What's with all the high gain demos?

[Mike D]

First post here. I mean no offense if this is a touchy subject.

Why do literally all of the prs ce24 demos/reviews on youtube go from sparkly clean to sizzly gain? Is there no warm, throaty, SRV, Hendrixy middle ground with prs?

Thank you,
Mike

 

[ElrytNamrogo]

Not sure, really....but maybe you can make one? That way yours will stand out from the crowd. I'd watch it, for sure

 

[andy474x]

First post here. I mean no offense if this is a touchy subject.

Why do literally all of the prs ce24 demos/reviews on youtube go from sparkly clean to sizzly gain? Is there no warm, throaty, SRV, Hendrixy middle ground with prs?

Thank you,
Mike

I haven't specifically watched the CE24 videos for this, but I've always liked demos that let the guitar do most of the talking. The more gain and distortion, the less the nuance of the guitar comes through.

 

[bodia]

 

[bodia]

 

[Mike D]

Thank you, bodia! I love your Nigel pic. I hadn't watched the fourth one with the singer yet. That one had less of the sizzle. The others exhibit what I'm asking.

The 85/15s have such extended highs that perhaps any amount of gain adds the sizzle I'm hearing.

 

[Screamingdaisy]

The 85/15s have such extended highs that perhaps any amount of gain adds the sizzle I'm hearing.

They do, but the guitar's have a tone knob. I know most of YouTube doesn't know what the tone knob is for, but it does a very good job of smoothing 85/15s out.

 

[Mike D]

They do, but the guitar's have a tone knob. I know most of YouTube doesn't know what the tone knob is for, but it does a very good job of smoothing 85/15s out.

Thank you. I think I read somewhere that it has a .180 basic bleeder cap on a 500k volume pot with no resistor. Does anyone know what the tone pot has on it for cap value and quality?

 

[László]

What’s the best way to determine whether an instrument is for you?

Play one.

The volume and tone knobs on a PRS actually work, by the way. Specs, other folks’ demos, and opinions are relatively valueless.

 

[Huggy Love]

The volume and tone knobs on a PRS actually work, by the way. Specs, other folks’ demos, and opinions are relatively valueless.

Don't mind my cranky friend, he's just being a hater cause Chappers & the Captain didn't invite him to the Xmas party.
He means well, just a little salty about it.

 

[Glide-bpm]

Here's a dude at Moore Music & Guitars demo'ing the 594 I bought... didn't find this until right after I bought it... hehehe

 

[elvis]

In my opinion that sizzle is popular currently as a way to get presence in a mix, and as a way to get some bite to allow the use of less gain for clarity. As such, it lets the character of the guitar show through, especially coil tapped. If they went for a rounder tone, all positions would sound more similar.

Personally I am a fan of the sizzle. Often that is all you hear in a band mix. To each his own.