mrdeadfolx
Headphoneus Supremus
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So I finally got around to putting a few bucks into my "other" hobby, and bought myself a new guitar. Every time I've ever bought a guitar, I've always kind of pinched pennies, and much like shopping for a car, always had "best bang for the lowest buck" as the main goal. Well, in doing that so many times, I finally came to realize that with all the money I've poured into half-decent guitars, I could have bought the guitar of my dreams. Well, I finally threw my wallet to the wind and went after that perfect (for me) guitar.
My dream guitar has always been a Paul Reed Smith. My dad had a few when I was growing up, and they were so gorgeous but I was never allowed to play them, because the consequences of damaging something that cost my dad 3 grand would not have been worth the pleasure of playing the guitars
So a couple months ago I came across a Paul Reed Smith Standard 22 at Long & Mcquade for sale at $2000 CAD that retails for $3000 USD, and I snatched it up immediately.
The guitar was only what I wanted at it's core: It was a Paul Reed Smith, and it was made of all mahogany (my preferred guitar wood). Just about everything else had to go. Don't get me wrong, the guitar came stock with great components, but they werent the EXACT ones I'd want on my dream guitar, so I visited my local custom shop, my luthier and I got to discussing what I'd like to change, and by the time I left the only thing original that remained was the bare mahogany body. Here is what it looked like when I saw it last.
BEFORE: (excuse the cellphone pic)
Since then, here is the list of changes:
-New paint (from tobacco sunburst to basone black)
-Gotoh locking Magnum tuners w/ black ebony tuning pegs
-Seymour Duncan '59 neck pickup & Seymour Duncan Full Shred bridge pickup
-Granite nut
-New PRS nickel stop tailpiece bridge
-All chrome/gunmetal hardware
-5-way pickup selector switched to 3-way (dual humbucker) with "killswitch"
-All new internal wiring (I am a head-fier after all)
I just got the call to pick it up 2 days ago, and have only been playing it for one day, but all I can say is this is the PERFECT guitar for me, and I couldn't be happier with the results. Everything from the look, to the way it feels in my hands to the tone is bang-on, so hopefully this is my last major guitar purchase for a few years. All the custom work cost about $700, so for $2700 CAD all-in I finally got my dream guitar. Hope you like it
AFTER: (again excuse the pic)
My dream guitar has always been a Paul Reed Smith. My dad had a few when I was growing up, and they were so gorgeous but I was never allowed to play them, because the consequences of damaging something that cost my dad 3 grand would not have been worth the pleasure of playing the guitars
So a couple months ago I came across a Paul Reed Smith Standard 22 at Long & Mcquade for sale at $2000 CAD that retails for $3000 USD, and I snatched it up immediately.
The guitar was only what I wanted at it's core: It was a Paul Reed Smith, and it was made of all mahogany (my preferred guitar wood). Just about everything else had to go. Don't get me wrong, the guitar came stock with great components, but they werent the EXACT ones I'd want on my dream guitar, so I visited my local custom shop, my luthier and I got to discussing what I'd like to change, and by the time I left the only thing original that remained was the bare mahogany body. Here is what it looked like when I saw it last.
BEFORE: (excuse the cellphone pic)
Since then, here is the list of changes:
-New paint (from tobacco sunburst to basone black)
-Gotoh locking Magnum tuners w/ black ebony tuning pegs
-Seymour Duncan '59 neck pickup & Seymour Duncan Full Shred bridge pickup
-Granite nut
-New PRS nickel stop tailpiece bridge
-All chrome/gunmetal hardware
-5-way pickup selector switched to 3-way (dual humbucker) with "killswitch"
-All new internal wiring (I am a head-fier after all)
I just got the call to pick it up 2 days ago, and have only been playing it for one day, but all I can say is this is the PERFECT guitar for me, and I couldn't be happier with the results. Everything from the look, to the way it feels in my hands to the tone is bang-on, so hopefully this is my last major guitar purchase for a few years. All the custom work cost about $700, so for $2700 CAD all-in I finally got my dream guitar. Hope you like it
AFTER: (again excuse the pic)
