The Big Problems A PRS Fixes! ft Tim Pierce
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What's your favorite model of PRS? You know I'm going with the DGT.
Your DGT is stunning Robert. I've never played anything past the S2 model and it was a smooth player. Going to have to try the higher end models soon. Great vid!
My DGT and CU22 are great. Love the versatile tones of the DGT.
My new to me 594 single cut
The S2 Standard 24, I love the matte nitro finish with the pick guard. It’s a GREAT guitar.
I have three, A Santana, a very early Custom 22 with SD pickups (pre bird inlays), and a beautiful prism stained Al Di meola model, which are pretty rare, and the Di meola is the one I keep going to. It is the best sounding, most versatile guitar I've ever owned! I can literally play any genre or style with it at will.
I played my buddy’s PRS and within 45 seconds I could tell it was the best playing guitar I had ever played. Not talking about sound or whether I felt inspired, I mean literally it played better.
"I'm just ready for it to be easy!" No truer words. For those of us that are approaching our 6th, 7th, decades, easy action is key. :)
Right with you on that. Well into my 6th decade and looking for what is easy on the hands.
Easiest playing guitar out there. I'm approaching 60 and the old hands need all the help they can get.
I agree. I'm turning 62 and my hands are starting to hurt a bit occasionally when I play hard on my 11-49 standard tuned guitars. I'm starting to change down to 10-46 to help my ageing knuckles.
I’m a beginner in the middle of my 4th decade. Hope I can carry a tune by my 6th.
I have two McCartys (one is a one piece slab of mahogany) both with solid Indian rosewood necks & a Singlecut with a solid Brazilian rosewood neck. Awesome, awesome guitars.
1. Weight balance
2. String angle at headstock
3. Scale length between Strat and Les Paul
4. Good quality control
5. Awesome pickups
The real question is whether a PRS that starts at less than $4,000 still fixes the problem. ;-) In all seriousness, I have to (sort of) disagree on Robert's first point. My Santana does not sit on my leg well in the "traditional" way. Because the horns are shorter it just won't fit right (I'm 6'5" and almost 280#) but, to be honest, if I'm sitting down I play with the guitar in the "classical" way from years of classical playing so it really isn't too much of an issue. I would like to add that every PRS I've ever played (and I've owned a couple) have fantastic stock pickups compared to other companies. My Santana and my Fender Strat with Texas Specials are the only two guitars I've ever owned (and I've owned over 30) that I would never even consider swapping the electronics. Great post, Rob and TIm.
Tim's the best. Great interview!
I have a PRS KORINA SC SE. SE’s are now made in Indonesia. I’m looking for a SE EG.
Wasn’t gearfest online this time
You can do separate coil splits on the guitar Tim is playing :) 24-08. I love my PRS guitars, others get close but the quality and tone is consistently amazing.
Why not just wire your two knob PRS to have a fixed tone cap and resistor equivalent to 8 for the bridge pickup, and leave the tone knob tied only to the neck pickup?
You could even add a push-pull pot so you can switch the bridge to this fixed arrangement, or tie it back into the tone knob.
I've got a Custom 24 35th Anniversary and an SE custom 24 spalted maple top and I have to say I prefer playing the SE. I don't know why, it just feels more comfortable to play.
I always thought PRS guitars were nice but early on, was never a fan of the prices. Even the starting price. I was glad when they released the SE series because I could finally afford one. Somehow I got one with a flat top instead of the standard carved top, but it is the guitar that caught my eye and the one I wanted. It plays nicely and sounds great.
Every price point of theirs is good. You really can't go wrong.
Torally agree about the SE. Having that quality of build and the beautiful playability in a guitar that cost me less than £500 new was just amazing. Love it.
Sometimes, I like, speak as if, like, everything is an approximation of, like, what I'm, like talking about. Like, it drives me f***ing crazy to hear this...LIKE LIKE LIKE all day. It is weak and annoying.
