Filbert Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) Bought this on a bit of a whim - saw the neck and it really cried out to me. Lovely looking guitar, photo definitely does not do it justice! PRS SE Custom 24 in grey/charcoal quilt. Edit: I should say, it's a 'roasted maple neck' - it's very dark in person and almost looks like it has been played for years already - I guess that is what they are aiming for with the torrefication process. Edited October 22, 2019 by Filbert 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Very nice indeed, I love the maple neck over the rosewood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 nice ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) Very cool! What's the first songs to lay into, and which amp to pair it with? Edited October 22, 2019 by billroy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filbert Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 12 minutes ago, billroy said: Very cool! What's the first songs to lay into, and which amp to pair it with? A little bit of The Lemon Song - Led Zeppelin and Fly By Night by Rush were the first tunes out of it 🙂 So far, only had a quick noodle on my little Vox solid state so I will have a proper go on the Blues Junior and Marshall DSL15C later on tonight 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcticsg Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Congratulations, she's purdy! 🙂 Happy NGD to you! 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific Reef Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Happy NGD, love the neck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Very nice. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 3:23 PM, Filbert said: On 10/22/2019 at 3:23 PM, Filbert said: Bought this on a bit of a whim - saw the neck and it really cried out to me. Lovely looking guitar, photo definitely does not do it justice! PRS SE Custom 24 in grey/charcoal quilt. Edit: I should say, it's a 'roasted maple neck' - it's very dark in person and almost looks like it has been played for years already - I guess that is what they are aiming for with the torrefication process. Its much more than going for an aged look. Heat treating maple is a great idea. First the moisture is almost all removed, then a small controlled quantity is put back. This does several things. 1/ It helps stabilize the wood. Less movement means fewer sets ups. 2/ It will lighten (in weight) the wood. 3/ It removes the need to encase the entire neck in heavy lacquer. So you get a nicer & more natural feel. I have a torrefied maple fingerboard (on a maple neck) on my 339 Studio. Its one of the main reasons I choose that model. Feels hard like ebony, and will stand up to the abuse of my poor technique! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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