Epic PRS guitar COMPARISON | Which guitar is right for you?

[@garyslash7552]

Jonathan, whichever guitar you pick up - you always sound great. Technically brilliant and soulfoul at the same time

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thank you, Gary - I appreciate the kind words as always!

[@sirzee75]

I bought my DGT last year after watching your excellent comparison video Johnny. It is an amazing guitar so big thanks for showing the range and tones to help my decision 👍

[@RatherBeRiffing]

That's awesome! I'm glad my video helped you make the right choice!

[@claudialuciano3033]

HI. I'm Paolo from Italy. Thank you. You made me decide what guitar is better for me... Althought there is not in this video.... I'm gonna buy another Prs Santana (my thirth)... "She" got something religious in the sound, an ineffability that made "her" living in the sphere of trascendent, meditative and supernatural (forgive my english... io parlo italiano/ je parle francais) thanks for your recensions

[@Itsjorgelanzas]

AMAZING!! Dude! Love your videos, your playing is impeccable, and I just thank you for the quality content! 🔥🔥🔥

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thanks for the kind words! My pleasure!

[@cmonsterz]

Wow! Ear explosion! For me, it’s probably the DGT. Tough to say. Great collection of guitars!

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Haha! Thank you!

[@bluzzjazz]

I bought a CU24 from the 2012 Experience show. It's in Autumn Sky and has a flame maple Private Stock neck with Eagle inlay. It is a stunning guitar. Later, I picked up a Wood Library DGT in faded Whale Blue with a Korina neck and Macassar fret board. It is equally stunning. Both guitars play beautifully, stay in tune and have great sounding pups. I don't think I could choose between them. I'm a little partial to the DGT sonically. I get a killer tone when blending the pups. While fairly expensive at the time, they look like a bargain now.

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Those sound like killer guitars you have there! I bet the Korina necks adds something special to that DGT!

[@HeavyBells]

So many great guitars here with excellent comparisons! If you ever get a chance to have a PRS Core Studio on the channel, it would probably have a different enough vibe and still somewhere inbetween the 594, DGT and Xotic HSS.

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thank you! I hope to feature a Core 594 this summer.

[@nicksmith_82]

Awesome comparison compilation! Instant like!

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thank you, Nick!

[@KyleCastroTheDrummerBoy090613]

Great sharing of this awesome reviews my dear friend!! Love and respect Kyle! 😊🥁🇵🇭

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thank you as always!

[@carrielittlecplaster1620]

iliked them all and you make them sound great! BUT, i am just enamored wit prs guitars. i own 4. three se and one core. i also own 1 gibson lp. That mcarty private stock is just....WOW!!

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Nice collection! Big PRS fan myself!

[@Chris_OConnor]

I love your videos, the way you explain all the differences and sound samples you make... Excited for the Silver Sky maple vs rosewood video. Can you maybe talk about the problem PRS has with little differences on the neck shapes from model to model. Would love your opinion on this. Cant decide wich one im gonna get for myself.

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thank you, Chris! May I ask what the neck problem is that you are referring to? I’d be happy to offer my POV on neck profiles in the video.

[@Chris_OConnor]

@@RatherBeRiffing Thank you for your reply! Appreciate it. So I've often heard on different reviews here on the tube that there are supposed to be slightly different neck shapes between the rosewood and maple version, maybe that's just imagination but it would be informative to know. I have to travel a bit to a guitar store and that's why I would appreciate such Infos before I attempt to get to a store :) or any sort of tips on what to pay attention to when you buy a se silver sky. Thank you for your effort in making all these great videos!

[@CyberneticArgumentCreator]

Never mind I love your riffs

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thank you!

[@James-cn9no]

Nice playing. And very nice collection. The only comparison that stood out to me as significantly different (on this end of the KZbin audio compression) was the Silver Sky. Surprised me. The Orca edged out the Les Paul as well, to my ear. All the rest would come down to feel for me as to which I would gravitate toward. I would want to keep ALL those nice guitars. I am envious =-)

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thanks for the observations! Agree - differences among the humbucker equipped guitars are subtle.

[@James-cn9no]

@@RatherBeRiffing so what did you end up letting go?

[@RatherBeRiffing]

@@James-cn9no I let go of the singlecut 594 (also, several of these guitars are borrowed so also let go :-)

[@dragan4658]

Is it wrong to hit the like button even before Jonathan starts to play? 🤔

[@RatherBeRiffing]

I was wondering who that was! Thanks as always!

