PRS Single Cutaway
Written: Jul 23 '03 (Updated Jul 29 '03)
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Pros: Everything! One Hell of a guitar!
Cons: Cost$$$$
The Bottom Line: Give an arm, Give a leg and you might be able to afford this axe!
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| madarnell's Full Review: Paul Reed Smith Singlecut |
PRS Single Cut Model
While at my local dealer trying different Les Paul’s, mostly standards, I took a break from them and walked over to the PRS guitars hanging on the wall. I never had really tried any due to they are so darn expensive and I usually associated then to hard rock or modern rock players. But the single cut model caught my eye mostly because of its beautiful finish and Gibson Les Paul style looks.
So I pulled it down, wiping the drool from my face first, and plugged it into the Fender Deluxe amp I had just got done using testing several Gibson Les Paul Standards. With the same settings (on the amp) untouched I powered it up and started playing.
WOW, this PRS play’s, feels and most of all sounds almost identical to the Les Paul’s I just got done playing. In-fact, it might even sound better. I was having a hard time telling them apart. Other than the fact that the looks and workmanship on the PRS is just fabulous. Not that the Les Paul’s are bad, but in my e-pinion PRS’s are built like pieces of ART! No wonder they cost so much!
Here’s the spec’s on the one I tried.
The spec’s
Model: Singlecut
Body: Thick mahogany back
Carved maple top
Option:Quilt; 10-top flame; 10-top quilt
Neck: Mahogany
22 fret
10in radius
Rosewood fretboard
Abalone dot inlays
Wide-fat neck carve only
Option: Abalone bird inlays
Headstock: Color matches back / neck
Shaved thickness
Hardware:
PRS stoptail
Vintage tuners
Option: Gold
Electronics: PRS #7 treble and bass pickups
3 way toggle pickup selector on upper bout
Volume and tone control for each pickups
Option: Artist package: Paua birds; rosewood headstock veneer with Paua signature; artist grade top with translucent toned back; gold hardware; leather hard-shell case
PRS Pickups and Electronics
PRS pickups are built at the plat to Paul's exact specifications. They claim “Years of work and research have been spent on the important details such as focusing on the highs so
they sing instead of shriek,” and “contouring the bass tone so it's punchy, not boomy.” (from www.prsguitars.com) I had always assumed they got their pick-ups from Seymour Duncan or Dimarzio or something. I’m pleasantly surprised with how good the ones on this model sound compared back to back to a new Les Paul Standard.
Workmanship and Construction/neck
Well as stated, this guitar is flawless, at least to my eye I can’t find anything wrong. I don’t know what else to say but perfect! Beautiful! Amazing! I think you get the Idea. The neck feels great! Like a 60’s style Les Paul. The action was perfect and intonation was spot on!
Closing/Parting Comments.
I really love this model, and would love to buy it. But at $3000.00 I would have to sell half the guitars & amps I own or take a loan from the bank or save for a really long time. So I’m not quite sure whom they intend to market this guitar to other than spoiled rich kids or rich Lawyer “bedroom rocker” types!
For the average working/gigging dude like me, it will have to stay on the wish list for a long, long time. Even if I could afford it I would be too afraid to gig with it less it got stolen during break or damaged or something.
I could convince my wife that it’s cheaper than buying a Van Gogh painting and we could buy a PRS Single cut and hang it on the wall in the dining room for art work!
Thanks for reading
Mark
Recommended:
Yes
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