Periphery's Mark Holcomb on his PRS 2015 Signature Guitar

[@jus10_lee]

A lot of people give Misha credit for Periphery's sound and rightfully so, but when it comes to guitar playing in general, Mark's right hand is ferocious and he's become my favorite guitarist in the band. All 3 of them are extremely talented though, obviously.

[@oscar.leon003]

Exactly. I would say misha comes with the aggresisve djent riffs and Mark comes with those exotic runs progressions.

[@nxsa6565]

@@oscar.leon003 yes! And Jake comes up with THE BEST SOLOS oh man…

[@Haru_Brightside]

the holy trinity

[@puwanart10]

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[@calebknott8021]

I wish I could get a shirt that says "Mark Holcomb is my spirit animal" with the Periphery logo behind it

[@visionofcreation1500]

You do know that there are sites that let you create your own shirt right?

[@maxfuster5602]

Vision Of Creation You do know that’s illegal right?

[@Rakdos-qn7ey]

People always seem to talk about Misha, but personally I prefer Mark over him way more

[@GunSlayer9842]

SO TRUE

[@alexoday5224]

I do prefer his writing over the other two Periphery dudes. There's just something unique about his playing.

[@MikaTarkela]

They are both awesome, why prefer one or the other :)

[@jean-claudedoironjr227]

dude the way Mark plays is astonishing

[@Idoguitarcovers1]

Fume Knight Raime I think even misha preffers him too

[@Golf9303]

For me this is the most attractive guitar i have ever seen. I NEED IT IN MY LIFE.

[@thanekrios7020]

Check out Daemoness guitars, you will like it I think.

[@MRTNJRMS]

Save up and buy it!

[@anamethat]

Thanks for massaging my scalp during the show Mark. Appreciate it.

[@HauntedShoresDC]

Hah!

[@Trex0110]

One man with one Snare hit.

[@DarkestofTimes]

Read that in a movie trailer voice. "One man...one snare hit..."

[@yarnewolfenschlegelsteinha4293]

"I get 1 snare hit 😁" plays the filthiest riff known to mankind

[@danielseale9636]

Absolutely beautiful. The guitar and Mark's writing

[@TheLankyJake]

Quite possibly the coolest looking guitar I have ever seen...

[@thanakornsapsawang8020]

That sound is so good PRS

[@xTheKingofthePiratesx]

Legit my dream guitar!!! I've been looking online for one for sale ever since I found out about haunted shores. Legit hard to find one in good condition, let alone one in general. That's honestly amazing you had the ability to create this articulate monster with your dream company. Congrats!!!

[@wagnernoise]

Killer guitar and an amazing sound!

[@wipe0utpuls3]

that neck looks literally perfect.

[@magicD53]

Why do you and Jake have the most amazing guitars ever?!!!

[@GABRIEL-yf4fh]

Congratulations Mark.. it is awesome

[@GuillermoSmyser]

Loved that clean section! Great feeling with the open strings! It's like falling down crystal stairs

[@Themetalcook01]

That song in the beginning is so fucking gnarly sounding holy shit, so psyched to hear the whole thing.

[@sho846]

That is one deliciously dark looking guitar. Complimented very well with some deliciously dark sounding riffs.

[@BapeRuLLZ]

It has the nicest clean sound I have ever heard in my entire life.

[@chevelle99xify]

after 2 years finally got one,, it amazing !!! worth every green $$$$

[@jonathanmarin7024]

That is a freakin smooth looking guitar. The color is bad ass!

[@macdad159]

This guitar is stunning...

[@ribbyT408]

Mark your clean slide work is unparallelled IMO.. Also your thumb work is amazing! Great guitar by the way, I watched the video where you went into detail about the pickups; with those on the PRS I am sure it plays/sounds like a dream!!

[@Guitarslinger72001]

Looks to be a beast of a hard-rock/metal guitar.

