Well what do ya know...a new Silver Sky Model!

[Teemah]

Dead Spec just arrived from Sweetwater. The wood grain popping through is so much more beautiful than I’ve seen in pics. Sounds/plays wonderful unplugged. Will have to plug it in after work today and get it on a scale. It feels quite heavy for a strat style guitar.

 

[thewesdavis]

So many people are already flooding the market (Reverb, etc.) with these at astronomical prices

 

[Teemah]

I know. Mine will not!

 

[Tony M.]

I had a stratocaster with an Alembic stratoblaster in it back in 1977-78.
That Stratoblaster cost me around 40 dollars.
Inflation....

 

[dmatthews]

Not all the Silver Skys. First 500 had hard cases.

Yup. I can attest to that!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Dead Spec just arrived from Sweetwater. The wood grain popping through is so much more beautiful than I’ve seen in pics. Sounds/plays wonderful unplugged. Will have to plug it in after work today and get it on a scale. It feels quite heavy for a strat style guitar.

Congratulations. Looking forward to your new guitar thread.

 

[Wyzard]

Dead Spec just arrived from Sweetwater. The wood grain popping through is so much more beautiful than I’ve seen in pics. Sounds/plays wonderful unplugged. Will have to plug it in after work today and get it on a scale. It feels quite heavy for a strat style guitar.

Mine doesn't feel so heavy - I'll have to get it on a scale.

My buddy's seemed a little bit heavier than mine from my brief look at it, however; I'll ask him to weigh his too, if he can be bothered.

 

[Teemah]

Mine clocks in at 8.8 lbs

 

[Wyzard]

I don't know what to make of this

Mine weighs 6.88 lbs! Meanwhile, my buddy has messaged me to boast that his "only" weighs in at 7.10 lbs........


Maybe gravity really is lower on this side of the pond

 

[bluemoon]

Mine clocks in at 8.8 lbs

That seems high. I figured these would all be coming in around low to high 7 lbs.

 

[bluemoon]

Mine clocks in at 8.8 lbs

I just got mine today. It came in at 6.9 lbs.

 

[bluemoon]

Does anyone know if the Dead Specs still come with a trem arm? Mine didn’t. I know they used to even though the trem is essentially blocked (non functioning).

 

[DreamTheaterRules]

Does anyone know if the Dead Specs still come with a trem arm? Mine didn’t. I know they used to even though the trem is decked

Is it decked or blocked? A decked vibrato would still go down so an arm should be on it. If it's completely blocked then no use for an arm.

 

[bluemoon]

Is it decked or blocked? A decked vibrato would still go down so an arm should be on it. If it's completely blocked then no use for an arm.

Blocked (hardtailed trem?). It actually doesn’t have a back cavity with springs, etc. just a trem bridge that is an essentially a stop tail. Has small brass block in back through which you route the strings. So a trem arm does nothing. But I know people who got them early had a trem arm included, which was amusing. I assume PRS decided it wasn’t worth including them if they are just for show.