JordanM82
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Well, the opportunity came and I just couldn't say no. I thought I would never trade my Carvin CS-4... but when someone offered me a PRS Mira MT in trade for it, it was really hard to say no.
The deal went pretty heavy in my favor, mostly because the PRS hadn't been taken care of at all. It was in desperate need of a setup, and a THOROUGH cleaning. I brought the action down a ridiculous amount and adjusted the truss rod ever so slightly, then I cleaned the whole guitar over, oil the fretboard, tightened down a loose tuner, polished the frets, put on a new set of elixirs and put on a switch tip for the pickup selector switch (which had been missing the whole time the previous owner had the guitar). When I was finished and I stepped back and looked at the guitar (and snapped the shot attached with my phone) it looked like a completely different guitar. The birds actually had some shine again and the layer of grime was gone...
I only had a chance to play it unplugged that night after 3 hours and change of work; because it was 1:00 AM and my kids were asleep. But I couldn't believe how well it played and resonated. The guitar had FAR more "chime" then I expected it to. I decided I would play it at band practice the next day regardless of the lack of practice time with the guitar... and the guitar literally oozes good tone. I have been playing it for 3 weeks now and I am seriously mad at myself now for not giving the used PRS market a FAR more serious look in the past... I know the 25" scale isn't for everyone, but I have been playing it for years not on my Carvin and I like it even more on this PRS. The bridge pickup growls and has a enormous dynamic range and the neck pickups sounds phenomenal, smooth and full with just enough attack... I thought I would want to change pickups immediately, but I am afraid of changing the tone the guitar has right now because it just sounds so "right".
To all you other PRS guys on the forum who have been saying for years how good these guitars play and sound, I owe you all an apology for not listening earlier. I had considered it "guitar elitism" before, but now that I have owned and played one through multiple sets I finally understand what it's all about... Sometimes finding out you were wrong can be a great thing. I am currently on the prowl for more used PRS guitars...
The deal went pretty heavy in my favor, mostly because the PRS hadn't been taken care of at all. It was in desperate need of a setup, and a THOROUGH cleaning. I brought the action down a ridiculous amount and adjusted the truss rod ever so slightly, then I cleaned the whole guitar over, oil the fretboard, tightened down a loose tuner, polished the frets, put on a new set of elixirs and put on a switch tip for the pickup selector switch (which had been missing the whole time the previous owner had the guitar). When I was finished and I stepped back and looked at the guitar (and snapped the shot attached with my phone) it looked like a completely different guitar. The birds actually had some shine again and the layer of grime was gone...
I only had a chance to play it unplugged that night after 3 hours and change of work; because it was 1:00 AM and my kids were asleep. But I couldn't believe how well it played and resonated. The guitar had FAR more "chime" then I expected it to. I decided I would play it at band practice the next day regardless of the lack of practice time with the guitar... and the guitar literally oozes good tone. I have been playing it for 3 weeks now and I am seriously mad at myself now for not giving the used PRS market a FAR more serious look in the past... I know the 25" scale isn't for everyone, but I have been playing it for years not on my Carvin and I like it even more on this PRS. The bridge pickup growls and has a enormous dynamic range and the neck pickups sounds phenomenal, smooth and full with just enough attack... I thought I would want to change pickups immediately, but I am afraid of changing the tone the guitar has right now because it just sounds so "right".
To all you other PRS guys on the forum who have been saying for years how good these guitars play and sound, I owe you all an apology for not listening earlier. I had considered it "guitar elitism" before, but now that I have owned and played one through multiple sets I finally understand what it's all about... Sometimes finding out you were wrong can be a great thing. I am currently on the prowl for more used PRS guitars...
