full time professional musician. 40+ years

Many styles.

25+ years with tons of gigging the first 10.

Rock, Blues, (Real) Country, (Real) R&B.

I've been playing guitars for 40 years,not a rock star,but I do it for a living.

Rock,hard rock,blues.

I've been playing for 14 years. I play out in 2 bands.

Rock metal numetal Blues

Perfect. Love the full sound I get with her.

Just a basic guitar that sounds so good.

Couldn't be easier!

It is an American PRS - of course it is great!

I am pretty sure there is not a better guitar out there for $1400. Better than a Les Paul Studio and at least equal to the American Strat. I can't believe how good a value this is. Every guitar player should own a PRS!

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The Whale Blue has that wow factor. Everyone asks about her.

Just an amateur who enjoys playing.

Southern Rock, Rock

Singer songwriter, rock guitarist for 27 years.

Rock, blues, metal.

I am a life long musician playing in bands since the age of 13. I play drums, Alto sax and guitar

Blues, Rock, Christian

In my mid 30's, started playing with I was 12, I am indie artist that has released a few cd's and done hundreds of gigs

Country, blues, rock

Play with friends and at home

blues, metal, anything upbeat

20+ years guitar, jam at home, some parties

Blues, Rock and Southern Rock. Some Country

This should be the MAIN reason MOST people buy a guitar. SOUND...or TONE. I understand if you are a beginner or simply an old front-porch-picker and any guitar will do so long as you get your groove on. but if it matters to you, for your own personal reasons, then here's my best shot at laying it out. Pros: It does blues, rock and alt very very well. when playing rhythm, it gives really decent single-note articulation - especially going clean through the front of a *tube amp. Since a guitar should sit in the mid range very well in general, this does that in spades. It doesnt sounds as FAT or warm as a Les Paul Traditional/Studio (depending on PUPS) but pretty close. It has just enough brightness and sparkle to do any country player proud. but not enough that you cant get away from it for more mid/low end to shine through. CONS: however, depending on your amp - espcially high gain like a marshall - diming (putting all the way up) the volume and tone on the guitar and pushing the amp to about 7 and up...things get a little muddy in regard to the pick ups. with that said, unless you have a worked out what pedals and amp you want to run (or do a PUP swap)...i wouldnt reccomend it for metal. you may find it lacking for some parts. WHY? because many metal players "scoop" their mids - which means they take the mid range out and let the tone rest on either side. so, without knowing ahead of time and being a little in-the-know with your rig about what pedals youre going to run to find your "TONE"...you may be a bit frustrated. I personally dont play metal, though many do. its almost as though, if you dont play blues or metal these days..."it aint music". (which i dont think that). I plan to dump these Korean PUPs (sorry PRS, im just not buying the song and dance about how you resigned them from the ground up to be for the S2 line. they still arent American made..and QC just isnt the same AND for the price point of this guitar...the PUPs miss the mark for me in tone. though not by much.) Im going to drop the Core Line Custom 24 HFS PUPS in.

They stayed smart and used some key components from the Core line in the S2. i cant tell a difference in the Locking Tuners from the actual Phase II ones. without those tuners, the trem system would be frustrating in terms of tuning issues (like with the SE models). It would have been nice to get core line Trem. The wiring and tone pots/knobs do set this model apart from others in its price range. dont be afraid to open the back of your guitar and take a peek. its good to know what good wiring looks like. I can see this being a SOLID work horse. Given my last rant about the sound, I was impressed with the PUPS in single coil position (coil tapped/split). its a great feature on the guitar. I actually prefer the coil tap with a three way switch, only because when im playing live...its SO much easier to get the blend I want through 3 positions...than with a 5 position switch. I almost ALWAYS over shoot the position, or miss it by one click and have to go back to the switch after a strum or two. also, the strap pegs. at last, i dont have to buy locking strap pegs. stock...these are completely usable live. the end has a very wide stopping end. in fact, i had to unscrew the peg, slide the strap end in the bottom...then screw it back on. the strap couldnt fit over the peg, like, not even close - which is a good thing.

a coil tap, with a three way blade. I love it. And having ONE volume and ONE tone knob makes this guitar really really easy to dial something in. dont be fooled by the set up of it either. it doesnt take away from the tonal controls you have with say, a Les Paul type, 4 knob set up.

for the most part, a well made guitar. though, my model did come with some QC issues. im in the process of getting them taken care of, once PRS gets my warranty registration card. *they do things old school, you cant register online...all done by mail. My tone knobs are all wrong. my volume is very very stiff...and the tone knob (in both positions of being coil tapped or full humbucker) rolls way too loose. talking incredibly loose and moves position too easily. also, the person that lined up the maple Cap on the guitar didnt do the best job. the lines look offset and dont look like a very good bookmatch.

this - i think...is tough to gauge. while i understand the company has to profit, I would have liked to see them put a little more quality in the Pick ups and at least offer a hardshell case. In terms of what you get...PRS should offer a hardshell case at the very least. I could have EASILY spent the same amount of money and gotten a comparable gutiar in terms of tone and comfort, tonal range and appeal...and gotten a hardshell case and few extras, like you would with say...gibson.

