PRS trem system

[BrianD]

From 1998 to 2009 I owned 4 PRSs. The first was a regular 22 fret "hard-tail", twin hum bucker. That was a great guitar and sold me on the PRS brand but it didn't give me everything i wanted. I then bought an ex-Brisley Schwarz Custom 22 with Trem unit and custom 5-way pick-up selection which Brinsley had requested when he ordered the guitar back in 1992. This offered a mix of full hum bucker and single coil selections from the two hum bucker pickups. It was very versatile and became my main gigging guitar for six or seven years. It was so comfortable and the trem always came back in tune regardless of how aggressively I used it - see photo attached.

I had a three pick-up soap-bar with maple neck and Strat style selector switch but didn't like it as much as my regular ex-Brinsley guitar so didn't keep it long. The other PRS was a Hollow-body II. Again a great guitar but rather prone to feed-back so was rarely gigged.

I really wish i had hung onto my "Brinsley" model, I think it was the best electric guitar I have ever owned,bar none.

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[dave robinson]

Hi Brian, thanks for your post, I found it of interest. The Brinsley model looked very much like the one I owned back in 1999 except mine had the round dot markers rather than the birds, the rest of it looked the same though and I loved that rotary selector switch, I regret selling mine also.

[BrianD]

Yes Dave, My life is full of regrets and "If only I hadn't......." when it comes to guitars. Now I am retired and on a pension I doubt these instruments will ever come my way again! Here is a picture of the "Brinsley" and my Hollowbody II. (breaths out a big sigh!!!)

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[Hank2k]

This was the se model I owned, sadly they don't hold much value. I sold it for £350

[Hank2k]

my usa custom 24



this is not mine sadly but prs do some amazing finishes



I got really into prs after seeing Santana in concert and also this guy on youtube, he does instrumental covers of modern songs almost shads style to an extent

https://www.youtube.com/user/AdamLeeGuitarist

[David Martin]

Oh dear... (Different strokes I guess...)

I've had three PRS guitars, a Singlecut Trem, a '57/08 Singlecut, and an Artist Pack Custom 22. I really wanted to like them, but we never bonded, and traded the last two for Custom Shop Fenders. And last year I sold my Gretsches to fund Custom Shop Gibsons.

After several more comings and goings, I've found an amazingly good 2014 Gibson Les Paul R0 which is fabulous, and an anniversary Epihone Crestwood which was £264. (The LP was a bit more...)

But my recommendation for budget conscious rockers is the Yamaha 611 Pacifica at just over £500, with or without trem. Just check the spec...

And both of these lower price beauties are made in Indonesia...

[David Martin]

Crikey... Here's one in the GuitarGuitar Sale...

http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/electric_ ... 174NY10536

Real Seymour Duncan, Wilkinson Trem, locking machine heads, self lubing saddles, nut and string tree...

Take temptation out of my way... Please!

[bor64]

Dave, your very welcome.
I like PRS guitars for how they are build and looks, those fancy woods and colours are divine to see.
Pity they are not my cup of tea regarding my playing and the music I play these days.
For the occasional 24 fret job I have a Ibanez RS530 with hum buckers and a tremolo with clamping devices and a locking nut, so that's used for the "heavy stuff"...
I have also an ex prototype Burns Marvin form begin 80's that guitar came with an extra neck....so in the mood of those days I've rebuilt/customized it with a Kalher trem 4 single coils pu's and a 24 fretboard made of the blackest ebony I've ever seen....
It's weights a ton....heavier as my Burns DB Six....

Cheers Rob

[grayn]

I've owned a Korean PRS and played a number of US models.
They are really top guitars, no doubt but I just don't like their looks or necks.
I want to like like them but just don't.
I even played a couple of Knaggs, which are off-shoots of PRS and very pricey.
Amazing finishing but felt horrible, to me.

I'm with you on the trem though. Very smooth.
I'd say they are my second favourite, after Music Man's vintage tremolo.

[TimRyland]

I also bought a PRS Custom 24 SE. When I got home, found the quilted finish, purple, was a limited edition of 200.

Very pleased with it, always wanted a PRS from when I first saw one at Music Live in Birmingham. It's such a versatile guitar.

There worth it just to look at.