PRS Silversky SE | Not What I Expected | Most Detailed Review On YouTube
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- Опубликовано: 28 апр 2022
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Sure there are plenty of reviews of the PRS Silversky SE but non as complete as this review brought to you by Tony and the Addicted To Gear RUclips channel. If you are considering purchasing this guitar, you really need to watch this video first.
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Sound samples #4:50
Guitar Tear Down #24:39
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I bought two PRS SE's last week. 'Paul's Guitar' and this very model you're demonstrating. As Les Paul guy, I needed something else and I have to say hands down that this John Mayer guitar is just an incredible guitar. I got mine from Anderton's for £600. To say that's a bargain is an understatement. It's a joy to play.
Congrats!
It's interesting how you said all the pick ups sound different, because their actually all the same pick ups :) @@addictedtogear
@@josephlerz6889 yes but it different positions it makes a difference. Cheers!
I love the glassy, smooth more contained pickups in this. Great feel... and adds another beautiful palette to play with. I won’t give up the fender with the wild embellishments and classic tones. But this has its own thing going on and I’ve always loved the feel and quality of every PRS I’ve played Thanks for the review ❤️
17:25 Mayer wanted more clearance on the high E side, something about that requiring Paul to flip the headstock profile because he wanted to keep the trademarked form.
They talked about it in the first Silversky release video with Paul and John.
PRS has always been about continually perfecting subtleties of the best instruments we’ve grown to love which is where I think the ‘Sky came from. When first meeting Paul in 1984 he drilled me for near an hour on the details of a Dean Z I had and why I felt it was such a great guitar.
Tony I really like how you present things on your channel, always enjoyable interesting and instructive thank you!
Love this review!!!
I just bought that exact color guitar and I love it. It's very well made and for the price you can't beat it. Excellent video!
I love mine! This guitar changed my mind about this particular shape and it's super light very comfortable great pickups.
Not a strat guy but i do like the finish and the tone! Anything from PRS is going to be killer imo, SEs are no exception!
Wow , I woke up early to watch a PRS review. Thanks Tony.
Played one. It's a Superior Instrument. Great job JM & PRS.
Best guitar made today. Nothing compares sound/price point/ fit finish. Hands down winner in all categories!
Thanks for watching
I sincerely believe that you can get the best guitar made for $850.
Dammit! Another talented Canadian! Great job with the review. I have a stone blue model on the way.
Tbh, i'm a big fan of Stratocaster. But, finding the right strat with the right tone and playability perhaps will cost you a bunch of dollar. But when i tried this guitar, at that price point this guitar blew my mind. the tone, the playability the neck it just fit with my fingers. I'm not a big fan of John Mayer, but this guitar got me.
I briefly had a moon white version and will likely add one back to my collection. They're great guitars for sure, and I actually prefer the SE to the Core (personal preference in regards to fret size and radius).
I agree! I own the Dragon Fruit and I get looks everywhere and it plays so good! I’ve played a US Silver Sky and preferred the SE much more
I WAS watching q review for this guitar on a channel 60 ch, could on stand it for a couple of mins. Which is how I found you YAY.
I love your review and now sub to your channel. Good work Thank You.
Welcome aboard!
Thanks for the detailed review. Have been going through the various ones on this instrument and I think that yours has capped off me feeling ok about sneaking one in from Sweetwater while my wife is out of town next month, exceeding my 2 guitar limit (have a prs standard hollow-body se and a fender deluxe tele). Thinking I may up end selling the Tele but we’ll see. Looking forward to going through some more of your content, thanks.
Your wife tells you how many guitars you. An have??
@@mskman83 thanks for your response to my lighthearted comment
Watch the John Mayer Silver Sky SE release video. The color Silver is used on tuning key knobs and truss rod cover because this guitar is named Silver Sky. John Mayer wanted a reverse headstock
Nice review, what model was the fender Strat, I have to give the nod sound wise to the fender. And the tuning knobs on the se are a turn off, something I’d expect on a $150 guitar, same for the truss rod. Not sure without trying one about the 8.5 radius.
