PRS reclaimed wood series

RandallFlagg

Love the look of these with the satin finish

https://blog.andertons.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/prs-reclaimed.jpg

http://www.prsguitars.com/news/story/prs_guitars_unveils_limited_edition_reclaimed_wood_guitars

RandallFlagg

RandallFlagg

Sporky

If they combined the two and had the shape and pickups from the lower one with a trem and no scratchplate then I think there would be a PRS I wanted to own (other than the satin charcoal singlecut trem).

Flanging_Fred

I've never really been turned on by PRS but these look really pretty.

olafgarten

Sporky said:

If they combined the two and had the shape and pickups from the lower one with a trem and no scratchplate then I think there would be a PRS I wanted to own (other than the satin charcoal singlecut trem).

Yeah, a Vela with Trem is a PRS I would buy.

RandallFlagg

I like the lack of 'tosser top' and gaudy colours, much more workman like

Ancient_Mariner

The Vela looks nice, but the CE not so much (but then, they never did).

impmann

I love that CE - especially the mismatch of timbers.

timhulio

The Vela is definitely getting there, but why the silly bird inlays on an otherwise rustic and utilitarian guitar?

ChuckManual

That semi-hollow Vela is a thing of beauty.

Want.

Sporky

timhulio said:

why the silly bird inlays on an otherwise rustic and utilitarian guitar?

I was wondering that. I'd prefer mother-of-toilet-seat dots. They look like mock-clay birds too which is odd.

Strat_a_tat_tat

Sporky said:

timhulio said:

why the silly bird inlays on an otherwise rustic and utilitarian guitar?

I was wondering that. I'd prefer mother-of-toilet-seat dots. They look like mock-clay birds too which is odd.

@Sporky... I think you could be onto something there. For the past 58 years, everyone's missed the point. Those weren't clay dot markers in early Fender rosewood fretboards... they were clay pigeons. Technically, Fender had the first bird inlays.

ennspek

I quite fancy the CE. The lack of US hardware puts me off though for the money.

jeztone2

I think I'd like a Vela with a Trem or a Chris Robertson with a Floyd on. 

FenderBender

Somebody help me. Since finding out about these over the weekend, I can't stop thinking about them. I have serious GAS for that vela, and I've never wanted a PRS before! I love the idea of where the wood was sourced and how it looks. I'm thinking about finance options even...I wish it would just stop.

webrthomson

Here are some in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXifki0xNxg&t=1s

I'd say go for it, they look great!

UnclePsychosis

RandallFlagg said:

I can't be alone in thinking that this is utterly fugly, surely? 

The body looks like two separate guitars mashed together. Awful, awful, awful. 

FenderBender

lol...I can definitely see something like that particular one not being everyone's cup of tea. But looking through the (very few) images I've seen it all depends which one you get, some seem colour/pattern matched, others not. That has me a bit worried though. I spoke with a shop today and you don't know what you are getting, they are not letting you choose, and its not like you have pics of what they will have in stock to choose from. Wish they did

impmann

UnclePsychosis said:

RandallFlagg said:

I can't be alone in thinking that this is utterly fugly, surely? 

The body looks like two separate guitars mashed together. Awful, awful, awful. 

Nope it looks like it's made of real timber - natural wood, not the "perfection" that the soppy bollocks guitarists demand normally for a PRS. And not vile quilted maple with some over shiny burst finish.
The only thing wrong with it is the birds - over fussy for a stripped back instrument.

rico

The mismatch of timbers is horrible!