+1. I only know two Modern Eagles in SA, and would love to see any others. :yup:Sean wrote:Um, how about posting some pics of this!! ??? ?Theuns van Wyk wrote: (I have a Modern Eagle too, and that thing is rock solid too).
NGD: PRS Tremonti
+1 for thatTheuns van Wyk wrote: Nice one that !
mmm .....seems that the times ripe now for a 'PRS guitars of GFSA' thread
Oops, sorry guys, my post about the ME may have been misleading.Sean wrote:Hold on ?Theuns van Wyk wrote:
(I have a Modern Eagle too, and that thing is rock solid too).
Um, how about posting some pics of this!! ??? ?
I also have a Modern Eagle II, 25th anniversary PRS, not the original Modern Eagle.
Still awesome strumming some chords on the solid rosewood neck though(even if it is East Indian and not Braz RW).
Here are a few quick pics:
1) Full view
2) Close up of cap
3) Back showing the RW neck. Lovely.
Enjoy the public holiday tomorrow.
Ah, nice!
Yep, not a subtle difference between "too" and "II" ?
Yep, not a subtle difference between "too" and "II" ?
Jip - this boertjie stands corrected. My bad.Sean wrote: Yep, not a subtle difference between "too" and "II" ?
Gosh! Both of those are stunning! I'd be happy with either! Hehe!
Enjoy it (them) bud! Making me feel a little green myself right now! ?
Regards
G!
Enjoy it (them) bud! Making me feel a little green myself right now! ?
Regards
G!
Really gorgeous guitars! 8) That green makes me green...seriously lusting after a green guitar.
Congrats on both. They look like great examples of their breed.
That is beautiful, the blues PRS use are simply stunning. The rosewood neck gets me all hot and bothered, great guitar man!Theuns van Wyk wrote:Oops, sorry guys, my post about the ME may have been misleading.Sean wrote:Hold on ?Theuns van Wyk wrote:
(I have a Modern Eagle too, and that thing is rock solid too).
Um, how about posting some pics of this!! ??? ?
I also have a Modern Eagle II, 25th anniversary PRS, not the original Modern Eagle.
Still awesome strumming some chords on the solid rosewood neck though(even if it is East Indian and not Braz RW).
Here are a few quick pics:
1) Full view
2) Close up of cap
3) Back showing the RW neck. Lovely.
Enjoy the public holiday tomorrow.
What wonderful guitars! Congrats Theuns! ?
3 months later
There Are some serious guitars in this thread! Absolute beauties! Congrats guys. Here is my Tremonti- love it!
Wow these PRS's look amazing... GAS!!!!
Tell me about it.... I am floating around in a cloud of GAS at the moment here... mmm good chili.. .lolNicholas L wrote: Wow these PRS's look amazing... GAS!!!!
3 months later
Hi guys. It's been about six months since NGD, and I've had a bit of time to explore what my guitar is about. I thought I would share my thoughts of the guitar with you, with the honeymoon now over.
Finish:
Not gonna say too much about the finish, it's an expensive guitar so it shouldn't have any funnies in only six months. I will mention that the bridge is showing a few minor signs of play. I do palm mute a lot though, and I am VERY critical when I mention this.
Pickups:
The Tremonti pickups' are hot. Really hot. I'm into hard rock/metal, and love me some distortion/drive. But the bridge PU is so hot I have the tone and volume sitting at 7 most of the time. To my (untrained) ears it gets mushy above that. That being said I am getting older and have secretly been warming up to more gentle tones (but let's leave that there).
The neck pickup has got a smooth vibe, and I like it alot for cleans and softer echoy/delay stuff. Hope that makes sense. It sounds "round" to me. Also great for less "aggressive" overdriven tones (the ones I'm secretly warming up to.)
The Neck:
The pattern thin neck is probably one of the best parts of the guitar. My other PRS has the thicker rosewood neck, and I prefer the Tremonti's neck ten times over. I don't have the largest hands, and since I got the Tremonti, I have been able to reach chords I couldn't before. (Although a new guitar is usually an inspiration to practice a bit harder and try new things). The Tremonti's neck just feels better. Can't say it enough, I really love the neck on it.
Tuning stability
The guitar keeps its tuning extremely well. I only fine tune it when recording something and I want the tuning to be "perfect".
Bridge
The tremolo bridge is a first for me, so unchartered territory. Don't expect to be changing tuning between songs at a gig - you need a fixed bridge for that. It does take a while for all the strings to settle in, and fiddling with one string will have you fiddling with all of them. But like I mentioned earlier, once its in tune, it stays in tune.
Drop tunings:
During my pre acquisition research a few guys mentioned that a fixed bridge or tremol-no is a better idea when going for serious dropped tunings like B standard. I don't tune that low though, and enjoy using this guitar in D standard, with the occasional C#. It holdsthose tunings great. Haven't really ventured too much lower than that.
Versatility:
This is probably where this guitar gets the most critique. It's been described as a one trick pony on many forums. I am unfortunately not the best person to comment on this, as I haven't really tried too hard to get alternate tones like single coilish sounds from it. I mostly use it for overdriven sounds, which it absolutely excels in.
