jessejames Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Guess what the woods are! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Looks like flame maple,limba,macasar ebony,and kahya...I could easily be wrong on everything except the limba though because so many woods look similar in low res photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Maple, Mac ebony, limba and paduak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessejames Posted June 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Very close. Flame Maple top, Curly Black Limba back, Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard, Pernambuco neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Cool woods.Never heard of pernambuco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessejames Posted June 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 It's what they make violin bows out of. Paul Reed Smith swears it's one of the best tonewoods in existance. The pernambuco neck PRS's go for big money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 He swears that cause it's highly over forested, very expensive, hard to get, and he can charge a ton of money for it. Great wood? Probably. Best tonewood ever? Doubtful. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessejames Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 The man prefers it for all of his own individual guitars, that or a solid brazilian rosewood neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygtr Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Ever since I heard the man saying he's seen chunks of nickel frets falling to the floor while people were playing just to justify the use of ss frets, I doubt everything he says... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Yeah,I don't listen to any of the corporate BS.Corporate bigwigs lie like politicians,and still people seem to believe them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessejames Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 PRS doesnt use SS frets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 He's still in the business of sales so of course he uses his own 'wonder product.' I'm sure the shamwow guy doesn't wash his car with a roll of brawny. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygtr Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 PRS doesnt use SS frets You're right memory failed me, he didn't mention ss fretwire, what he mentions is that he buys the hardest fretwire he can get. But, the bullsh*** is there: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 I'll add a drop of superglue to each end of the fret after I've tapped it in, but I do it so I can add wood dust so the extra depth between the tennon and the fretboard isn't as noticable... not to hold the fret in... This is just me, but I've never been handed a guitar that had a fret fall out because it wasn't superglued in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 PRS doesnt use SS frets You're right memory failed me, he didn't mention ss fretwire, what he mentions is that he buys the hardest fretwire he can get. But, the bullsh*** is there: So you guys know I am not a fan of PRS or his silliness but I can give you a guess into what he means about "hardest fretwire he can" Today it is pretty easy to get 18% Nickel Silver, Stainless Steel, or Jescar's proprietary Gold Evo Alloy. Back in the 70s and 80s when PRS was building his name fretwire was inconsistent to say the least. I would be willing to bet most budget guitar makers didn't even know the percentage of Nickel Silver in the fretwire they used. The other mixture of metals in the alloy and manufacturing process affect the hardness. For example bad 12% Nickel Silver wire is soft, wears fast, and doesn't hold a polish (it will look dull in a few weeks). However good 18% NS is hard, wears really well, and holds a polish pretty well (at least for several string changes). Buffed correctly 18% feels as slick as SS. I remember my boss specifically only ordering Dunlop fret wire in the 80s and early 90s because it was the hardest and most consistent wire available to shops. In general I would say Jescar makes the hardest 18% NS wire with Dunlop running right there neck and neck. Anyway doesn't mean PRS isn't old and looney. Just to give you some perspective why old guys are concerned about the Nickel Silver content in their wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 I'll add a drop of superglue to each end of the fret after I've tapped it in, but I do it so I can add wood dust so the extra depth between the tennon and the fretboard isn't as noticable... not to hold the fret in... This is just me, but I've never been handed a guitar that had a fret fall out because it wasn't superglued in. Glue under the frets to fill the voids helps with tone. Gibson used fish glue in the old days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Last thing... I wanted to add that when Martin switched from harder 30% Nickel Silver to softer 18% Nickel Silver because the manufacturer, Horton – Angell of North Attleboro Massachusetts advised that the much harder 30% compound would quickly wear out the extrusion tooling, and incur additional production expenseIronic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Fish glue is one of the greatest glues known to man!!!!! Love it! If you do binding work and try it, you will never look back. Don't use it for much else... but it's a dream for that! Chris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Last thing... I wanted to add that when Martin switched from harder 30% Nickel Silver to softer 18% Nickel Silver because the manufacturer, Horton – Angell of North Attleboro Massachusetts advised that the much harder 30% compound would quickly wear out the extrusion tooling, and incur additional production expense Ironic. So you are saying the higher the nickel silver content, the harder the fret? That seems counter-intuitive to me........even after reading that there is no actual silver involved. I still would have (erroneously) assumed the the balance of the alloys would have been harder than NS. I wonder what the balance of those alloys are? Sorry JJ, it appears this thread has been well and truly highjacked. Carry on, we still want to see your guitar being built. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Wow. We covered a lot of really important stuff in a few posts... Hijacking over. Please return to normal programing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Pernambuco is also known as Pau Brasil...the wood that gave an entire country it's name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 I'll add a drop of superglue to each end of the fret after I've tapped it in, but I do it so I can add wood dust so the extra depth between the tennon and the fretboard isn't as noticable... not to hold the fret in... This is just me, but I've never been handed a guitar that had a fret fall out because it wasn't superglued in. Glue under the frets to fill the voids helps with tone. Gibson used fish glue in the old days. I'm going to pretend they're mini sound chambers that also help with tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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