NGD - Yep, another PRS...

[Twinfan]

Not that I get on well with Mark at Guitars4You at all, but he opened up the shop especially for me to grab this at 8:30pm last night  :lol:

He's had it a little while and dropped the price a couple of weeks ago, and I was tempted.  On Thursday he dropped it another £200 and 20 mins later he had a phone call   8)

It's a Chris Henderson signature singlecut in glorious McCarty Burst with a (and my first, would you believe) 10-top.  I love the look of the guitar, and it's around the ideal 8lbs in weight.  I've been unhappy with my Drop D live sound for a while (using my Esquire, it's just not thick enough) so a 25" scale singlecut with an adjustable bridge should be perfect.




I also thought the hot pickups would be spot on too, but....

The original owner dicked about with the wiring and installed Classic '57s in the neck and bridge   :shock:

So, BKPs it is.  I just need to decide which ones now though.  Any suggestions?  I'm after classic-style tones from the neck and middle but something a bit hotter for the bridge to cope with gainy down tunings (Drop D and Open G).

Whatever I go for, it'll be Zebras in the neck/middle and a Reverse Zebra in the bridge at Mrs Twinfan's request:

[Matt77]

Another one and a single cut, so it has no chance in the stable of Dave. :)
In the transient time it is with you and presuming you don't want ceramics, i'd give the emeralds a blast.
Have you had them before though? I can't quite remember.

[Twinfan]

Yeah, I had Emeralds in a McCarty Korina and liked them.  Cold Sweats are appealing a bit too for a more modern sound.

You can tell I'm a Thin Lizzy fan can't you  ;)

[Stevepage]

Jealous! Looks great.

[Twinfan]

Another one and a single cut, so it has no chance in the stable of Dave. :)

Bought for a specific job though this one Matt, and with a longer scale - there must be an SC out there I can love!

[roland_rat]

Congrats.  Looks another nice one.

[PhilKing]

Nice guitar Dave.  I looked at one in New York last month, as they seem to have reduced the prices on them here, but I'm leaning towards a Santana or Hollowbody at the moment.  With the original pickups there were some great tones to be had from it.  I'd be tempted to put a pair of VHII's and an Emerald in it, given what you were saying you wanted, but I think the PRS pickups have a lower output middle that's wired out of phase (it gives the guitar an almost single coil sound when you bring it in).  If that is the case then perhaps a set of PG Blues and an Emerald might work to restore the original sound. 

[Philly Q]

I was very tempted to buy that guitar at the price, glad it went to someone I know!  :lol:

Agreed with the alternating black/cream colour scheme, that's exactly what I'd do on a three pickup guitar!

I'd be thinking Emeralds or Abraxas, but Phil's suggestion of a lower output middle pickup is interesting - I'd been wondering if that would be the way to go in this kind of setup.

[Tellboy]

I was very tempted to buy that guitar at the price, glad it went to someone I know!  :lol:

So was I  :D

Still got the Cold Sweats I removed from my PRS Standard before I traded it in - would have loved to have tried them in that guitar.

Never fret (excuse pun) Philly you might get a second chance at it in a few days/weeks  :lol:

[Philly Q]

Still got the Cold Sweats I removed from my PRS Standard before I traded it in - would have loved to have tried them in that guitar.

Never fret (excuse pun) Philly you might get a second chance at it in a few days/weeks  :lol:

And I have a set of Cold Sweats and a set of Emeralds....  :lol:

[Telerocker]

That's a stunning beauty. Did you consider Rebel Yells? Or a RY for the bridge, Mule-middle and Emerald-neck.

[Ian Price]

Nice one Dave! Another one that might make the journey down south one day?

I've now reached a point where I'm more surprised when you DON'T buy another guitar!

[Twinfan]

I've just removed the middle pickup cover (it was only loosely soldered on) so I think I may well keep the original PRS #7 there.  It's a 7.4k Alnico neck pickup, so classic low PAF style I guess.

So do you reckon:

Emerald bridge
PRS #7 middle
VHII neck

Blimey, what the hell would that sound like????

[Mr. Air]

That looks like one very nice guitar. I love the colour, but I always find that three humbuckers look a bit odd. Pickups-wise what about a set of Abraxas and a MQ for the middle? I think that could be a sweet combination.

[Gooby]

The single cut fixed bridge are one of my fave PRS, although I think 2 pickups would be enough for me lol. It's on my to play list if I ever shop for a Gibson Les Paul.

Martin