The PRS Silver Sky is the best sounding, best playing "Strat" I've ever owned...

[AntStrat]

 

[tanta07]

Jeff had the ability to make the people that he played with look good.

ZZ Top and Beck did collaborate to cover Sixteen Tons, but that is NOT the audio of their recording.

Here's the real version:

 

[Quikstyl]

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They are what a Stratocaster would be in the seventies if Leo found a competent otolaryngologist sooner.

So sort of acceptable. And a little bit "if you know, you know" circle.

Nice work. Sent me to the dictionary with that comment.
And also wickedly insightful.

 

[RavenPOL]

Nice work. Sent me to the dictionary with that comment.
And also wickedly insightful.

Thanks. I’m currently reading ”Fender 75 years”. Some interesting facts there.

 

[EC Strat]

Just checked, St Lew is busy on the PRS forum ... most recently busy reporting other members for not sticking to the topic on 'his' thread.

Lurking here too.

He asked them are you guys from strat - talk coming here to troll me LOLOL

 

[Forpie]

I have no real ability to listen to Clapton. Not sure why just never really interested me. Him and Santana really never peaked my interest.

Clapton and santana sound blank, overused and sterile until you realize it’s because every player are stealing their licks. That’s when you realize just how great they were/are.

 

[EC Strat]

Just checked, St Lew is busy on the PRS forum ... most recently busy reporting other members for not sticking to the topic on 'his' thread.

Lurking here too.

That place is one big circle jerk

 

[StratUp]

ZZ Top and Beck did collaborate to cover Sixteen Tons, but that is NOT the audio of their recording.

Here's the real version:

I'm a big fan of both ZZ Top and Jeff Beck. That song is horrible.

 

[tery]

He asked them are you guys from strat - talk coming here to troll me LOLOL

I am happy that Lew is happy .... even if it is without us

 

[Stratafied]

Clapton was happy taking first solo and letting Beck cut loose on second. Totally different artists really. Clapton would never dream of making an instrumental album. To him the guitar wasn't the focal point; it was there to serve the song.

Excellent point.

 

[Machew]

Clapton and santana sound blank, overused and sterile until you realize it’s because every player are stealing their licks. That’s when you realize just how great they were/are.

Ya, I dont doubt it. Santana specifically turned me off with the Metatron stuff. I'm sure I'll come around d to Clapton someday.

 

[StratUp]

Clapton and santana sound blank, overused and sterile until you realize it’s because every player are stealing their licks. That’s when you realize just how great they were/are.

I dunno. Santana has a unique sound. I much prefer his earlier stuff as I find his later stuff to just be a caricature of his early stuff. Doesn't have the same mojo. Still, a few notes and "that's Carlos".

Clapton had a unique sound in the early days too. Distinctive. But post Ocean Blvd, I don't know that he even has a "sound". I don't usually know it's him until he sings unless it's one of his own tunes that I recognize.

Sure, plenty of people sound like him... but he just sounds like one of the old-school blues guys to me when he's playing Blues. (Which is the only thing I care about). I don't think those old-school guys are copying him. I invite differing opinions on samples of what "his sound" is at this point. I really don't know.

 

[Forpie]

I dunno. Santana has a unique sound. I much prefer his earlier stuff as I find his later stuff to just be a caricature of his early stuff. Doesn't have the same mojo. Still, a few notes and "that's Carlos".

Clapton had a unique sound in the early days too. Distinctive. But post Ocean Blvd, I don't know that he even has a "sound". I don't usually know it's him until he sings unless it's one of his own tunes that I recognize.

Sure, plenty of people sound like him... but he just sounds like one of the old-school blues guys to me when he's playing Blues. (Which is the only thing I care about). I don't think those old-school guys are copying him. I invite differing opinions on samples of what "his sound" is at this point. I really don't know.

That’s Clapton’s sound in a nutshell to me

 

[StratUp]

That’s Clapton’s sound in a nutshell to me

Maybe I need to listen to more of his recent stuff but I wouldn't recognize that as Clapton vs some other artist I'm unacquainted with.

 

[tery]

When I think Clapton.

 

[tanta07]

I'm a big fan of both ZZ Top and Jeff Beck. That song is horrible.

Yeah, it kind of works better in theory but falls flat in the final product. ZZ did another tune years ago with Beck that wae equally forgettable. For some reason, they don't seem to bring out the best in each other.

 

[StratUp]

Yeah, it kind of works better in theory but falls flat in the final product. ZZ did another tune years ago with Beck that wae equally forgettable. For some reason, they don't seem to bring out the best in each other.

I even like that old tune.But they should have met in the middle of Beck's progressive Blues and ZZ top down and dirty mostly-low-E Blues. Instead they went way down dirty.

 

[Della Street]

I’ve seen this pop up used for some time now. $800-$850CAD around these parts. Here’s one local of FB market place right now $800CAD. View attachment 621375

I’ve picked up and played a few at the big box retails. Sound good but at $1100CAD retail it felt really cheap. Cheesy plastic tuners and the slab off rosewood they used was thicker on one side or the nut was cut crooked. Also the G and B string moved all around when bending. A really large nut slot helps with quality? Either way it didn’t do it for me at full retail. View attachment 621377 View attachment 621376

it's not a real Fender. i see several signs that it's a copy of some sort.

 

[Intune]

it's not a real Fender. i see several signs that it's a copy of some sort.

Really, had no idea it wasn’t a fender or even a strat? It’s pretty obvious of what PRS intended this SS to look like isn’t it?

 

[Della Street]

Really, had no idea it wasn’t a fender or even a strat? It’s pretty obvious of what PRS intended this SS to look like isn’t it?

should we discuss this and find out the maximum thread page limit?