@@dragonpundit.6443 It's believe it's an age thing because nobody over 40 really speaks like that. "Literally" is also very popular, and when combined with "Like" can become doubly annoying. See below ⬇️
"I literally like bought this guitar" 🤔
"I bought this guitar "🙂
@@Mustaine1ify It drives me crazy...it makes them sound LIKE idiot Valley Girls. It's as if they aren't speaking specifically...its all Like something they are talking about, not exactly...it sounds stupid.
I think the real problem PRS needs to fix is only having one left handed model in their entire line, I know you can find some American made PRS guitars online and on reverb but they are $3000 to $5000 and more Paul only offers one affordable lefty in his entire line , and yes it does come in at least three colors but it would be nice to offer at lest another model like a single cut and maybe one with a different pickup confederation, and it has gone on record that Paul states that he hates left-handed people, that’s why I never bought one of their guitars, I’ll stick to Schechter thank you very much
I love PRS…have 5 USA models. My only criticism is I never can really gel with their pickups. I swap them and they come alive for me. I don’t think they are bad, just bland.
Agreed, PRS is bland as can be.
I only like the dragon ii but have also thought about swapping to my preferred lp set like a custom5 and jazz
I agree when it comes to most of their newer guitars. My 02 McCarty has some of the best sounding pickups I’ve ever heard though
What did you swap yours with… i have an amazing looking custom 24 and have swapped the 59/09s for multiple seymour duncans and gibson burtsbucker pros as well as prs metals and now 85/15s and it always disappoints
@@ES335CD I’d probably just get rid of that guitar then haha I had a CE24 that sounds meh no matter what I put in it. Sold it. BUT, I put a custom 5 and 59 in one Custom 24, an Alpha Omega set in another custom 24(this one was for metal), Saturday Night specials on a singlecut, and bareknucke Mule set in my 594. My 408 is stock pickups, as you can’t really swap those. I use that one for clean tones and light OD exclusively, so it’s great…a bit disappointing on heavier sounds tho.
Thank you Robert. I purchased a CE24 because of you from Sweetwater. I had them put 9’s on it and do a set up. It’s exactly like Tim said. It practically plays itself. Can’t say enough good things about this guitar. The tuning blew me away. Even after dive bombs, it still stays in tune
Tim is such a humble cool guy. Especially putting it in context of his enormous musical contributions.
Couldn't agree more about the tuning issue. Even with the heat waves we've been having here in Portugal, the PRS just stays in tune, whereas all the others suffer a lot. Speaking for myself, obviously. But it so pleasant to have a guitar that's just user friendly. No fuss, no gimmicks.
They are incredibly consistent and well engineered. If you are a player, always play examples until one speaks to you, then buy.
Agreed 👍
Not trying to be a troll or anything, but how are they "well engineered" as opposed to many other guitar models? For example, the strings don't go 100% straight from nut to tuner and the neck heel isn't the most comfortable or ergonomic in the market by a long shot. not bashing the brand, but that blanket statement just irked me XD I 100% agree...play many guitars until one just "feels right" in your hands. If I have 10 min to try a guitar I would spend 9 min unplugged just "feeling" the guitar and how it resonates...then I would care 1min about the easily replaceable pickups XD
There are just as much defective PRS as there are defective epiphones and gibsons and fenders.
The only problem is so few music stores have a decent collection of PRS guitars to try out. I've been fortunate enough to be able to buy and try a few (do a bit of selling as well on Reverb) to find the ones that "speak" to me.
I have yet to own one, but I love PRS. I use to harvest maple blocks in high school as a side job and they were all for the PRS custom shops body’s. Very very high figured maple, we would travel all over western WA looking for good trees
That's a really cool story. Wood is such a beautiful material to work with. And look at the grey top on Robert's guitar. My mind got lost in that for 5 minutes, it's so beautiful.
And this means you and I maybe connected. You may have harvested the wood for my guitar! Thanks!
And if you're thinking of buying one, don't go on Sweetwater. They have some that are among the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen. It's like going to the grocery store when I'm hungry, I want to buy all the >$4,000 models. And twhile that is expensive, you're buying a future heirloom because properly cared for, they'll last forever. The same can be said for other first rate guitars, it's just that they're not PRS. : )
And I was kidding about not going to Sweetwater. It's a fantastic place to buy gear, IMO.
