metropolis
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Hi all,
I just picked up my first PRS - it's a 2002 McCarty so a fairly early one with the McCarty pickups as opposed to the later 57/08s. Wrap-around hardtail and nice chunky neck (feels very familiar to my 50s neck LP Standard). First impressions are I'm really impressed by the build quality and playability. It's incredibly light and comfortable to play too, especially sitting down.
Acoustically it sounds brighter than my nearest LP to hand (a 1972 Custom) but plugged in I think the pickups are slightly lacking. There's more articulation (helped by lower output) from the T-Tops, and there's a particular mid-frequency coming through on the PRS I'd like to try and remove. I'll adjust the heights of the PRS pickups as I think they're a little high, but if not I'll look at swapping them for something else. I have a good selection in my Les Pauls: Montys PAFs (my favourite), Lollar Imperials, Bareknuckle Crawlers and the T-Tops.
I just picked up my first PRS - it's a 2002 McCarty so a fairly early one with the McCarty pickups as opposed to the later 57/08s. Wrap-around hardtail and nice chunky neck (feels very familiar to my 50s neck LP Standard). First impressions are I'm really impressed by the build quality and playability. It's incredibly light and comfortable to play too, especially sitting down.
Acoustically it sounds brighter than my nearest LP to hand (a 1972 Custom) but plugged in I think the pickups are slightly lacking. There's more articulation (helped by lower output) from the T-Tops, and there's a particular mid-frequency coming through on the PRS I'd like to try and remove. I'll adjust the heights of the PRS pickups as I think they're a little high, but if not I'll look at swapping them for something else. I have a good selection in my Les Pauls: Montys PAFs (my favourite), Lollar Imperials, Bareknuckle Crawlers and the T-Tops.