[@BlvckjvckRecordings]

Congrats, Mark! Looks sick

[@LNClubsTheaters]

Great guitar playing Mark!

[@bmth4111]

The intro is essentially like "Here. Let me disorient you with this stupidly awesome guitar riff." On another note wow, I love the clarity of his tone.

[@tony91090]

Dat freaking tone, eargasm.

[@shredfan1987]

My dream guitar

[@williamdomansky]

okay, the best tone ever

[@Shadowsreach1]

awesome 20" radius very cool!

[@YashGadwal]

I wish PRS did an SE version of this guitar, so that we can afford this. PLS PRS HEAR ME OUT!!!!

[@Antoniusness]

I asked him about this a few days ago and he said there are no currents plans for an SE model :(

[@YashGadwal]

Antoniusness I wish there was one. The top is gorgeous, and the finish is killer. They might want to do an SE version, Mark is pretty popular in the modern metal scene.

[@retro_mando]

Yash Gadwal Theres one now!

[@agelessstudio]

dude , its available now

[@dougsteeleguitar]

Mad vibrato in that solo. And congrats, that's great news.

[@Lodhart]

love your guitar sound, i want it

[@maxadrums]

Sounds badass!

[@tetra3000]

Man these guitars are hard to find, saw one about 3 years, hesitated and bam it went, this wont happen next time though but they're around £4k so it better be in mint condition

[@fiveseven228]

Started to look into buying one.. ordering window closed March 6th. Great idea on the finish; I love how that fades to purple. I'll have to save up and find a used one eventually ha

[@bradhargis2261]

Mark your aplha/omega pickups are my favorite pups I've ever played. I was a long time emg guy but I've been converted. I put the alpha omega set in my cherished Ibanez sz guitar. I bought the guitar for $199 used and with the alpha omegas I find myself playing this more than my $1500 ibanez or my $1100 schecter. You're a genius in pickup voicings.

[@Shredder-KJ]

They are that good? And worth the price . Are they very very heavy ? And clean ? I'm looking to get a set for my 7 string

[@KFieLdGaming]

Mark, I really don't know how to give you the kind of compliment you deserve for this guitar, so I'll just say that....if I had the opportunity to design a USA PRS top to bottom, bridge to nut, tone woods to pickups, this is EXACTLY how I'd design it. Even down to the quilted burst and the trans-black'ish color you utilized. I mean literally, if we were both in the same room at PRS and they told each of us "Ok, design your own guitar" I can almost guarantee they'd just be named "One" and "Two". Also, please get duncan to release the Alpha and Omega set. I currently use an EC-1000T/CTM with EMG 57/66 set but that guitar is dying for some passives, and I was leaning towards the gold covered Dimarzio TItans that Jake had made(They sound awesome I may add) but as far as metal tone, you have been my "it factor" since Haunted Shores with your tone. Your pick attack, your chord articulation, all of it. So, if they do release the Alpha and Omega set(Fallout 3 reference.......I mean....bible thumper reference obviously) I imagine they would sound KILLER in a full thickness les paul custom style EC-1000T with aall that mahogany and Ebony. Oh, and I hope Seymour releases them with nickel or gold covering options to match my guitar's gold hardware (It's the black beauty 1000T/CTM)). Sorry for the rant bro. But yea, that PRS isi on an entirely different planet and the ONLY thing I would change would be a different color, kind of like a satin trans-white quilted maple, with a powder blue burst along the edges. Hard to explain but I think most who are into high end guitars can picture the kind of finish I'd go for. The theme would be like looking into a blizzard/white out or a snow globe. And of course a paint matched head-stock and satin white neck, with MoP birds and I'd get them outlined in the same powder blue, if Paul could pull that off anyway.

[@HauntedShoresDC]

Thanks man! Glad we have similar tastes in specs. And the pickup set should be available in the coming weeks!

