ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Gentlemen,
As a result of a thread posted this week, I got the GAS for a PRS Soapbar SE, and as fate would have it, one basically fell in my lap that very same day. I am not one to resist fate, so I picked it up!
It's a 200X PRS Soapbar SE, it's a Singlecut mahogany body with a wraparound tailpiece.
VIDEO --- Putting it through its paces
The video is very "stream of consciousness," it's too dark to see anything. Just listen for a reference on how the guitar sounds. I was just testing for different sounds, not performing.
The neck pickup is great, love it.
The bridge pickup is weak and a lot quieter than the neck pickup.
It seems the previous owner noticed the same problem as the pole screws are raised all the way up on the bridge pickup and the height adjustment screws on the neck pickup are stripped (the pickup is presumably as low as it can go) --- I am basically displeased with that, but I'm sure I will figure out a way to jack the bridge pickup up or something.
The neck is GIGANTIC! We're talking as big as a Yamaha acoustic. I was totally surprised by how giant the neck is. It's very deep, and very wide, I think PRS calls it the "Wide Fat" neck carve. I like it so far.
Action is low, too low for me actually, and I had to raise it. 10-52's feel tiny on it, so I may have to put thicker strings on it. It's a 25" scale and a wraparound, two slinkier-than-Strat characteristics. I run 11's with a 22w 3rd string on my 24.75" 335.
Pots are loose and a little crappy, but they function well, and quietly.
Switch is perfect --- 3 way LP style switch mounted down by the knobs.
Tailpiece is aluminum, really lightweight. Studs are loose as a goose and will spin on you, so mark them when you change strings.
Jack is great, really firm and sturdy.
It appears black in real life, but it has a transparent finish and very very very slight burst that you can see only in photographs. The purple color only shows up in lots of light, and not really to the naked eye. It's awesome to see it, and the grain of the mahogany in the photos.
This is what the guitar really looks like
Notice how every inlay on the guitar is two separate pieces of abalone, to form a moon.
As a result of a thread posted this week, I got the GAS for a PRS Soapbar SE, and as fate would have it, one basically fell in my lap that very same day. I am not one to resist fate, so I picked it up!
It's a 200X PRS Soapbar SE, it's a Singlecut mahogany body with a wraparound tailpiece.
VIDEO --- Putting it through its paces
The video is very "stream of consciousness," it's too dark to see anything. Just listen for a reference on how the guitar sounds. I was just testing for different sounds, not performing.
The neck pickup is great, love it.
The bridge pickup is weak and a lot quieter than the neck pickup.
It seems the previous owner noticed the same problem as the pole screws are raised all the way up on the bridge pickup and the height adjustment screws on the neck pickup are stripped (the pickup is presumably as low as it can go) --- I am basically displeased with that, but I'm sure I will figure out a way to jack the bridge pickup up or something.
The neck is GIGANTIC! We're talking as big as a Yamaha acoustic. I was totally surprised by how giant the neck is. It's very deep, and very wide, I think PRS calls it the "Wide Fat" neck carve. I like it so far.
Action is low, too low for me actually, and I had to raise it. 10-52's feel tiny on it, so I may have to put thicker strings on it. It's a 25" scale and a wraparound, two slinkier-than-Strat characteristics. I run 11's with a 22w 3rd string on my 24.75" 335.
Pots are loose and a little crappy, but they function well, and quietly.
Switch is perfect --- 3 way LP style switch mounted down by the knobs.
Tailpiece is aluminum, really lightweight. Studs are loose as a goose and will spin on you, so mark them when you change strings.
Jack is great, really firm and sturdy.
It appears black in real life, but it has a transparent finish and very very very slight burst that you can see only in photographs. The purple color only shows up in lots of light, and not really to the naked eye. It's awesome to see it, and the grain of the mahogany in the photos.
This is what the guitar really looks like
Notice how every inlay on the guitar is two separate pieces of abalone, to form a moon.
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