The PRS p0rn thread

Adam_MD

@thomasross20 what's the early verdict? How do they sound compared to the 57/08s?

thomasross20

Ok here's the blurb I put on another site:

The 85/15s I got have gold-coloured screws and slugs. I actually thought I was getting them with gold screws and silver slugs but these look SO good in my guitar, I'm not complaining! 

I plan to do a video demoing the 85/15s though I'm not sure whether to AB them vs 57/08s. If so, note the violet guitar has just had new strings and I'm too lazy to put new ones on the orange guitar with 57/08s so not sure if it'd be a perfect comparison. Interested or not?

Anyway I just picked the guitar up from my shop. I asked to play it before I left so I got put through an ENGL. I was looking at the other PRS in the shop - the new CE, some nice Artist models.... but when I pulled mine out from the case my breath was taken away - I remember why I bought it (online and untried, too - gamble paid off!). Have to admit I was thinking of getting a Gibson 2016 high performance model but the easy playability, ruggedness, sounds and looks of my PRS... well, they're not going to get beat!

Sounds. One thing I'll say is that the 57/08s have a syrupy type of sound, almost like a little wah is dialled in, if that makes sense? Makes it sound alive. The 85/15s don't quite have that. However they are very articulate (I now know what everybody means when they've been saying that!) - I can hear every note in every chord - very clear. The split sounds are like "wow" - not as syrupy/quacky as the 57/08s but super clear. I was even thinking "why do I need my Suhr strat-type guitar now if I have these sounds". The sound is less muffled to my ears (compared to the covered 59/09s) and it just sings. I'd say the output is just slightly higher than the 57/08s and less than the 59/09s which is what I wanted. Pinched harmonics ring out more easily which is a massive plus point. 

Before, the orange guitar with 57/08s was my favourite. Now... I'm not sure. They're different, whereas before the purple one was just a hotter and slightly more muffled version of the orange one. I'm sure I will add more to this description as I play some more. 

In the meantime, I will show some before and after pictures.... and stay tuned for the video (might be next weekend, will see...). 

thomasross20

I did a video to demo the 57/08s vs the 85/15s here: