The PRS NF3 is the Best Guitar Youtubers don’t promote
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
- No one is paid to promote the PRS NF3 so you haven't heard about it. That doesn't stop it from being one of the best guitars you can buy with a stellar reputation within the guitar community
This is the Q guitar, flying under the radar, the PRS NF3
Utkarsh Mohan is a Singapore based writer, musician and artist of Indian origin. Formerly in corporate senior management, he now pursues his passions and is also the owner of the Ministry of Guitar collection
You can also follow him on Instagram @ministryofguitar 
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Who knew it would be a PRS?
😂😂😂😂😂
I'd have never guessed!
Haha I remember him mentioning this guitar is really underrated in an earlier video, so I figured it was this one going in.
😂😁
Does this guy own part of PRS or something? Big time shareholder?
A good guitar is a guitar that inspires you to play as often as possible...
A paraphrase of Master Dave Simpson.
I get what you mean - but I "trained" myself to look inwards for the inspiration, and to find out how to express that - and learning how to dial in the most usable sounds on whatever firewood that was in my hands. There are STILL tricks to playing that nobody goes over in any videos. When you know them, it's facepalm stuff.
It's nice to have an agile partner
When you're performing a
Synchronized finger dance
Hmmm, I would say $1500 is still VERY expensive, I wouldn’t call that a budget guitar - in this day and age, with the global economy being what it is, certainly the average player (I’m talking about people who play guitar as a hobby, not professional musicians or anyone making a living through playing guitar) in the UK would not have that amount of disposable income to spend on one. I don’t think that value for money is the selling point of this guitar. It’s certainly a very interesting, innovative and unique guitar, in terms of the pick-ups they have developed, and it sounds great in a mix, it seems to cut through really nicely. What I found even more interesting was something you touched on briefly that I wasn’t aware of - the PRS tele models. They have obviously caught on to the fact that the Tele is SO popular right now, with musicians of all genres, all ages and all levels, that’s why I said in the video I’ve just put out that Fender is the future and they will leave Gibson in the dust; PRS are pivoting away from copying the Les Paul to copying starts and teles. If that’s not the canary in the mine for Gibson I don’t know what is.
I feel Gibson will be fine. They do have the best guitar, one can buy, in the Les Paul. And they have the PAF. They will never overtake Fender, I am a tele guy myself, but, with Epiphone in their pocket, they also have the budget/ mid priced guitar market covered. As long as there are guitar playing people with a lot of money, there will be a market for Gibson. One thing in Gibson's favor is that they are now in Tennessee, instead of Michigan, and more centrally located in the U.S. Fender is stuck in commiefornia.
I think Leo got it right thefirst time. Tele's are my favorite. For PRS to go after the telecaster is crazy.
@@johndaugherty4127 Teles are the original and best, which is the point I’ve just made in my latest video. PRS are doing something smart, just look at the success of the Silver Sky; they did it with the Strat, so it’s the next logical step.
@@johndaugherty4127 The Les Paul is demonstrably not the best guitar you can buy; very far from it!! I’m sure Utkarsh will agree, there are SO many better guitars for the same money and they’re generally not made by Gibson. And they don’t have the lower end of the market sewn up at all - Epiphone are pricing themselves out of that market, which is really dumb. The competition is FIERCE in the budget end; Squiers are a far better product and better value, but even they are under attack now from Harley Benton and others at the lowest end, and the PRS SE range is far higher quality than anything Epiphone do for the same price.
In the US they’re now about $2500
Ouch
I have a PRS Studio, which has 2 Narrowfield and a 58/15 LT Humbucker at the bridge and overall it feels like the most perfect guitar in terms of sounds, feel, and construction. I had always wondered why I didn't see many Narrowfields out in the field, but I'm starting to see them more often. It's almost like a mix of both humbucker and single coil with its own distinctive tone.
if it had a fixed hardtail bridge i would love it. im sure its a fine instrument as is
I’m a hardtail only guy. My prs se stays in tune amazing. Bends still feel weird. But it always goes back to perfectly in tune. Even the SE trems are solid
I remember last year PRS saying that another NF - the NF53 - was their best selling model; of course they were lying through their teeth. It was a good guitar, unreasonably expensive (as always with PRS) but they infuriated most people by trying to promote it as the "Tele killer". I can't recall what was the story with the NF3 but it was probably very similar (good instrument, very expensive for what it was, "Strat killer"? ) And of course it didn't hold it's value - you're right, you can get them now on the used market for a reasonable price. What is the problem with PRS? They constantly want to innovate (e.g. the NF pickups) in a market that isn't looking for innovations. And they are selling their stuff at prices few people want to pay. Is innovation a good thing? Not necessarily in music, especially when you have a million cheap choices of gear that can get the job done. So understandably when 99% of people want a Fendery single coil tone they won't try to get it out of an NF pickup.
