MarkDyson
Blues Hound Wannabe
They make a semi-hollow too...
(jus' sayin')
I'm more than content with my S2 Singlecut semi-hollow; but, Dayum, that looks nice.
They make a semi-hollow too...
(jus' sayin')
I'm a little surprised Sweetwater shipped it without fresh strings!
That is one beautiful looking guitar JP. I hope it sounds as good as it looks, and you have many happy years together.
There have been a few threads recently featuring PRS guitars and I must say they are fine looking pieces. I've never played one, but this is tempting me to try some out when things get safe again.I gotta say, I am really becoming a fan of PRS.
John, congrats on the new Vela. Enjoy it a very long time.Got my Vela today!
But as far as sound goes, I finally have a guitar that sounds different. By that I mean that the bridge humbucker can crunch when full (but not a chest thumping crunch) and it can sound rather "chimey" when split (I think the brass saddles have a lot to do with both). The neck single coil has a unique sound as well and it can sound very clean with the volume rolled off or it can have a nice "chunk" to it that almost sounds like a humbucker but with less compression.
Otherwise, I am indeed a very happy camper!
John, congrats on the new Vela. Enjoy it a very long time.
I have been very vocal on here about my passion for PRS guitars. I have three and there is no doubt my next will be built in Annapolis. On my purchases thus far, and any future purchases, there has been a guy on the PRS forum that has been (will be) huge help to me. He is a gigging musician in the Boston area, owns somewhere between a dozen and 20 PRS guitars, and when he tips his head PRS model numbers fall out. Whenever he goes to a gig it is his Vela that is his primary guitar.
When I bought my last guitar, my Santana, he tried to convince me to get a Vela. Unfortunately, my decision was based on emotion rather than logic. Being a Santana fan I just always wanted one. But when I was looking he tried to explain the difference in the Vela sound and it just didn't "click" what he was trying to say. You came a lot closer to making it comprehensible. Thank you.
Should I have another NGD I continue to vacillate between a DGT and a McCarty 594. Latest Vegas odds have the McCarty at 3:2. But I really need to look at an S2.
John, congrats again on the gorgeous new guitar.