Franken PRS

[gwEm]

I respectfully disagree, good sir, and I present Exhibit A for the defence

the camo-burst look sucks. i do agree the ESP style camo on a proper carved top PRS would be awesome.

i also like the guitar that started this thread

[exoslime]

the franken prs looks great, , i think the work he has put into, the relic process, done really awesome, thumbs up for that!!!

but the spitz camo looks strange, a painted spalted maple top like this is something i havent seen before, and honestly i dont think it looks that good
and i also i dont like the prs se camo, because of how the camo is done.. but i could imagine a prs with a full body urban camo would look great, or a black / dark gray russian style camo :)))
here is a pic. of my ran randy rhoads urban camo... with bareknuckle rebel yell pickup of course ;)



cheers
exoslime

[gwEm]

sweet Ran  :twisted:

[ToneMonkey]

That Dan Spitz PRS is so ugly it could make an onion cry.

[exoslime]

That Dan Spitz PRS is so ugly it could make an onion cry.

haha, that made me laugh really loud now
cheers

sweet Ran  :twisted:

thank you

[ToneMonkey]

Yeah, it's nearly as good as my favorite chat up line:

"Here, does this smell of Ryhipnol to you?"  PDT_003

[FELINEGUITARS]

it is an impressive piece of work, it does actually look good, but still, why?  i think the more money than sense arguement holds water. also too much time on his hands!

But let's suppose he'd had the Swamp Ash Special for a while and it was badly beaten up already, money doesn't come into it - all he's really done is refinish it and simplify the wiring, he hasn't compromised the playability in any way.

I think you are right Philly
A road worn and beaten up PRS which would either need a total overhaul and made to look like new again (expensive?) or use it as the basis to make another guitar that is known for looking beaten up

I think it would be tragic to take a new PRS and do this to it , but to use a guitar that was begging for it - that's another matter, and you then have a pretty rare PRS because who else would do that to one if  it weren't already distressed

And Eddie will get his lawyers onto you too!

[Philly Q]

That Dan Spitz headstock is not at all to my tastes :lol: (the body looks quite cute though...)

I've been wondering why the headstock doesn't work - is it maybe because the tuners are in a straight line rather than following the curve of the headstock? I can see how they'd be easier to use in a straight line (and possibly easier to get a set that would fit?), but wouldn't it look better with the pegs in a curve? (and without that big "PRS" like it is...)

or perhaps it's just an irredeemable abomination that the designer should have received a slap for before they started tooling up :lol:

Basically the latter!  They insisted on trying to "adapt " the standard 3-per-side PRS headstock rather than coming up with something different... and it simply DOES NOT WORK. 

Ultimately, I blame Danny Spitz for not putting up with the normal, beautifully designed, PRS headstock.  And speaking as a fellow short person, I bet he has trouble reaching the high E string tuner anyway!  :P


(By the way, I like those ESP and Ran camos  :) - it suits that kind of modern, black-hardware guitar)

[HairyChris]

Love the FrankenPRS... 2nd hand SAS are not too expensive if you're US based, and that particular model does not come with a figured top anyway.

As for the Spitz... er, yeah. I also hate the headstock. It looks like PRS have done a Dali with their normal headstock - melted it & stuck all the tuners on one side. They really need to make it more elegant because the twin point in that context brings the fug like nothing else. I don't mind hte paintjob, though, which is kind of fun.

You then have the PRS 'Clown Vomit': http://www.hansenguitars.com/catalog/primary/268p.jpg This guitar's been a point of discussion on BaM for years.

[ToneMonkey]

You then have the PRS 'Clown Vomit': http://www.hansenguitars.com/catalog/primary/268p.jpg This guitar's been a point of discussion on BaM for years.

Face like an oversmacked arse.

[WezV]

ever seen what happens when you feed a small child too many skittles!!

[headtheball]

If they're a very organised child, or if you feed them carefully, The Al DiMeola signature?

[richardjmorgan]

(By the way, I like those ESP and Ran camos  :) - it suits that kind of modern, black-hardware guitar)

This is a good point – with camo finish, it has to be black hw.

Oh wow, I've just imagined a PRS with black hardware.

[gwEm]

(By the way, I like those ESP and Ran camos  :) - it suits that kind of modern, black-hardware guitar)

This is a good point – with camo finish, it has to be black hw.

Oh wow, I've just imagined a PRS with black hardware.

is there a gothic/none more black PRS?

[Twinfan]

Nope!