BMU wrote
@Zark - thanks.
I'm confused - I'm exactly NOT trying to turn the PRS into another high gain monster - hence mentioning the Andy Timmons pickup? (Else I'd have lobbed an X2N in there LOL!)
I've been playing the Prestige 7 constantly for a few weeks now, coming back to the PRS I find it ...well... unplayable, frankly. Those tiny frets. I'm glad I did the impulse buy on a R5k avatar of a real PRS, rather than a R45k *actual* PRS :-[
Sad fact is, the more I try to get away from that customer-unfriendly, profit-driven corporate monstrosity, the more I learn what I already knew: few things play like a high-end Ibanez.
Sorry for the confusion... I missed the Andy Timmons part in my haste, but the Dimarzio part (which I associate with higher gain rock guitars) stuck and I know you're a big Ibanez (particularly 7) fan. I therefore assumed that you would naturally try to 'Ibanize' that PRS... I own a few high-end Ibanez guitars myself as you may know and I love them, probably for many of the same reasons you do! I picked up a new ESP with EMG's on Thursday. I must be honest; it's refreshing to play a guitar with different scale length, radius, different tone and different feel for a change.
Something interesting happened since acquiring the ESP. I had to focus more on my technique to play precisely because the new guitar feels so very different to what I'm accustomed to. I realized that I ended up playing with more control and feel than before. This evening I picked up my Jem after the ESP and something great happened. Every thing I was doing with more control on the ESP now felt even easier to manage when I returned to what I'm accustomed to. Both my speed and precision has increased substantially in a short period of time. I can only conclude that it’s a damn good idea to venture out of your comfort zone and hopefully return with a fresh appreciation, more focus and new motivation. This is what I'm experiencing. I can only wish at least as much for you.
