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Twinfan

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NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« on: October 19, 2012, 04:04:26 PM »
Right, I'll just quickly check my dream/perfect guitar specs:

* PRS McCarty body - check
* Flame top - check
* Pernambuco neck - check
* PRS "Pattern" neck profile - check
* Woods selected by Paul Reed Smith himself - check
* 25" scale length - check
* PRS 408 pickup system - check
* Stop tail - check
* Nitro finish - check
* Blue/green in colour - check
* Mixed hardware - check
* Around 7.5-8lbs in weight, not too heavy and not too light - check
* Ridiculous sustain and harmonic overtones - check
* Final play test and sign off by Paul Reed Smith himself - check

I guess that makes it my dream guitar then?

If I'm being super picky then I'd prefer slightly wider and less straight flame, but I'm not going to argue with mother nature  :)  I also prefer birds to celtic knots, but I have enough of those already  ;)

It sounds fabulous - clear, bright and 3D, very high-definition, with a perfect balance of bite and fullness.  My initial thoughts are that it beats "The Green Manalishi" by a nose, buy I have a feeling the more I play it the wider the gap will become.  Even played clean, which I rarely do, it just rings and rings and sounds absolutely glorious.

To quote myself:

Quote from: Twinfan on October 02, 2012, 11:45:57 AM
I'm completely and utterly done with buying gear.

May I introduce "Sir Charles" - "Chuck" as he's known informally - in honour of him arriving yesterday on a certain Mr Berry's 86th birthday  :D  (I'll get some decent pics up later when I get some proper ones)



And here he is with a close friend:


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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2012, 04:47:58 PM »
I don't know what to say...
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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2012, 04:51:09 PM »
Quote from: allstar100595 on October 19, 2012, 04:47:58 PM
I don't know what to say...

I do...... F*£&ing HELL! Wow... congrats, be happy!  :lol:
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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2012, 05:03:06 PM »
Cheers Don - I will!

Some "proper" pics, courtesy of Smiffy at World Guitars:











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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2012, 05:52:27 PM »
PRS aren't my thing at all but those two both look like STUNNING pieces of engineering and design.

You're a lucky man!
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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2012, 06:04:33 PM »
PRS aren't my thing at all - no "but", sorry  :?

Congratz nonetheless - hope you and Sir Charles will be happy together 8)
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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2012, 06:07:23 PM »
wow :o
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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2012, 06:22:24 PM »
I've just been playing Chuck and Mrs Twinfan walked into the room to say "That guitar just SINGS!".  I married a good 'un  :D  And she's right.

It really is something else.
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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2012, 06:24:38 PM »
I still really don't like the look of the new PRS pickups. If they had less wonky ones, I'd say they looked "AMAZING!".
With them, I'll have to settle for "They look lovely; I'm only slightly jeleous".

Congrats!
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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2012, 06:26:49 PM »
Meh, looks don't really matter when they sound this good!  ;)

I personally think they look great, and at pub gigs you get old-skool gutiarists with really quizzical looks on their faces!  :lol:
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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2012, 06:35:46 PM »
That's a fantastic colour. I think we need a full team shot mate  :lol:

On another note, thanks for the advice mate... I'm now sorted too!  :wink:
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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2012, 06:47:16 PM »
Very nice indeed Dave- enjoy. That is a terrific colour.
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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2012, 07:03:40 PM »
Quote from: d1dsj on October 19, 2012, 06:35:46 PM
That's a fantastic colour. I think we need a full team shot mate  :lol:

On another note, thanks for the advice mate... I'm now sorted too!  :wink:

Cheers Don, I'll get some pics of the "408 team" on Sunday.

Drop me a text and let me know what you've done  ;)
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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2012, 07:04:09 PM »
Oh, and cheers Steve.  It's a cool shade of blue/green isn't it?
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Re: NGD: PRS Collection V. That's it, game over.
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2012, 08:12:54 PM »
that does look stunning, congratulations!  i hope you get many years of pleasure from it
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