Falling in Love

I was always a fan of PRS guitars; when I was playing back in the 90's, they were always (price wise) out of reach. I saw my first couple in Kosmic music, and was taken my the shape and style of the guitar, could never afford one at the time ... fast forward to the 10's and PRS bought out the SE range, which were mostly affordable, due to moves in jobs, etc, so I finally bought a PRS in January 2011 (click pic for unboxing):

Which I then modded to have an internal Roland pickup system in September of that same year (click pic for installation story):

Then I realised I could afford the guitar I'd lusted after all those years ago, so bought a PRS CE (the early model) from eBay USA, I watched it for a while (months!) an the seller couldn't sell it, not sure why, it might be because everyone wants the 'tiger stripes' of a PRS, but I actually prefer the solid colours; anyway, the Aussie dollar was riding high against the US greenback, so finally bit the bullet, paid a bit for import taxes (anything over $au1k attracts a processing fee + 10% of value) and now own this beauty (the pic is after the clean up):

Even further down the track (last year), I bought a SAS (Swamp Ash Special) in green:

And I see there is another Red PRS Electric on Reverb at the moment .... although it's a bit beat up .... hmmmm .....

Cheers

Richard

TIG ... you've got it right. It's a powerful yet enjoyable affliction that most guitarists have.

NEO ... those are some gorgeous PRS's in your custody. While I'm not a fan of ceramic magnet pickups (both EMG and PRS use them) they are extremely playable guitars, and their build quality is second to none. Is that a Roland Piezo bridge in the second pic? Very nice!

That last one is amazing; what a gorgeous guitar! I'm a sucker for natural woods (is that Zebra Wood?) and the pattern is well-suited to a neck-thru construction like you've got there. I'll bet it has lots of sustain, and the variable scale gives you lots of drop-tuning options. What do the mini toggles do? Coil splitting?

There ... I just drooled on my laptop!

Wow ... very nice, Neo! I played one of these neck-thru -body bass guitars by ESP / LTD a couple years ago, and almost bought it. Even though it's relatively inexpensive (about $750) it sounded great, had lots of sustain, and looks absolutely stunning. The 3 smaller knobs are EQ boost/cut knobs (low-mid-high freq), as it has active pickups. That walnut top ... whoa, baby!

Pretty impressive! you might want to test the stockers b4 swapping out found this .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bsx4HqHGWo

How much for the EMG's and is there special hook ups for them since active?

are you trying for "new" price?

I've played EMG 81/85s before, and don't particularly care for their tone (Alnico V magnets). I'll just bypass / eliminate the battery pack and go straight to the output jack, because the P-Rails are passives. They have the coil splitting option (which I like) but not just for single / humbucker. The splits give the guitarist a single rail / P90 / humbucker option on each pickup, and the ring-mounted switches allow for any combination of them ... nice.

https://www.seymourduncan.com/pickup/p- … et-black-3

They guy who does my wiring will take the EMGs, and we've talked about the money difference. Nothing's purchased yet, so it's not done till it's done.

Gotta stay warm!

Especially where your living!

The wood is actually furniture grade lumber, and it took 2 trips with a half-ton truck to bring it all home. There's enough here to build a complete set of kitchen cabinets (and then some), but don't tell my wife ... it'll be a surprise for her birthday in April! Here's a pic of the stack I got, as it was shown on KIJIJI before I bought it. There was a bit of water damage on a few pieces, but I got it for approx. 1/3 of what it would cost at a hardwood dealer:

Richard and everyone, until I got my Rogue "Beatle Bass" ALL my guitars were blue. I had 4 at once (not expensive). Takamine Jasmine (acc/elec), a Galveston acc/electr, bass, a Fender Strat, and the Epi Les Paul Studio.

Funny, isn't it how some of us musicians have that "fetish" for a certain color, or other attributes on their instruments?

I'm reminded of Dizzie Gillespie and that bent-upward horn end of his trumpet;  some folks want the same color as Chet Atkins' "Country Gentleman" in the same color as Chet's; and was it Sammy Hagar who only played red Strats? and so on.

I like Richard's black and red 6-string (model name?) and wouldn't mind going off the blue for one like that.

Can y'all think of any other guitarists who do this?

Bill

It's a cheapie I got in the 90's; we had a music store within walking distance of my work, for a couple of weeks I went down most lunchtimes and picked this one out ...

It's a Denver EF240 ...

Cheers

Richard