It's really annoying to me that people come up with all these reasons why they don't like PRS that are all at the end of the day different level of bullshit.
Instruments are tools. It's like your paint brush, your canvas materail or paint quality. You can have preferences but they don't need that many subjective standards. PRS are objectively some of the best, and even better for their prices.
I want to love them, I really do. As a MD resident, it's easy to demo all sorts of them- every decent store stocks them. But I have yet to bond with anything. Maybe I'm just so used to satin finish or gunstock finish necks, I just don't love the painted gloss thing? I don't know. In any case, given the prices, I need to LOVE it if I'm going to shell out like that because there is a world of boutique and custom options at this price point
Same here. They're great guitars and they have their beauty, but they just don't connect with me. For some of those reasons.
The four knobs is one of the reasons that I still love Gibson's style guitars . Can't wait to acquire a single cut PRS !
594 SC !
I disagree with the comment about PRS guitars being in perfect balance in your lap. Mine are all slightly back heavy so I always use a strap.
Honestly one of the guitars I never see myself buying, if I get one some other way or if theres a cheap one I really like I might, (and for context I dont mean dirt cheap, but I wouldn't pay more than two thousand for one) to me it's just expensive for no reason other than we can and this is coming from someone who wants to get an ltd james hetfield signature snakebyte it's just not my style maybe and if you like em good for you but, I just don't really like them obviously I wouldn't say no to one, but I wouldn't buy one at their price.
Upon looking at prs prices closer absolutely not worth the upwards of 4 to 5 thousand when my beautiful strat is way less and does the same things, again if you have the bs amount to spend on them more power to you, but just not my thing to straight up buy.
I’ve been a Fender player for most of my career and made the switch to PRS two years ago. Now, I truly have the perfect guitar. My choice was based on the design aspect alone and luckily enough I got a really great instrument. Thanks Paul!🎸🇺🇸
I put the strap button way out on the tip of the horn on an SG copy I have and the neck still dives. Found a strap with sheep wool padding that stops it sliding over my shoulder for the most part. One time before I hung 2 double D-cell flashlights off the bottom strap button to balance it. Made for an interesting light show on stage. Was easy to see the set-list to.😎😎
...and if you've never played a PRS and you're neither a lover or a hater, this video will be information, not ammunition for an argument!
Picked up my S2 last year. Dropped a set of 57/08’s and absolutely love it. Last week I got my first core. McCarty 594 silver burst. Doesn’t get any better
Not too often you see a silver burst PRS!
@@mikeomatic9905 I reached out to PRS about this. Gave them my serial number and they replied it was a custom color in their records
For your S2, how would you compare the 57/08 to the stock 58/15 "S" ? Was thinking about replacing mine as well. Did you look at other pickup brands/models? Thanks!
@@brianmckenzie1318 I don’t think I’ve heard anyone with buyer’s remorse for throwing 57/08 pickups in their S2. But they are pricey though. If you can drop the money, you won’t look back. But it’s also worth looking at some others, like Lollar Imperials or SD Antiquities. Regardless of which you choose, I doubt you’ll regret it, unless you have to eat ramen for the next 3 months. (Even then, maybe worth it.)
I want a PRS so bad but there expensive the custom 24 am looking at is $1700 more than my Gibson Les Paul Standard.
I feel like Custom 24s have skyrocketed in price on the used market the last couple of years (along with everything else, I know).
Check out the CE24s if you haven't. They can still be found all day for less than $2,000 used. And Robert has videos showing off his love for his.
I have a PRS SE CUSTOM since I could not afford the CE. I think it’s an awesome guitar. Looks very similar to the one Robert is playing. Changed out the pick ups for Seymour Duncan Hot Rodded set.
I will second the comment about the ce. My dustie waring signature is probably the nicest guitar I’ve played
Also the s2 line is a great value (and more comparable to your LP standard)
I'm a cheap ass so I bought a Harley benton rip off and I still enjoy it
I went to a guitar show in Sydney Australia in the early nineties, heard a PRS through a Soldano, thought it was the greatest thing ever. 20 years, 20 guitars and 20 amps later, I had a 93 10 top custom and a 50 watt hot rod Soldano. Couldn't take to the prs, felt light and sort of flimsy compared to my 96 les paul custom, and didn't have the punch and warmth. The PRS went after a few years, the lp and Soldano are still here. Forever.