[@DimeWyldeSynTremonti]

Those pickups are already available as a set on the Seymour Duncan website

[@progpogs]

Its been 6 years just make a 25.5 24 fret fixed bridge core model PRS.

[@DropdeadGamingLive]

That's a nice sound, interesting technique as well.

[@98GuitarTECH]

Dream PRS here

[@rifletwist]

Absolutely beautiful artist/signature model guitar. My complaint with PRS Guitars is there are no Volutes, Graphite Reinforcements, and the Headstocks are too small.

[@Shadowotd]

Great guitar and an amazing demo.

[@hobostolemytaco]

Oh my god. I replay this video just hear you "play it."(not sure if studio version) Hope that didn't sound creepy.... Saw this beauty in the Dallas show. Great job with this Mark!

[@shauncho49]

Ordered mine! Can't wait to get it! :) Too bad I still won't be able to play like you Mark! LOL

[@Bikramin86]

Man this guitar jus have the right amount of pearl

[@benlevin6275]

another run of these please PRS? :(

[@ilovesguitarmucho]

Based on the price of this and that short window of them being sold I'll have to try my luck at getting this second hand a few years from now. My SE PRS is fantastic but I definitely want a USA one and this looks like a winner to me. Good taste man!

[@thewonderfulMRnoob]

Mark's tone tastes good.

[@Nine_Summers]

This is a beautiful guitar.

[@Demiurge66]

Yaay! :D more signature Periphery gear I can't afford, I can only dream..;-;*sniff*

[@flips220]

Want those fuckin' pickups

[@revolutionday1]

+flips220 ....iknowright?!

[@zacharyjames4121]

It had me bought with glow-in-the-dark side dots. lol Amazing design, and I'd be proud to call that my custom series xD

[@retro_mando]

Getting the SE in a week!

[@quintonwatkins9873]

God damn could you tab out that very first bit that you played Cause sweet damn that sounds amazing.

[@FrankThaThird]

Wish I could afford this, hands down best looking PRS.

[@Harrysound]

PRS all the way. Currently VERy close to purchasing a 30th custom 24. I've always wanted a satin finish with a flame maple fretboard. Maybe PRsmwill start issuing satin finishes in the future. Not a fan of quilts but man you have wicked awesome tone.

[@angrygoldfish]

The new model is further away from an actual Custom 24 than I thought it would be-which I might point out is not a negative at all. Very different pickups (as in a different brand, which PRS rarely do), 25.5" scale, string-thru body, 20" radius, huge frets, satin finish. It's basically only a Custom 24 by looks, woods (minus the fretboard) and neck profile (minus the radius). I think this is a gorgeous looking guitar for a very talented player in a hard-working band. I have had similar experiences as him when it comes to PRS. The first serious instrument I ever played was a PRS Santana model. To be this day I will not forget the feeling of how effortless it was to play, even as a novice. It would be comparable to going from a PS1 controller to a mouse and keyboard for the first time. Everything just felt buttery smooth. I've never found that with any 'affordable' instruments. It's more than possible, but then there would be no market for €3000 guitars. xD

[@BrandonofRedemption]

Beautiful guitar and sounds like the specs are amazing. I am still debating over a PRS or a Majesty guitar.

[@petter9078]

Played this guitar at my local music store last week. Its the best thing ive ever played. The 20" radius fret is so insanely nice to play with. Fast as hell neck. Only reason I aint buing it, is because we are using teles in my band and cannot afford it. Literally a bargain for the price.

[@MrAntihumanism]

Insane stuff.

[@gonzoe123]

I must have watched this video at least a dozen times. I am completely infatuated with the guitar and Mark's playing, no homo. Lol.

[@kurttissera8487]

Tell me! How do you skip strings so effortlessly? It just seems like your arpeggios are insanely accurate, way more than most people.

[@blobby_69]

holy shit dude, you are godly. i wonder how long it takes the other dudes to learn your riffs lol and that guitar looks amazing.

