Comparing the PRS NF 53 & Myles Kennedy Signature Model | PRS Guitars

[@TomoFujitaMusic]

Rich & Paul, awesome playing and great insight on these new guitars! Fantastic tone! Beautiful similarities & differences!

[@radiopools]

I could listen to Paul talk about guitars for hours. Many indie/boutique guitar builders clearly have a passion, but few of them match Paul's absolute love of his instruments. That love is doubled by just how much knowledge and experience he has in the industry. Great demos by both men! These guitars sound and look killer 👏

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

Always been a Myles fan. Good for him having a sig model!

[@Gibfenez]

You have to really love what Paul has done to the quitar industry. And it’s easy to see why. He’s a player. Thanks Paul!

[@sb632]

Love seeing something completely new from PRS. Still my favorite guitar maker after so many years.

[@logan5437]

Oh man I’m so pumped. I’ve been waiting for this after seeing Myles play one.

[@trfmusic902]

Love both of them! Myles and Mark are my favourite musicians

[@andreazampieri5513]

Always love listening to Paul talking about his guitars! And it's the only big builder to play personally his guitars in his videos! Great man! and nice guitars too...

[@m.d.4949]

What a beautiful surprise! Good sounding guitars! Congrats!😀

[@TVsBen]

I dig them both. The NF53 is definitely interesting to me, but it's not $2900 worth of interesting. Will be waiting for an SE version, like I did the Silver Sky. Very cool and very drool-worthy, just not affordable for me.

[@LasCosasComoSean]

They always need to release the "flagship" model first! It is a PRS, which even at those 3000$ are a bang for the buck.

[@icebankmicelf]

Having played both the SE and signature Silver Skys, they’re pretty damn close. The part that blew me away the most was how comfortable and sleek the PRS was compared to a Custom Shop Fender. They’ve done it better

[@TheSammyreynolds]

It's going to take a couple of years

[@TVsBen]

@@TheSammyreynolds yeah I can wait. It was worth the four years for the SS SE.

[@Prajnana]

@@TVsBen Considering that the SE Silver Sky was the best selling guitar in 2022, I bet Paul is already working on S versions of those pickups.

[@TimB335]

Man those pickups sound good! Love it how Paul and his team keep innovating 👏👏👏

[@DJArrigo]

Sold! Can’t wait to play mine!🤘🏽

[@kevinmusso2397]

Paul is such a blessing. Love his guitars and greatly admire him.

[@whiskybravo4648]

Beautiful looking guitars. I love my PRS S2 singlecut guitar, it makes me want another PRS.

[@nevillecragg9066]

Finally!!! Wanted to ask Paul about this when I met him in The Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@morielchukrun5574]

Congratulations Myles 🎈🎉

[@batflash]

Paul is such a treasure, man. Something all of the other big companies are missing. Someone who truly loves the craft.

[@christopheradcock2980]

What does NF stand for? Not Fender? These look and sound great!

[@davey_tones]

prob narrowfield, but Not fender is funny LOL

[@Wells306]

@@davey_tones I think I prefer "Not Fender"👍

[@aryanz66]

Hahaha

[@Nigel-ie6gy]

Well done Paul 👍🏽🎶🎵 Good luck with an amazing guitar. I’ve just bought a Silver Sky and have been blown away THANK YOU

[@nohillforahighstepper]

As a country picker from the 80's and 90's, I don't think PRS has nailed that vintage Tele twang. But it is a very useable instrument. I do own a PRS SE Custom 22 semi-hollow body (black gold) that WILL give me that Tele twang when in coil tap. And the 60hz hum isn't horrible at all. I play it instead of my Tele Elite all the time. It is much more versatile. I think the NF53 definitely has a place in modern country though. It is decidedly heavier than classic country. But my all-time favorite is still a custom shop Strat with Fat 50's run through a custom Princeton Reverb. I use the middle pup and bump the treble and presence controls a bit to get my Tele sound. Most folks don't realize how to get that Tele sound. A lot of the tone comes from finger plucking quite hard...

[@JesseLeeKing]

I love the bird inlays on that maple board... Just looks beautiful

[@brownsfan7753]

Thanks for sharing!! They look and sound great!!

