r/PaulReedSmith

Last one from me for the time being! Thanks for the positive reception to my last two NGD posts.

I bought this one to replace a newer S2 Custom 24 I had as I just don’t get on with the new nitro finishes (I’m one of those people that it just feels sticky to after a short time playing unfortunately - have tried everything, all types of cleaning, waxing, polishing, nothing helps for long!) Emerald Green is also my absolute favourite colour so I had to jump on this when I saw it!

It plays really well, my S2 Custom 22 is also a 2015 and they feel very similar which I was hoping would be the case. It’s got that beaten up, well worn, well played vibe to it that makes it feel broken in and comfortable. I’m going to upgrade this with some new ivory pickup rings and a core TCI 85/15 bridge and 59/09 neck - although the stock pickups sound surprisingly good.

Thanks all, happy playing!

EDIT - I’m all about the green love in the comments, thanks and keep it up y’all!

Hey y’all, it’s me, the sick riff guy. Im on a new account now A little cover and salute to one of my absolute guitar icons, since I have finally attained a USA PRS. I’ve been dreaming of owning a core PRS for a long time, and since I recently graduated university with a degree in music and production, I thought I’d finally pull the trigger to celebrate, so here she is! 2017 Tremonti in Violet. Though the previous owner appears to have left her out of the case and possibly in the sun, and the once rich purple has faded to a delicious pink (looks better this way)

Been super busy with work recently, and did not spend a lot of time on this cover. The vocals are all performed in one day while I was midway into somehow catching the flu in the middle of summer. It’s not perfect but I’m still pretty happy with it. It’s an homage, and I can’t say any of the parts are played exactly to how the original is, as much as allowing my own stylistic influences in a little bit both in parts and production. Recorded the whole thing in 2 days and mixed it on the third, so it’s a little rough round the edges but it’s still cool. My EP is in the works at the moment and I promise it’ll sound a lot better when it released

Disclaimer: All rhythm guitar parts are mimed/lip synced since this is more of a music video than a performative piece. It was easier to record the rhythm parts as I would backing and then film after. However, all solo/lead parts are live and match exactly to what you see on video. Anyway, hope yall enjoy :)

For a while now I’ve been dedicated to my hobby of tinkering guitars. A couple of years ago I’ve found a beautiful PRS SE Bonnie Pink body, stripped of every hardware and electronics, in The SRATosphere. I hesitated a lot before pulling the trigger on it.

Once I got it, the adventure of bringing it back to life started. The easiest path would have been get all the missing SE parts from eBay and Reverb and assemble it again as it was supposed to come out of factory. But I already have an S2 Standard 24 with a set of American HFS/VB and a MannMade bridge, plus some other guitars, so I wanted it to fill a sonic gap I couldn’t cover with the others, but without killing the PRS soul of it.

So the first thing I did was to get PRS locking tuners. That was non-negotiable. For the bridge, a MannMade bridge was an overkill (it was more expensive than what I paid for the body!) so I dedicated a good chunk of my time to investigate options. The best? Musiclily has a full tremolo, including the claw, that fits PRS SE perfectly. It’s the perfect balance between not a crappy cheap one (there are a lot out there) and a MannMade one. Since I had the tremolo plate from the S2 after I upgraded it, I just got a brass block and brass saddles.

When I assembled the tremolo the second epiphany came with it: the combination of black, gold and chrome will be the main design style for this guitar. It’s already in the tuners, now it’s in the tremolo, let’s go for it everywhere.

Now the sound. I didn’t want another PRS sounding exactly like a PRS because I already had them. I didn’t want to go down the Seymour Duncan path because it’s so obvious and everywhere that it didn’t make sense. After months (not kidding) of reading about humbuckers and how they sound and combine and so, I decided to go for a DiMarzio Bluesbucker in the neck and a DiMarzio Air Classic in the bridge.

The Bluesbucker is a very particular pickup: it’s a single coil P-90ish pickup trapped in the body of a humbucker. Only the screw coil of it generates any sound. The slug coil is mute, it is there only to kill the hum and give the pickup a humbucker punch a regular P-90 lacks. Also, the pickup can be split, leaving the screw coil still sounding like a P-90 but now more in the realm of the single coil sound a PRS has.

Then the Air Classic for the bridge. It lands on the same place as the 57/08, maybe warmer and with a more vintage sound. But the great thing is that the Bluesbucker and the Air Classic have opposite polarities, meaning that when split they’ll cancel hum, like PRS pickups do!

