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Post by Hohn on Nov 18, 2006 22:49:21 GMT -7
This was some seriously happening tone. I'm not sure which /13 amp is was, but it was a screamer.
I REALLY like the PRS axe, which I'm not prone to do. The neck felt like it was made for my hands. It was a solid rw neck w/ Brazilian fretboard. Smokin tone from clean to scream and everuthing in between!
Since I liked that neck profile so much, anyone know roughly the dimensions of it? What I'm not sure how the PRS neck sizing works, all I know is that this one really worked for me and I'd love to replicate that exact carve in a partscaster or parts LP fiddle someday..
Please, chime in if you know anything about PRS necks.
jh
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Post by nitehawk55 on Nov 19, 2006 4:14:54 GMT -7
PRS necks come in Std which is a lot like the 50's Les Paul or wide thin and wide fat . If the guitar had a tag it would have the specs on it . What model of PRS was it ? , a custom or McCarty ?? The McCarty's all have the WF neck . The rosewood being unfinished gives the neck a nice satin feel and are supposed to resonate more although I'd argue that .
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Post by mudskipper on Nov 19, 2006 6:05:17 GMT -7
here's some numbers i found on PRS necks.
================================================================= PRS NECK CARVE (width at nut, depth at nut)
* Regular – 1 21/32”, 27/32” * Wide Fat – 1 11/16”, 27/32” * Wide Thin – 1 11/16”, 25/32” * Santana – 1 21/32” * Custom 22/12 - 1 47/64"
* Wide Fat neck only available on 22 fret models * Wide Thin neck has a thinner profile front to back than Wide Fat, 22 and 24 fret models * Regular neck is 1/32 narrower and not quite as thick front to back as Wide Fat neck. Only available on the Custom and Standard 24.
PRS Radius: 10” on all guitars and basses except 11 1/2” on the Santana II and Custom 22/12
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Post by Hohn on Nov 19, 2006 10:53:46 GMT -7
I'm pretty sure this was a McCarty, if nothing else because it wasn't a doublecut or singlecut, and there aren't many models where the solid rw neck is an option. The rw neck FELT unfinished, but the sales guy (store owner, quite knowledgeable and gets personal calls from Tom Anderson of TAG) says that there is in fact a tiny amount of finish on it just to seal the wood to PRS can warranty the neck.
This must have been the Wide Fat-- certainly felt better than a Custom 24 I once played with the Wide Thin profile...
Loved that axe, but $2600 is pretty steep for a 100% machine made guitar with just a natural finish...
jmo
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Post by nitehawk55 on Nov 19, 2006 15:08:26 GMT -7
Hohn , do you recall if the tuners had plastic tulip tuners like a Gibson ? Only McCarty's have those . I prefer the WF neck too which all of mine have , wide thin makes my hand cramp after a while .
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Post by sonicgator on Nov 19, 2006 16:58:00 GMT -7
The only "non-custom" PRS's available with RW necks are the McCarty and Modern Eagle models to my knowledge. I have a PRS McCarty Rosewood that I absolutely love. Mudskipper nailed the neck dimensions for you and I can tell you from many hours of playing that the neck feels great. I'm not sold on necks with heavy finish, so I tend to stay away from those, even other PRS models. However, the McCarty RW is a phenomenal guitar and I cannot wait to play it through the SRZ-65!
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Post by Hohn on Nov 19, 2006 17:41:23 GMT -7
Yes, it did have those plastic Kluson-style keystone tuners.
Musta been a McCarty. It was a sweet guitar. My small hands really took to the shorter scale length, and it's just a little longer than an LP, and this seems to give it just the exrta tension it needs to sound good.
I really like that 25" scale!
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Post by sonicgator on Nov 19, 2006 18:47:15 GMT -7
Yes, it did have those plastic Kluson-style keystone tuners. Musta been a McCarty. It was a sweet guitar. My small hands really took to the shorter scale length, and it's just a little longer than an LP, and this seems to give it just the exrta tension it needs to sound good. I really like that 25" scale! For me, the PRS is my LP...lots of great rock-n-roll tones in that thing! Playing some Zep just sounds so right on the McCarty. Tonally, it's on the opposite end of the spectrum from my Anderson or even my EVH Music Man...more of that midrange, in-your-face rock sound with a real throaty sound; my other guitars are more about clarity, spank, and smoothness. Anyway, as you can tell, I'm lovin' the PRS and love the extra tones I get in my arsenal from the guitar.
