New PRS Herman Li, for realz this time

[gearJunkie]

Chicago Music Exchange just called to inform me that they oversold, and I was out of luck.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Bummer!

 

[gearJunkie]

I think this is the last one available...

Palen Music Center to the rescue!

 

[FuzzyAce]

I think this is the last one available...

View attachment 47509Palen Music Center to the rescue!

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Woohoo! Honestly, I like the looks of this one better.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Agreed charcoal looks cooler than red imo…. Not that either finish could go wrong lol

 

[Warmart]

Ahaa! @gearJunkie - reigning supreme as the only one to buy 2 of these on announcement day!!

 

[gearJunkie]

Woohoo! Honestly, I like the looks of this one better.

Agreed charcoal looks cooler than red imo…. Not that either finish could go wrong lol

Thanks for helping me develop a little confirmation bias that this is the one I am destined to have.

My first guitar was an entry level, Wonderbar equipped black Washburn that never really connected with me, and then it was stolen from the Jazz Chorus equipment room at my high school in 1987. Since then, I have stayed away from black guitars. I guess it's time to move on and heal.

 

[TSJMajesty]

An insane level of accuracy required to play at his level, but gotta use a bypass so as to not accidentally bump into the tone knob.

 

[gearJunkie]

Ahaa! @gearJunkie - reigning supreme as the only one to buy 2 of these on announcement day!!

 

[Mikael Dez]

Any chance @gearJunkie would like to adopt a 32 yr old degen? I come with a modest selection of PRS and mesas

I thought I was the youngest mf here at 36

 

[spawnofthesith]

I thought I was the youngest mf here at 36

Millennial gangang represent

 

[la szum]

Any chance @gearJunkie would like to adopt a 32 yr old degen? I come with a modest selection of PRS and mesas

I think NOT having kids is why he is able to live as the Gearest of Junkies!!

 

[la szum]

Nice recovery, @gearJunkie !!

I was happy for you, and then sad, and then happy again.... and all within like 90 seconds.

 

[DrewJD82]

I expect they will release a production "core" model next year, like they did after the initial runs of the Private Stock 594 model.
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Dude, if I ever buy any gear from you, can I just come pick it up?

 

[DrewJD82]

Watching the video, then Phil McKnight's vid, it's cool to see they put some time and effort into it and I dig that Paul is willing to take a chance like that,stepping outside his normal bounds with the general PRS body shape. It's definitely unique and I highly doubt anyone who gets one will be disappointed with what they get. Think it would have been cooler if they mismatched the black/gold hardware, black trem plate/gold saddles, black nut/gold lock pads/black tuning machines and bushings with gold knobs/posts.

 

[gearJunkie]

Nice recovery, @gearJunkie !!

I was happy for you, and then sad, and then happy again.... and all within like 90 seconds.

I know. It was a freakin' rollercoaster of dopamine and emotion, but I persevered and demonstrated I'm worthy of my "gearJunkie" moniker.

 

[Eagle]

We have all seen the video of breaking one of the early versions in half. I am interested to see if they have significantly strengthened the neck joint because without mechanical help or a complete redesign it is not fit for purpose.

 

[gearJunkie]

We have all seen the video of breaking one of the early versions in half. I am interested to see if they have significantly strengthened the neck joint because without mechanical help or a complete redesign it is not fit for purpose.

Check out post #11 on the first page. @DrewJD82 posted a YT video that addresses that issue.

 

[gearJunkie]

We have all seen the video of breaking one of the early versions in half. I am interested to see if they have significantly strengthened the neck joint because without mechanical help or a complete redesign it is not fit for purpose.

Gotta say, this is pretty fucking great

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I knew there was no way they weren't going to address that neck break that occurred at a live show and this was pretty clever in getting ahead of everyone who was going to post that video while tagging both PRS and Herman in it saying, "You want us to buy this for $5K?"

 

[spawnofthesith]

We have all seen the video of breaking one of the early versions in half. I am interested to see if they have significantly strengthened the neck joint because without mechanical help or a complete redesign it is not fit for purpose.

#didntwatchthevideo’d