[@krame99]

Paul you are the best such a great guy!! Good news is my girlfriend just bought me the PRS MT 15 Mark Tremonti Signature Guitar head and cabinet I couldn’t get the PRS speaker cord because it wasn’t in stock. I am going to buy a set of PRS locking tuners i love your locking tuners wish they would have come stock that’s my only complaint if it is even a complaint. So AMS sent me two of there cables I kind of wish I would have waited for one of your cables. But everything is amazing and top of the line thank you Paul and the PRS family for making my birthday super special.

[@ruckailo88]

Great sounds !!! Nice player Paul !

[@ThomasBrandoGreenman]

One of the first videos where I heard, quickly, the difference between pickups. Great to see him just swap guitars really quick. Excited to try one of these.

[@TheAngryGeezerYT]

Mr smith I just got my first PRS ever a mark holcomb SVN 7 and I’m in ah of damn good this guitar is thank you for your excellent attention to quality

[@TheAngryGeezerYT]

It’s the first expensive guitar I have ever purchased

[@carolynblakeney966]

Beautiful sound as always.

[@matthewpaluch777]

😎👍💓🇺🇸🎸 LONG LIVE PRS!!! RELIC FREE SINCE 1985!

[@nelsonw2096]

Great guitars! I love to hear you guys jam together. A small production suggestion: if you're playing black or black edged guitars, it would be a good idea to wear lighter colored shirts. It's hard to see the shape of the body when everything is a similar color. How is that for nit picky? :0)

[@MckinleyDjents]

So therapeutic hearing Paul's voice here.

[@paulmiller657]

Nice to see someone who deserves an endorsement deal! I think he's more appreciative than someone else I won't name who got an endorsement and you never seem them play their own model!

[@SluggerStark]

Wasn't that particular players instrument a limited edition?

[@aperezdeal]

I just received an NF3. Super underrated I love mine.

[@dougiemcclure]

Excellent video!

[@RBennett-yv3so]

YOU, are THE MAN, Paul !!!

[@kirkpono5951]

OH SNAP! Beautiful!

[@thepedalguy2932]

This video and pauls tone with gain on the NF53 is what made me buy the NF53

[@fritzhieke7209]

The pick up sound here is fantastic

[@tonehouseguitars]

Sounds great with a great shape!!!😮

[@mrsips710]

T-Style guitars are my jam, but I have limited guitar funds. As soon as PRS release an NF 53 SE, I'll snatch one up asap!

[@gtr1952]

I just love that big smile on Paul's face!! Congrats guys, they sound/look great!! 8) --gary

[@gtr1952]

PS: NF53 may = Not Fender (19)53 !?!?? LOL

[@KRayxKodessA]

Myles is so deserving of a signature guitar. I may have to add one to my Tremonti lineup...

[@Prajnana]

Awesome, when will the SE version become available? Sorry, Paul, but a trad. single coil tele neck pup is NOT almost useless!

[@TVsGringoStarr]

Paul says things sometimes that make me wonder if he is grounded in reality. This was among those things.

[@TVsBen]

Guessing it'll be 3-4 years at a minimum, like the Silver Sky. 2027 here we gooooo!

[@RobertFisher1969]

Paul always manages to find the right thing to say to make it clear a guitar isn’t for me. 😂

[@justinguitarcia]

Its an old stereotype but it is an acquired taste. Imo the magic of a traditional tele neck is less about how it sounds on its own and more about how it sounds in combination with the bridge pickup, that in between on a tele is sweet but its a specific old school rnb thing that doesnt work for everyone

[@Prajnana]

@@TVsBen Probably right; doubt if Paul is ever going to release a single coil T style based on his comments today, so I'm not going to wait around. EDITED: Just chatted with someone who personally demoed these, and they are blown away by the pickups - said that the narrow field pups really do have a single coil vibe, sightly fatter, and with zero hum! Still - the price point remains way above my budget. Interesting, not string through, not crazy about the transparent finishes on the NF53 (but I can't afford one any way, so who cares!). 😛

[@Jackie_Rosewood]

Awesome🤘🏻🎸 been waiting for this🎸🎸

[@daveowens]

I dig the black finish!

