Reviving this thread. Ironically, I'm the dude who bought mhenson42's black Mythic, and I still to this day love it! I wasn't aware of this brand, took a chance, and am to this day thrilled. Ended up also getting a white Mythic, a Dark Evolution singlecut and an Odyssey. All of them, to me...
Unless things changed in the past few years, there is no factory tour. I lived in SLO, and none of the guitar shops there stocked EBMMs. It was odd to know that just down the street was a world class guitar company that you couldn't get in to see how they make their stuff.
Hoping I'm wrong...
I have a 6 string Holcomb. A limited release of a satin macassar ebony top. I have several core PRS, and every one of them needed a pickup swap to work for me. Not this guitar. Just an awesome tone.
The nut/tuners may need an upgrade. I did the nut swap with a drop-in replacement which...
https://prsguitars.com/electrics/model/dw_ce_24_hardtail_limited_edition_2023 shows this sexy beast:
Yummy! I need another PRS like a shotgun blast to the face, but black satin and a maple fretboard is hnnnnnnggggg to me.
I have several PRS guitars and they are well worth having. I found the stock pickups across the board were not for me, and I had to factor in the cost of replacements. I liked the trem a lot for some time, but all my guitars are on the wall and trems are frustrating AF to keep and stay in...
I have Moderns in 2 guitars, and just love them. One's in drop D and the passive tone seems to work better. More beef, I guess you could say. The other (identical) guitar is in drop B and the active tone definitely works better. So at least in my little universe, I see value in both tones but...