Weight Class Voyagers - Boldly Vibrating Where No Guitars Have Before

[Tonart]

Which are the Evander Holyfields amongst your guitars? The ones that punch above their weight and break through the ceiling into the next higher class!

I have two to nominate. First up, my 1957/2008 limited Mccarty. The inherent tone on this thing is unbelievable, and so very different from all my other PRS guitars. I can only attribute it that batch of wood, since everything else such as body shape, bridge, scale length etc is standard stuff. It’s a core PRS (albeit a limited run) that I can say has crossed over into private stock territory!

Phew, just looking at its photos makes me hot.

Next up, a PS that has crossed over into uh....unicorn wearing a holy grail round it’s neck class. This is a Paul’s Guitar that used to be Paul’s guitar. Again, the tone is just crazy good. Don’t look too shabby either!

 

[László]

Nice!

I’ve never actually thought about the topic. Hmmm. I’ll have to get back to you.

 

[toothace]

Those are two fine specimens! Not sure I have anything that falls into that category though...

 

[CandidPicker]

I personally have no green and/or blue guitars. Nor black and blue guitars. Nor purple guitars. That's all I can indicate at this time.

 

[WA Paul]

Two stand out to me (ignoring a certain killer whale):

South American Mahogany, Pernambuco neck, ebony board, 57/08s and a piezo

Magical resonance with this combination of woods that comes through clean or dirty through the amp.

Second is woody tone, my first full Braz neck. You may have seen this before as well
Slab Koa body, full Braz neck, 53/10s. Split sounds are killer as well.

No unicorns were hurt during the crafting of these fine beauties.

Honorable mentions: P245T, DC 594, ME I SCT, McManus

 

[Tonart]

Nice!
I’ve never actually thought about the topic. Hmmm. I’ll have to get back to you.

Kind of like those times you felt PRS gave you a huge discount....

Lately I’ve been noticing the quality and level of adornment going up and up on SE’s and wood library guitars. The lines are getting blurred!

 

[Tonart]

No unicorns were hurt during the crafting of these fine beauties.

Oh for your two regal guitars, they just chipped off a little from their horns while they were asleep. They barely felt a tingle.

You know, I nearly bought the pernie P22 from Guitar Rez! Go ahead, thank me for not!

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

For me it’s my Signature Limited. Such a light and resonant guitar and it just wants to play!

 

[Tony M.]

I'm going to assume this thread is about PRS guitars?

I have a couple of "non PRS" (is that a brand?) guitars
that "punch" way above their price point but as far as
my PRS guitars go, my little white S2 Mira semi-hollow
is the equal, both sonically and in feel, to guitars I own
that I paid several times as much for.
I would be fine with bringing it to any job I have played
in the 56 years I have been playing jobs.

(I see no need to post a picture.
You all know what a white S2 Mira semi-hollow looks like.)

 

[WA Paul]

Well, you did buy nearly every other Pernie neck guitar PRS made!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Hey you know where I’m gonna go with this, this guitar plays/sounds/looks way above whatever JB and Sergio laid down for it.

The most important thing is the kindness that was bestowed on me by me ever having this.

Every time I play this beauty, she and the dudes who made this happen rock my world!

Thanks again guys.

 

[bodia]

Hey you know where I’m gonna go with this, this guitar plays/sounds/looks way above whatever JB and Sergio laid down for it.

The most important thing is the kindness that was bestowed on me by me ever having this.

Every time I play this beauty, she and the dudes who made this happen rock my world!

Thanks again guys.

Aw yeah!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Oh and I got to put it through it’s paces with some of the guys on the band playing some originals that the other guitarist has written!

Everyone was blown away how beautifully the guitar sounded!

Bwahaha. I’m doing up close enabling over here now!

 

[Tonart]

Hey you know where I’m gonna go with this, this guitar plays/sounds/looks way above whatever JB and Sergio laid down for it.

The most important thing is the kindness that was bestowed on me by me ever having this.

Every time I play this beauty, she and the dudes who made this happen rock my world!

Thanks again guys.

Probably the best one of them all!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Probably the best one of them all!

You’ll have to prise it from my cold hands!

OK, yes it would look even sexier with amber lampshades, locking tuners and a Mann bridge, but that’s not what she’s about.

I still can’t get over how lively she is acoustically! Even my other guitarist made the same observation.

 

[Tonart]

I still can’t get over how lively she is acoustically!

You know, that’s really the most important thing. How an electric guitar sounds acoustically is how it will sound electrically. That includes not only resonance but the actual tone itself. That’s because both acoustic and electric presentations are based on the same one thing - how the strings vibrate when fitted onto that particular guitar. In one case, air is the translator. In the other another translator is added in series, being the electronics.

I see that as the foundation and soul of every electric guitar guitar, after observing these things and thinking about it keenly for a long time.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Two stand out to me (ignoring a certain killer whale):

South American Mahogany, Pernambuco neck, ebony board, 57/08s and a piezo

Magical resonance with this combination of woods that comes through clean or dirty through the amp.

Second is woody tone, my first full Braz neck. You may have seen this before as well
Slab Koa body, full Braz neck, 53/10s. Split sounds are killer as well.

No unicorns were hurt during the crafting of these fine beauties.

Honorable mentions: P245T, DC 594, ME I SCT, McManus

That Koa body always leaves me breathless!

 

[Kdogg788]

I’m more into stories of SEs and S2s that play way above their grade. Private stock ish level guitars like some of the above are a given.

-k

 

[dmatthews]

Hey you know where I’m gonna go with this, this guitar plays/sounds/looks way above whatever JB and Sergio laid down for it.

The most important thing is the kindness that was bestowed on me by me ever having this.

Every time I play this beauty, she and the dudes who made this happen rock my world!

Thanks again guys.

Enjoy. She's a beauty.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Enjoy. She's a beauty.

Thanks Dave.

I know that there are probably some more of you out there that stumped up a dollar or two and I thank you all.

I do every day, I still can’t believe how lucky I am!

Hopefully I will be doing some recording with her in the New Year.