PRS Studio owners' Poll

[blaren]

For those of you who own PRS Studios, please let us know what you think of them.

I got one in Dec 2011. I found the 57/08 bucker to be WAY underpowered compared to the NFs on that platform. I tried adjusting the heights to balance them out but I couldnt get real successful. It wasnt until I replaced the 57/08 with a more beefy (A2) bucker in the bridge position that my Studio became my favorite and #1 and go-to weapon in my stage arsenal.

There don't seem to be a lot of PRS Studio owners out there. I even have a hunch that the model will be discontinued due to poor sales numbers (completely a GUESS). Like I said...I LOVE mine and it's the most versatile guitar I've ever owned. But not only is it OK at a lot of stuff...it is AWESOME for a lot of stuff. It's an overacheiver as a bucker guitar, as a Fender tone impersonator like none other, it feels right...it's PERFECTION...for me anyway.

So I'd like to know what the other Studio owners (both of you lol) think of them.
Did you sell it to get a different guitar (a DGT seems to be what most people who bought a Studio traded it for)? Do you still have your Studio but it doesnt get played so will probably be sold? Or...do you LOVE the HECK out of your Studio in a "cold dead hands" kind of way? Ahhh..let's add another...did you not love your Studio..UNTIL you swapped the 57/08 bucker?

Thanks for playing.

[Herr Squid]

I love mine! And I really like that the neck and middle pickup aren't underpowered compared to the bridge 'bucker like so many HSS guitars. I haven't noticed that the 57/08 is "weak" compared to the NF's.

[LSchefman]

And I thought this was going to be the PRS "Studio owners' poll."

I have a studio and I love it.

I just don't have a PRS Studio guitar.

[scaremonger]

I bought my Studio in January this year so have not owned it for long. I love the quality and playability of it,but have done a coupleof small mods. I found that the tone control was not very effective unless the volume was up pretty full, and when I looked into it found that the circuit was not wired up as per the schematic. The tone feed was coming from the volume wiper lug and not from the hot end of the pot as it should have been. I checked this out with the support guys and they said that I was correct, although they still ship guitars wired up that way. I changed the wiring and it made all the difference to the tone control. The other mod was to fit a slightly shorter trem arm as I found the stock arm threw my hand too far up towards the neck pickup.
All in all, a great and versatile instrument.

[paisley692]

i bought mine in march this year and haven't owned it long. the prs quality feels hands down awesome when it in my hands. I haven't done any major modifications except put locks for my guitar strap. change the string guage to 9.5 guage D addario, i typically play 9-46 guage on my telecasters, and by changing the string guage on my PRS studio to 9.5 guage has made a world of difference on the guitar not feeling a tad-bit stiff. The neck is a bit smaller than the DGT and is what swayed me to get the studio over the DGT, and also hearing WADE BOWEN new lead guitar player play a PRS studio covering texas country music sold me !


I really like the combination of the narrow field and the 57/08 pickups. Both My pickups output are very well balanced , the neck tone is not louder than the 57/08 bridge pickup. Even the 2nd and 4th postions volume are not lacking in output which is great for live situations and saves me from having to re adjust my amp volume ..... i think the 57/08 coil spllitted sounds a bit thin , but not a deal breaker. The weight of the studio is also not back breaking , a bit heavier than the PRS mira what i use to play but still comfortable. I have to say when i opened the case for the first time the guitar was set up perfect and stays in tune really well.

[jrw32]

I've had mine for almost a year and love it. A little heavier than I usually like, but very versatile. Mine is stock, though I have spent a lot of time adjusting/dialing in the pickups. I also blocked the trem and lowered the action quite a bit (for more spank), and it's pretty much perfect now. With some gain/grit, the volume/tone knobs are very sensitive and you can go from clean/chimey to screaming gain just with the volume knob. Took me a while to figure that out, as I'm usually a clean player. Again, with some gain, you can definitely go from Stratty-quack to Tele-spank to fat bucker tones. When playing with a pure/non-gritty clean tone, it just gets muddy when you roll the volume down. But with a Vox and some Marshall-inspired pedals, I'm able to get some great chime/grit/distortion all by using the volume/tone knobs. I think it's a keeper, and I love that it's a modern instrument with looks/tones that are a little different.