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Butchering a PRS

  • 29-01-2004 4:24pm
    #1
    dabhoys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 800 ✭✭✭


    Hello all just want to see what people think of this. I recently aquired a PRS McCarty. I love the guitar to bits. But I was playing an epiphone before but I had a nice little JB-4 in the bridge guitar was ok the pick up was sweet. When I sold it I was playing Dr. J nice eggle for a while and it too has that pick up.

    Now to my problem I love the PRS pure class. There is nothing wrong with the Pick up but it dosen't have the same bite as the JB 4. People say well if ya buy a guitar at that price it should do everything you want you shouldn't have to change nething. But I really miss the attack and bite off the JB 4 the McCarty Bridge pick up is lovely indeed but a little rounded for my liking. Its covered too so that dosen't help to create bite.

    Would this be butchering a great guitar. Or simply customising an already amazing guitar to better suit my needs!!


Comments

  • #2
    Doctor J
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭Doctor J


    Don't touch the damn guitar :dunno:


    ...and no f€ckin EMG's either!


  • #3
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    1) Acquire router
    2) Attack PRS with said router
    3) Glue in 2 EMG 85's powered at 18V

    Actually, ignore all that. DO NOT TOUCH THAT GUITAR!!!! As much as I dislike PRS's, you could sell the fecker and buy a different (and possibly better) guitar to stick pickups in. PRS's really shouldn't be messed with merely cos of the resale value plumets when things are done to them.


  • #4
    Eoin Madsen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Eoin Madsen


    If you want more bite and/or attack, buy an eq of some kind and add some high mid (between 2500-6000 hz is probably what you want). If that's still not enough attack, buy a compressor or expander. You need to set up your dynamics so that a mild compression occurs after 50-250ms. You'll probably need a short release time too. Buy these things and experiment - you'll find what you want, and without having to perform a terrible act of abomination on your guitar. :)


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