I played 50 SILVER SKY SE's and bought my favorite | PRS guitar REVIEW 

Wow - thanks, Paul - it means a lot!

Fully agree!! Wow 💥🚀

Agreed!!!!

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Great hair will do that to ya. Don’t be tricked.

Thank you!

Thank you, Trevorr! I totally agree. I'd love to find a black core model someday.

I’d like to have that color shifting special edition they did. Nova or something like that.

Thanks for the kind words! Same here - I love all 5 positions!

Thank you and will do! So glad to know you enjoyed that section. That’s my favorite way to play.

Thank you, Mark! I appreciate the kind words!

Haha! I appreciate that - cheers! 😀. Sound like a good one. I did my most of my filming in the a.m. so next time!

My pleasure and glad to know, David - much appreciated!

Thank you as always - much appreciated! Do you have the RW or Maple SE? I’d like to find a RW in black. Such a satisfying guitar and really didn’t expect to connect with it as strongly as I have. Cheers!

@@RatherBeRiffing You're welcome, I have a RW in Moon White (Yellow to you and me 🤣) . . . I bought it a year ago before the new maple one's came out. I'd love a Grey and Maple or Black and maple. I'm hoping PRS do an SE range in the new Myles Kennedy T style NF 53. The White Doghair one is beautiful! 🙌🏻

@@ghostierockstar Nice! That Myles model in dog hair looks great - an SE version would be hard to resist! 🙌

Glad to know, Jason! Thanks for the comment!

Thank you! That’s exciting. Let me know what you think when it arrives!

Thanks, Josh! Well said! Loving this combo for sure. Glad it translated!

Thanks so much - it means a lot!

Thanks for the kind words as always! Let me know what you thin! I really like the SS recipe.

Thank you, David!

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

@@RatherBeRiffing toward the end of the video, around the 10 min. mark - what were you playing through to get that tone? Sounds great!!

@@lisahardt2812 Thank you! Berkos Fx Third Stone Fuzz.

Thanks as always! Much appreciated! 🙏 😄

Thank you, Steven! Much appreciated!

My pleasure and thanks so much for the kind words - I appreciate knowing that my playing resonates! The SS is definitely worth checking out - let me know what you think!

Thank you as always!

Thank you! Let me know your thoughts between the core vs se!

@@RatherBeRiffingWell Jon, I spent some quality time with the new SE. Very good guitar. Mine is the Nylon Blue variant. As far as comparing it to my Core version, the Core version is most certainly noticeably better. It feels more solid. The neck at 7 1/4” radius definitely feels different and overall, just a little bit thicker (which I prefer). The fretwork is obviously much finer and this is one of the biggest differences. Also, while I definitely like the pickups on the SE version, the Core ones have better detail clarity in the sound and just a little more output. Interestingly, though, in spite of the Core being better, I still plan on keeping the SE as it’s certainly an enjoyable guitar on it’s own merits. For me, the difference in neck radius gives me a fairly different playing experience (in a good way).

My pleasure and thanks for the kind words and comments! Interesting that you’ve noticed and that compressed characteristic as well. Some don’t like that, but I play with a very light touch so it works for me. Great point about dedication! I like that positive framing! 😄. Take care!

My pleasure - glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!

Thank you!

Thanks for the kind words!

Congrats - great find! Enjoy!

Thank you I for the kind words, Kevin! Glad to know you enjoyed the video and your new SS SE. I hope you play the heck out it! Cheers!

My pleasure and thank you! I agree - the pickups are so good clean or driven! I’ll think I’ll keep it and hope you find one worth adding to your stable!

Wow - thank you for the kind words, Fred! That is what I love to hear because at the end of that day the most important thing to me is feeling inspired and playing! Also, totally agree that technique, style, etc. holds the most weight on whether something sounds good at the end of the day.

My pleasure! Thanks for the feedback and sub!

Thank you Jeffrey and my pleasure! DG is a huge influence, especially his ethereal tone and impeccably expressive bending so your compliment is very well received. Thanks for the sub and welcome!

Thank you and my pleasure! I appreciate the kind works and share your experience - the model is such a joy to play! (andI love DG and EJ)

I’m curious too, but I can say these sound great - I’m really impressed!

Thanks for the kind words and sub, Peter! I hope you get to play one!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thanks for the kind words and thoughtful reflections, Bill - much appreciated!

Wow, thanks!

Glad to hear your happy with it!

My pleasure - glad it was helpful!

@@RatherBeRiffing I do have a suggestion, a review of the PRS NF53 model. I am very intrigued by that design.

Thank you for the kind words - much appreciated!!

Thank you! Good to know. I wonder if it’s by design for some reason?

@@RatherBeRiffing it’s possible, that way when you restring you won’t have to worry about the string falling out the trem block while you are looping it threw the tuning peg.

Agree! I didn’t expect to like it as much I did or justify keeping it. But it’s still here!

Thanks so much for the kind words and feedback. I appreciate hearing what people like about the videos so thanks for letting me know! Great suggestion - those two guitars feel very different! And yes, forgot the beer - next time! Cheers!

Thank you for the kind words! It’s worth considering!

Thank you, Jesse! Appreciate the kind words and sub!