Yes I hear PRS guitars stay in tune better than Gibson’s. I see exactly what Tim says. I have a Ephiphone SG Special which is impossible to keep in tune…. Thin neck all the way to the body and strings going off at the nut at a wide angle. I’ve decided I’m going to take that neck off and build a new one with a 10 degree angle and straight string pull and have a decent heel that goes to the 17 fret. I hope to cure all the annoying tuning issues. I real labour of love. I wish Gibson would have looked at their neck issues and maybe could have fixed the age old neck break drama as well. A Les Paul that stayed in tune would be awesome!!
Our PRS 24 is a complete joke. #1. A plastic nut? Seriously PRS, you haven't heard of Tusq nuts? #2. Staying in tune is imposable, granted it stays in tune for 2 minutes... #3 it plays amazing, sounds amazing, looks amazing, you just can't play it for very long :( The cheap LTD Viper-10 gets played 99.99% more, it still has a better plastic nut than the PRS... (the PRS now has a Tusq nut, problem #1 solved, now to buy a proper, well made quality tail, with quality springs. No...I will never buy a PRS again. Once bitten, twice shy etc...)
Tuning wise yes PRS is good. But it will never have the clean bell like chime of a strat or the unique grunt of a Les Paul. A jack of all trades the PRS but a master of none, great middle of the road guitar. It depends what sounds you like PRS, Fender or Gibson, or if you have the coin get all three.
The next problem they need to fix is that unbalanced haphazard bird layout on the neck! I give props to PRS for the instrument quality, but they seriously don't look good.
I too have had my share of, “well this is nice, but it’s not a good fit for me” with PRS (that “I regret this purchase” feeling sucks so bad. I wish they did a CE with the middle pickup, like the 509 since I can’t afford a 509. 😞 I do like their acoustic parlor size model though.
Their parlour acoustic blew me away. Never had an acoustic that player so easily/smoothly. If i wasnt broke i woulda bought it for sure.
Both you guys are amazing players who make the PRS sound come to life, unfortunately it has never worked out for me.
I've played bass in lots of bands and guitar in a few. Played with a pal who used a PRS and I used my Firebird. It was a great and sort of unique sound for a guy who spent decades hearing LP and Strat as a blend. Personally I don't care for PRS because I don't like the necks. They are great instruments regardless.
I was going to buy a PRS S2 but, didn't because of the narrower nut width.
My 81 Firebrand SG will stay in tune sitting in the case 6 after months. It's amazing and the only guitar I own that does that.
Just pulled my 5 year old SG Special out of the case yesterday. It had been there 3 months. Still in tune. It's the only Gibson product I've ever had that could do that, though. Gibson QC has always struck me as pretty inconsistent. Too bad I've yet to run across a PRS as light as that SG. When your back is as worn out as mine, that gets to be a consideration.
I can't afford the core models, or even the CE at this time, but the S2 are worth the price and I love my SE Custom! It's an excellent player guitar that does everything for under a grand.
A thoughtfully and properly upgraded SE custom can hang with any similar spec S2 IMHO for about $1k +- vs $1,800 - $1,900.
@@RaptorV1USA What upgrades would you make?
PRS has never done much for me other than that they are nice looking guitars. Every time I pick one up at a store I struggle to find and inspiration. Maybe they’re “too nice”.
I bought two PRS new, a 90 24 fret Signature and a 97 McCarty. Try as I might I could newer bond with either of them. Very well made for sure, just didn’t have “it” for me.
Nobody can bond with a PRS because they are synthetic and you are organic (as of yet).
The two do not mix. This is why people bond with vintage guitars, no matter how imperfect they might be. Vintage guitars are organic (because they were hand made), like the player is.
Played a couple of PRS guitars , for some reason I just didn't care for them.
I was that way for years. They always seemed so dark to me. The CE and DGT changed my mind.
