DGT
Vintage Tone Out Of The Box
The DGT (David Grissom Trem) is the result of more than 20 years of collaboration between Paul Smith and David Grissom. The DGT is based on the McCarty with a unique DGT neck shape, taller frets, special pickups, and a revised control layout. Grissom and Paul spent a year A/B-ing more than forty sets of pickups before nailing the vintage-voice of DGT humbuckers. When paired with individual volume controls for each pickup and a push/pull master tone control that operates the coil taps, DGT pickups provide versatility and articulation.
“The DGT is a product a lot of miles down the road: a lot of gigs, a lot of records. It’s like picking up a vintage guitar. It sounds like a vintage guitar, and out of the box it’s ready to go. There’s a whole lot of thought gone into this. The DGT is pretty perfect to me.” – David Grissom
For 2020, PRS has updated this model with a nitro over celluose (CAB) finish.
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Specifications
| Body | |
|---|---|
| Top Wood | Carved Figured Maple |
| Back Wood | Mahogany |
| Neck | |
|---|---|
| Number of Frets | 22 |
| Scale Length | 25" |
| Neck Wood | Mahogany |
| Neck Shape | DGT |
| Fretboard Wood | Rosewood |
| Fretboard Inlay | Moons (Birds Optional) |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Bridge | PRS Patented Tremolo, Gen III |
| Tuners | Phase III with Faux-Bone Buttons |
| Hardware Type | Nickel |
| Electronics | |
|---|---|
| Treble Pickup | DGT |
| Bass Pickup | DGT |
| Controls | Two Volume Controls w/ Push/Pull Tone Control and 3-Way Toggle Pickup Switch |
| Additional Info | |
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Colors
Accolades
“At first glance, the DGT is pretty much what we’ve come to expect from PRS — meaning it’s flawless and gorgeous...You need to play the DGT to really grasp the Grissomization, however.”
- Guitar Player
“Swiss Army axe...”
- Vintage Guitar
“Arguably the best PRS ever.”
- Music Radar