Thanks for the great info on the Silver Sky SE. I just bought one a couple of months ago. I always wanted a strat style guitar and liked a lot of the PRS necks I've tried in the stores so I got the Silver Sky SE. This is actually a second one because the first one I got had pickups that would lose volume. I didn't want it repaired so I returned it and picked up another new one. So far so good, I love the neck action and I'm getting used to the single coil pickups since I spent decades playing a Gibson Explorer. This SE has some tiny defects that don't affect the playability and sound so I don't care too much about those. I'll probably end up putting a couple of dings on it in time anyway. It sounds great clean or with some overdrive pedals and in between. Finding a sub-$1000 USD guitar with this build quality and comfortable fretboard almost seems impossible these days so I'm quite happy with this purchase.
I was surprised by myself. It's a great guitar, and once you get used to the pick ups I'm sure you will love it even more!
Sounds really nice, I could get used to that real quick..Sound soft and mucical, a very refined Strat, so to speak. Nice one-Poul and John. Send to Papa, ASAP..
Did you mention the 8.5" fretboard radius? That to me makes it the best "strat" I've ever played. Fits me like a glove.
I just received my SE a couple days ago. one of the best Guitars I've ever played.The set up rite out of the box is AMAZING!!! Plays like a much much more of a expensive guitar...
Congratulations
I can second this. Mine came setup just right, and actually with a bit lower action than I'm used to. I'm Super happy!
How does an expensive guitar play? By itself? LOL! There's not much difference between an expensive guitar and a moderately priced guitar. $850 is really pretty expensive, especially for a guitar made overseas. Guitars are only wood and metal, no rocket science involved.
I got a custom 24 PRS SE. Sounds great but don't like the non bolted neck. I like the silver sky from what IV seen and heard, il have to plug one up to see. My PRS SE custom 24 has great sustain and clarity. Depends what you want . Love the fender strat even though you have to adjust them a Little. Love the quack and other tones of the fender. Great review.
Hello man nice video of yours! I have this guitar since a couple of weeks ago and it feels and sounds great! Btw I have a question. I realized that the whammy bar is hard to move. What should I do? Thanks
You may need to loosen the springs.
Tried every single colour of these today in a shop after convincing myself for over a month that I need a fender strat. I read so much that I got high hopes but I wasn't necessarily hugely impressed. They sounded okay, they looked okay and they're quite nice for the price (especially the fretwork). I didn't like the feel of the back (felt a bit dirty and not as smooth) and seemingly high action but that might be on the shops. If they're set up wel or if you like the feel/sound these are really good (maybe even best in class for finish) for the money, even in Europe. If they came with a maple board I might actually look away from the US versions for an SE instead. (Also try to see the colors in person, the moon white and ever green are so different in person. The stone blue and dragonfruit are what I imagined through pictures)
I actually love the colour. It is not some new modern colour per say. That same colour was popular on late 40's and early 50's American cars and especially pickup trucks. In fact the one you have is from a '55 Ford F100. How retro is that? :-) for the demo!!!!
Yes what was once old is new again. Thanks for watching.
I think the direction of the headstock swoop is a consequence of giving more room on the treble side so the index finger, etc. has more freedom to grab some chords close to the nut. The tuners on the treble side are also shifted back accordingly. I think those were all smart technical and design choices.
That would make sense
In a video, John Mayer claimed the direction of the headstock swoop was about balance of the guitar sitting in your lap. If I remember correctly, he said that because the upper horn of the body is bigger, he felt it would only make sense that the lower “horn” of the headstock had to be designed this way.
Great job on the review - agree those colors suck and waiting for V2
Love your review . Could never play an ugly green anything .
I have the same leather strap!, love it😊
I read in a Guitarist magazine article that other colours will become available but not for another 18 months at least.
Hello. Which issue? I’d love more colors and a maple finger board.
@ 3:00 About the same price as the Fender Player Strat? In the UK the Silversky SE is (£900 vs £550) more expensive. :(
The PRS SE is over priced IMO when compared with the excellent SE Tremonti for £500, which must cost more to make as it's a Les Paul shape.
