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PRS announces new John Mayer signature Strat style giutar
Coming in March retail of $2,299
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I've heard Philip McKnight (YouTube) speak about it. For a signature US made PRS that's not a bad price.
It does have a 7 1/4" fretboard radius so that may bother some people (compared to the 9.5" for most Strats). |
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Just so I am clear that would equal more curvature correct ? Fairly reasonable price is what I was thinking also
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I'm smiling because this product sure is giving a chapped bottom or some sort of irritating bother to people on other forums.
Im in the camp of liking some iconoclastic guitars and the newer makers like PRS and Collings - there are others worth knowing about too. Being GAS-free I'm not concerned about the radius. I was used to the old school with my "52 AVRI" Fender and my AM Dlx Stratocaster had "modern". My "68 Thinskin Thinline" was advertised as 9.5 but it is not as flat as my Collings. Honestly, I adjust. At times I think the more curved fretboard is particularly good for rhythmically strumming barre chords. Most of the time I think I just need more skills. Competition is good. Guitar choices are amazing. If you can't stand change: 1. Feel free to help the F people in California. 2. Feel free to help the G people who appear to be a somewhat desperate these days. 3. Create or move to your own private Afghanistan - probably safer than the real one.
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Correct, the fretboard is more curved with a lower number radius. For comparison (and this isn't for all models obviously), modern Fenders tend to have 9.5" radius, PRS is 10", Gibson uses 12", shredders tend to like flat fretboards and have a compound radius (something like 10-16") or 16".
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7.5 would be the vintage radius. Pretty tight, and would require either dressing a slight compound radius on the fret tops or higher action to bend without fretting out.
Thouhh, for 200 less, you could just get the real deal custom optioned.. |
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I recently went from 7.25" (for decades) to 9" on the new neck I put on my Strat, and I've found I actually like it better, other things being mostly equal (the neck is also slightly thicker, but fretboard width and string spacings are the same). It's subtle, but moving my fingers around is a bit more natural, and I get away with slightly lower action, and less bend from the truss rod, though I doubt that's noticeable by itself. I suspect the original choice of 7.25" radius was made without any idea of how people would be playing electric guitars in the future, and a bit larger radius works better for most people. Hence, I'm surprised this new PRS has a 7.25" radius.
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I will say, if you're hands are smaller, like mine, and you like to wrap that thumb over the top, like I do, then the 7-1/4" radius can be pretty comfortable. Also, I do prefer slightly higher than normal action anyway, as I feel I get a better "sound." I'm sure part of PRS and Mayer's decision was to have that "vibe" of a vintage Strat, something that wouldn't "feel right" with a 10" modern radius or flatter. That said, there's some things that miss the mark for me, aesthetically. The lower horn to my eye looks a bit kludge in its implementation. I realize they wanted to keep the "silhouette" of the Strat, but they could have tweaked it a little bit. I remember when they came out with the EG, and thought that was a cool take on the Strat pickguard while still having the PRS shape.
Also I think the price is pretty much inline with the CE model, which was also a bolt on. As a side benefit to the tighter radius, if you have to do those Jimmy Page violin-bow riffs, the tighter radius makes it easier! |
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Meh...not trying to be too negative as I really like PRSs. But this is just another copy of a heavily copied guitar. To me it just looks like another partscaster which is where I put Suhr and Anderson and LsL and etc etc. While I am sure there are great copies out there...does another really break any new ground other than giving Mayer a sig copy of a strat? Does not look like it to me.
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I would agree and not call it " groundbreaking" But given the differences indicated in the video , I would tend to think of it more under the definition of a Strat "style" or Strat "inspired" PRS
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Any reason why Mayer went with PRS rather than Fender? He's been primarily a Fender player, correct?
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But yes I agree that despite the hoopla, there's no big deal about this. They already had an EG and CE model wuth 3 single coils. Steve Vai scooped out the lower horn of his Charvel (which was actually Grover Jackson's personal guitar ) over 30 years ago. Not as bad as Paul Stanley, who seems to endorse a different guitar company every year... Last edited by LouieAtienza; 03-12-2018 at 11:25 AM. |
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Well only John would know for certain but But given he already has a PRS Signature Amp and since 2016 or perhaps earlier he had been playing a built for him PRS Private Stock Super Eagle that he was involved in with a (limited run of 100) Which he used for the Dead and Company Tour It's not surprising.
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Looking at the design, I can only assume that John Mayer missed his old Fender Stratocaster so much he asked PRS if they could make him a Stratocaster.
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