New PRS Day

[wannabguitarist]

I've been thinking about buying a decent hardtail six-string for a few months now and after my daughter was born early last month my wife told me I should treat myself with a new dad gift. I was originally looking at used Schecter KM-IIs, SLS Elites, and Charvel So-Cals but fell in love with a SE Singlecut and a Holcomb 7 at my local Guitar Center. Two days later I was browsing Reverb during a 3am feeding and bought this

2019 S2 Singlecut Satin Standard with a custom pickguard and a Bareknuckle Silo in the Bridge. The previous owner was also kind enough to include the original pickguard with the PRS #7 pickups in the case. Spec wise it's a fairly big change from my active pickup equipped Jacksons and I'm enjoying it far more than expected. The plan was to swap the OEM electronics back in as I generally don't like single pickup guitars (one of the first people to take a router to a COW7) or Bareknuckles, but this guitar sounds and looks so god damn good that I'm going to try to live without a neck pickup for a while. It's extremely loud unplugged, has impeccable fretwork, and the satin finish on the neck has worn into a fantastic feeling slick semi-gloss.

After taxes and shipping this guitar was a steal at a little under $1k. It blows every other guitar I've owned out of the water and so I'm trying to convince my wife I need another one as a "surviving grad school as a dad" present

 

[budda]

As the owner of one in tobacco, hell yeah.

 

[SalsaWood]

Pretty cool. I believe in single pickup supremacy.

Oh btw dude WTF with that redwood burl top Jackson? Holy crap that's bonkers.

 

[wannabguitarist]

As the owner of one in tobacco, hell yeah.

I went down a bit of forum rabbit hole before pulling the trigger and your consistent praise for yours, and the S2 line in general, definitely played a part in my purchase. Thanks

Pretty cool. I believe in single pickup supremacy.

Oh btw dude WTF with that redwood burl top Jackson? Holy crap that's bonkers.

That's a 1992 Fusion HH that I refinished: https://www.sevenstring.org/threads/some-pictures-of-my-refinished-jackson-fusion-hh.347363/. Essentially a mahogany 24.75in Dinky.

 

[ThePhilosopher]

That's a no nonsense machine, I dig.

 

[soliloquy]

I was actually talking to the owner of that guitar on FB a few weeks prior. Great looking guitar, and loved what he had done with it. Great price too!

I was close to pulling the trigger, before something else caught my eye. Congrats on the baby, and the guitar! enjoy the chugs!

 

[wannabguitarist]

Did some upgrades:

SD Blackened Black Winters
Mannmade USA Black Chrome stoptail
PRS Tortoiseshell pickguard
Black PRS tuning pegs

I also bought a set of black pickguard screws and black chrome Mannmade bridge stufs but I'm loving the mixed hardware aesthetic for now. The Blackwinters are sick in this guitar. It just sounds pissed off and beautiful.

Anyways. Buy a PRS S2. Look classy and play brutal riffs.

 

[Velokki]

I know what it feels to fall in love with PRS. I play my Custom 24s most of the time. If they did 8 and 7-strings, I'd probably play the brand exclusively

P.S. Since this is useless without pics, here's one of my 2008 10 Top:

 

[kriff]

Sick! Think I preferred it with the single pickup, but it's your guitar dude. Plus I guess with a pickguard it's only a few hours work to change your mind again.

 

[thrashcomics]

Guitar players will see this and say "Hell yeah."

This thing is like a grown up Gothic LP.

 

[SalsaWood]

Still gawking at that Redwood burl tbh, but nicely done all around.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

I know what it feels to fall in love with PRS. I play my Custom 24s most of the time. If they did 8 and 7-strings, I'd probably play the brand exclusively

P.S. Since this is useless without pics, here's one of my 2008 10 Top:
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PRS needs to bring this finish back yesterday