@@RobertBakerGuitar Same 👍
Was finally after several years able to afford a real (USA) PRS back in 2018 online but ended up selling it after a few years as I just never liked the way it felt or sounded. I’m not a strat guy either but love teles and Les pauls.
You don’t need to spend $$$. I am amazed at my new SE Standard 24 -08. It rivals my vintage core custom 24 in playability at a fraction of the price. The quality is excellent on both. You do need to buy a PRS.
I love PRS guitars for live playing, but I have two gripes. One is that they’re so well made they have a piano-like quality where there’s a total absence of the little variabilities that give guitars like strats their unique feel and sound.
The second gripe is that they only occasionally release left handed guitars.
A third gripe..................waaaaaaaaay too expensive.
@@YesuAiNimen they aren't too expensive at all lol
@@choomanji Lol core lol models lol are lol expensive lol LOL LOL LOL LOL
@@YesuAiNimenso expensive. The Paul's Ego Premium.
@@YesuAiNimenif they are so expensive get an se, I currently can’t afford a USA model and am saving it would be stupid of me to say because I can’t afford it that’s it’s expensive, all guitars are expensive nowadays
They take everything I love about a strat and les Paul but without making me love any model they make. Cause they don’t have the comfort of the strat or the tone of a les Paul.
I’ve wanted a McCarty since they came out, and I played an SE Hollowbody McCarty that belongs to a friend of my brother in law I fell in love with. GAS is a bish😆
I saved money for a core PRS for ages, and when the time was right, I bought a limited series, pre BFR, EBMM Luke III. I'm not that smart. Anyway, I love my guitar, but now I'm saving again for the DGT. 😅
Nice to see both of you together. I'm gonna stop writing, 'cause I'm missing the video. Cheers! 🍻
Oh dude the Lukes are AMAZING. And you will love the DGT when you get it.
Excellent video Robert! This really makes me want to go pick one up from sweetwater!
I actually have a Harley Benton CST P90 model and it's very obviously designed to be a PRS clone, it's actually amazing they nailed it. I had played PRS in stores and thought these are great. When I got the HB I figured maybe it would be a decent clone, but it actually blows away a lot of my other (under $1000) price point guitars by miles and I think it's because of the design choices that were mentioned on this video. No neck dive. Perfect scale length stays in tune beautifully, HB manages to get you there too on the cheap and with good enough pickups and hardware too. Definitely the finish quality and pickups could never be totally on par with PRS but it's a reasonable clone or a 'cheaper clone with similar features' anyway.
You may want to pick one up to see for yourself. I especially recommend that CST P90 model.
Thanks again for another great video!
Nice post--thank you! :)
I had that guitar as well. Wonderful guitar worth at least two times what they ask for it. Loved it but sold it to buy a PRS SE Custom 24. You'd be surprised how small the differences are.
I fell in love with PRS on my first play. It just fit. I can't explain any better. It fit me perfectly. They're right about the balance and weight, they're damn near perfect for me. But most important, they sound absolutely beautiful, and I love to play them. (Even though the guy at the store asked me not to touch the massively expensive one.)
I saw a video in 1989 or so on and by Paul Reed Smith. That only sold me, then I played one. I'd have bought one decades ago if my playing ability justified the cost. Keep playing!
The notes sound really clear on these pickups.
The first time I ever held a true PRS was in the early 2000’s and it was Jeremy Camp’s and I got to fiddle around with it. It was a holy grail guitar that I always wanted to try. I HATED it lol but to be honest I was still early on in my playing but now I’m a bit older and man I really want a prs! Sorry about my autobiography 😂
"Autobiographies" are fine! :)
I like your post: it's interesting!
The ONLY thing that holds me back from a PRS are there finishes. They are so thick, glossy and sticky. I so wish they would do some type of light aging treatment or something.
DGT GAS intensifies
I have done the wiring on one of my PRS guitars that Tim is talking about at 10:10. It was the movement of one wire. Look it up. It was very simple.
If you have a DGT, try rewiring it to have 3 push pull pots, one to split both HB's, one for a phase reversal switch and one for a master series/parallel switch, lots of tonal variations.