O just got mine in that same color love it. Anyone who says this is just a strat is completely wrong. I thought the same thing until I got one. I was blown away. This guitar won't disappoint you.
Congratulations! Yes! I agree. Plays great. Sounds gorgeous in all positions. Cuts through mixes. Has its own feel and sound going on and all the hate seems very prejudice. And way too harsh. Love the guitar. You can get beautiful expressions and tones that you can’t get on a traditional strat. And a strat can get tones that this won’t give you. And it’s really fun to play. Enjoy! ❤️🙌🏼
The strips on the underside of the pickguard are grounding strips for the pickups/electronics. They are not for shielding.
That would make more sense.
You want to know why they did everything for the input jack, put the whammy bar in and turn it 360 degrees and you will know why
those silverskies remind me of Samick Greg Bennett electric guitars.
What would you recommend, g&l legacy/s500 or this one?
Both great guitars, but I like the sound and feel of the SilverSky a touch more.
I dont even have a chance to try it, how im gonna difference it
Why does the volume control/pot have a resistor wired onto it ???
Treble bleed
I will wait for Yamaha's Revstar standard series. It only costs US$799.
Mine sounds like a cross, soundwise, between a Stratocaster and a Les Paul. I think it's a good sound.
Not sure how it's in USA but in Europe Fender Player is cheaper than Silver Sky SE. Silver Sky is 1000 EUR and Player Strat is about 750 EUR.
What live situation did you play it in?
Band rehearsals
3 on a side tuners on a Strat style guitar?
Think I will take a hint from the fret markers and " flock off",,, 😂
I went Dragon Fruit two weeks ago, can’t put it down.
Congrats!
Cort builds professional quality guitars whether there own or for other brands you're getting professional quality guitars..
Got one held on to it for a month.
Wasnt overly fussed hence why Andertons are offloading them at 599
Headstock gives me Samick Greg Bennett ptsd.
One of my favorites I think it is a Strat Killer
Paul breaks out in hives when anyone suggests changing pickups.
I don't like the plastic knobs on the tuners.
One brand that i am getting tired of is PRS, the number of reviews on RUclips is a pandemic!
Re the Siver Sky SE, as soon as i read the specs i knew it was not for me, the neck is way too thick and narrow
the rest of the specs smack of cost cutting.
There are far better lower priced guitars than these, have a look at Sire's Larry Carlton S7.
Perhaps as time goes by and PRS release improved versions i might be interested, but not this current one.
I will stick with my Ibanez, Schecter and ESP guitars with slim wide radius necks.
Thanks for your excellent review Tony
Did you actually play one? I’m surprised.
@@addictedtogear Yes, and walked out of the shop with the Sire Larry Carlton S7.
The Sire was very well finished and setup to my preferemce, the neck suited my small hands better.
and the hardware on the Sire is superior to the PRS.
If i had chosen the PRS i would have had to upgrade too many parts, that plastic truss rod cover and
single ply trem cover look terrible.
PRS will hopefully offer this model with a better ie wider radius and thinner neck at some point,
until then it's just not for me.
@@Barbarapape Sire also a lot cheaper ! Here in EU it is anyway.
@@malcolmhardwick4258 Sire is also cheaper in the UK, why pay more just for the name on the headstock?
Having compared them side by side, the Sire was far better and at a lower price.
@@Barbarapape Having Larry Calton on ya headstock is no bad thing !
I fell in love with guitars because in two words - Jimi Hendrix #AddictedToGearContest
It's odd that the price is the same as a Player Series Strat in the US and yet it is 260EUR more in the European Union. That makes the Fender Player Series the clear winner. Comparing them two guitars, it is difficult to see where extre 260EUR comes from
Interesting point.
@@addictedtogear that’s $350 Canadian Dollars between the two. Would you pay the extra cash for a PRS Strat? I mean, you could get a nice set of pickups and even a pro setup with the difference in price.
@@quiksilver78 that's sad, in the US and some places in Latin America, the player series and the SE SS are at the same price.
But I should say, that a PRS comes from factory almost always perfect, but with a player series, you will need to do some fret work, at best.
