I have a 2007 one of these with HB instead of P90. Superbly made, feels good, sounds great, sets up well. But like you I would rather play my Tele, strange phenomenon but 100% true.

Sterile... that's how I would describe it. It sounds good enough and you know I love P-90's. The pointy stuff bugs me too. Gimme an SG!

Your content is outstanding! ˎˎ "Challenges are the stepping stones to personal growth."

You’ve invented a new measuring tool. The fat chin test 😂🤣 My Solar E1.6 which is the explorer shaped one ? Fat chin is over fret 22. I love playing that sitting downn for such an aggressive looking guitar it plays cleans nicely. The GC1.6, the single cut fat chin test is around fret 18. PRS SE Tremonti is 14 or 15. My Solar S1.6 and A1.6 are around 18th fret. My Ibanez Pia also around 18. And my Strat is also 18. Cool. I liked the sound of your review guitar. Interesting. Anyway I’ve got my prostate cancer biopsy on July 9th. My life is in hold until I get the results. Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘

Totally agree if it doesn't feel right its probably not..i have a round back acoustic and got sick of the bloody thing slipping off my knee..was gonna sell it but Mrs bacon uses it to iron my shirts 😂..have a great weekend mate.

Like to see you try a US made one.

Thing is about PRS is that they’re completely soulless-they sound flat, just. Can’t explain it- I’ve had two-too of the range custom 24’s. I wanted something different, it’s different-but that’s about it.

I have looked at PRS guitars over the years although never bought one. In fact the only PRS I have really played I suspect was actually a Chinese fake. It looked the part but didn’t feel right to me. One thing you know about PRS is the build quality will be there, but that guitar was lacking. Nevertheless, if my local shop had one of these for £300+ I would definitely take a punt on it.

Your epiphany is spot on. I find some guitars more comfortable to play than others. Your explanation of looking down and where your hand can reach the neck is excellent. Ernie Ball Sack strings? Never heard of this series! 😂🤣 PRS proprietary tone foam? I think you are on to something! 😂🤣

I always liked those "moon" dot inlays on early PRS SEs.. less divisive than the birds for sure

I understand that the resistance of the pickups roughly reflects the output, but what is the subjective effect of the inductance?

Nice little tip on the sting lock! Thanks

Great to hear the inspiration for the playing - always prompts me to get the SG out and play something different, I will be having some santana on in the car and a jam later on!

Great video. You got the Santana thing at the end. Lovely guitar and tone. If you really don't like the shape, send it to me!

LP's (and PRS) - rest the guitar on your left leg.

Prs isn't for me either. They do feel kinda soulless

I don’t like PRSes either but I wouldn’t put them in the “pointy guitar” category like Jacksons and Charvels. They were never trying to be one of those, they were aiming to be an old school Gibson alternative since their debut. Much different spirit/intent from the 80s pointy guitar hair metal stuff.

So, you don't like the PRS headstock shape. Whilst I wouldn't agree that it is 'pointy' I do understand the problem. I'll never own a Fender Telecaster because I can't stand the shape of the headstock. A Strat headstock on a Tele body would be sooo much better. As for the "Fat Chin Test" / seated playing position, I doubt there's much in it between all examples apart from the SG because almost the complete fretboard is proud of the body - hence the 'neck dive issue'. If you feel most comfortable with SGs then that's all that matters. I own a couple of PRS Santana SEs and they are very pretty and play well enough but I don't pick them up very often. Maybe I should sell them and be done with it. I've decided that the Ibanez Jem is the guitar that suits me best and, yes, it may be because of it's general 'mojo'/appearance. I'm not a huge Steve Vai but I do love his guitars.

This is gold from you col. I think we should call you the colonel!!!!!! We love you mate. The nicest bloke on guitar utube channels. Keep em coming.

Let's get someone to put a square headstock on PRS's... might have a market

I swear I thought you were gonna say, "The reason I don't like PRS is because they don't make them all like this one"

Well you’re right. Prs wasn’t there when the music was happening. Prs will never get over that. When the party ended prs popped its head round the door and said “ hey I’m here!” Everyone at the party said “ we’re all off to bed” “ you’re 40 years too late mate” “ shut the door when you leave” A local guitar builder once said to me “ it’s a great piece of furniture to hang on the wall” “ it’s for bankers and accounts really mate”

Great video. I just wonder with PRS if paul is trying too hard to perfect all the little nuances that make guitars what they are. The PRS guitars I've played are great but a little sterile.

I fell asleep last night watching this Col... Sorta says what I think of PRS guitars! Ive tried (had a strum on the single cut p90 yrs ago) l can't get past the headstock mate, so l understand if a guitar doesn't do anything for whoevers playing.

Just to add a flying V also goes on the left though and lower wing under right leg. When sitting. Let me know if the Yank is wrong.

Nice review Colin. Have you tried playing in the "classical" position, ie resting the guitar on your left leg? I always play this way and it's so much better for me for all guitars. It also puts the guitar in the same sort of position as if you were standing. Try it! Cheers.