[@dragan4658]

@RatherBeRiffing my pleasure. Im looking to add a black strat or strat type guitar to my guitar collection, and the Silver Sky is one of the candidates, so I'm definitely looking forward to your comparison of those two fine guitars.

[@nico_]

I thought that's normal

[@dragan4658]

@@nico_ i like your attitude! 🤘

[@ryanmcgrath9869]

Not if you have ever watched one of his videos. His videos are top notch in every way, so you know what is coming.

[@jaymax3201]

I always watch your videos. You know a lot about guitars. Les Paul, PRS, Nik Huber, these high-end guitars are very expensive, but they have a special look, playability, and brilliant sound, which means articulation and sustain. All of these things seem similar, but they are not. Those are all I can say. I play Murphy Lab, Private Stock, and Dolphin Redwood.. working horse telecaster, S2 Custom. Of course, your sound and performance bring out these characteristics and are wonderful, thanks.

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thanks for the kind words and reflections! Well said and my pleasure!

[@stevieraveon]

Thanks for all these amazing tests and videos. I am interested in split coil in-between sound comparisons. I have a Wood Library, semi-hollw CU 22 with 3-way toggle. I have been trying to get close to a strat Pos 2 or 4 sounds. I even rotated the pickups so the slug coils are closer when split. I use a pan pot currently instead of the toggle, so I can dial in slightly more neck pickup mix in the in-between position to take it from a tele to more a strat. I still can't come too close to a strat pos 4.

[@RatherBeRiffing]

My pleasure! I’ve struggled to find anything close to position 2 and 4. I have a B3 Phoniex that is pretty satisfying with mini-humbuckers, but still not the same. Let me know if you have a breakthrough!

[@JustinLazlo]

For a minute there I thought the DC 594 sounded a bit more muted than the LP but I actually think it was due to the fact that a lot of the lead parts you were playing on the LP were higher in the register.

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Ah yes - the register will do that.

[@JakeWilliams-guitar]

Super tasty playing!

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thank you!

[@bluzzjazz]

Ok, listened to the entire video. I thought the DGT had the best overall tone. Like you said, it has a warmth about it. The LP sounded great, and I liked the Xotic as well. Honestly, at this level of quality, it is splitting hairs for sure.

[@RatherBeRiffing]

I agree - spoiled with choice these days!

[@wolfgangeichholz]

They all look great, but I personally don't get on with these guitars. This also applies to the pickups: not my cup of tea

[@collinsmith6565]

Im prolly rhe minority here but i prefer the sc 594 over the les paul

[@RatherBeRiffing]

It's a lovely guitar for sure!

[@ryanmcgrath9869]

Huber Orca vs PRS 594? Yes please. Silver Sky RW vs maple? Ditto Have you ever played a PRS Studio? I'd be curious to know your thoughts. I have 5 Core PRS guitars (594, 594 SC, McCarty w/ P-90s, 25th Ann. Mira w/ P-90s & Paul's Guitar) but I have yet to play the Studio, yet I find myself lusting after it. Another great video.

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thank you, Ryan and nice collection! I haven't tried the studio but would like to.

[@David01.d]

I'd like to hear u play a high end gretsch guitar with there unique pickups

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Noted, David! I love Filtertron pickups. I have access to a Gretsch Panther and Duo Jet so I'll have to put that on the list. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@TheGhostGuitars]

In the Gibson LP vs Singlecut 594, I think the Gibson had a more gritty growly tone that favours the classic metal/hard rock better than the PRS. At same time the PRS Singlecut's brighter upper-mids forward tone can do modern metal better than the Les Paul. Incidentally, the Gibson does warm cleans better whilst the PRS does bright clear cleans better. I'd keep both so I could do classic metal/rock with the Les Paul and modern metal with the PRS. I'll be honest, while I'm buying a '03 PRS Singlecut 10-Top next week (I've already playtested it and liked it), I'm ALSO keeping my FIRST ever LP I've bought years ago, a '12 Agile AL-3010SE. It's still my workhorse classic metal and hard rock LP. I intend my Singlecut to cover the modern metal genre altho it could in a pinch cover the classic metal/hard rock even tho it doesn't quite have the raunchy lows like the Agile. In a pinch I could run modern metal on my Agile but it doesn't quite have the upper-mids presence the PRS has. Like the PRS, the Agile is currently stock. Mind ye, the Agile doesn't follow the LP model exactly with an all-mahogany construction with ebony fretboard with an almost 14" radius on a neck that is slightly more slimmer than most Gibson Les Pauls. Paradoxically, the Agile has a better shredder neck than the PRS' Wide Fat neck. Even tho the tone of the two guitars goes the opposite way, LOL!

