However, if you feel the frets on your guitar are wearing prematurely, please contact your dealer or PRS customer service and we'll be happy to test the hardness of your frets.
I most certainly wasn't complaining, I probably have something like 20,000 hours on that guitar, it's never let me down!