My 2nd PRS just got here

[Shreddy Mercury]

Sure is pretty sweet with the abalone bird inlays....but whoever did the wiring on this guitar is crap lol

I haven't taken the strings off to pull the pickups and verify yet, but they're supposed to be a Duncan 78 and Lollar Imperial. They put CTS coil tap pots in here and the wiring is crap. Apparently I've been doing it wrong all this time using solder and heat shrink. I was SUPPOSED to be using wire nuts and electrical tape

If I paid God knows how much for this guitar (new or used), plus paid Sims Custom Shop to refinish it, AND put pricey pickups in it, I think I would've farmed the electronics out if I wasn't confident I had good soldering skills. Even some of the solders on the switch look like crap. I guess after I jam on it for a bit I'll tear it apart to restring it, verify the pickups, and redo the electronics so they're presentable. At least the finish looks hella nice

 

[VonBonfire]

I was SUPPOSED to be using wire nuts and electrical tape

Must've been done in somebody's "pro shop". LOL

 

[Rackman]

Is it a custom or something else? Sorry I haven't keep up on the details of your PRS debauchery.

Older customs are notorious for being badly re-wired because people go away from the rotary and replace everything and screw it up.

 

[Findthetone1]

Stop trying on loafers and post a picture already...

 

[Shreddy Mercury]

These are pics I think I posted the other day after it was refinished in the past. They're better pics than I'd ever be able to take.

 

[Findthetone1]

Oh yeah. That finish is unbelievable!
Congrats!

 

[67mike]

Nice.






You'd fit right in at TGP.......lol

 

[Shreddy Mercury]

Nice.






You'd fit right in at TGP.......lol

Nah, they'd excommunicate me because it only has 1 Lollar in it and not 2.

 

[VonBonfire]

Nah, they'd excommunicate me because it only has 1 Lollar in it and not 2.

Sweet paint job! Is this the guitar that's gonna be duBBeL kReeM equipped for the neo soul competition?

 

[Shreddy Mercury]

Sweet paint job! Is this the guitar that's gonna be duBBeL kReeM equipped for the neo soul competition?

No dubbel kreems on this one. I think I'll keep the 78 as it's already in it (and really close to the sound of my fav Duncan anyway) and pull the Lollar, sell it, and use the money for another Duncan with a cover. Maybe a Jazz, maybe another 59, maybe an Alnico 2 Pro, who knows.

 

[67mike]

Nah, they'd excommunicate me because it only has 1 Lollar in it and not 2.

Need Fralin's to fit in bro.

 

[bhuard75]

I like that guitar. Great catch there.