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.
First the truss rod is adjusted so that the fretboard is completely level
Then the frets are marked up
The frets are then leveled out so that there are no high or low frets
We crown and polish the frets
And now it's back in playing shape
Last edited by Shawn@PRS; 01-30-2013 at 01:30 PM.
...me likey this thread
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This thread idea is freaking amazing - pleasae please please continue it with any artists you see fit.
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That's a way cool guitar. Nice dark Brazilian neck too, if I recall correctly.
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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
The hardware is slightly tarnished
Some very light pick scratches
A little bit of wear
Plenty of life left in those frets (now that they've been leveled and polished)
Last edited by Shawn@PRS; 01-30-2013 at 01:32 PM.
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.Originally Posted by Shawn@PRS
HOLY CRAP! Was that in the Nashville floods?
One Life
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!
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DGTs
Wow, that black one is crazy! What's up with the trem routing on that one? Looks like it has a massively oversized rout.
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That Trem Routing is Factory. The Guitar is from 1991-1992. The Model of the Guitar was called a "Special". The Special was basically a Mahogany Body Standard with the Trem Routed for more range. The Guitar was marketed as the PRS "Metal" guitar as in Heavy Metal. It has HFS in read and Vintage Bass in neck. The Special's are kind of rare guitar, not only because they are from 22 Years ago, but because they only made them for a period of time. I have the old catalog from back then and when it said Metal Guitar, I had to buy that model.
Last edited by steveaustin; 02-05-2013 at 09:03 PM.
Awesome story Steve and great to have you on the forum! Thats a really cool story - I think we need another "metal" Maryland Made PRS in the line up soon!
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Thanks and I agree!
A Bud Davis metal.
Hey Steve... what the heck happened to that guitar?
One Life
Welcome Steve! Was a surprise to see your guitar pop up in this thread. Still rocking the latest record man. TITD!!!
Is that a homemade uproute on the trem?
Favorite thread EVER!
Paul Reed Smith 7 - S t r i n g A c t i v i s t | Fueled by P T C
This thread rocks!!!!!
2010 Black cherry 10 Top Tremonti-signed by Tremonti Modded by PTC DGT frets
2011 SE245..PRS USA nut,Phase II tuners, PRS USA pots and knobs, Dragon II in the neck, Seymour d Alternative 8 in bridge, PRS USA stoptail bridge
2010 Mira Vintage Mahogany -Dragon I pup in the bridge
2012 PRS Tremonti Custom SE Grey/Black PRS Phase 2 tuners, Mannmade 2000NOS Trem
Awesome! Thanks for posting!!!!
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I think it was modified at some point after it left the factory
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