NJD Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Hello guys!! Just got a quick question – does an archtop PRS’s body angle down between the bridge and the neck tenon like a les paul or is the pickup plane parallel to the main body line? Many thanks in advance!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackdog Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Hello guys!! Just got a quick question – does an archtop PRS’s body angle down between the bridge and the neck tenon like a les paul or is the pickup plane parallel to the main body line? Many thanks in advance!! I have a Hollowbody II and a McCarty and the top is equally angled on both. I would assume that the Archtop is angled too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJD Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 (edited) Ah brilliant, that's just what i needed to know, thank you I like your first build by the way! very impressive - i'm a bit of a PRS fan Edited October 30, 2007 by NJD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosh Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 (edited) Hello guys!! Just got a quick question – does an archtop PRS’s body angle down between the bridge and the neck tenon like a les paul or is the pickup plane parallel to the main body line? Many thanks in advance!! A friend of mine has one of these guitars and as far as I recall the neck runs parallel. If there is an angle, it is nothing like the 4.5 degrees of a Les Paul. Hope that helps. There are a ton of pics on the net that show the guitar with what appears to be a straight line through but for sure somebody here will have a luthier plan to confirm. Edited October 30, 2007 by gosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJD Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 (edited) Thanks Gosh! It’s not really the neck/string break angle I’m looking at it’s the angle of the body underneath the strings parallel to the back – some people who make PRS style guitars leave a ‘flat’ plateau under the strings, I don’t know about genuine PRSs though, although LPs do have a ‘fall off’ angle from the part of the body that the bridge pins go into to the neck tenon section it’s self. Edited October 30, 2007 by NJD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosh Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 (edited) Does this help? This shot is taken from the official web site and is a side on shot of a brand new McCarty. :-) Edited October 30, 2007 by gosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJD Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 (edited) aaah 1000 times over!!! thank you thank you thank you mate! that's ideal! looking at that horn the angle of the body continues to the neck pocket and then changes on the horns to the neck angle.... very interesting!! this pic answers questions i haven't even thought of asking yet lol Edited October 30, 2007 by NJD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosh Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 aaah 1000 times over!!! thank you thank you thank you mate! that's idea! No worries mate. Happy to be here and happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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