I recently picked up a killer Schecter C-1 Apocalypse "EX" baritone in Rusty Grey and I friggin' love it! Thinner body, slim neck, surprisingly well balanced on the strap, and the 27" scale doesn't stray too far from the 25.5" I'm used to on most of my other guitars (unlike my 28.5" scale Warmoth neck, which is quite lengthy and very different feeling). Plus, Schecter's "Apocalypse" pickups are some of my favorites and work really well with baritone tunings!
However, in my search, I kept coming across the SE "277" model by PRS and I can't help but wondering what they are like?
I really dig the classic PRS styling, but the 3 things that turned me off about the 277 were:
1) Player comments suggesting that the neck was quite thick, maybe even a touch thicker than the common "wide fat" or "pattern regular" necks?
2) I was worried that the 27.7" scale would start to feel a bit too spread out (i.e. a lot less "guitar"-like, if that makes sense?)
3) The fact that the standard production version is only available in a terribly bland gray-burst finish. I mean, some of them look "ok" in this color depending on the depth of the fade and the quality of the figured "top", but why PRS didn't offer these in a broader range of exciting finishes is beyond me (cough:erizaverde:cough)!
Has anyone here actually put their hands on a 277?
If so, what are your thoughts?
Thanks!
However, in my search, I kept coming across the SE "277" model by PRS and I can't help but wondering what they are like?
I really dig the classic PRS styling, but the 3 things that turned me off about the 277 were:
1) Player comments suggesting that the neck was quite thick, maybe even a touch thicker than the common "wide fat" or "pattern regular" necks?
2) I was worried that the 27.7" scale would start to feel a bit too spread out (i.e. a lot less "guitar"-like, if that makes sense?)
3) The fact that the standard production version is only available in a terribly bland gray-burst finish. I mean, some of them look "ok" in this color depending on the depth of the fade and the quality of the figured "top", but why PRS didn't offer these in a broader range of exciting finishes is beyond me (cough:erizaverde:cough)!
Has anyone here actually put their hands on a 277?
If so, what are your thoughts?
Thanks!
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