TheGreatGreen
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@Shreddy Mercury
My #1 is a late 90's Custom 22. They don't make that model anymore, so if I had to buy a current production model, I'd get a DGT. imo they're the best solid body production guitars PRS makes right now.
The unique thing with the DGT is that it's got a slightly thicker C-shape neck the other models don't have, and a unique nut width. Most PRS models match Les Paul nut width of 1 and 11/16ths inches (or 1 and 22/32) and a Strat nut 1 and 5/8ths (or 1 and 20/32). The DGT's is 1 and 21/32, so it's exactly between the two.
It's also got a trem, but if you're not a trem guy, just crank the screws in the back and deck it. That's what I did to mine when I first got it and it's been totally solid ever since, plus the PRS trem is probably the best feeling bridge on the hand I've played on any guitar ever.
The 594 has a thicker body than most PRS's, and while it's subtle, you definitely feel it if you play them back to back. I picked one up once and that jumped out instantly, even though I wasn't aware of that detail beforehand. However it's the Les Paul style bridge on the 594 that makes that guitar ring out acoustically more like a Les Paul than the other ones. The one I played was really cool. The pickup selector switch being on the horn was kinda strange though.
It's kinda interesting you say this. For the longest time they were finished in poly, so yeah the finishes were really tough. I've clanked the hell out of mine against all kinds of shit over the years and only a few really bad ones left significant marks. I think that's part of the reason so many of them look like case queens (in addition to a lot of them unfortunately actually being lawyer / dentist case queens).
I think the new ones are nitro though, or are least some kind of nitro blend. Probably better for tone and they'll dent easier, which imo is a good thing.
My #1 is a late 90's Custom 22. They don't make that model anymore, so if I had to buy a current production model, I'd get a DGT. imo they're the best solid body production guitars PRS makes right now.
The unique thing with the DGT is that it's got a slightly thicker C-shape neck the other models don't have, and a unique nut width. Most PRS models match Les Paul nut width of 1 and 11/16ths inches (or 1 and 22/32) and a Strat nut 1 and 5/8ths (or 1 and 20/32). The DGT's is 1 and 21/32, so it's exactly between the two.
It's also got a trem, but if you're not a trem guy, just crank the screws in the back and deck it. That's what I did to mine when I first got it and it's been totally solid ever since, plus the PRS trem is probably the best feeling bridge on the hand I've played on any guitar ever.
The 594 has a thicker body than most PRS's, and while it's subtle, you definitely feel it if you play them back to back. I picked one up once and that jumped out instantly, even though I wasn't aware of that detail beforehand. However it's the Les Paul style bridge on the 594 that makes that guitar ring out acoustically more like a Les Paul than the other ones. The one I played was really cool. The pickup selector switch being on the horn was kinda strange though.
You don't see too many authentically relic'ed PRS private reserves out there. For quite a few years I just assumed that it wasn't possible to scratch them.
It's kinda interesting you say this. For the longest time they were finished in poly, so yeah the finishes were really tough. I've clanked the hell out of mine against all kinds of shit over the years and only a few really bad ones left significant marks. I think that's part of the reason so many of them look like case queens (in addition to a lot of them unfortunately actually being lawyer / dentist case queens).
I think the new ones are nitro though, or are least some kind of nitro blend. Probably better for tone and they'll dent easier, which imo is a good thing.
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