Thank you! The SS is worth a try. I honestly didn’t expect it to work so well for me. Using the middle when the neck may otherwise be too muddy makes sense to me!

Thanks! I don’t have any experience with EBMM. Those would be some fun comparisons to make!

My pleasure and thank you for the kind words!

Thank you!

Thank you, Edward! I’d like to try one as well.

Thank you kindly!

Thanks as always, Lorenzo! Funny, the SS and Novo Serus J were my most recent acquisitions. What pickup configuration is on your Novo and how do you like it? (I have two P-90’s)

​@@RatherBeRiffing Hey man! I have two Lollar gold foils. Clear, articulate and no muddiness whatsoever. I absolutely love this guitar. It's like a piece of art I happen to make music with. I have three Fano's, all of which sound and play fantastic, so I knew the Novo would be something special but it's beyond what I had imagined. This one will stay with me :)

@@lorenzo-agnes Man I need to try some gold foils based on your description! I’m impressed with Novo as well. As soon as I felt the neck I was sold.

Thank you!

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback.

Thank you! I like the 3/3 arrangement as well!

Thanks for sharing! What saddles did you upgrade to?

@@RatherBeRiffing I bought the Kaish upgraded solid stainless steel 10.5 mm

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you, Tom! The color is overland grey. It looks a little darker in my video than in reality.

Congrats, Don! I share your experience.

Thanks for the kind words, Will! I reveal a lot in this video: My guitar SIGNAL CHAIN and LEAD TONE breakdown ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JKzImH4Xy5k.html Also, check out my more recent one about ‘Soaring start lead tones’

My pleasure and glad you enjoyed it! I prefer try before buy but I've purchased dozens of guitars online and have had 99% good experiences. I had one guitar come with sprouted fret ends and returned it hassle free. One suggestion would be to call a dealer that could play a few for you to help you select one remotely. I'd ask them to check sprouted fret ends and nut/tuning stability. Good luck!

Thank you!

Thanks, James! Congrats on to ur score - such a fun guitar!

Thank you for the kind words! I’m using a Keeley Halo in stereo.

It was a wild experience. It wasn’t my intention, but they had a large initial shipment of inventory that was accessible so I dove in head first! I decided to keep it despite having plenty of high end guitars including S-types. It sounds great and it’s a joy to play.

I think the maple is slightly brighter and snappier. I also like the look of maple. Good luck choosing. Thanks!

Thank you! I may be able to borrow a 594 SE - stay tuned!

Thank you for the kind words! Working on some more!

Fair point about the rig! The 50 guitar thing was born more out of my idiosyncrasies than quality control concerns. I found weight, setup, sound, and finish to be consistent. One inconsistency I noticed was sprouted fret ends, so that is something to watch out for.

Wow - thank you!

Sure do! I just used it for a project recently and was reminded how great it sounds. The frets ends did sprout despite keeping humidity under control. But otherwise it’s great!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you and nice guitar you have there - I love Korina!

Thank you - much appreciated!

Glad to know! They are both nice. Honestly I’d like one of each. Good luck deciding!

Thanks for the kind words and sub! I don’t see why not.

Thank you! It deserves its own video as I layer a few things and adjust to taste depending on the part. I use a tube spring reverb in mono by Ebo, a Keely Halo delay in stereo, and a touch of stereo plate reverb in post. I like to use a little bit of each and they combine into their own unique epic sound that I can’t get from any one of them alone.

Fuzz is a Berkos Fx Third Stone. Killer fuzz. Runs on battery only.

… and thank you for the kind words!

Thank you!

Thank you! I’d say try in person if you can, but I think they’re both good. The inlay look is subjective. I like the grey inlays on the grey guitar. They didn’t both me on the other colors, and I personally like them better than the outlined birds on the core version. But again, all subjective! Good luck in your decision.

My pleasure and welcome!

Nice! Let me know if you can work that dead spot out with a different setup. I’m curious to know how much these can be dialed in differently from factory spec.

@@RatherBeRiffing will do 👍🏼

Hi. I finally worked on it. First thing was making the trem floating. Then, gently filed (and polished) 13th fret and up. I also filed the fret edges, as mine weren’t as smooth. Now I can bend a full note without getting a a dead note. I have an Xotic xscpro2 and it plays as well, or better, whilst weighting 6.9 lbs. I think the work was well worth it. Cheers!

@@TheBlackzat Awesome! Thanks for reporting back and glad it worked out! I may have to experiment with the setup.

Thank you!!!

Thank you! I use d’addario nickel 10’s and herco picks.

You have the best guitar channel on RU-vid. But I meant Plek not pick lol Plek height for the Plek service to adjust the frets - Do you have a preference or recommendation? @@RatherBeRiffing

@@Retrobots thanks! Ah… I see. I haven’t had any of my guitars plek’d so I’m not sure. I have guitars that came plek’d already and find that they can be setup better overall.

Thanks for the input, Arnold! That makes a lot of sense to me. While the Xotic is no doubt a superior instrument, I’m finding that the SS brings a little something different out of my playing that I’m really enjoying at the moment. Thanks again!

Thank you! Enjoy that maple board!

Thanks!

Thank you!