Conclusion:
The honeymoon is over. I paid a crap load of money for this guitar, so I expected one serious tone machine.
Did I get what I expected? Absolutely. A guitar aimed at my taste in music, and one that is an inspiration and a joy to play.
The most interesting part is since I got this guitar, my want for another guitar has died. Big words I know, we all know GAS hits when you least expect it, but I find myself more focussing on what I do with my guitar, rather than what guitar I am doing it with.
So, this is my dream guitar, and makes me smile everytime I take it out of the case. It's an inspiration to try new tunings and chord voicings, and is fantastic for my own backroom dreams of writing and recording a few songs. Stoked.
Fluit fluit, my storie is uit.
Theuns
Finish:
Not gonna say too much about the finish, it's an expensive guitar so it shouldn't have any funnies in only six months. I will mention that the bridge is showing a few minor signs of play. I do palm mute a lot though, and I am VERY critical when I mention this.
Pickups:
The Tremonti pickups' are hot. Really hot. I'm into hard rock/metal, and love me some distortion/drive. But the bridge PU is so hot I have the tone and volume sitting at 7 most of the time. To my (untrained) ears it gets mushy above that. That being said I am getting older and have secretly been warming up to more gentle tones (but let's leave that there).
The neck pickup has got a smooth vibe, and I like it alot for cleans and softer echoy/delay stuff. Hope that makes sense. It sounds "round" to me. Also great for less "aggressive" overdriven tones (the ones I'm secretly warming up to.)
The Neck:
The pattern thin neck is probably one of the best parts of the guitar. My other PRS has the thicker rosewood neck, and I prefer the Tremonti's neck ten times over. I don't have the largest hands, and since I got the Tremonti, I have been able to reach chords I couldn't before. (Although a new guitar is usually an inspiration to practice a bit harder and try new things). The Tremonti's neck just feels better. Can't say it enough, I really love the neck on it.
Tuning stability
The guitar keeps its tuning extremely well. I only fine tune it when recording something and I want the tuning to be "perfect".
Bridge
The tremolo bridge is a first for me, so unchartered territory. Don't expect to be changing tuning between songs at a gig - you need a fixed bridge for that. It does take a while for all the strings to settle in, and fiddling with one string will have you fiddling with all of them. But like I mentioned earlier, once its in tune, it stays in tune.
Drop tunings:
During my pre acquisition research a few guys mentioned that a fixed bridge or tremol-no is a better idea when going for serious dropped tunings like B standard. I don't tune that low though, and enjoy using this guitar in D standard, with the occasional C#. It holdsthose tunings great. Haven't really ventured too much lower than that.
Versatility:
This is probably where this guitar gets the most critique. It's been described as a one trick pony on many forums. I am unfortunately not the best person to comment on this, as I haven't really tried too hard to get alternate tones like single coilish sounds from it. I mostly use it for overdriven sounds, which it absolutely excels in.
Conclusion:
The honeymoon is over. I paid a crap load of money for this guitar, so I expected one serious tone machine.
Did I get what I expected? Absolutely. A guitar aimed at my taste in music, and one that is an inspiration and a joy to play.
The most interesting part is since I got this guitar, my want for another guitar has died. Big words I know, we all know GAS hits when you least expect it, but I find myself more focussing on what I do with my guitar, rather than what guitar I am doing it with.
So, this is my dream guitar, and makes me smile everytime I take it out of the case. It's an inspiration to try new tunings and chord voicings, and is fantastic for my own backroom dreams of writing and recording a few songs. Stoked.
Fluit fluit, my storie is uit.
Theuns
Theuns, thanks for the update!
So is the tremonti more inspiring than the modern eagle?
So is the tremonti more inspiring than the modern eagle?
Thanks for the feedback Theuns.
Horses for courses. Until fairly recently, the PRS buckers all leaned more to the hot side of things. One of the things that kept me away from them for so long.Theuns van Wyk wrote: Pickups:
The Tremonti pickups' are hot. Really hot. I'm into hard rock/metal, and love me some distortion/drive.
You seem to have two bridge pickups there. ? FWIW, I found the neck pickup way too hot in my SC245, but a swap to a more vintage output model cured that.But the bridge PU is so hot I have the tone and volume sitting at 7 most of the time. To my (untrained) ears it gets mushy above that. That being said I am getting older and have secretly been warming up to more gentle tones (but let's leave that there).
The bridge pickup's got a smooth vibe, and I like it alot for cleans and softer echoy/delay stuff. Hope that makes sense. It sounds "round" to me. Also great for less "aggressive" overdriven tones (the ones I'm secretly warming up to.)
Well put.The most interesting part is since I got this guitar, my want for another guitar has died. Big words I know, we all know GAS hits when you least expect it, but I find myself more focussing on what I do with my guitar, rather than what guitar I am doing it with.
Yeah, answered my question!
Glad you're still enjoying her! ?
Glad you're still enjoying her! ?
a year later
Baie Mooi Guitar Theuns,hier is my PRS SE Clint Lowery 
and my other PRS 
10 days later
These are some serious pieces of wood