Suhr Modern vs PRS Custom 24 vs Ernie Ball Music Man JPXI

[Brandon E.]

Wow I am definitely surprised by that PRS pickup. Listening to the cleans you can hear that 2 and 3 have this airyness to them and the PRS sounds tighter more in your face. It sounds like the sound I associate with a ceramic magnet, is it? I wouldn't have expected something that tight from a PRS pickup. I usually associated PRS guitars with fat, loose rock sounds but, I was wrong. Sell that EBMM and keep that PRS forever, hahah.

 

[kev]

KNEW I had the PRS pinned. That sound is smothered all over early 00's nu metal. Helps that I had the navarro for a few weeks as well lol. Thats definitely a great recording guitar.

I do love PRS pickups too. My mate has a custom 24 with a replaced bridge pup, cant remember the model but it screams like a bitch Not sure how they'd go down in other guitars though.

 

[Ermz]

I'm tracking '96 Custom 24 with a JB in the bridge. Great recording guitar. Scale leaves a little something to be desired, but nothing's perfect. Something about the tone of those guitars is very dear. As soon as you bust into a lead it's got that instant singing Opeth factor.

 

[Clark Kent]

Something in my head tells me not to even change the PRS pickups. It feels like buying a Ferrari and changing in a Porsche engine. Simply screams "wrong" in my head. Ofcourse better is always better. The JB is like the SM57 of guitar pickups.

 

[Clark Kent]

Wow I am definitely surprised by that PRS pickup. Listening to the cleans you can hear that 2 and 3 have this airyness to them and the PRS sounds tighter more in your face. It sounds like the sound I associate with a ceramic magnet, is it? I wouldn't have expected something that tight from a PRS pickup. I usually associated PRS guitars with fat, loose rock sounds but, I was wrong. Sell that EBMM and keep that PRS forever, hahah.

I actually have had this "fat loose" problem with some PRS guitars and it's all about pickup height. Close to the strings they are a bit over the top. Lower them way down (is how I have them) and you get that shimmering clean tone with a huge bottom end.

EBMM is getting switched for this one of a kind guitar btw: http://www.mayones.com/en/custom_shop_gallery/regius_6_claro_walnut_en

 

[Clark Kent]

KNEW I had the PRS pinned. That sound is smothered all over early 00's nu metal. Helps that I had the navarro for a few weeks as well lol. Thats definitely a great recording guitar.

I do love PRS pickups too. My mate has a custom 24 with a replaced bridge pup, cant remember the model but it screams like a bitch Not sure how they'd go down in other guitars though.

Haha... my friend is also a PRS fanatic and he could tell right away which was the PRS.

 

[rispsira]

Thanks for the shootout! My order of preference was 1 then 3 and finally 2 although i think they ALL sound good.

I am surprised i liked the PRS that much though; never given these guitars much thought to be honest (but thats mostly cause they dont have a 7 production model ahah)

Oh and Clark spill the beans: the strings on the EBMM they were old werent they? i still liked the sound of that guitar but the strings sounded dead to me. M i right or do my ears just suck? (wouldnt be surprised if its the latter haha)

 

[Mago]

wow, wouldnt have thought that suhr makes guitars that bright

I think Lasse did a comparision of the prs pickup vs sh4 vs aftermath in his prs

 

[rispsira]

^ oh yea right man i remember som like that need to look it up!

 

[Clark Kent]

Oh and Clark spill the beans: the strings on the EBMM they were old werent they? i still liked the sound of that guitar but the strings sounded dead to me. M i right or do my ears just suck? (wouldnt be surprised if its the latter haha)

All of the guitars have Ernie Ball strings. The Suhr has a slightly heavier gauge although it sounds like the opposite. JPXI strings are probably 1-2 months old. PRS strings are like a month old. Suhr strings... I don't know, not my guitar.

 

[kev]

I actually have had this "fat loose" problem with some PRS guitars and it's all about pickup height. Close to the strings they are a bit over the top. Lower them way down (is how I have them) and you get that shimmering clean tone with a huge bottom end.

Interesting post actually, i've been lowering all my pickups recently. I realised I was killing what little dynamic I had available with distorted electric guitar especially. Im not sure how that matters for EMG's but for most of my passives now they are getting dialled way back.

 

[rispsira]

All of the guitars have Ernie Ball strings. The Suhr has a slightly heavier gauge although it sounds like the opposite. JPXI strings are probably 1-2 months old. PRS strings are like a month old. Suhr strings... I don't know, not my guitar.

interesting.. if that is the case then my order of preference is 1-2-3. I dont like overly dark or bright guitars but i heard something a bit dull in the 3rd clip which is why i asked about the strings.

Either way theyre all nice guitars, thanks again!

 

[Fragle]

Interesting post actually, i've been lowering all my pickups recently. I realised I was killing what little dynamic I had available with distorted electric guitar especially. Im not sure how that matters for EMG's but for most of my passives now they are getting dialled way back.

strange, i recently did the same thing ;-)

anyways, OT: that prs sure has a nice tone, but the suhr just has a little something that would compliment my style really well. the higher mids are really present which should work out great in a live situation, plus it's tight as a virgin....and those cleans

i wonder if the "lower end" suhrs are anywhere in the same league? e.g. http://www.thomann.de/de/suhr_rasmus_modern_m_200_bm.htm