JPsuff
Blackstar Artist
OK, so I get home from work today and I open up my new PRS and...Wow!
I gotta say, PRS makes a very nice guitar.
First of all, it's darker than the Sweetwater pics (which is what I was hoping for) and truly is an amber color rather than the yellowy look the pics showed -- and it looks awesome!
The neck feels very comfortable and even the fret ends are sanded down to get rid of the sharp edges.
The action was a bit high and I've been gradually lowering it in small increments and I think another quarter-turn or so ought to do it.
But the sound...
The sound is gorgeous!
The neck pup is smooth and very balanced with no "boomy-ness" at all.
The bridge pup is solid and not twangy even in overdrive.
But the thing that really amazes me is how well they split.
From humbucker to single coil they each have their own individual voice and there is zero loss in volume.
Played clean, it sounds very warm with well-behaved lows, smooth mids and highs and more than enough punch when I dig in. The bridge pup (in humbucker) sounds really nice and could easily handle smooth Jazz or quiet strumming -- which is something I never thought I'd say about any bridge pickup.
When switched to single-coil, there's still a remarkable level of smoothness but still plenty of single-coil bite if I want it.
The fit and finish is flawless and the thing that struck me the most was that for a 25-inch scale guitar, it's actually quite small. It's shorter than my Strat by about an inch and a half and it's even a bit shorter than my Epi LP Custom.
All in all, I can't say a bad thing about this guitar!
And I'm more than a little impressed by all the features this guitar has - the maple cap, the brass saddle points, the "played-in" fret dressing and of course the sound -- and all of it packed into a guitar that retails for under a grand.
Hats off to PRS!
They really know how to make a great guitar!
I gotta say, PRS makes a very nice guitar.
First of all, it's darker than the Sweetwater pics (which is what I was hoping for) and truly is an amber color rather than the yellowy look the pics showed -- and it looks awesome!
The neck feels very comfortable and even the fret ends are sanded down to get rid of the sharp edges.
The action was a bit high and I've been gradually lowering it in small increments and I think another quarter-turn or so ought to do it.
But the sound...
The sound is gorgeous!
The neck pup is smooth and very balanced with no "boomy-ness" at all.
The bridge pup is solid and not twangy even in overdrive.
But the thing that really amazes me is how well they split.
From humbucker to single coil they each have their own individual voice and there is zero loss in volume.
Played clean, it sounds very warm with well-behaved lows, smooth mids and highs and more than enough punch when I dig in. The bridge pup (in humbucker) sounds really nice and could easily handle smooth Jazz or quiet strumming -- which is something I never thought I'd say about any bridge pickup.
When switched to single-coil, there's still a remarkable level of smoothness but still plenty of single-coil bite if I want it.
The fit and finish is flawless and the thing that struck me the most was that for a 25-inch scale guitar, it's actually quite small. It's shorter than my Strat by about an inch and a half and it's even a bit shorter than my Epi LP Custom.
All in all, I can't say a bad thing about this guitar!
And I'm more than a little impressed by all the features this guitar has - the maple cap, the brass saddle points, the "played-in" fret dressing and of course the sound -- and all of it packed into a guitar that retails for under a grand.
Hats off to PRS!
They really know how to make a great guitar!
