Sand blasted PRS

stimpsonslostson

Just announced... 
I love the look of the green one. I'm really tempted to get one if I can afford it. 

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4u9JJsFmbTxUsvYpmYej6-1024-80.jpg

https://www.musicradar.com/news/prs-launches-european-exclusive-se-ltd-sand-blasted-swamp-ash-series

LKV_Jazzmaster

These look seriously awesome! I remember when Fender did a limited run of sand blasted guitars and they looked great. Jim Root had a red sandblasted jazz master that looked amazing. 

The green is the clear winner here!

axisus

Not for me.

grungebob

I think they look ok and being swamp ash they should give a different tone to the usual CU22’s. 

mikeyrob73

I really like that green one 

stimpsonslostson

How hard would this finish be to do? I’ve got a blaster at work somewhere...

impmann

They look ace!

Eartrumpet

green looks nice but thin wide neck apparently so not for me

kaypeejay

PRS have some lovely finishes, but that leaves me cold

ICBM

I don't like them much, but full credit to them for trying something that isn't old-man burst or another bloody relic.

The blue one is the least bad, but slightly spoilt by the poor grain matching.

Kalimna

I rather like the look of these - but reckon a cream P90 would set them off perfectly...... 

skunkwerx

I like the green and blue. Blue reminds me of ride the lightening.. lol. 

Black one reminds me of Venom for some reason, and the Gold one something synyster gates would play if he was a Prs man.. 

They could have got a better red model though! Just looks like a regular thin coated/faded finish to me.

Kittyfrisk

I reckon that an 80's metal band would cough up a hairball over these.
Shame. Innovation is good, but this isn't it for me.
 As if that will cause PRS sleepless nights 

Philly_Q

LKV_Jazzmaster said:

These look seriously awesome! I remember when Fender did a limited run of sand blasted guitars and they looked great. Jim Root had a red sandblasted jazz master that looked amazing. 

I've got one of those sand-blasted Strats. It doesn't feel as good as it looks but it's quite an interesting concept.

Misty

Not for me, I prefer the old-man burst as mentioned......I'd keep it a lot longer.

thumpingrug

I do like them, if i had the money i might have dipped my toes in the PRS market due to this

proggy

Did they forget to do the one at the back?

It just looks like plane mahogany.

sgosden

grungebob said:

I think they look ok and being swamp ash they should give a different tone to the usual CU22’s. 

pretty sure the body is still mahogany. just the top is swamp.

sgosden

LKV_Jazzmaster said:

These look seriously awesome! I remember when Fender did a limited run of sand blasted guitars and they looked great. Jim Root had a red sandblasted jazz master that looked amazing. 

I love that JR guitar!

TTBZ

I actually like the red one the others are a bit too oddball for me. If the stripes on the black were a bit more subtle and dark grey it’d be cool.

Sassafras

An interesting finish but not particularly attractive IMO. 
Reminds me of some of those Fablon adhesive wood grain finishes. Looks fake and cheap.