Ha ha. Tele killer.... The tele has left many guitars in the dust.
nice feel in your playing.. hope to see hear more playing, and getting a lot from your biz focused talks. Thank you!
Thank you
PRS and other companies have lots of cool models that are out of production. And of course people who are paid to promote the newest stuff aren't going to promote something that's out of production. You seldom see them talk about the thing they're promoting now six months later.
I had bought that exact same guitar - A black maple neck NF3 when they first came out. Had it for a years and for some reason I sold it. Regret selling that guitar everyday. We all have one that got away.
Or three.
Yes, I had a 1977 - 4005 Rickenbacker hollow body bass, which I got in 77. Sold it in 1980. it's worth over $10,000 today. I saw it in a pawn shop in 1992, but didn't buy it. That's 2 regrets.
Gretsch G5220 very underrated guitar 🎸 indeed.
gretsch is an underrated brand in general for guitars and drums
Bought a G5421 red with parlour pickguard, very nice for the price (€339 few years ago).
Funny thing is, I originally thought that is what the silver sky was going to look like.
great video.never heard of that particular PRS,but watching your video and listening to your playing at the end that guitar caught my attention.
Thanks. It’s a nice one to check out
PRS certainly makes the prettiest guitars. I bought an SE 594, that was beautiful, when I started playing again, but the e strings kept rolling off the fingerboard because of the rolled fingerboard edges, which I hate. Pawned that guitar to get a birthday present for my son.
That’s not normal for a McCarty 594 SE. You probably got a really rare dud. The strings shouldn’t be rolling off the board. In fact, I don’t even think the edges on the SE are technically rolled, as I’m recalling from my friend’s. They aren’t sharp, but I don’t really think they’re rolled either. I’ve never even seen rolled fingerboards being mentioned on any spec sheets or reviews. Maybe they just round it off a hair at the most, but there is definitely still plenty of an edge on both sides to work with. I don’t think PRS has the time to be rolling the fingerboards at the SE price point.
It is also possible the nut width was narrower than you are used to, so the string spacing wasn’t wide enough for your playing style. Or maybe it was just your technique didn’t yet adjust if you were out of practice and first coming back into it (no criticism meant). Sometimes it’s not the guitar but the person not being used to that guitar spec.
I hope your son got something nice and that you got another guitar that you love!
@@MashaT22 Thank you. I tend not to judge a whole company from a sample of one. I have heard so manygood things about PRS. I bought it off Reverb. It sounded killer and I was just starting to get back into guitar after a 30+ year hiatus, with a nerve damaged left hand. However, I am happy to report that my obstinate practicing has greatly improved my abilities.
@@MashaT22 oh yeah! I ended up with a "goldfoil" telecaster that is a lifer, an Epi SG Modern that is ok, a KILLER Epi Slash goldtop and a Gibson Les Paul Classic. I am def getting there! I had an Epi Firebird tjatwas incredible, but there was a crack by the headstock. But nothing beats that tele with ebony fretboard and mini humbucker's.
I'm not talking about them because I can't afford one! LOL🤔🤪😜
Just buy a Korean guitar, they're just as good for about $500 new.
Remarkable that 5 days later they release the SE NF3
Interesting thoughts about marketing incentives... many guitars that were released before mass guitar youtube seem to have little to no video presence. I see the most community value with good documenting these types of guitars (ie Josh Scott)
When we watch you we learn so much more than just about guitars. Well done sir. You’re a unicorn in a world of horses.
Like your channel. It seems like the year of the budget guitar. So many brands have good quality for the price. Have you ever thought of doing a segment on the sub $500.00 guitar.
I should. I need to procure more of them to have an updated opinion first
Does it sound like the SAS narrowfield?
