New PRS SE Narrowfield

stickyfiddle

I don't hate the headstock, but prefer Fender & Gibson designs in general (mostly body ergonomics than headstock-specific). I do wish they'd sell the pickups separately so I could build a Strat with them. 

That said it's rekindled my idea for a Strat with firebird pickups so...

NickB

stickyfiddle said:

I don't hate the headstock, but prefer Fender & Gibson designs in general (mostly body ergonomics than headstock-specific). I do wish they'd sell the pickups separately so I could build a Strat with them. 

That said it's rekindled my idea for a Strat with firebird pickups so...

I would like to be able to buy the PUPs separately as well as I'm thinking of modding my DGT SE to incorporate a middle PUP.. a la the PRS Core semi hollow special. 

Offset

stickyfiddle said:

I don't hate the headstock, but prefer Fender & Gibson designs in general (mostly body ergonomics than headstock-specific). I do wish they'd sell the pickups separately so I could build a Strat with them. 

That said it's rekindled my idea for a Strat with firebird pickups so...

What a great idea...

stickyfiddle

Offset said:

stickyfiddle said:

I don't hate the headstock, but prefer Fender & Gibson designs in general (mostly body ergonomics than headstock-specific). I do wish they'd sell the pickups separately so I could build a Strat with them. 

That said it's rekindled my idea for a Strat with firebird pickups so...

What a great idea...

I think so. I"ve had it on the backburner for several years but never got around to it. 

I'm tied between a PAF in the bridge vs regular firebird, and 2x pickups or 3x, or maybe even a stealth middle pickup, but I suspect that wouldn't work very well. 

I need to have a chat with a tame pickup builder or 2... 

Chimpankie

chris78 said:

Strat54 said:

Just thinking out aloud here but does anyone else get the feeling that Paul is setting up the business in readiness for his retirement? The SE and S2 lines will both happily function without much input from him and that is where they seem to be concentrating their energies just producing SE versions of older models. The Core guitars are pretty much set up and even he said that the Custom had gone as far as he could take it. Just a thought. 

They’re certainly not innovating as they were.
Last time they did something new was the tci pickups. 5 years ago maybe?
Yes I know there have been new models, but they aren’t bringing anything new to the party and often relaunching old ideas.

They came out with tone improving tuning pegs (toning pegs?) earlier this year…

stickyfiddle

Chimpankie said:

chris78 said:

Strat54 said:

Just thinking out aloud here but does anyone else get the feeling that Paul is setting up the business in readiness for his retirement? The SE and S2 lines will both happily function without much input from him and that is where they seem to be concentrating their energies just producing SE versions of older models. The Core guitars are pretty much set up and even he said that the Custom had gone as far as he could take it. Just a thought. 

They’re certainly not innovating as they were.
Last time they did something new was the tci pickups. 5 years ago maybe?
Yes I know there have been new models, but they aren’t bringing anything new to the party and often relaunching old ideas.

They came out with tone improving tuning pegs (toning pegs?) earlier this year…

Don’t forget they also invented the Stratocaster as recently as 2018!! 

TimmyO

carlos said:

Boring and ugly

It doesn’t look THAT much like a Strat does it? 

Kittyfrisk

^ 

NickB

Kittyfrisk said:

^ 

ROTFLMAO 

CavemanGrogg

stickyfiddle said:

Chimpankie said:

chris78 said:

Strat54 said:

Just thinking out aloud here but does anyone else get the feeling that Paul is setting up the business in readiness for his retirement? The SE and S2 lines will both happily function without much input from him and that is where they seem to be concentrating their energies just producing SE versions of older models. The Core guitars are pretty much set up and even he said that the Custom had gone as far as he could take it. Just a thought. 

They’re certainly not innovating as they were.
Last time they did something new was the tci pickups. 5 years ago maybe?
Yes I know there have been new models, but they aren’t bringing anything new to the party and often relaunching old ideas.

They came out with tone improving tuning pegs (toning pegs?) earlier this year…

Don’t forget they also invented the Stratocaster as recently as 2018!! 

