PRS Guitars releases new vintage singlecut solidbody
(Dave Molter | Posted 2010-09-27)
A vintage-inspired Singlecut with an artist-grade top, the SC 58 is perfect for more traditional single-cutaway players. The 24.5” scale length and electronics’ appointments make this instrument instantly comfortable to players who grew up using short scale guitars. The PRS 2-piece bridge is the anchor of this guitar and enhances the natural tone of the woods.
With a classic, resonant voice that is eminently recordable and gig ready, this beauty won’t just take everything you’ve got and keep asking for more, it will do it with unforgettable sound and style.
“I was two years old in 1958. This instrument is a reflection and modification of guitars made during that time period,” Paul Reed Smith.
V12 Finish
Finish should enhance the look, sound, and feel of a guitar by accentuating the wood’s inherent beauty and feel without hindering its natural resonance. And PRS Guitars’ new “V12” finish does just that. Introduced at Experience PRS 2010, “V12” is a very thin, hard, and clear finish that will not crack or react with thinners. After roughly 12 years in development, it is halfway between acrylic and nitro but with a classic feel all its own. “PRS models with this new finish feel like old instruments,” said Paul Reed Smith.
Pattern Neck Shape
Neck shapes have always been a high priority for us and a hallmark of our quality. A guitar should feel comfortable, like “home,” as soon as you pick it up, and the neck is paramount to that connection. Perfected after years of prototyping, the new “Pattern” neck is an updated Wide Fat PRS neck style based on Paul’s pre-factory design. These necks were found on the instruments built for Carlos Santana, Peter Frampton and Howard Leese from the late 70’s to the mid 80’s.
Whether in woodworking, machining, or cast and die work, pattern making is the art of arriving at a perfect standard which can be duplicated or used to create new designs from by “offsetting.” All of our necks came to be as a result of offsetting from this original, Wide Fat design.
Pattern Neck Shape
Neck shapes have always been a high priority for us and a hallmark of our quality. A guitar should feel comfortable, like “home,” as soon as you pick it up, and the neck is paramount to that connection. Perfected after years of prototyping, the new “Pattern” neck is an updated Wide Fat PRS neck style based on Paul’s pre-factory design. These necks were found on the instruments built for Carlos Santana, Peter Frampton and Howard Leese from the late 70’s to the mid 80’s.
Whether in woodworking, machining, or cast and die work, pattern making is the art of arriving at a perfect standard which can be duplicated or used to create new designs from by “offsetting.” All of our necks came to be as a result of offsetting from this original, Wide Fat design.
Additional features include a mahogany back, natural binding, 22 frets, 24.5” scale length, mahogany neck, East Indian rosewood fretboard, rosewood headstock overlay with inlaid signature, Modern Eagle II bird inlays with mother of pearl and paua heart, “SC 58” engraved truss rod cover, PRS low mass locking tuners, hybrid hardware with gold option, 57/08™ pickups . Volume and tone control for each pickup are included as well with a three-way toggle on the upper bout.
Finishes: Amber Black, Black Gold, Black Gold Burst, Black Slate, Faded McCarty Sunburst, Gold Top, Fire Red Burst, McCarty Tobacco Sunburst, Smoked Orange, Sunset Burst