[@vlsis91]

The guitar is Sexy , The pick ups are Sexy , the riff raf is Sexy , Mrak is Sexy ( no homo ) . Whats not to like? Jokes aside the guitar looks and sounds amazing !

[@IcarusNadir]

The price... $3699

[@vlsis91]

DeeZaster Well its a custom PRS what did you expect.....unfortunately it's not for everyone

[@infernapeDLS]

MιleZεro lol $3700 , I could never understand why someone would want a signature for the market that is that expensive...I mean most of the die hard fans are probably younger and the want for their favorite guitar player's guitar is greater...It would be smarter if he made a model just like Mikael Akerfeldt that was more around the $750 dollar range, not that he has to play the cheaper model all the time but it would be better to have a cheaper model so that his fans can more easily save up money and buy it, I mean a PRS is good quality even the lower end stuff so I think alot of people will be happy with a cheaper model for the hobbyist

[@IcarusNadir]

D.L. Saro Petrucci and Musicman did it the smart way, they have guitars all the way up to 3900 and all the way down to 500, in euro's that is.

[@infernapeDLS]

***** If someone would give me the guitar I would certainly know how to use this xd it looks beautiful,has almost all the specs I look for in a guitar. BUT the price is literaly 1.5 years of university tuition fee (excluding books lmfao). I would sooner buy a less expensive guitar with also good specs, because Ive seen alot of guitars within the 600-1000 euro range that are way cheaper and exactly what I would want. Still I am happy that Mark has his perfect guitar and enough people have the chance to buy his dream guitar. the Quality must be Godlike

[@erikceman5354]

20'' radius and big ass frets all the way, that's how every guitar should be made !

[@JacobGordonOfficial]

Dudeee when will your pups be available on the Duncan custom shop webpage? Do want. Oh do want.

[@chevelle99xify]

KILLER Design guitar Mark, Im so Getting one,, just only thing,, How come you didn't push for it to be a Baritone Scale 27.7

[@AgentFrybread49]

IM NOT EVEN A FULL METAL HEAD AND I LOVE IT. SHIT MAKES ME WANT TO PLAY THE GUITAR!!!!

[@coffeedudeguy]

That 25.5" scale length really complements the neck pickup

[@endezeichengrimm]

PRS should put that hardtail bridge on more guitars!

[@kornbread5359]

I have a prs. They do sound good on amp, nice playability. I switched to acoustic. I wanna design my own guitar. It would be one of the coolest things ever. I love your birds, i would instead engrave the information into the neck in the most easily visualized manner.

[@gtrgareri]

Congrats! Well deserved Mark. Will there be a 7 string version?

[@Hugelybased]

Congrats Mark. Such a beautiful instrument. Could you sleep at all when you found out you were going to have a signature PRS?

[@alpenjodel24]

I would NEVER. NEVER NEVER NEVER use this guitar on stage. Damm it's so beautiful and awesome it would be a shame if it got smashed around on live performances.

[@astrophotonics9470]

PRS's best Core model imo, perfect for Djent work. Guitar sits in the mix well, Neck is lighting fast, pick ups are outstanding. yea the Se is ok but Core is way better imo.

[@mortifiied3776]

I cant decide between this and ibanez prestige its killlllling me !!!!!!

[@rjsmith452]

Called the dealer this puppy cost $3699.00. Awsome guitar but count me out.

[@Demiurge66]

Don't feel too bad, Tosin Abasi's signature cost 5000$.. ;-;

[@BoomBoyBooms]

Yeah I contacted a guy about it in the EU and was around £3500, I bloody wish I could :c

[@squiresuzuki]

not much more than an average USA PRS.

[@Tachtzehn]

I'd buy the crap out of an S2 or SE version in whale blue or jade. Mark's alterations fix the few things I don't like about the custom 24.

[@rjsmith452]

Tachtzehn true

[@rjsmith452]

They need to make a SE or S2 with a ebony board and a hipshot with some dragon 2 pickups.

