Members thehikingdude Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 A few days ago I had the pleasure of opening up a PRS Experience 59/09 with an Indian Rosewood Neck and Fretboard in Faded Blue Jean. 100 of these were made for the 2009 PRS Experience show. All of them were made with Private Stock tops with a handful of them made with 1-piece tops. The Abalone inlays are very blue which is a perfect match for the finish. The very first thing that hit me was the Satin finish. This is my first PRS with a satin finish and I must say it is very easy on the eyes. It invites you to touch it. The second thing was the weight, at 7.2 lbs it is easily the lightest guitar I own. Next is the natural finish of the IRW neck. So amazingly smooth, many hours had to be put into sanding it to perfection. The grain on the neck is dead on straight from head to heel and the fretboard looks almost like it's part of the neck. The coloring of the fretboard and the neck is so close to matching you can barely tell it's not one and the same. The 59/09 pickups combined with the IRW neck are the best part sound wise. With the push-pull tone pot (again a first for me) I'm able to get a very wide selection of sounds. One choice has almost an acoustic sound to it. I've yet to find a bad sound out of it, normally pickups only sound good with so many settings from the knobs as you may well know. Tuning - OMG! - Right out of the box it was dead on; I didn't have to touch a thing. Locking tuners are standard. "59/09 Pickup The new 59/09 Pickup is the second model in the 1957/2008 series line of pickups. The 1957/2008 Series pickups utilize PRS exclusive wire, proprietary winding and magnet innovations that help produce iconic sounds but with unique tonality. The 59/09 is slightly darker and more powerful in the bridge than the first model in the series." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dewysoss Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 mother of god Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Schuyler Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Sweet jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vcnyls Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 I want to go swimming in that top! Geeze, that's GORGEOUS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thehikingdude Posted June 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Come on in! The water's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Yep, that's my dream guitar. Right there. That one. HNGD! [don't ever post your address... ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members o.versteer Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Wowee. I'm not that keen on the blue but that's a matter of taste. That's an exquisite piece. The top looks so 3D I think I'd be scared of looking at it too long. Congratulations. How's it sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members megawzrd Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 HNGD That is the best looking top on a PRS I have ever seen. (@ Y @) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiltsta Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Lovely instrument. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ej Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members o.versteer Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Can I also say that the satin finish look fantastic, it's the one thing I'd like different on my DGT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoeFro1984 Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 That is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thehikingdude Posted June 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Wowee. I'm not that keen on the blue but that's a matter of taste. That's an exquisite piece. The top looks so 3D I think I'd be scared of looking at it too long. Congratulations. How's it sound? The sound and playability of this thing is so over the top. Acoustically it has the be the loudest guitar I've ever owned - except for a true acoustic. Then there's the sustain, I don't know what to attribute it to exactly. Has to be a combination of all the wood put together on this one. It keeps going and going and going..... Then the pickups. OMG! I'd never heard them before, but they blow away any guitar I've heard before in the last 38 years. You get your standard humbucker sounds, think 57 PAF, but then you pull out the tone pot and it gets all creamy. Very hard to try to explain with words. I seriously cannot get a bad sound of it. Sounds so good unplugged that I think I've played it more that way. The feel of the neck......wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thehikingdude Posted June 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Here's a few outdoor shots. The color and look in these photos are right on the money. This is exactly how it looks in real person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Absolutely stunning. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xcml5 Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Holy {censored}! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yarbicus Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 mother of god This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thehikingdude Posted June 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 HNGDThat is the best looking top on a PRS I have ever seen.(@ Y @) That's quite a compliment. Thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members snowaie Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 oh. my. god. just get creme speed knobs and you're my god Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diceman1000 Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 HOLY FOCKIN' SHEET!!! THAT"S YUMMY... HNGD!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thehikingdude Posted June 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 oh. my. god. just get creme speed knobs and you're my god Hmmm, I was already trying to decide between clear or amber speed knobs. Hadn't really thought about creme, I will have to look into that. Thanks for the idea! EDIT: And by new knobs, I mean the PRS Lampshade variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitarist970 Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Dude....stunning.....wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evh1984 Posted June 2, 2010 Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Visually, quilted tops are not my fave, but, DAMN(!) that's nice! Not just the top, but the entire instrument is a work of art. Congrats! I noticed your posting handle. I do some hiking myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thehikingdude Posted June 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 2, 2010 Visually, quilted tops are not my fave, but, DAMN(!) that's nice! Not just the top, but the entire instrument is a work of art. Congrats! I noticed your posting handle. I do some hiking myself Thanks! I suppose I should change it to TheGuitarDude, since I seem to play guitar way more often that I go hiking anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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