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Well said! I like how you explained the differences in tone and how preferences vary based on context. I used to have a PRS SC from that era. In fact it may have been a 2003. It was just before they stopped making them due to litigation with Gibson. It was my #1 for years and I used it live and in the studio with a hard rock band. I even put EMG’s in it for a bit!

[@TheGhostGuitars]

@@RatherBeRiffing Thank you, I tend to be analytically methodical about things. I've had a multilingual translator for a grandfather, an English language teacher for a mother and a F15 fighter service technician for a father. I've learnt the precision use of languages and developed an exacting attention to details. I hope the PRS SC proves to be just as good as my initial impressions of it had been! This is my first "premium" American model guitar I'm buying. I don't have an American Fender or Gibson model …yet. The closest is a '92 Fender Mexican Standard Stratocaster, which is one of my favorite guitars.

[@deddiev1718]

Where did he get all those beautiful guitars. I have the beautiful tiger eye 594 yet his is even more beautiful

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Been playing and collecting for decades. Always have my eye out for the special ones!

[@michaelschneider7590]

Curious about the pedals used to get that amazing & indescribable tone, throughout this great set of shootouts.

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thanks, Michael! I go through much of my signal chain in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHzdeqB-ab2sa80

[@TheGhostGuitars]

What does the "594" mean? I'm new to PRS. I'm going to buy a '03 Singlecut 10-Top next week that's still all stock, including both #7 humbuckers.

[@RatherBeRiffing]

594 refers to its 24.594” scale length, which I believed was measured off a vintage gold top that Paul loved.

[@TheGhostGuitars]

@@RatherBeRiffing Ah so it's a variation of the 254 nomenclature that refers to the full 25.5" scale length? Cool, I should've seen that one coming altho I didn't know Les Pauls ever had a 24.594" scale length. That explains a vintage Japanese LP-ish guitar I have that had an almost 24.6" scale length. I thought someone messed up the scale length! Thanks for the info!

[@RatherBeRiffing]

@@TheGhostGuitars Yup, exactly! I don't know common it was historically, but it sure feels great to me!

[@timothy5974]

Hello, great video here. I only own a PRS SE 594, but wonder how different the SE DGT neck is compared to the 594? I really like the Gold DGT. Thanx

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Thank you! If the SE neck profiles are anything like their Core counterparts, then I would say they are very different. The DGT neck is narrower and thinner. The DGT's longer scale length add's a bit of snap while the shorter 594 scale length is slinkier feeling. Lastly, the jumbo frets on the DGT distinguish it even further from the 594.

[@Scott__C]

What's the finish on that double cut 594? It's fantastic.

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Antique Natural

[@sourav2328]

damn that les paul !!! 💥

[@RatherBeRiffing]

It does that thing!

[@dividedbytimestudios]

Gibson in this episode

[@GTV101]

silversky vs fiore vs xsc-2

[@RatherBeRiffing]

That would be cool! I haven't tried a Fire yet, but they sound great and seem versatile!

[@2000bhoy]

No beer?

[@RatherBeRiffing]

In the next one! Cheers!

[@anmolatwal]

The Private Stock 594 singlecut, what was that finish called???

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Sandstorm Dragon's Breath

[@anmolatwal]

@@RatherBeRiffing That finish is just perfect!!

[@RatherBeRiffing]

@@anmolatwal Indeed it's a sight to behold!

[@anmolatwal]

@@RatherBeRiffing I personally am not a fan of the cherry burst until it fades and muddles.....and this finish takes it to another level.

[@ParuParoBand]

Where to get the backing track? :)

[@RatherBeRiffing]

Not available at the moment. I plan to make them available in the future.

[@ryanvergara3603]

Yes!! Make em available.

[@Gooden_Eye]

1. Single cut is better, but almost identical to the Gibson, 2. push, 3. tie, 4. hollow body, 5. tie, 6. push, 7. DGT, 8. tie, 9. Orca -- 🤘✌️

[@5starcomment]

The les paul is miles ahead in character, bite, everything...

[@RatherBeRiffing]

It does that thing that just works!