@@RoadkillPinata great idea
I’ve owned many a PRS. Core models and one S2.
I could never bond with one like I do with a LP. Both have their issues for sure. The tone of a PRS never got to the LP level for me. But the playability is equal and the luthier work is better on a PRS. I couldn’t bond with any of them though not for lack of trying. Guess I’m just a LP fan. I’ll prob buy another one some day though and try again
Same here dude
I want my Stratocaster to Strat and I want my Les Paul to Paul. I dont need a PRS to Lescaster. I do like them though.
So did they fix the heel or not?
a lot of talk about nothing
Two of my favorite RUclipsrs together! What more can you request? I have to say that it is taking me a while to love my PRS. It is an amazing guitar. It is a 35th Anniversary Custom 24 with mini toggles with so much variety between single and humbuckers. However, I come from a Fender background. Try as I might, I just have not fell in love with PRS. Yet, it is an amazing guitar when I pick it up. I agree on the tuning compared to a Gibson, but my Fenders stay in tune so much better. I think I could drop my Fender down steps, drag it behind the car and it would still be in tune.
My next guitar is going to be a PRS. I've played quite a few, and I like my action crazy low. I'll keep playing them until I find "the one". Not something you wanna overthink. It's how I've bought all my guitars.
Recently got a 594 s2. The top contour is so comfortable (even if it’s not as aesthetically pleasing as the violin carves) and it plays incredibly well. I think the S2 line is really under rated.
I wish they would match the output of the pickups like the core model but that was my only gripe. The neck pickup was perfect but the bridge was too hot (9k). Chords were muddy and never cut like I expected but it was great for lead. I put a matching 8.3k in the bridge and it fixed my problem. Now it does everything I want it to. Perfect guitar 👌
I love PRS, having small hands they just work for me. Gibsons are always to heavy and bulky. Strat necks are a bit thin. My S2 is OMG, so fun to play. My 2001 McCarthy is still my favorite and ill never sell it even though I dont play in bands anymore and do studio stuff for local bands and play at home.
SG is your answer. It's thin comfortable ergonomic and not bulky at all.
The original PRS guitars had a ‘sweet switch’ that works great for taking the edge off the bridge pickup.
These are all the things I like about my Ibanez SZ.
PRS has even more benefits, I could keep this conversation going haha 😂 I absolutely love them. Paul is a good guy, works hard to bring the best product to the table for us to love. This is a company doesn’t stop at “good enough” they try to go into exceptional even on their SE line. I’ve got a few PRS guitars, and no matter if it’s my expensive “now somewhat vintage pre hollow body 2” or my Se... I love them. It’s easy to create and cut loose when you have something that rarely breaks a string & stays in tune 😂
I’m sure your Core subscribers will love this chat.
They seem to be perfect functionally BUT… I just can’t stand how they look
If it's the flame maple, you can get solid colors too.
I have a DGT in that black and white stripe pattern. Love it. Much harder to play than my 84 strat but lovely sound and very good in many ways.
And I’m going to try 9/10 now that I see you guys have had good luck with it. 11s are way too much. :)
PRS are objectively extremely well made guitars, undeniable quality and attention to detail. One problem I have with them is that I prefer single coil pickups, specifically Telecasters, and they don't really have an option for that. (The Silver Sky does have single coils, but it's prohibitively expensive). My other complaint, which is perhaps seen as vain but it still matters, is that I don't like the look.
I play a Tom Anderson Tele and it has all the benefits that you mentioned above about tuning stability, weight, ergonomic design, basically a perfect guitar, but it looks how I like, and has that Tele sound that I prefer. Although for guys that play Humbuckers, and that like the look, I totally see the appeal.
when you said tom anderson for a second i thought you were talking about beavis and butthead.
Excellent video and great information!
The Tim Pierce PRS is different than yours…what model is that??? Thanks!
