I would classify this change as downright dishonesty and fraud. This cost cutting move was especially dastardly, because it's impossible to visually tell the difference: The wood is painted opaque on most of the models. The guitar lost all of it's high end snap. In this writer's opinion, that was a huge mistake. (I offer a conversion back to original on this call for details) 1995 - PRS changed the wood on their Classic Electric “CE” model from Alder to Mahogany. This affects the playability of the guitar adversely and also reduces the value of the guitar greatly. The newer one that is a 2 piece bolted together unit.ġ995 - PRS went to a large long neck heel. The original tremolo was a single piece casting made in the USA, VS. The saddles are no longer highly polished and they tend to dull up and tarnish. 1995 - PRS changed the tremolo system dramatically. Still, you have to remember Gibson uses “Mother of Toilet Seat”, which is nothing more than plastic. I really hate the new PRS Stop Tail Piece 1995 - PRS stopped using the mother of pearl inlay in favor of an artificial laminate known as “Abalam”. This tailpiece is made from white metal with absolutely NO saddle adjustment (not recommended.) The ones used previously were the excellent quality Gibson style Nashville 2 piece system with fully adjustable saddles. 1993 - PRS came out with their version of a one piece stop tailpiece. They went to a high quality, less expensive, but real mother of pearl. Opinions vary here but I feel that the Indian Rosewood they use is still OK and shouldn't be a reason not to buy a guitar made after 1991.ġ991 - PRS stopped offering real abalone shell as the inlay material on the fingerboard. Other ways to tell Important changeover years 1991 - PRS stopped offering Brazilian rosewood fingerboards. I am not sure of this but I do remember getting 1992 guitars delivered in 1993 etc.
I don't think they throw the preprinted plates away just because the year changes. Possible exceptions Because the bolt on guitars have numbers stamped on them conceivably they could be using 1994 plates up until at least February of 1995.
I remember when they were barely building 4 guitars a month The Classic Electric or CE model has one extra number inserted after the year designator and before the number of the guitar Example 3 917542 = 17,542nd guitar off the line, it would have been made in 1993. I have heard that in 1999 PRS is building over 100 guitars a day.
#PRS GUITAR SERIAL NUMBER DECODER HOW TO#
How to date and identify your Fender instruments using serial numbers and production date stamps. Were all gonna die then anyway so I guess it doesn't matter. All you have to remember is, guitars built in 1985 would have a very low number, while guitars built in 1995 would have really high numbers. 1986 guitars start with the same number as a 1996 guitar 1987 guitars start with the same number as a 1997 guitar etc. The only slightly confusing thing is 1985 guitars start with the same number as a 1995 guitar. PRS Dating & Serial Numbers PRS Dating & Serial Numbers > OLD PAGE This Is A Very Simple Formula PRS serial numbers are very easy to figure out.
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