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Tone of the Art......or is that backwards?
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Thought I’d do a thread on two very dear and special fiddles. These were once Paul Reed Smith’s personal guitars. Paul’s very own Paul’s Guitars. 6 years separate their build dates.
Apart from the candy factor, what’s interesting is these also reflect Paul’s preferences in build selection. These guitars are really time capsules of sorts.
The lighter one with a “Dirty Violin” stain has a Pernambuco neck, Honduran Rosewood fingerboard with Mammoth Ivory inlays. The darker one with a “Cacao” stain has a Chaltecoco neck, Honduran Rosewood fingerboard with MOP inlays. Both have mahogany backs.
Chaltecoco is from the same family species as Pernambuco. They’re both Paul’s Guitar models (duh). You can see a trend here!
Both have out of ordinary tone, especially the darker one. No hyperbole, just comparing them to my other PRS. I’d like to imagine Paul “tapped the sap” out of those neck blanks when choosing them!
Without further ado, enough of the word torture and here comes the pictorial salvation!
Apart from the candy factor, what’s interesting is these also reflect Paul’s preferences in build selection. These guitars are really time capsules of sorts.
The lighter one with a “Dirty Violin” stain has a Pernambuco neck, Honduran Rosewood fingerboard with Mammoth Ivory inlays. The darker one with a “Cacao” stain has a Chaltecoco neck, Honduran Rosewood fingerboard with MOP inlays. Both have mahogany backs.
Chaltecoco is from the same family species as Pernambuco. They’re both Paul’s Guitar models (duh). You can see a trend here!
Both have out of ordinary tone, especially the darker one. No hyperbole, just comparing them to my other PRS. I’d like to imagine Paul “tapped the sap” out of those neck blanks when choosing them!
Without further ado, enough of the word torture and here comes the pictorial salvation!
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