[@stevenbryan7586]

Can't wait for the jazzmaster!

[@colinrobinson9674]

the one in sunburst is just fantastic!

[@aryanz66]

Awesome

[@carlhargis8573]

I LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!

[@bodieanderson]

I love the NF53 I was wondering how long it would take PRS to make a T style

[@ZombiePenguinStudios]

looking forward to the SE model 😅

[@F3PIZZA]

Love the black headstock with natural sides.

[@liorauf]

Amazing!!!

[@eltonhalford325]

14:10 Tasty choice!

[@BoyAditya]

I can see in the future there will be Paul guitar version for this model🤞

[@MashaT22]

Talk about a plot twist! Everyone though Myles is gonna get a Fender Tele signature model after seeing him play some interesting custom models in recent years. . . and he ends up with a PRS sig. He made a great choice on him. Way to snag him, PRS! And may I add, it’s a sick guitar - much, MUCH better than the Fenders WAS playing. And mind you, I don’t have allegiance to either brand. Yours just looks gorgeous and sounds superior. I’m sure it plays better too.

[@shravanacharyaofficial]

Paul is so energetic even in that age! ❤

[@SixStringflyboy]

Releasing a core at the same price point as an artist signature, and NOT including locking tuners, is just mind-boggling to me. They should be pretty much standard on everything by now, in my humble opinion.

[@RiotBike]

Rabea can play metal with that for sure.

[@sdelling1]

Nice!

[@alanbrowning2822]

Fu^k yes. This is my new number 1. I have to have one. I may not be able to afford one right now. but i going to find a way to get one.

[@klkakj44]

It has Carvin-like anesthetics. I do love the maple fretboard

[@riffraff1350]

That's the best Tele bridge I've ever heard.

[@TexanUSMC8089]

I really like the NF 53. Great job PRS. One of my favorite Les Pauls is my PRS 245. LOL

[@moussaounnoughene221]

Amazing guitars.

[@Jerrylumdegaard]

Myles is a dude who deserves a signature axe. This guitar looks awesome

[@erikkorhonen]

I have to say I really like both but I wish both had the locking tuners that are on the kennedy model

[@ashish-usgaonkar-music]

Does the bride pickup sound like position 2 of a strat (middle-bridge) ?? Like two coils coupled out of phase?

[@HerrPapa]

There are those shortening cable plugs by Neutrik, I can not believe that I just found them a year ago. Since then, there is no humming, no crackling, no buzzing, when changing instruments. Those plugs are the best invention, since the cable itself! GO GET SOME :) ... nice axes btw! :)

[@denmut]

What is the body difference? Contours? Thanks.

[@danielbeckler262]

NF 53!!!

[@karantaktawala86]

I am going to buy one after 2 years. When a Rosewood version comes out

[@karmaandkerosene_music]

I saw Alter Bridge play live recently. I think we might be seeing a new style Tremonti guitar coming soon as well.

[@JJDon5150]

Mark's explorer style guitar you mean? Doesn't seem like they plan to release that one anytime soon. Saw Alter Bridge recently with Paul on stage in Maryland and if the crowd response of Mark's explorer doesn't get Paul to release it, I'm not sure what would.

[@Harrysound]

I want that maple neck 25.5" scale with jumbo frets 22 or 24, bolt on or neck through, that electronics layout or standard custom 24 layout, custom 24 body shape.

[@lonnieezell]

These look awesome. Absolutely loved the NF53 neck pickup! And the "darken" mode on the Miles Davis bridge pickup was perfect. No way I can afford them currently, so impatiently waiting 2-3 years for the SE version.

[@LTDudzek]

Miles Davis?

