Sand blasted PRS

m_c

I also remember when Fender done this.
I loved how they looked in photos, but when I seen one in the flesh, I just thought it looked like plastic and artificial. I think it was because all the wood was either black or blue/red, with no natural colour showing through.
It's one of the few times I thought a finish would have looked far better with some relicing to let some of the natural wood show through, and make it look less artificial.

Musicman20

Not my thing....can see why some like it but I don't think it looks right on a PRS.

lovestrat74

axisus said:

Not for me.

+1 

skullfunkerry

I think they look great in the photos, but like m_c said above, I still remember the disappointment the first time I saw a Gibson Voodoo Les Paul for real... it really didn't look like real wood at all 

ThorpyFX

blue or the black one are killer

guitargeek62

sgosden said:

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.

Yup, bit of a missed opportunity there really but still a cool run none-the-less. I'd quite like the black/grey ("Frozen Charcoal") one as a CU24, or maybe the CU22 if it's a stoptail model. I've not tried any of the latest generation of SEs but these are different enough to actually tempt me for once!

fretmeister

Lovely!

Fender did a great red / black P bass like these. Always wanted one.

Henrytwang

They look interesting but I guess that you’d need to see the actual one you’re buying as no two will look alike. I wonder what the surface  texture is like.

ICBM

sgosden said:

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

Ah well. That kills any slight interest I had in it.

soma1975

Genuinely looks like a Harley Benton range. 

MLten80

Looks like they copied the awful mayones sand blasted range

Looks like kids scribble imo 

Garish colours & black hardware will be a winner with a the metal nerds tho

ICBM

MLten80 said:

Garish colours & black hardware will be a winner with a the metal nerds tho

That’s why I still slightly like the blue one. Perfect for a blues band.

Strangefan

skullfunkerry said:

I think they look great in the photos, but like m_c said above, I still remember the disappointment the first time I saw a Gibson Voodoo Les Paul for real... it really didn't look like real wood at all 

Have you seen how much the les paul voodoo is bei g sold for recently £1500...... Madness 

Philly_Q

I really wanted a Voodoo SG at the time, but that stupid red skull inlay put me off.  Having seen some of them in subsequent years, the finish seems to wear off really easily, but I shouldn't think that will be the case with these PRS models.

handsomerik

hate them. looks cheap and tacky.

guitarfishbay

I like them, wish they were the 22 fret models though 

skullfunkerry

Strangefan said:

skullfunkerry said:

I think they look great in the photos, but like m_c said above, I still remember the disappointment the first time I saw a Gibson Voodoo Les Paul for real... it really didn't look like real wood at all 

Have you seen how much the les paul voodoo is bei g sold for recently £1500...... Madness 

Yeah they're not cheap, and they don't come up for sale often either...

Philly_Q said:

I really wanted a Voodoo SG at the time, but that stupid red skull inlay put me off.  Having seen some of them in subsequent years, the finish seems to wear off really easily, but I shouldn't think that will be the case with these PRS models.

I liked the skull inlay. Have you seen the Menace SG? It has a 'tattoo-style' headstock logo and a knuckle duster inlay

Philly_Q

skullfunkerry said:

Philly_Q said:

I really wanted a Voodoo SG at the time, but that stupid red skull inlay put me off.  Having seen some of them in subsequent years, the finish seems to wear off really easily, but I shouldn't think that will be the case with these PRS models.

I liked the skull inlay. Have you seen the Menace SG? It has a 'tattoo-style' headstock logo and a knuckle duster inlay

Yes.  There was no temptation at all to buy that one.... wasn't there also a model with an ebony board and crescent inlays?  I could've lived with that.

skullfunkerry

Philly_Q said:

skullfunkerry said:

Philly_Q said:

I really wanted a Voodoo SG at the time, but that stupid red skull inlay put me off.  Having seen some of them in subsequent years, the finish seems to wear off really easily, but I shouldn't think that will be the case with these PRS models.

I liked the skull inlay. Have you seen the Menace SG? It has a 'tattoo-style' headstock logo and a knuckle duster inlay

Yes.  There was no temptation at all to buy that one.... wasn't there also a model with an ebony board and crescent inlays?  I could've lived with that.

Was that the Gothic? I had an Epiphone Gothic Explorer, was a really nice guitar but it was so neck heavy it used to hurt my arm after about half an hour of playing standing up!

gringopig

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