I'm definitely checking out the SE NF3 when it comes out. I think the narrowfields work better in a strat trio than the tele duo.
hmm. those buckers look to be around Filtertron size. interesting.
i've been watching your channel for a few weeks because i don't really like PRS's and i want to find one i like (SE range, i'm not a man of means). i kinda like the McCarty's, and i think the frontrunner for a PRS SE purchase for me would be the Zac Myers. it's got a tasty, old school rock-n-roll mid push.
but the thing i am REALLY waiting for is for the "PRS Teles" to hit the SE range. i love *non-standard* Telecasters. i collect them, slowly lol, and i have 2. a Squire Contemporary Tele that i am itching to put Dimarzios in, and a Fender HH FMT Special Edition etc etc. it has a bad name, so i just call it the Bastardcaster. if you ever got your hands on one, you'd know why. it's essentially a Les Paul in a Telecaster "shape". Powered by Seymour Duncan. Pearly Gates bridge, 59 neck. i don't know why, but i think you'd love it.
the next 2 "Teles" i plan on getting are a Schecter PT Fastback, and a Charvel Tele that will take some doing because it's a bit expensive.
if PRS bring their Teles to the SE line, they shoot straight to the top of my list. the Myles Kennedy is gorgeous, but at over $3000AU i will never own one.
I ordered a used one from Guitar Center and when it Arrived I did not like it mainly because the guitar needed a set up really bad. Must have been a country picker using it because the strings were buzzing all over the place. So I decided I didn’t want the headache and I just bought a new guitar.
You should honestly check out Eastman guitars. If Gibson is overpriced (and they are), PRS is way more overpriced. Their USA cores are like $4500-$5000 which is as much as a custom shop guitar from Gibson but nobody compares those two. Eastman beats all of them and pretty much are the only brand worth their price tag if you ask me.
Kanami Tono of Band-Maid plays PRS,Custom 24.
I have seen Jimmy Herring playing one of those.
how much does it weigh?
“Musicians are dreamers”. Beautifully stated and true.😅
I never really paid much attention to this PRS model. Would like to try one out and see how those pups sound. I definitely didn’t care much for the Gibson mini humbuckers on the Les Paul Deluxe models in the 1970’s. I owned 3 different ones back in the day.
They sound very different from the mini humbuckers I’ve experienced so far
Man, I had a 1976 Bicentennial Firebird, and it was the best sounding guitar I ever heard since. I know what you mean about the 70's Les Pauls. Those mini's seemed a little anemic to me.
@@johndaugherty4127 I know what you’re saying about the Firebirds. They sounded awesome! Definitely different pups from the mini humbuckers.
I remember these and felt the Silver Sky is just an NF3 with some Fender DNA added.
Of course it’s a prs 😅 cool guitar
A $1500 guitar in not an inexpensive guitar. This is the big disconnect today between guitar players. If someone is going to spend $1500 on a guitar, even as 'functional' as the one in this video, they will likely go to their brand of choice. Nobody is going to spend full price on a 'functional' guitar that doesn't have something they are looking for, specifically. These middle ground pickups are the reason why. It's the same thing that made PRS a brand: something between a Fedner and Gibson, that's a PRS guitar. This may not be popular among PRS fans, but that's the reality. They are their own thing, of course, but it doesn't stray far from either influence. The korina alone makes this guitar too expensive for the average musician, and those who actually want a guitar made of korina are not looking for this tyoe of guitar. I'm sure it's a fine playing, well built guitar that has a unique sound. But if that were all it took to make a particular model successful, then we'd have stopped buying a long time ago.
Welp, PRS SE now has an NF3
My Les Paul sounds amazing...... so does my strat...... and my SG...... oh and my tele..... and did i mention my jazzmaster?
Shijie...TRY ONE. Unknown Gems. Custom shop build quality. You won't be disappointed. Watch Phillip McKnight's or Trogly;s reviews, and the shop video.
Seen many during my trips to Japan. Never tried one. Perhaps next time
I have played and owned a lot of guitars. I have not played or seen one of these in person.
But I submit my guitar that fits this space of wide capability, comfort to the hand and pleasing tonal range is the Yamaha Revstar P90 Standard for under $1000 new. I have not yet played the MIJ Pro version which is about the price of the PRS you discuss new ($2400 USD+/-). But I am not a particular fanboy of any company. I tend to really like Eastwood of Canada for example, they do remakes of a lot of vintage styles to modern standards of construction and playability. I also like Yamaha a lot as their products are high value and extremely well designed as well.
There are a number of videos of Jimmy Herring playing with the NF3 and it sounds amazing
Not a fan of poly finish and plastic pickguard. It would be nice to see a nitro finish or at least something without the pickguard. Something like PRS fiore. Hardtail option would also be nice.
I would love to see them bring it back in nitro
It should be freaking good ... these things costed around a 3000 usd in 2011 ( vs 1200 for an Fender American Standard strat ) 😂
Best guitar utube channel that utube dosent promote!
Not sure if this is a coincidence, but the NF3 SE seems it was leaked on reverb by mistake just recently. Looks really cool!! the SE version I saw was rosewood and with birds. Looking forward to it!!