I used an Oak Grisby Super switch for the selector. As it is 4 pole 5-way it allows for any combination possible. So:

1. Air Classic
2. Air Classic + Bluesbucker (the modern PRS humbucker + single coil)
3. Air classic screw coil + Bluesbucker screw coil (the PRS “in-between”)
4. Bluesbucker screw coil (the P-90 single coil sound, as when you split a PRS humbucker using the push-pull)
5. Bluesbucker

With this, the Bonnie Pink retained its PRS soul but with its own very strong personality.

Sorry for the long post, I hope you like what you see.

Fiesta Red nitro refin

New to the PRS family. Snagged this from CME and couldn’t be happier. The stock photo of this guitar (if you Google it) makes it look way different, and does it no justice. The real thing is insanely cool!! I can’t believe they didn’t identify this as a 10-top. And with only 150 ever to be made, I don’t understand why it wasn’t as expensive as one would think. Very happy with it!

A PRS for under $200; obviously seems too good to be true. The guitar is filthy and the wood seems uuhhh… strange. Help lol

Prs is known for colors, but I feel they look best in natural and traditional burst finishes. Saw this one and loved the look, feel and tone. The only new guitar I have ever purchaced. 2026 ce24

Hi

Many years ago, I was gifted a guitar by a Dutch traveling songwriter who lived in an RV. Long story short, he traveled across Europe in his RV (which was parked in our warehouse at the time), but he had to go back to Canada for business. Unable to pack or ship everything, he sold and gifted some musical instruments to me and my brother. I briefly tried to learn to play the guitar, but it seems I have no musical talent, so I kept the guitar in the attic.

I know nothing about the model and would like to sell it to someone who would appreciate it more. What can you tell me about this guitar? Many thanks.

I love my PRS, but it has a lot of things and I’m looking to possibly refinish it to bring out its former glory.

I’m all about embracing the imperfections, but I wanted to find out legitimately if there’s a price for this and what kind of aftermarket options are there?

While I would prefer Paul Reed Smith, take it on, what other options are there come?

It's a SE CE 24 Stoptail

Started guitar a year ago and it was always my dream to one day have a PRS of my own , saved up for it and made it happen last month

The guitar is amazing , super happy with it and the setup , fret ends everything was perfect out of the box and I'm genuinely impressed with the guitar , my teacher who plays a Gibson Explorer and a Schecter Hellraiser was also very impressed by the value and finishing offered at the price point

I know it's an SE but still , where I'm from , barely anyone has a PRS everyone just buys a Fender or an Ibanez

Hey all - thanks for the positive reactions to my SE Custom 24 Amethyst Quilt the other day. As promised, here was the next one to arrive - an SE Studio with a stunning Lake Blue top, I think I won the maple veneer lottery with this one as the grain is excellent!

It sounds great acoustically and plugged in, my only experience with the narrowfield DD pickups was on an NF3 that I owned briefly. The ones on this Studio sound slightly darker and less spanky than on that NF3 to my ears, but it was easy to adjust for through my setup. The bridge humbucker is great.

Fit and finish is pretty much all excellent with one slightly disappointing thing - the frets are a bit gritty, especially on the higher ones. This is the first SE I’ve picked up in years that’s had any grittiness on the frets, I think Cor-Tek are generally excellent with their fret work for PRS these days so maybe this one was an end of the day on a Friday job? Either way, I’ve got loads of fret polishing equipment so it’s easily dealt with - just a bit disappointing for a guitar that was over £800. Not the end of the world though and, on the whole, the guitar is really impressive otherwise.

Thanks everyone’s who’s read this - always happy to answer any questions!

This unit blew my mind the day I opened the case after unboxing it 🤯🤯

Hey everyone - first time posting, I often see NGD posts popping up in my stream so I thought I’d share a bit of joy with everyone.

I’ve recently sold several pricey guitars that weren’t getting played and a load of other stuff in a clear out so I decided to treat myself to a few cheaper PRS’s I had my eyes on. This was the first to arrive - an SE Custom 24 in Amethyst Quilt imported from Japan for a steal!

It has a stunning top and sounds great both acoustically and plugged in - I have a pair of LT 58/15s that I might swap in at some point to see how they sound in it, but it’s decent as it is currently.

Only downside is the necks a bit on the thick side for a PRS SE (meant to be wide thin but definitely isn’t) but it’s not thick to the point that it’s a dealbreaker, and the fret work is excellent so it plays like butter!

As I said this is one of a few I ordered so I’m happy to share more if anyone’s interested? Also happy to answer any questions!