Artist Guitars- PTC

I thought the Artist guitars deserved their own thread so here it goes.

Carlos Santana plays many different PRS guitars, but this one is his #1. Once or twice a year, he'll send guitars to us for set up, tweaking and general maintenance.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...pse1f8df00.jpg


First the truss rod is adjusted so that the fretboard is completely level
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...psc35d9f85.jpg

Then the frets are marked up
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...psa3977c27.jpg


The frets are then leveled out so that there are no high or low frets
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...ps63225fb1.jpg


We crown and polish the frets
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...ps35b795d3.jpg



And now it's back in playing shape
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...ps9685b873.jpg

...me likey this thread :)

This thread idea is freaking amazing - pleasae please please continue it with any artists you see fit.

That's a way cool guitar. Nice dark Brazilian neck too, if I recall correctly.

This one came to us from Steve Austin from "Today Is The Day". This one is a true road warrior!


The headstock has a few minor scratches on it
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...EAUSTIN008.jpg


The hardware is slightly tarnished
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...EAUSTIN007.jpg



Some very light pick scratches
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...EAUSTIN001.jpg




A little bit of wear
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...EAUSTIN004.jpg



Plenty of life left in those frets (now that they've been leveled and polished)
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...EAUSTIN006.jpg

HOLY CRAP! Was that in the Nashville floods?

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HOLY CRAP! Was that in the Nashville floods?

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Nope, just played very hard for 20+ years.

This is already off to a great start. Thanks shawn!

Well, this is now my very favorite thread on the interwebs!!

Nothing cooler than a played and loved instrument!

Wow, that black one is crazy! What's up with the trem routing on that one? Looks like it has a massively oversized rout.

Is that a homemade uproute on the trem?

Favorite thread EVER!

This thread rocks!!!!!

Awesome! Thanks for posting!!!!

I think it was modified at some point after it left the factory

I recognize those hands.

Great thread! Thanks Shawn...

This is a very cool thread! Thanks Shawn!

Dittos, very cool thread.

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Originally Posted by Shawn@PRS

This one came to us from Steve Austin from "Today Is The Day". This one is a true road warrior!

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What a cool surprise to see one of Steve Austin's guitars. Having seen him live many times I know why that guitar looks the way it does. I am off to listen to some Today Is The Day now! Thanks for sharing Shawn.

once more, Chief, awesome thread.