PRS S2 Singlecut... Yum.

Diego

Diego

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Gave one of these a good try at an empty store yesterday, with a modest Roland Cube 80X (way better than my 60 BTW...)

What a wonderfully balanced instrument, man. The pickups had a very even, clear response; not very radically voiced in any way but it let the natural resonance come through nicely. I really don't like to play Les Pauls at all, but this guitar felt natural within a minute.

Sustain was excellent, same as it's playability; it felt like I'd adjusted it for my own style of playing, frets were very smooth, and overall I tried to find something wrong with it and I just couldn't. It felt tremendously solid, stable and dependable. I just played and played and things were so fluid, I couldn't find an impediment with it. Notes rang loud and clear all over the fretboard, found no spots with bad sustain or strange response; just a very consistent, strong sound.

I'd never tried an American PRS (even if it's a budget series) and I came out inmensely impressed. Trying my Ibanez SZ afterwards is interesting, because I can see how much of it is based in PRS designs, but of course it falls short in every aspect; resonance isn't as good, or the sustain, and the comparatively tiny fretwork doesn't help things as much.

Some day, man... some day.
 
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S2s are the best bang for the buck out there. They don't do it for me, but no doubt the quality at price point is through the roof.
 
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Rand-O-Monium said:
Shoulda popped off some pics...
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Yup. I was way too busy playing and my phone's camera sucks beyond belief so I didn't wanna spend 20 seconds trying to get the ****ing thing to focus properly.

And Jeff... I don't really know about bang for buck since I haven't tried the more expensive PRS models or much else in this price range from, say, Gibson. But I would have gladly played what they were asking for, which was about the same I think as what other stores are asking for a LP Standard. At least that specific guitar really spoke to me and I can't wait to try a Hollowbody model now.
 
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YES, the S2s are great bang for the buck.. Heck even the PRS SE's are quite nice players. Thankfully, PRS' don't feel at home in my hands.. Ive played a few PRS' and they were nice, but didnt wow me. However, there was one used one at GC a few years back, and that one (wish to heck Id written down the model) totally made me feel the PRS hype. It was gorgeous green flame top, and it pushed all the right buttons. Otherwise (again thankfully, they dont feel at home with me. I would def buy an S2 if I was looking for a PRS tho. Or an SE. Ive played a couple of the Dave Navarro SE's and like the neck and feel of those. There was one Tremonti version I played that felt good too.
 
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Is the S2 the more affordable USA PRS? I'd love to try one. That guitar looks great, too.
 
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They're nice. My only concern would be the bridge. The SE's have that "tilt" to the bridge and if the S2's have the same problem, it's a deal breaker, unless you get one with a trem.
 
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Drunken Bowling said:
They're nice. My only concern would be the bridge. The SE's have that "tilt" to the bridge and if the S2's have the same problem, it's a deal breaker, unless you get one with a trem.
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Can you explain this? I haven't noticed any tilt in my SE Singlecut.

And my SE Singlecut is my #1. It feels just perfect in my hands and it sounds amazing!
 
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PRS are quickly becoming my favourite guitar maker. The necks on them are absolutely perfect, even their lowest SE models have absolutely amazing necks. I've noticed a local trend towards them recently too, with all the local (jazz, funk and soul) players slowly converting to them. They're definitely on my shortlist for my next guitar.

As an interesting note about their necks actually.. a friend of mine works as a repair guy in a Toronto guitar shop. He had an authentic 59 Les Paul pass through his shop recently and he got a chance to play around with it, he said it was the best feeling guitar he had ever touched, and that the neck was next to perfect on it. When another friend of mine asked him if the neck was close to anything he said it felt closest in cut to the PRS Wide/Fat neck. Take that as you will, but I'd say that's a ringing endorsement.
 
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TimmyPage said:
As an interesting note about their necks actually.. a friend of mine works as a repair guy in a Toronto guitar shop. He had an authentic 59 Les Paul pass through his shop recently and he got a chance to play around with it, he said it was the best feeling guitar he had ever touched, and that the neck was next to perfect on it. When another friend of mine asked him if the neck was close to anything he said it felt closest in cut to the PRS Wide/Fat neck. Take that as you will, but I'd say that's a ringing endorsement.
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He's right. If you measure a PRS wide/fat around the back of the neck at the 1st fret and the 12th fret, you'll see that both measurements are equal to the Gibson 59/50's profile. The only difference is that the PRS has a very slight V profile, while the Gibson is a C.

It's one reason I can jump between my 50's neck Gibsons and my McCarty Models.
 
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TimmyPage said:
As an interesting note about their necks actually.. a friend of mine works as a repair guy in a Toronto guitar shop. He had an authentic 59 Les Paul pass through his shop recently and he got a chance to play around with it, he said it was the best feeling guitar he had ever touched, and that the neck was next to perfect on it. When another friend of mine asked him if the neck was close to anything he said it felt closest in cut to the PRS Wide/Fat neck. Take that as you will, but I'd say that's a ringing endorsement.
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He's right. If you measure a PRS wide/fat around the back of the neck at the 1st fret and the 12th fret, you'll see that both measurements are equal to the Gibson 59/50's profile. The only difference is that the PRS has a very slight V profile, while the Gibson is a C.

It's one reason I can easily jump between my 50's neck Gibsons and my McCarty Models.
 
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Gearjoneser said:
He's right. If you measure a PRS wide/fat around the back of the neck at the 1st fret and the 12th fret, you'll see that both measurements are equal to the Gibson 59/50's profile. The only difference is that the PRS has a very slight V profile, while the Gibson is a C.

It's one reason I can jump between my 50's neck Gibsons and my McCarty Models.
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I've heard some less than positive reviews of the newer 'Pattern' necks from PRS. Do you have any idea how they stack up? I was lead to believe that the necks are more or less the same, but TGP is (as always) claiming they're unplayable.
 
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And Im the opposite..Wide fat has too much shoulder for me. Pattern is far better for my hands....awesome neck profile. And now that they are digitally doing the necks, every neck will be the same.
 
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If I ever got a PRS, it'd be the one I'm most likely to get. I'm not a huge fan of the 24's or 22's.
 
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