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Post by johngourlay on Nov 20, 2006 0:19:35 GMT -7
I sold my CU22 in order to reduce the number of guitars I have. I really missed it and got a McCarty. Lovely guitar. The rotary PU selector on the CU22 is hard work if your eyesight is shot! I like those 513's but they are seriously expensive. Anyone tried one?
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Post by sonicgator on Nov 20, 2006 4:27:23 GMT -7
I sold my CU22 in order to reduce the number of guitars I have. I really missed it and got a McCarty. Lovely guitar. The rotary PU selector on the CU22 is hard work if your eyesight is shot! I like those 513's but they are seriously expensive. Anyone tried one? I tried one through an RxES once. The neck felt good and it's a neat concept, but nothing about the tones I was getting really stood out to me as special or different. The single coil sounds did not impress me and I only found 2 of the 13 pickup options to be even decent sounding; I had wanted a 513 until then. Maybe I was having a bad tone day, but that Tele sure sounded nice through the RxES.
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Post by dock66 on Nov 20, 2006 8:38:52 GMT -7
My 94 PRS Custom 24 is one of the best sounding PRS guitars I have.May be it is a luck of a draw.
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Post by johngourlay on Nov 20, 2006 11:54:50 GMT -7
Yeah, I suppose 13 pu options is a bit much, the simplicity of the Tele really appeals, and the superb tones of course. Music Man have a new guitar out that looks good (Sihouette 20th anni).
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Post by nitehawk55 on Nov 20, 2006 18:28:33 GMT -7
My McCarty soapbar Std. sounds awsome through my Maz ! ;D
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Post by guitarstan on Nov 22, 2006 15:33:20 GMT -7
Hey Fellows....I haven't posted in a while but thought I'd chime in on this....I have 4 PRS's and dearly love them all. They are from the late 90's and have the neck heel that some pundits don't like. I have no issues with them other than they are great! Pricey maybe....yea OK.... I played professionally back in the late 60' and early seventy's, I've owned 4 killer 50's LP's and ole Strats from the same era. I've had a 60's model ES 355 and many others.....what can I say....I love a guitar that plays well and sounds good. The PRS's I have rule. I wouldn't trade them for a any of my old guitars unless I was in a nostalgic mood.
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Post by nitehawk55 on Nov 22, 2006 15:44:56 GMT -7
True they are great guitars guitarstan but the hell of owning such nice guitars is you want to baby the darn things so you don't mess them up ! I think the 5 way rotary is my biggest beef with the custom 22 too but I manage with it because I don't want to change it . Both my CE 22 and McCarty have the 3 way which all McCarty's have . I'd like to get a bucker version ofthe McCarty sometime in the all mahogany body like my soapbar , I think thay sound warmer .
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Post by dock66 on Nov 22, 2006 18:07:52 GMT -7
Hey Fellows....I haven't posted in a while but thought I'd chime in on this....I have 4 PRS's and dearly love them all. They are from the late 90's and have the neck heel that some pundits don't like. I have no issues with them other than they are great! Pricey maybe....yea OK.... I played professionally back in the late 60' and early seventy's, I've owned 4 killer 50's LP's and ole Strats from the same era. I've had a 60's model ES 355 and many others.....what can I say....I love a guitar that plays well and sounds good. The PRS's I have rule. I wouldn't trade them for a any of my old guitars unless I was in a nostalgic mood. Hey Stan, It has been a while.......glad to see you chimed in . ;D
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Post by johngourlay on Nov 24, 2006 13:29:27 GMT -7
A young guy wrote in the UK mag 'Guitarist' that PRS's are for old people with money and that any Gibson LP has far more pedigree and tone. I had an LP for 9 months, never got on with it and the workmanship was poor overall. My McCarty is gorgeous, I'm still tempted by the single cut as well though.
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Post by Hohn on Nov 24, 2006 15:13:57 GMT -7
I've played a fair number of Les Pauls and I'm struck at the variance of quality within the line. I played a Page sig model that was incredible, and I've played some reissues that were really duds.
True, the LP has more history and pedigree, but in my experience PRS is consistently higher quality. Any one LP might be better than any one PRS, but on average, the PRSs seem to me to be more consistent as an aggregate.
Justin
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