Is that right? I had no idea
@@ministryofguitaryep. Check it out in the PRs forum. There is a thread there 👌🏻
If you know how to level crown and polish frets, adjust truss rod, and set pickup and string heights, you can buy a cheaper guitar, save that labor cost, and end up with a guitar that will that plays so well, you’ll be wondering where the rest of the cost went to other than in Paul’s pocket. lol
My favorite is the 1987 strat plus, lace sensor pickups, locking tuners and I float the bridge.
Speaking of PRS....the SVN STEALTH IS A GREAT GUITAR.
Of all the guitars on that wall it's that dark horse of a 7 string on the right that's my favourite.
I have 2 of them. 😊
The SVN Stealth is indeed epic. I covered it briefly in one previous collection video. You have two. Well done !
Nah... there is a reason why they stopped producing all guitars loaded with these pickups . People are afraid they won't be able to replace the pickups for something else . Even if you find a person like me - who never changes pickups - I would still rather stay away from something that has limited options for hardware swap . It is hard to sell it online also because it is not a "looker" like PRS guitars with fancy tops . The only good thing about the look of this guitar is that it has a better looking headstock than in the Silver Sky model
You say it's a "clean" guitar, as "clean as you can get", but wtf does that even mean please...?
Looks like PRS based it on a G&L.
I feel you can benefit from expanding your guitar manufacturer palette, and it would bring more credibility to your appraisal of a "best guitar" or "hidden gem".
The Narrowfield pickups simply sound different but they don't sound good. That's why the guitar failed. They don't do anything more than a set of Duncan Duckbuckers.
As an alternative, an excellent manufacturer of Mini-humbucker pickups is DiMarzio. Their Fast Track produces a much more powerful single coil sound that can compete with a full size humbucker, so if that is the tone you want, an Ibanez Andy Timmons model is a far better alternative to the NF3.
Since you mention it, me and my friends were trying to put a finger on the difference in the feel between PRS vs something like a James Tyler, Suhr or Ibanez the other day. I don’t have much experience with the former two since I don’t live much in the strat land but I have bought and sold many Ibanez’s over the years (the 1990 UV7 is the one that stays). The best analogy we could come with is that those three companies make incredibly high performance guitars which are dialed to 10 and make you play a certain way. PRS on the other hand is super high performance yet somehow has the forgiveness and ability to dial back like a Gibson or Fender. Not a perfect analogy and I have no clue what it means in technical terms, but the summary of our subjective experience and hundreds of guitar owned and played (between the three of us)
@@ministryofguitar So, the only reason I brought up the Ibanez AT, was because of the pickup set. Ibanez is a rebadger. Their finest guitars are made by Fujigen and they have various plants in China/Indonesia produce their low and mid-tier models. James Tyler also sources parts from Japan. In my opinion, you're better off buying from the house brand 😉 My favorite guitars are Japanese (in particular my Burny and FGN Les Paul Customs). However in my opinion if you want a Strat, nobody makes a better one than G&L.
Nah, Chapman ML3 is underrated
I love PRS but their pickups and the price they put on them is a farce. You could literally open the Dimarzio or Seymour Duncan page close your eyes and randomly choose a set and it would be better than whatever model PRS put in the guitar.
Guitar reveal at 5:40. 5:40!!!
Talking about an inflated market and presenting a guitar that costs over 2k while the flooded used market is full of excellent guitars for around 1k ?
With all respect, man you seem a little bit outside of it all
Of course it’s a PRS lol 😅
😂😂😂😂😂
A read title as the best guitar youtubers, don't promote. Namely they dont promote at all. Is there any such guitar youtuber? I doubt it.
lol everyone posts stuff about PRS guitars all the time
what I want to know is why Paul switched from WMIC to Cor-Tek and he never picks up the question or gives an answer
hard pass, I don't buy Cor-Tek there are many other guitars that don't have blood history
Keep PRS under the radar. That guy will say anything to sell overvalued guitars.💩
Funny, in 7 days and bang there's an SE NF3
Just an amazing coincidence. I should do such videos with more forgotten guitars
Not impressed. Never heard of it or an NF53 or a Miles Kennedy.
You make it sound like RUclipsrs are deliberately not promoting a product and then we find out it's a PRS that isn't even made any more. Great way to make me waste my time watching as it took you ages to get to the point. Time waster.
Wow. This guy talks SO MUCH and in a barely intelligible manner too. GET TO THE POINT MAN, unless you're dragging this on for Ads of course and I thought Jordan Peterson was verbose. Moving on now, I get Migraines from this channel.