Im pretty sure PRS will help me out with my knob issue. even though i listed the look of the maple cap...i can live with it. its not a big deal.

out of the box, to me, it wasnt visually stunning. I have mine in BLK/GRY. the carve they have on the top takes away from the looks dept and this guitar looks like an SE with an american PRS logo headstock. in fact..the SE's have a little more appeal on the shape of the body, i think. in all, with ANY guitar, play it for yourself and dont take any one person's word as being something final. EVERY guitar is different, as is every player.

15 years playing rock/blues in studio and on the small stage

rock, acoustic rock, folk, blues and alt.

Been playing 37 years most of which has been in church bands.

Christian, pop, rock

2 years seriously playing

Rock Metal Blues

I have been playing since the early '60s with all types of guitar/amplifier combinations. I have played full and part-time.

These days, it seems like I am playing a lot more classic rock (60-70s) and modern country (Jason Aldean styles). Really enjoy m

10 years Guitar mostly at home. 1 year band experience.

Ambient, Post-Rock, Metal, Progressive Rock, Instrumental, Alternative, Shoegaze.

10 years professional experience

Progressive Metal, jazz, blues, funk, rock, country

I've only been playing for two years, I only Play Guitar at the moment.

Classic Rock, Country

Jam at home

Blues and rock

The sound of this guitar is unique, the pickups sing and articulate well, the ability to split the coils on both pickups combined with the 3 way blade really make this guitar do anything you want it to. At first I thought the pickups were a bit too muddy and had some question as to whether I should replace them but after adjusting my amp a bit I found the balance and now find that these pickups have a very thick muscular bottom end that just screams on the top. These have now become my new favorites, compared to the pickups in the other guitars I have these just put them to shame. Every other guitar just sounds thin in comparison.

My favorite thing about PRS guitars is the body carve. The back is carved to that it sits comfortably against you whether sitting or standing, the bevels are cut so that they are completely out of the way no matter what you are doing, the lower horn is beveled so that when you go up to the 24th fret there is nothing there to hinder what you are doing, these designs are extremely well thought out. The headstock is another excellent feature, it looks great and is designed so that the strings are in a straight line from the bridge to the tuners. The guitar features locking tuners which are based on the PRS phase 2's, these things work great and make changing strings a 30 second affair. One of my favorite features for sure. The neck carve on this guitar is the pattern regular which lands somewhere around a Gibson 60's neck. I think this is just about the perfect neck, you have plenty to hold on to for power chords but at the same time you can shread all day long on it with no problem. One thing I noticed about this neck is that my hand doesn't get tired, some guitars will make your hand cramp if you play a song with power chord after power chord but this is not one of them. The size and shape of the neck are just so where you can play for hours with no issue. The pickups are the s2 HFS and vintage bass, these are based on the USA core model pickups and are really good, side by side with the SE version of them you can really tell a difference and the s2 pickups are much better. I have not had the chance to try them against real USA pickups but I think they would hold up just fine. The tremolo on the guitar is the same one used on SE models. I was a bit put off by this at first but it's really not a bad trem, it works well and holds tune, it's easy to adjust and stays innotated well. I have no complaints in this area. One of the big issues with the SE guitars was tuning stability and most of this was blamed on the nut PRS took care of this issue by using the actual USA core nut on the guitar, that took care of all the tuning problems. PRS also uses a few core line parts on this guitar including the lamp shade knobs which are excellent.

The guitar is perfect in this category, it has a neck which anyone can be comfortable with as soon as they pick it up. The pickup combo with coil tapping makes an endless array of sounds, there isn't really anything I have not been able to do with this guitar.

As with all PRS guitars this area is a perfect 10. No other guitar company in the world has the quality level of PRS, there was not one blemish, issue, or anything on this guitar. All frets were finished perfectly and polished, the body has a mirror like shine to it, the setup was spot on perfect right out of the box, it was even in tune when I pulled it out of the factory sealed box!

I think the price on this is just about right, it would be nice if it were a couple hundred dollars less, but isn't that the case with everything? In comparison to the other guitars in this price range nothing comes close PERIOD. The quality of instrument you get along with the exceptional workmanship are just unheard of at this price point, I would put this against some companies custom shop guitars without a second thought.

Have not had to contact them yet and I don't see having to anytime in the near future.

The wow factor is pretty big on this guitar, with the absolutely flawless finish, the nice grain to the top, and the awesome solid white bird inlays on a very dark rosewood fretboard it amazes everyone who sees it.

20 years of playing, currently rhythm guitar player for the band Years OF Sorrow

Rock, classic rock, metal, whatever I feel like at the time.

I play professionally

I have many guitars, Gibsons, Fenders, Rickenbackers, Gretsches but I am really impressed with PRS. The guitar came ready to pl

BEEN A GUITARIST FOR 50 YEARS

Rock , Blues , Country , Grunge , Funk , and Gospel

Bout 56 years, mainly guitar, professionally.

Most except reggae and rap.

Playing for more than 20 years.

Rock, Pop, Blues.