[@TheRedSpecialPlayer]

I play (among others) two PRS Fiore (USA) and two PRS Silver Sky guitars (USA), of which I am completely convinced and thrilled. But that these four expensive guitars were delivered without a case does little honor to PRS. Because a good case simply belongs from 2000 euros or from 2000 US dollars. If my dealer had not included the matching cases from SKB at no extra charge, I would not have bought these guitars. Maybe PRS should reconsider the option to give the customer the choice between a gig bag or a case when buying one of their guitars. Then the world would be all right again, in my opinion. I find the PRS NF 53 and the Myles Kennedy Signature very interesting, but also too expensive. Kind regards from Germany Mic 🙂

[@mathias6423]

PRS Can you please make a new signature guitar based on the PRS SE Standard with Mikael Åkerfeldt again from Opeth. In the same vein as his old Les Paul looking signature SE model in red with gold hardware but in the PRS SE Standard shape with the tremolo and everything. I would really like to buy that one instead of a normal PRS SE Standard since I love Opeth and think it is a shame you stopped making that gorgeous guitar 😭 I also want to take the time to thank PRS for the amazing guitars being built from the Indonesian factory. The level of quality and quality control is truly superior for being built outside the US. Many of my friends started with guitars being built from that factory and plays them everyday to this day and none of them had any problems with their guitars. They are really built to a great standard. Now please a PRS SE Standard guitar with the classical tremolo arm in a sexy red color that oozes of metal is what we need (Mark Holcomb no tremolo arm and Tremonti not the classical PRS body shape).

[@HexagonTL]

Yo. Heads up - I think Fender copied you guys with the Telecaster. Jk. My faith in PRS grows and grows. Good leadership, Paul. Thanks to all the hard working PRS employees for making guitars that we love.

[@legendfranzo]

It could have been a 30 sec. video. Look guys! We invented the telecaster with 2 mini humbuckers! It's revolutionary!

[@PaulCooksStuff]

If it was a 30s video they wouldn't have been able to painstakingly explain to you all the ways it isn't just a telecaster and they're not mini humbuckers.

[@brettgussey6015]

Sounds better than anything on the market,,,,for a professional,,,in my eyes a perfect guitar,,,,,and I play a fender telecaster,,Mexico,,,,my favorite,,,also a beautiful USA Stratocaster.

[@MrJingles021]

Will the pickups be available for purchase?

[@JPiattelli]

No

[@MayorMcCheese2000]

I can dig it

[@martinmartin8871]

Is it 25.25" scale length as my NF3? 10" straight radius? Same core fret size? neck shape and thickness at the 1rst and 12th?

[@punsonthecob]

That sig guitar is smoking!

[@slpc30]

I've yet to have the honor to try a prs guitar

[@FunkyELF]

Was this guitar in response to Michael Palmasano?

[@phishphan5732]

😂

[@i8joyce]

why isn't anybody mentioning the amazing vela bridge?

[@tomgainan4335]

Going to get one. Sweetwater makes it affordable!

[@peachmelba1000]

PRS, I know you folks must have them somewhere, so please show us your concept drawings of all the never used 6 on one side headstocks for this and the Silver Sky.

[@revelationsoundstudio]

I just ordered a NF 53 and will shoot it out against my Fender Pro Telecaster. I love rhe Mcarty color in themis video the best

[@mlmbros2020llc]

❤

[@Sol7Studios]

Which studio is this?

[@kellornmap4457]

Will there be an S2 version?

[@deplinenoise]

Love an exec that can actually play.

[@ShaneStoneOfficial]

Really can’t decide between the two. I think I like the looks of the Myles Kennedy but I prefer the tone of the nf53

[@Factless_Wonder]

Do I need a 7th PRS?? 😅

[@MegaChorro123]

So happy that Myles finally got his own sig. unfortunately now I’ll have to sell my liver to buy one 🤣

[@deriekdonald4743]

Is this the telecaster Myles Kennedy prs model?

[@ghwr]

It would appear so

[@taymansb]

The black one is.

[@revelationsoundstudio]

I wish Paul would start explaining each guitar and the differences instead of having a conversation about the guitars. 😅

[@mattdayne2585]

Make some Myles Kennedy signature models in White Doghair and Black doghair like the NF 53 and then maybe ill be interested in the signature model. Those two colors along with the pickups have me very interested. Not a fan of most of the Myles Kennedy color selections IMO. But i'm digging my Tampus Green CE24 that I got recently.

[@Gamfam23]

I wonder if Rhett was one of the Nashville artists..

[@DalelCampbell]

I wish PRS would use push/push pots. Push/pull are cumbersome and slower.