I find it odd that a lot of players find putting different different gauge strings and setting up, and or moding the guitar as scary, The first thing I do when i get a new out of the box guitar is rip the strings off, put the ones i want on it for a specific tuning or whatever and then do a quick setup and i learned how to do that really early on, on my own,
Wiring is a bit more understandable, but if you have a good soldering iron/gun, then guitar wiring is really basic stuff,
For me I just needed to be told how easy it was, pretty much. And in particular, how most things have no risk of permanently screwing anything up, which is where the real fear comes from. But at some point I stumbled on a very thorough "step by step setup" video and it was smooth sailing from there
My favorite PRS is the Gibson Les Paul.
Sorry to hear you have poor taste
@@Yamallama585sorry to hear you have no taste at all.
A year ago I bought a brand new PRS DGT based on solid reviews on stability, tuning, and such but that guitar would NOT stay in tune for one open D or C chord seconds after tuning. That DGT was possibly a “dud” but it was the most finicky guitar I’ve ever owned. Play a fender CS all day and night and never have to tune it - even after days in the case or on the rack.
I tried everything the PRS forum posted
Couldn’t get a hold of any kind of customer service aside from the guitar store but they could only offer so much.
I sold it after six weeks for basically half the cost.
I want to like PRS guitars and I see many great players are but it just doesn’t work for me.
Was it a PRS from 2019 onwards? Those things have issues. The 'Rona brought the worst out of guitar companies due to demand. Even Fender and Gibson have skyrocketed return rates.
Last December, after a multi-year hiatus from playing, almost on a lark really, I bought a PRS SE Standard 24. Sweetwater. New. $650 bucks. Lowest man of the PRS Totempole. I never looked back. Can't put it down. Playing now at a level beyond my ambitions without one shred of feeling like I have worked hard, even though I really have. The quality that Paul insists in his SE line should get him into heaven all by itself. A few weeks after I picked up the Standard 24 I bought a PRS SE Angelus a30e used on Reverb. Same story.
Awesome🤘🏻🤘🏻 my favorite is my MCCarty 594Hollowbody II. It’s one of my most played guitars.
The problem with PRS is that now there are way more guitar companies these days that has all the same innovation as it but more. PRS will eventually become that "traditional" brand that lacks innovation like all the other older companies because Paul still clings onto old things like fret material.
You're probably right about innovation but to be fair, you can actually hear stainless steel frets so at least there's a reason for that one.
I’ve liked PRS guitars ever since I first heard of them (when “my” guitar store first started carrying them). I wanted to buy one then, but I held off because I couldn’t find THE one that suited me. However, I really regret that now because I can’t afford one! 🥺
Am I weird if the only point that puts me off of PRSs is the aesthetics? I find the birdies somehow distracting and finishes being too "look at me". I would love just a natural finish, with round edges on the body, no binding, and maybe just one bird on the 12th fret but looking towards the headstock 🙆🏻
Honestly, PRS wise,
Fiore + Silver Sky
2021 Zach Meyers SE
S2 Mccarty 594 SC
Hollowbody 2 Piezo
Personally I think they nailed the Strat, and I was always a fan of the Gibson LP replacement, aka Mccarty Single cuts modified with the firebird controls, quality wise PRS just blows them out of the water.
I completely agree about the DGT. I love mine. I have four core PRSi and the DGT is my favourite.
I'm fundamentally a Stratocaster guy (I have nine!) but my PRS guitars are the best built guitars I own including my vintage Gibsons.
No-one mentioned the MANN trem. Silky smooth and stays in tune better than any of my Strats.
If you say "PRS" fast, it sounds like "Pierce." If you say "Pierce" slow, it sounds like "PRS." MIND BLOWING!!!
One day I will own a PRS..... love them since Alex Lifeson used them. Now Mark Tremonti. Great stuff. Best mix of the two techs and they look great
I got a new core model custom 24 from GC hollywood in 1995 still have it and it still like new having been around the world with me a few times. Best investment i ever made i find it hard to play my other guitars im so spoiled un loke all the fancy ones mine is black try finding a 95 in black i dont think they made many cheers ps it has the old pointer locking tuners and they work fine if you know the trick paul told me about !
Good video. Thanks!