I don’t hate PRS, but they don’t do much for me. Yes they seem to be well made, and the ones I have played were well made. Some of them look great. Maybe it’s the necks or the scale length or radius or something else? They aren’t bad. If a PRS was my only option I’d play one,. Each of the guitars I have all spoke to me in some way. When I picked them up and played them, something about them drew me in and I knew they were coming home with me. PRS? Didn’t happen. Including higher end ones. Maybe there’s one out there that would do that for me. Who knows? If you like them, cool. Play what you like.

You've definitely got a point with PRS lacking mojo, i know they are well made and play well, but something about their vibe is off. For me, it is the headstock shape that really throws me off. They have so many good features that i would want, but if the guitar itself doesnt look cool to me or match the kind of aesthetic i want (from body all the way up to the headstock) then that is almost like a roadblock of getting into the mojo.

It¡s almost impossible not to look dorky hanging a PRS. With a LP instead you look king even wearing pijamas

Put it on your left thigh. It will fix the sitting thing. Right leg is free for the peddles. Fat chin is over the bridge and the wiggle sticks hang together.

After the comparison of the different guitars and how they line up, I’m definitely sold on an SG! I’ve been eyeing an Epiphone like the blue one you have hanging in the back or maybe the Tony Iommi signature. It seems to be badass! Thank you sir

Gibson is a divisive brand if you a 7-9inch maple fretboard fan, Fender is a divisive brand if you a humbucker fan and feel they only created the SSH style to try and win them over --etc etc What is it about SGs that you like, a thin bodied devil horned thing! - to me the last guitar I would ever buy!

I hated PRS guitars even before it was fashionable 😂

Maybe you should try the NF53, the proper "T style" of PRS, might change your mind, who knows 😉. I personally use a SE CE 24 as a working tool and it is the best guitar I own in that price tier. The only thing I dislike are those "low friction pots", it just feels weird. But I would say that, indeed, the so called mojo is not really there, just lacking some soul or spirit. But you know, for home used workout session it is my go to. Once again thanks for this video. You are my KZbin's gem. Hope to see more soon. Have a great day!

Hey Colin, The fat chin test works for your SG's, that's great. To get those other guitars to be much more playable, I'd suggest going to what I've been told is the "classical style" of holding a guitar. Which is to say get the body of a Les Paul, or SG, ES, Strat, Tele etc... in between your legs. Elevate the left foot (to keep the guitar from sliding) and rest that bottom cutaway on you LEFT leg, not the right. Bingo!! Instant struggle free access to frets 16-22 or 24!!. Personally, I don't see how anyone plays, holding the guitar the way you and a million other fellows (I'm a Yank) do!! I use that "position" for all my playing. Hell, you can even make a Flying V sorta comfortable 🙂. That's my 2 cents for what their worth.....Keep up the great work!! CHEERS!! Bryan

I've seen and played a lot of PRS guitars, none of them appealed to me in any way. Overpriced and underwhelming.

Very honest review. i can completely relate.

I don't like PRS because of the company owner's personality.

What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend Colin also Canada day is Monday where I live to be honest ❤❤❤❤❤😊❤😊😊😊😊😊

Colin, .. thanks for bringing the nuances, that I wouldn't have considered, .. like the middle fret location thing. And, this just one example, of course. We may have different tolerance levels, to certain aspects of an instrument .. but, if we're not even looking for different characteristics, when considering a purchase .. not good, is it.

I'm not generally a fan of PRS guitars. The neck shapes don't do it for me. I've only ever owned SE models, and that was years ago. First a Santana SE (first series). Then a Soapbar SE (also first series). Meh. But I bought a DGT SE last year, and love it. The neck shape is closer to the Gibson's I love. The pickups are very good, and the trem is super stable compared to Bigsby's and Strats. I put the SE locking tuners on it, not because the stock tuners were a problem - they weren't. But I am a tinkerer, and the locking tuners weren't expensive. So why not?

Love the chin test and would have to agree with your conclusions. My son left me his Soapbar 2 to look after and I just can't get on with it or get excited about it. Shame on me as it does sound and play well. Maybe my chin doesn't line up!😮

Another great film 🎥 .. cheers !! Earnie Ball breakers

"Horses for Courses" ???? ... Yup... Is a nice guitar and a "Good" purchase at that price... Did notice you kept re-adjusting the guitar on your leg for comfort ???? Suppose (?)... just be glad there are so many choices for each of us to choose... Liked the 'demo'... and "Never Fear"... You've got your MOJO ! "Nooo Doubts abooot it" !🤠...

Headstock name mojo... is it realy mojo? Love the channel, but a Gibson fanboy making fun of tone foam and PRS.... yeah right.

Stop trying to justify your hate. Just embrace the dark side, and go with it.

I don’t like them either. Tele’s and SG’s.

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A month ago i had played a PRS SE Starla, i must say that i loved how lightweight it was and the pickups sounded fantastic, kind of their own version of 60's Gibson T-Tops or Guild HB-1s, but the neck was the problem for me, because even if it was a C shaped one, it was too fat for my left hand, so it wasn't a very comfortable experience to play it, and the same day i played a Kim Thayil signature Guild Polara and i loved it, as i'm an SG fan and i love how Guild humbuckers (both full sized and mini sized) sound, it definitely convinced me, also it was very lightweight and the neck was a pleasure to play, the D profile is definitely my favourite shape, slim and flat.