I have the Fiore Sugar Moon and let me tell you, it blows the Silver Sky and also other SSH strats out of the water. I have zero complaints about this guitar. It's surprisingly light as well.
If I’m not wrong, I think I counted 11 possible combinations out of it: -Bridge (HB) -Bridge (HB)~Middle -Middle -Middle~Neck -Neck -Bridge (HB)~Neck -Bridge (HB)~Middle~Neck -Bridge (Parallel SC’s) -Bridge (Parallel SC’s)~Middle -Bridge (Parallel SC’s)~Neck -Bridge (Parallel SC’s)~Middle~Neck Thanks for another great video! 😃
I just love how PRS keep coming up with new interesting combinations of pickups. Seems like an evolution / combination of the PRS 513 / Silversky! Amazing!
I love having dozens of tone options on one guitar. It’s why the Seymour Duncan P-Rails w/ Triple Shot is my favorite setup on almost any guitar. Literally a Swiss Army knife for guitar tones.
@@jimmyparris9892 Great point. The Triple Shot setup is far more intuitive. You can glance at the switches and know what combination you have on. Using the knob combinations on the Fiore is far less obvious.
@@SDisonYT I have a 1988 studio model PRS. Its the rare HSS config like the Fiore. Anyway, I bought it used in 1990 ish and the only way to switch pickups was with the stupid rotary knob. Totally ridiculous for playing live. so, I had a guitar tech install a 5 way switch. didn't love having to do that to such a beautiful guitar but I got the damned thing to play, not look at, or hold value in a closet, so I never regretted it. Frustrating its taken PRS this long to add an HSS model to the line-up.
@@valebliz Remember that radius is used to calculate the size of a circle, and when applied to the guitar, the fretboard is just a tiny slice of that circle. This means that the bigger the circle is, the smaller of a slice that makes up the fretboard, and the less of a difference it makes. I doubt a human could tell the difference between 16" radius and 20" radius on touch alone, but below 10" the differences are pretty pronounced.
@@TimothyPage06 and we're still talking 0.5°. No, you're not going to feel it, you can hardly see it. I have both fenders with 9.5 radius and warmoth necks with 10-16 compound, in real world playing you can pretty much switch from one another hardly noticing it even high up the neck if you don't specifically look for it.
The Fiore is amazing. But can we plz just take a min to admire that purple finish on Lee's Silver Sky. If and when I do finally purchase a Silver Sky I want to do something very similar to mine. Damn that is a gorgeous guitar. Sounds amazing too btw.
14:49 There’s no point imagining a scenario… Solo section. Except if you’re Brian May in Bohemian Rhapsody. He deliberately used all pickup combinations at the end of the dramatic solo. Genius I tell you. 😏
For over £2500 I do wish PRS would give us some roasted maple necks. Is that asking too much? I can get a Charvel for £800 with locking tuners, luminlay side dots and a roasted maple neck and the build is pretty impeccable.
Yeah it's similar with a strat, and it does take a bit of getting used to. Especially if you play like me and your strumming/picking hand is out of control.
We are still a part of Europe, just not the EU (European union). they are two different things. www.politico.eu/article/britain-leaving-eu-not-europe-brexit-aftermath/
Basically all the bolt models are signature guitars so I get why they don’t, but I def think they should start offering some bolt guitars as standard range non-signature instruments with no names attached to them so they could offer stuff like that.
I have a SSky and I’m Not tempted in the least by a Fiore. The Sky for what it’s meant to do is astounding. Maybe more toggles for the money but the tone JM put into this is ridiculous. The neck carve is also perfection.
@@nevillecragg9066 I think the Silver Sky nails the sound of the 60s era strats that John loves, and sounds amazing doing it. But the Fiore has such a wider pallette which, for me, sounds so much more interesting across the board.
I've played one of these several times and I like it... but I just don't get the high price tag. I get that it has a lot of switching options... but no flame top for that price. I think the ce 24 gives you more for your money...or the silver sky. I think for maybe $2000 it would make more sense. I think Ernie ball cutless gives you the same... and the sterling cutlass the Asian version for cheap. If they made an SE fire for less than $1,000 I would probably buy one...
One of my favorite things about PRS over the years is that they never submitted to the pressure of making Strat & super Strat clones. I respect that they have their own unique design. I'm still struggling with the previous statement being obsolete.
I wouldn’t really say they submitted to the pressures of it, personally. Both Strat-like models they have (currently) are artist models, and it all started with John Mayer wanting to develop the next evolution of that Strat (which Fender refused to do.)
@@brettstokes4038 Fender has about 500 Strat versions and always adding more. I think it started with PRS giving John Mayer a much better deal on contract.
Question for lee / pete /andertons was looking for robert cray strat and noone has had any for months,then andersons had one a few weeks back so i bought it! Did you find it in wharehouse? Cause s/ no. Is 2020 last year?
I mean... It's cool. But my G&L Comanche can do 88% of these things and it's way simpler on a switch than having all of the push/pull stuff. The splitting humbucker in the bridge is very cool though. That's a bit next level.
Dude, I have seen you comment on around 30 videos over the past year always asking for stainless steel frets. You ok bro? Lots of folks buy and sell guitars wayyy before wearing down frets and many people do not like stainless steel. Let it go my man.
I’d buy this before I bought a silver sky. I’ve learned the hard way that SSS guitars aren’t for me, plus I think the headstock on the silver sky is terribly ugly. The fiore is just so versatile!