PRS really do give that impression, I'm actually shocked that they haven't done a clone of the Telecaster yet, they seem to be a brand that's only innovation is to ''vagazzle'' other companies iconic designs.

Kittyfrisk

^  Miles Kennedy might chuckle at your shock 
https://guitar.com/news/music-news/myles-kennedys-prs-t-style-signature-guitar-is-finally-here/

CavemanGrogg

Kittyfrisk said:

^  Miles Kennedy might chuckle at your shock 
https://guitar.com/news/music-news/myles-kennedys-prs-t-style-signature-guitar-is-finally-here/

Give it a few years and PRS will be releasing clones of V's, Explorers, Firebirds, and probably all of Fender's offsets.

Offset

CavemanGrogg said:

PRS really do give that impression, I'm actually shocked that they haven't done a clone of the Telecaster yet...

Errrm... they have.

CavemanGrogg

Offset said:

CavemanGrogg said:

PRS really do give that impression, I'm actually shocked that they haven't done a clone of the Telecaster yet...

Errrm... they have.

So has been pointed out to me, my point still stands though, out of every guitar model that has ever held the PRS logo, almost none of them are designs original to or in fact outright designed by PRS, instead it's other brands iconic designs that PRS have basically ''vagazzled''.

skinfreak

Love the orange ones. Not sure if the maple fretboard edges it but overall a neat evolution from the Silver Sky. I've seen a few of the videos now and really like them. Would I pick this over a DGT SE though? I know they're significantly different guitars but I think I only can swing one more before the "sell one to buy one" mantra kicks in. 

Whitecat

stickyfiddle said:

Offset said:

stickyfiddle said:

I don't hate the headstock, but prefer Fender & Gibson designs in general (mostly body ergonomics than headstock-specific). I do wish they'd sell the pickups separately so I could build a Strat with them. 

That said it's rekindled my idea for a Strat with firebird pickups so...

What a great idea...

I think so. I"ve had it on the backburner for several years but never got around to it. 

I'm tied between a PAF in the bridge vs regular firebird, and 2x pickups or 3x, or maybe even a stealth middle pickup, but I suspect that wouldn't work very well. 

I need to have a chat with a tame pickup builder or 2... 

I’ve got a Strat here with a Seymour Duncan Antiquity humbucker in the bridge position and an Antiquity Firebird in the neck. It’s one of my cold-dead-hands and maybe even “in the coffin” guitars. Sublime *everything* but the clean tones on the neck are particularly sweet. 

stickyfiddle

Whitecat said:

stickyfiddle said:

Offset said:

stickyfiddle said:

I don't hate the headstock, but prefer Fender & Gibson designs in general (mostly body ergonomics than headstock-specific). I do wish they'd sell the pickups separately so I could build a Strat with them. 

That said it's rekindled my idea for a Strat with firebird pickups so...

What a great idea...

I think so. I"ve had it on the backburner for several years but never got around to it. 

I'm tied between a PAF in the bridge vs regular firebird, and 2x pickups or 3x, or maybe even a stealth middle pickup, but I suspect that wouldn't work very well. 

I need to have a chat with a tame pickup builder or 2... 

I’ve got a Strat here with a Seymour Duncan Antiquity humbucker in the bridge position and an Antiquity Firebird in the neck. It’s one of my cold-dead-hands and maybe even “in the coffin” guitars. Sublime *everything* but the clean tones on the neck are particularly sweet. 

@whitecat Awesome! In that case, may I direct you to my other thread and request pics?  

https://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/3903056#Comment_3903056

Alterlifeson

Funnily enough Mayer has played an original NF3 on stage a few times. I quite like it in black.



Alex Lifeson also pulled one out for a few songs on the Time Machine tour

english_bob

Alterlifeson said:

Funnily enough Mayer has played an original NF3 on stage a few times. I quite like it in black.

I'm sure it's just a trick of lighting and perspective, but it makes it look like John Mayer is either eight feet tall (he's 6'3" or thereabouts) or playing a toy guitar.

steveh

chris78 said: They’re certainly not innovating as they were.

Surely you're forgetting about the new plastic machinehead buttons that completely change the tone?!