@@nunezkant I am not sure about that. I just bought a Custom 24 with 5 high-ish frets that were picked up by a fret rocker. Nothing earth shattering, can probably live with it BUT I did pay close to 1,000EUR for it, so you'd figure someone would catch that. I paid the same for a Shijie Strat. No rocking at all. What does that say? absolutely nothing other than price does not guarantee anything one way or another.
@@quiksilver78 maybe is an issue with Europe. Any PRS that i have bought even the cheapest one a standard 24 came out to me perfect.
My affinity Strat has a better neck (not fretboard) . No one reviews the feel of the neck. The cheaper prs se custom 24 has a better neck.
Further to this comment some stores in Australia are presently discounting them by 20% to move them.
better is subjective when it comes to necks.
Sure, nice Practical Ergonomic build but its aesthetics don't really come together confidently. Who could really love that amateur looking peghead shape? Prolly designed by PS himself, its got that shop class look. Get a real fender with the heaven sent perfect headstock. You don't prefer purgatory once you've been to heaven. I Could'nt hear any skwonk in position 2 and 4. Intentional? On the plus side the more lightweight head will help minimize some neckdive. I actually dig that sweet pea green color. Not bad butI'd still go for Mexder.
I thought they were $850?
Not in Canada...
@@addictedtogear Canada needs to change the name of their currency. Maybe change it to the pound or the franc.
#scarmyguitarcontest I fell in love with guitar when I used to collect soda bottles and get myself some dough then I’d give my money to a man named Curtis Loew
I"m completely baffled about all the hoo-har over the original Silver Sky...its not as if the Strat hasn't been cloned hundreds of times by other manufacturers before PRS decided to get in on the act. Is it a Strat though?...pretty much, but that's not knocking it..I'm thinking of buying one myself.
I looks like a Strat but it is not the same...Up to you to decide if it is or not.
so this guitar is not really shielded..... there is no continuity or barrier in many spots.
3+3 headstock just don’t look right with a strat body.
Yes it does take a while to get used to.
Sounds good, functions good, feels good, plus most of all my other guitars are 3+3. Just makes sense IMHO.
If it looks like a strat, feels like a strat and sounds like a strat,, it’s a strat,,!
The elephant in the room? I have yet to hear of one person NOT liking the PRS birds. I have a PRS SE and I wish mine came with the birds, but alas, it just comes with the normal dot inlay.
EDIT: Upon listening further to your review, you did mention that the people that most likely wouldn't like the bird inlay are the "strat person." Frankly, this guitar isn't going to please them one bit and in my opinion, they can quit complaining and just stick to playing the guitar that they worship.
Lots of PRS PR guys here.
Sorry the Silver Sky has way more Tone !
The Strat very lifeless.
it sounds fine, kinda meh
Darrell Braun does a great head to head vs a fender strat.
NOt interested in this guitar at all. I feel the Schecter Nick Johnston is a better option.
I’m a guitar tech at a guitar center and I’ve played a few of these. I’m sorry but they sound anemic, tinney and weak. The pickups are horrible… like they neutered the whole damn thing. As far as “playability”, it’s fine, I guess.
I disagree I love this guitar. Sounds better than any strat I've ever played.
Well so far 27,000 people disagree 😂
Yes its a real ugly strat IMO with that headstock
Did you try it in person?
Problem with the birds, besides looking ugly and kinda girly, is the fact that it is over branding. PRS is too concerned of advertising their brand than the player experience. This is Paul's guitar, not the consumer. Paul is too self-absorbed.
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I totally disagree. Play this guitar and it will change your mind. I felt the same way until I played one its totally different from a fender strat
I like the birds not girly at all?..
@@bymicromize Pretty girly.
Wotta piece o' crap!!! Terrible colour, terrible design; does not advance the guitar world genre in any way... Might as well buy a GLARRY!!!😜😜😜
Ok boomer
I like the birds like the color like the sound.but Mr Smith what about basic black
@@mattmanley7118 Boomers had real strats at least.
Great tones, awful headstock. Simply not aesthetic.