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[Molly]

Thanks Nik. What a lovely guitar. Quick A/B with my other one and they're chalk and cheese (or at least Cheddar and Colby).

Red one weighs 8.75lbs. Black one 8.72. Red one's darker and more woody sounding (is that what some would describe as 'pronounced mids'?). The black one is brighter.

Got some pickups to play with. Red has BKs in there at the moment. Might put them in the other.

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[StratMatt]

Lovely pair, sir.

[robthemac]

Red one's darker and more woody sounding (is that what some would describe as 'pronounced mids'?). The black one is brighter.


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You wouldn't describe the mids as 'haunting'?

[KNNZ]

loverly! I think I want that black one dibs?

[hamo]

Lovely pair, sir.

That is, indeed, what she said.

[olegmcnoleg]

Thanks Nik. What a lovely guitar. Quick A/B with my other one and they're chalk and cheese (or at least Cheddar and Colby).

Red one weighs 8.75lbs. Black one 8.72. Red one's darker and more woody sounding (is that what some would describe as 'pronounced mids'?). The black one is brighter.

Got some pickups to play with. Red has BKs in there at the moment. Might put them in the other.


red and black.jpg

That's another one I used to own. I brought it in from the USA about 10 years ago and owned it until recently. Nick changed the pickups to something more vintage-sounding, --less winds. So that might be the most significant difference you are hearing. The original bridge pickup on those guitars is pretty hot. It should be a great guitar for playing southern blues because I bought it in Texas.

[JoeBlow]

Beautiful. Similar neck profiles?

[Molly]

Beautiful. Similar neck profiles?

Yes. Feel the same. Bridge must affect right hand position because I played the same thing for my comparison but initially fluffed-it.

[Molly]

Thanks Nik. What a lovely guitar. Quick A/B with my other one and they're chalk and cheese (or at least Cheddar and Colby).

Red one weighs 8.75lbs. Black one 8.72. Red one's darker and more woody sounding (is that what some would describe as 'pronounced mids'?). The black one is brighter.

Got some pickups to play with. Red has BKs in there at the moment. Might put them in the other.


red and black.jpg

That's another one I used to own. I brought it in from the USA about 10 years ago and owned it until recently. Nick changed the pickups to something more vintage-sounding, --less winds. So that might be the most significant difference you are hearing. The original bridge pickup on those guitars is pretty hot. It should be a great guitar for playing southern blues because I bought it in Texas.

Don't know what year it is do you?

[sizzlingbadger]

It’s a 2001 according to the serial number. Glad it arrived in one piece

[codedog]

Proper pair of guitars for one-eyed Cantabrians!

[murky]

Thanks Nik. What a lovely guitar. Quick A/B with my other one and they're chalk and cheese (or at least Cheddar and Colby).

Red one weighs 8.75lbs. Black one 8.72. Red one's darker and more woody sounding (is that what some would describe as 'pronounced mids'?). The black one is brighter.

Got some pickups to play with. Red has BKs in there at the moment. Might put them in the other.


red and black.jpg

Very nice!

Is the wrap tail aluminium? I recon that accounts for a lot of the zing on old juniors/specials etc.

[philbit]

Nice pair

[Molly]

Thanks Nik. What a lovely guitar. Quick A/B with my other one and they're chalk and cheese (or at least Cheddar and Colby).

Red one weighs 8.75lbs. Black one 8.72. Red one's darker and more woody sounding (is that what some would describe as 'pronounced mids'?). The black one is brighter.

Got some pickups to play with. Red has BKs in there at the moment. Might put them in the other.


red and black.jpg

Very nice!

Is the wrap tail aluminium? I recon that accounts for a lot of the zing on old juniors/specials etc.

Yes. It is. There's a more recent version with brass inserts. Probably spendy though.

[bender]

They look so classy with the faux-binding. I definitely prefer that look. I'm not a huge PRS fan, but I've always thought the black gloss showed off the carved top really nicely.