[@_Gov3nor_]

Hey Mark huge fan of your work and guitars. I have your 2018 prs se korean model. Love it. I was wondering are you going to be coming out with more Top 10 USA models? Im dying for one. Thank you hope you respond bro.

[@stevedood7278]

20 inch fretboard radius?? damn!

[@oscar.leon003]

What a shame it's discontinued

[@boynamedlen]

I don't really see the difference between charcoal burst and Holcomb burst... Both look amazing, even though I'm not a big fan of matte quilted tops. I need a PRS in my life at one point in the (probably distant) future.

[@cpamiseso]

I love the tone, your playing sounds more amazing than usual. Do those Alpha-Omega thingies sold now? Or perhaps still a prototype exclusive to you? I saw Keith Merrow posted on Facebook about SD booth where he, you, and Ola would be there playing.

[@Downfall1982]

The guitar looks and sounds amazing. I know you use a different custom PRS 7 string, but is there any chance a 7 string version of this guitar will come out, or will it be limited to the 6?

[@danoflaherty1214]

Oh shit, he does!

[@wyburn21]

Funny Story. 2 years ago I worked for a certain big name guitar store. For some reason we couldnt move any of the high-end PRS guitars so they decided to ship them all off to another store in a different region. While in the process of moving them out we had a special session with Mark Holcomb and we had about 8 high-end Ernie Ball MusicMan guitars come with him because that's what he wanted. Afterwards our manager convinced the big wigs to keep the high end Ernie Balls in the store. Now Mark Holcomb is playing his own signature PRS guitar. LOL. Full circle

[@wyburn21]

BTW this PRS guitar is badass

[@arthurmayhem]

I like that neck better than the bridge pickup though

[@AkiraSpectrum]

an amazing instrument Mark! any details on pickups? (output/magnet type)

[@melvinsilalahichannel]

Hail Holcomb! /

[@alexw4590]

Anybody notice how dirty the frets were? He must have been playing the hell out of that guitar before shooting the video. Can't blame him. That guitar is amazing, and he's a fantastic player.

[@leogoran]

Wow the tone is overwhelmingly beautiful, it definitely has a unique sound to it. Btw what song was being played when he was using his clean tone?

[@Jn1spion]

Leonardo Goran Priestess by Periphery

[@GuitarChoi]

Nice Guitar. I want buy it. *.*

[@benlevin6275]

Will PRS still make these on a custom order? Been looking for a preowned one with no luck! Don't know if I could fork out 3 grand for one but I'd like to know the option's there!

[@DavoidJohnson]

When ever a popular artist promotes a guitar it bumps the price up 30 or 50%. I think it's worth investigating how to up grade a standard model to your own requirements if you have some practical ability.

[@daveywiles6412]

Ben Levin i own two if still dont have one both are for sale

[@PestVic]

Did he ever get this guitar back? I never see it anymore :(

[@tooleralusaenima8601]

I'm late into buying this beautiful guitar, it's sold out. probably the closest I would ever get to a new Ibanez SZ feel besides the thin neck

[@elasdickband027]

I could have sworn I saw a picture on Facebook of your 8 string Mayones. Am I mistaken or are PRS fine with you using it? Perhaps it was Misha's.

[@Kizil]

The riffs from the very beginning of this video, where are they from? Theres another video you did about creating the pick ups and it has a slightly different version of those same riffs. Im unable to find them even after skimming through Alpha and Omega :/ Any help would be appreciated!!

[@HauntedShoresDC]

Mike Stride these are demo riffs from my other project, Haunted Shores

[@Kizil]

They sound super nice, I think it was the same riff being played but in another video for you promoting some new pick ups, and there was a part in the riff where you play just an open chord and it sounds amazing!

[@UndoneCatalyst]

I'm very curious to know more about those pickups. Is there a rough estimate on when they might be available commercially?

[@matttomato1200]

Nice guitar