Grew us as an SG guy who switched to strats for a while. Then I saw a PRS on craigslist at a great price and figured if I didn't dig it I could flip it. Gorgeous guitar and the feel ... there would be no flipping this guitar! It's now my favorite. My only beef is the wiring, it's a 1990 so original five way rotary and sweet switch which paradoxically offer lots of discrete tone choices but also limit your flexibility without a real tone knob. You are forced to learn to use the volume knob better.
Listening to tim play prs guitars makes me want to go buy one....but since I can't afford it, I have decided to make myself one from scratch!
My main gigging axe is a PRS 513. It's absolutely fantastic.
I love the look and sound of the the PRS guitars and I tried many of them, but the feel just wasn't right for me. I ended up getting a Tom Anderson Bobcat which solves all the same problems the PRS models do. The great thing about today's guitar market is that we have so many wonderful builders to choose from.
for a long time I didn't know about PRS... when they were on my radar I was very interested in them and eventually got a brand new SE. shortly after getting it I tried to open the truss rod cover; the screw broke in half and was stuck in the guitar, which put me off of PRS. Maybe one day I'll try another one, but for now I'm happy with the guitars I have.
I really hope dgt se comes to life. I can't bring myself to spend 3500 on the real thing
PRS DGT US CORE is way better than Indonesian made SE. Putting DGT's name is just a marketing ploy. How many times did DGT use his Indonesian made SE??? Yeah, I thought so. And, yes, it's way cheaper. I own the US Core; worth every penny.
(P.S. And this goes for all SE's. Grab the US Core or if budget is short, the S2; no regrets. Never the Indonesian.)
I'm half way through your video, I pick up my Strat and what do you know it is balanced, has a horn for the strap, and NO bends at the nut. What? Good thing PRS has the ability to change things. :)
I must be an odd man out. I have a Custom 24-08. I have tried many methods to keep it in tune but it will go out in 5 minutes of sitting. Every time I pick it up it is out of tune. And not just a little bit like I would expect. Slightly annoying! My Tele is barely better. The one that stays in tune consistently is my ESP LTD. I do my own guitar work and they are all set up to my standards (same strings, action, winds around the tuners etc). Kind of weird.
2002 ce22 here. Tim mentions them being light. Oddly mine is really heavy, like LP heavy.
Love that guitar though.....
DAMN!! Whenever I want a guitar from Sweetwater - I have to PAY FOR IT!! No one ever gave me a FREE GUITAR for making a video on RUclips!! They need to STOP doing this. Everyone else has to pay for it. I know I sure as HELL have!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬
My 2 PRS were amazing and nothing but trouble at the same time. Just like driving a BMW. One had a paint peeling and electronics problem. The other the bridge simply collapsed. At the same time no guitar plays like a PRS, their quality in my personal experience is utterly deplorable. I became a Fender single coil musician and never looked back.
I could be wrong about this, but AFAIK the scale length is a little different on the McCarty 594's. That guitar was made in a collaboration with Ted McCarty, VP of Gibson in the early days. Between '58 and '60 the Les Paul's were supposed to have a scale length of 25.5 but because of an error at the factory, those were made with a 25.594 scale length. With the McCarty 594's, Paul wanted to recapture the magic of those early Gibsons so he purposefully made the scale length 25.594, hence the name, McCarty 594.
I have a '95 Custom 24 and a '98 McCarty. I can set them both up with paper thin action but I also have a '15 Hollowbody II and that one doesn't set up as low. The irony is I use 9 - 46 on the first 2 and the OEM gauge 11s on the HBII. Even with a higher action (comparatively), it plays like butter. I picked up a Silver Sky when they came out and that one doesn't have a low action either. It's set up with 10-52 (tuned down 1/2 step) and has a beautiful, silky smooth feel as well.
If I could only keep 2, it would be the McCarty and the Silver Sky. They are completely stock and perfect right out of the case. But that would be a fight. The Custom 24 was my first PRS and I played many gigs and studio sessions with it. The HB II is so sweet, I would be plotting and scheming to get another.
Ok, I give up! I ain't pickin' just one favorite!
USA Paul Reed Smith guitars win in looks, tone and playability. They're prohibitively expensive, but that doesn't change the fact.