PRS without truss rod

[ragingplatypi]

At minute 13:00 they show off this new PRS without a truss rod. Probably not
GAME CHANGING!!!!!!!!!!
but still interesting.

 

[Warmart]

Doesn't much matter what PRS does at this point. When they switched to Nitro for everything it became a hard pass, just not my thing.

 

[Eagle]

Getting rid of the air gap and moving parts inside a neck is a very good thing for tone but it’s hard to get the relief exactly right regardless of tension and climate conditions. It will sound good though.
The shit generic two way that is ubiquitous in the budget end is the key as to why a lot of them sound mediocre. These rods work even with a big gap down the sides. All this saps the string energy.

 

[Chocol8]

Interesting that he did it with solid rosewood.

The old aluminum neck Travis Beans did not have or need a truss rod, and had nut bridge and pickups all mounted to the neck which sustained great but they were a bit temperature sensitive. I have wondered about a laminated wood neck through design achieving the same thing without the sensitivity to temps. If PRS can do it with solid wood, it seems achievable although well outside my skill set!

 

[JiveTurkey]

Are we just supposed to figure out where this information is at using mental telepathy?

 

[Eagle]

The best one out there ATM is the Vigier 10 /90 but this is really just a solid graphite bar instead of an adjustable rod. Sounds very good though for all the same reasons.
Old Steinbergers had no rod but no wood either.
The only wooden electric guitars I’ve played are very early Esquire’s with no rod and a huge maple neck but they are incredibly rare.

 

[Chocol8]

Are we just supposed to figure out where this information is at using mental telepathy?

It is 13 minutes into a video Rick Beato posted with Tim Pierce. I could be helpful and post a link to the video, but in keeping with the spirit of this thread, I will make you go find it.

 

[mavrick102000]

It is 13 minutes into a video Rick Beato posted with Tim Pierce. I could be helpful and post a link to the video, but in keeping with the spirit of this thread, I will make you go find it.

Yeah I watched it last night. Beautiful top and finish on that guitar. The 69 Marshall Super Bass Tim was playing it through didn't hurt in the sound department.

 

[Chocol8]

Secret video link:

 

[JiveTurkey]

Yeah I'm not watching that

 

[Eagle]

Secret video link:

The Rick Beato video.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Yeah I'm not watching that

The only video I'm less interested in is the new andertons behringer video posted by Dave a few mins ago.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Are we just supposed to figure out where this information is at using mental telepathy?

You read my mind!

 

[ragingplatypi]

You read my mind!

Are we just supposed to figure out where this information is at using mental telepathy?

oops! Sorry. Fixed it.

 

[fetishfrog]

I have two guitars with solid rosewood necks, no truss rod. They sound and play great. One I've had since 1998. Neck has never moved.

 

[Eagle]

I have two guitars with solid rosewood necks, no truss rod. They sound and play great. One I've had since 1998. Neck has never moved.

What are they?

 

[JiveTurkey]

oops! Sorry. Fixed it.

No worries. I don't follow Beato until I hear he interviews a musician I am actually interested in. Tim Pierce is a nice guy I am sure but nothing in this conversation holds any interest for me.

 

[fetishfrog]

What are they?

Klein Electrics

Headless. One is chambered swamp ash, one is redwood.

My swamp ash one looks very much like this.

 

[Eagle]

Klein Electrics

Headless. One is chambered swamp ash, one is redwood.

My swamp ash one looks very much like this.

Yes I forgot about the ones he made after the steinberger necks were gone.

 

[HomespunEffects]

Old Steinbergers had no rod but no wood either.

Those don’t count because while they played perfectly, they didn’t sound very good. I had a GM5T that i regret selling but I’d never play it now as I have guitars that sound good.