Tim Plains Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I traded my SC245 for another SC245. The old one played & sounded great and gave me massive GAS pains the first time I saw it but I just wanted something different and let her go. Here's the old one - what do you guys think of it? You can be honest now that it's gone...lol. By the way, if any of you guys here like PRS guitars, you have to try one with 57/08 pickups. Good Gawd, they are amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 It's a hot little beast...love those SC245's..ok now where is the new one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff-7 Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Good looking axe, personally i love the smokey charcoal color with the figured maple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdntac Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Posting a photo of what you used to own is like putting a pic of an ex-girlfriend on your wife's dresser. Where the new one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 2009 25th anniversary SC, Sunburst finish, from The Guitar Shop in Mississauga, ON. Thank you Brent! I went in there a few weeks ago and it caught my eye but I didn't want to pick it up. I was in there again last week and again, the same thing - I didn't want to pick it up. I made the mistake of picking it up today. A great resonant and (unplugged) loud guitar. 7.7 lbs, according to the dealer. The first thing I thought was that the gold pickup covers had to go but they've already grown on me in the few hours that I've had it and it actually looks really classy as it. Does that mean I'm getting older? rocketman, I love your new PRS but if I may make one suggestion - replace the truss rod cover with one that's rosewood. What do you think - look better? If you prefer the rosewood TRC look, let me know and I'll give you the name of the eBay store I bought mine from. I sent him a picture of my other rosewood headstocks and he actually went through the trouble of picking out the ones that matched best. Not for this SC but for my other two rosewood headstocks. The one here is just a spare I bought but I'll try to get one that matches. Anyways, enough talk - I'm rambling now... The burst is fantastic in person!! Pictures do not do it justice. No flash - just overhead lighting. I'm a little surprised that this is not a 10 top but I guess the second last picture shows why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Hello. we have a new winner..now that I like more than the old PRS...good Choice R9..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Oh sure I go and get a 25th Anniversary and now you just HAD to have one (he he he). My honest opinion is that the 57/08 pickups are really great. It's all taste though. The pure metal player probably won't like them IMHO. Can't say you made a bad swap. In my opinion every PRS is worth it. I do love the finish. If it ain't a 10 top, then it's pretty darn close. I also think that the brush gold pickup covers are very classy. The shadow birds are very classy too. I'm sure yours doesn't have a scratch on the fretboard either. They really pay attention to detail!! I'll need to think about the rosewood truss cover. Right now I'm too busy staring at the body and playing her! Anyhow, congrats on a great guitar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 You know...I've been wanting a PRS lately. Is anyone surprised? Tim, that top is really nice. So were the old ones. Do you have any experience with or opinion on the PRS Mira? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamman Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Congrats , fine looking axe. PRS makes great guitars. Love my Santana , it smokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Perfection! C00ngrats Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGSpecialguy Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 thats a sweet guitar :) why though does it look like the pickups are HAND engraved with 57/08 ?? shouldnt it be a factory stamp or maybe do it on the back of the pup ?? that just looks weird to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 That couch of yours gets a lot of action Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHO Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I've always wondered, can you adjust the intonation with those bridges at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 Cheers guys. rocket, sorry!! :- You're right - the pickups are not for metal; they're PAF type pickups and do what they're suppose to do very well. The birds are really cool. I thought they were regular newer hollow birds but (as you know) they're not. Very cool looking up close. Fit & finish is perfect, as with nearly every other PRS. XDemonknight, the few Miras I've tried were really good. The only reason I don't have one is because they don't come with the wide/fat neck. SGSpecialguy, PRS' 57/08 and 59/09 pickups have that etching on the covers. The first ones in 2008 (I believe) did not but they all do now. SHO, do you see those two outer holes on the back of the bridge? Those adjust the intonation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHO Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 SHO' date=' do you see those two outer holes on the back of the bridge? That adjust the intonation.[/quote'] Ah, I see now. Mystery solved! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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