PRS - Fashionable again?

Bennyboy-UK

I andy1839 said:

duotone said:

As a teenager growing up in the 90’s I honestly cannot remember PRS adverts in Total Guitar Magazine, perhaps they were only used in Guitarist/Guitar Techniques and not their little brother.

I think it was just in Guitarist.

And it was this one...

These were ads that caught my attention as a youngster. These and I think Carvin did some similar. Nice finishes on nicely figured timber.

grappagreen

I’ve never owned a PRS until my recent ‘87 Custom 24 purchase... not really sure why tbh.. anyway I can happily say that the question I keep asking myself is why it took me so long.. it seems like the guitars I’ve always been looking for may have been hidden in plain sight! I’ve got a DGT to have a mess with at the mo and strangely enough it seems equally awesome!

shaunm

Well I gave it the big licks this morning about not owning a PRS with birds and then 12 hours later

https://imgur.com/gallery/i6ECGPo

Philly_Q

shaunm said:

Well I gave it the big licks this morning about not owning a PRS with birds and then 12 hours later

https://imgur.com/gallery/i6ECGPo

LOL.  But nice one.

Philly_Q

richardhomer said:

I found this Tim Pierce video interesting:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tqI2TJvCxJI

Interesting.  I see they've gone back to vintage-style tuners (but with slightly odd-looking ivory coloured buttons) and they now have a "nitro over cellulose" finish (across the whole core range?).

It gets ever closer.  I'm holding out for the relics...

Never tried a 594, I would like to.  I want to see what the pattern vintage neck profile is like.

DrCornelius

As I type this, 4 of top 5 threads in recent discussions are PRS NGD threads.

The people have spoken.......

guitargeek62

@Philly_Q the 594s are crazy good, I finally tried a few in guitarguitar the other week and they all had something really special going on. My favourite of the lot was the normal 594 d/c, they also had a HB version and a singlecut model there too. I’m going to have one of these some day for sure!

Twinfan

594s are brilliant - the scale length change and LT pickups really add something a little extra to the feel and vibe.

guitargeek62

Yep, the LTs have some serious mojo! The neck profile's a beaut too - the assymetric aspect is relatively subtle, but incredibly comfortable in use.

bacchanalian

https://i.imgur.com/U5WDKrh.jpg

#prspride
#ilovebirds
#stickyercrapdentistjokesupyerarse

Philly_Q

guitargeek62 said:

Yep, the LTs have some serious mojo! The neck profile's a beaut too - the assymetric aspect is relatively subtle, but incredibly comfortable in use.

Twinfan said:

594s are brilliant - the scale length change and LT pickups really add something a little extra to the feel and vibe.

When I first heard they'd introduced the new pattern vintage neck profile, I was very pleased to hear it's a little fatter (wide fat and/or pattern are still rather slimline as far as I'm concerned) but I'm a bit apprehensive about the asymmetric aspect.

I've had two guitars with asymmetric profiles.  A Music Man Axis Sport which I liked, although the neck as a whole was too small.  And a Burny LP Junior, which probably was never meant to have an asymmetric profile but felt really weird to me and I just couldn't get on with it (@Twinfan ended up with that one, for a while! ).

Kalimna

With talk in this thread of PRSPride, perhaps it's time to bring this beauty up? Apologies for out-of-date linky.

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/prs-al-di-meola-signature-prism/43728

Adam

bacchanalian

Kalimna said:

With talk in this thread of PRSPride, perhaps it's time to bring this beauty up? Apologies for out-of-date linky.

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/prs-al-di-meola-signature-prism/43728

Adam

That would not be to my taste but as I mentioned above, inclusivity is important.

crunchman

Kalimna said:

With talk in this thread of PRSPride, perhaps it's time to bring this beauty up? Apologies for out-of-date linky.

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/prs-al-di-meola-signature-prism/43728

Adam

That's garish.   Worse still, the colours are in the wrong order.  I could never get one of those as it would annoy me every time I looked at it.

TINMAN82

Kalimna said:

With talk in this thread of PRSPride, perhaps it's time to bring this beauty up? Apologies for out-of-date linky.

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/prs-al-di-meola-signature-prism/43728

Adam

Fits the bill but I don’t think I’d be particularly proud to play that!

grappagreen

TINMAN82 said:

Kalimna said:

With talk in this thread of PRSPride, perhaps it's time to bring this beauty up? Apologies for out-of-date linky.

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/prs-al-di-meola-signature-prism/43728

Adam

Fits the bill but I don’t think I’d be particularly proud to play that!

It's not my bag but hey whatever floats people boats.. I bet it plays and sounds nice though

guitargeek62

Philly_Q said:

guitargeek62 said:

Yep, the LTs have some serious mojo! The neck profile's a beaut too - the assymetric aspect is relatively subtle, but incredibly comfortable in use.

Twinfan said:

594s are brilliant - the scale length change and LT pickups really add something a little extra to the feel and vibe.

When I first heard they'd introduced the new pattern vintage neck profile, I was very pleased to hear it's a little fatter (wide fat and/or pattern are still rather slimline as far as I'm concerned) but I'm a bit apprehensive about the asymmetric aspect.

I've had two guitars with asymmetric profiles.  A Music Man Axis Sport which I liked, although the neck as a whole was too small.  And a Burny LP Junior, which probably was never meant to have an asymmetric profile but felt really weird to me and I just couldn't get on with it (@Twinfan ended up with that one, for a while! ).

It’s really quite subtle, I’m not sure I’d have even noticed it if I hadn’t already seen the product blurb!

BRISTOL86

Just bought my first PRS, an S2 Singlecut Satin. I love it. Easily the most comfortable neck I’ve ever played and the build quality is superb for the price point. 

Nicest satin finish I’ve ever seen by far as well.

Kalimna

I actually quite like the Prism finish - though I accept it's not to everyones' taste

professorben

In an ocean of brown and beige guitars PRS are a tropical island of colour and interest. 

Biggest request made of PRS guitars...
” can you do ones that are more boring to look at...?”