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I know PRS isn't really a "thing" in the jazz world, but I have seen their semi-hollows mentioned here now & again...
IDK that they are "335 killers" or anything, LOL, but this one does sound really good.... for anyone who might be interested...
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03-21-2025 09:25 AM
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I've looked at a few of the (need to look this name up...) PRS McCarty 594 Hollowbody IIs, and they look good and get great reviews. I've never actually seen one or played one, but I've liked the Custom 24s I've had in the past. They (PRSs in general) always struck me as very good for a lot of things but not perfect for anything. Perfect guitar if you're in a cover rock/pop band.
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Had a solid DGT for awhile. Truly a killer guitar. Just couldn’t kick my 335 out and sold it.
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Chambered guitars sound and feel different to semi hollows laminated guitars.
One isn’t better than the other,just a different construction and feel.
Even Gibsons ES-336 and ES-339 which feature similar specs look wise are definitely different.
I love both,but have settled on chambered smaller size guitars. For me my Holdsworth both Carvin and Kiesel work incredibly well!
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Thanks, but for $6K I can get two ES335's or a real nice archtop, so no thanks....
Arnie...
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They’re actually perfect for players like I was for 35+ years. A typical week for me was solo jazz at a French restaurant from 6 to 8 and blues or country in a dive bar from 9 or 10 to 1 or 2 weeknights, a wedding or bar mitzvah Saturday night &/or Sunday (often 2 on Sunday), plus assorted jazz, blues, and commercial dates.
Originally Posted by jim777
I played all-day gigs for conventions in Atlantic City, 8 hour “fashion events” in the high end department stores we used to have, private holiday parties and events for big corporations, law firms, universities etc, plus blues festivals and club dates. I gave up my chair in the wedding band after I got married, and I subbed for all the leaders in the organization. This freed up weekends for family and Friday / Saturday night club dates.
From ‘69 until I got a PRS, a Tele did the job very well. Then I had 2 old school PRS solids for years - a red Custom 22 and a dark blue Custom 24. Being completely objective, my 345, 175, L5, etc would not have sounded any better, and a PRS was easier to carry, to throw into the little cars I’ve always driven, and to keep in one piece while being dragged to gigs in a big hurry (I was in grad school, then working a day gig).
They got the sounds I needed for essentially any gig, and they felt great - the very high quality was evident in sound, look, feel, and reliability. Better yet, I could just grab the gig bag and amp and head out, knowing I had a beautiful, reliable, great sounding rig no what or matter where I was playing. I only sold them because I went to 7 strings. And I only bought other solid 7s because PRS didn’t yet make them. If I have to replace my Tele 7, I’ll most probably buy a PRS Holcomb 7.
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The PRS shape looks funny to my eyes. I do have a PRS JA15 that I love, the exception that proves the rule that PRSes look oogly.
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+1: I can’t stomach the “midnight rendezvous of a Strat and a flamed Les Paul” design of most PRS. You’re lucky, Jabberwocky; the JA-15 is one of the few I do find attractive, but unfortunately there seem to be very few for sale, and all far from my locale. How would you describe the sound of the pickups in that model? Originally Posted by Jabberwocky
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Originally Posted by Jabberwocky
They sound good.. Originally Posted by cmajor9
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I had an S2 custom 22 semi hollow for a while. I never really felt like the semi hollow part did all that much for the sound or feel. It was a very nice, well built guitar, but ultimately I just never really bonded with it. It didn't have anything really special that made me want to keep picking it up, and I traded it to GC for an amp.
Like others alluded to, there's definitely a difference between a chambered and a semi hollow guitar. A good resonant 335 is a semi hollow guitar. My PRS always felt like a chambered solid body.
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I've had a DGT for a few years now... as you said: truly a killer guitar. I still don't know if I'm going to keep it in the long run, especially since I'm trying to find the FEW guitars I truly love and get rid of the rest. I just want simplicity at this point. Originally Posted by spencer096
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For me, the feel, sound and flexibility of the PRS models and necks I like are very special. But the weight alone makes me want to keep picking one up. A Hollowbody II weighs a few ounces over 6 pounds. A Custom 22 is about a pound and a half heavier, as is a 335. Originally Posted by BreckerFan
My LP with active EMG and battery weighs 10.5 lbs
That Holcomb 7 looks better every time I play a 4 hour gig with my LP (even on a very wide and comfortable strap).
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The solidbody PRSi are closer to Les Paul weight; they are not light guitars. Everytime I pick up my DGT I am reminded of that. My #1, a tele, is also a heavy one. It's precisely why I recently bought another tele: an LSL made from roasted pine with a roasted maple neck: it's about 6.5 lbs... my DGT is about 8 lbs and my #1 tele is like 8.5 lbs. I like the way heavy guitars SOUND, they are just getting a little less enjoyable for me to play them. Originally Posted by nevershouldhavesoldit
For me, the feel, sound and flexibility of the PRS models and necks I like are very special. But the weight alone makes me want to keep picking one up. A Hollowbody II weighs a few ounces over 6 pounds. A Custom 22 is about a pound and a half heavier, as is a 335.
My LP with active EMG and battery weighs 10.5 lbs That Holcomb 7 looks better every time I play a 4 hour gig with my LP (even on a very wide and comfortable strap).
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These are built as Chambered instruments not semi Hollow. And there in lies the weight issue. They are basically a chambered double cut Les Paul.
They are smaller in size to say an ES-335 which makes it seem even heavier. The larger Gibson distributes the weight more evenly.
They are aimed at aa more modern Rock Blues audience.
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I have the 53/10 pickups in mine. They sound like the SD Antiquities and Gibson Classic 57. Originally Posted by cmajor9
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I’m a PRS junkie. Whether it’s the SE, S2 or Core line, with a bit of patience you can score a truly amazing used guitar for a price that’s worth every penny. My 594 Hollowbody-II is an incredible hollowbody and I’ll never part with my DGT either. But to each his own; plenty of people will never be tempted by a PRS and many even actively dislike the brand.
I consider the DGT to be their finest solidbody and have no doubt this semi-hollow version is spectacular. At 6k it had better be. I paid about half of that for my DGT. Then again, if you’re in Europe and you fancy one, then better get it now. Once the EU enters the import tariff game it’ll jump to 7.5k. The good folks at Gibson, Fender, PRS, Collings, Taylor, Martin, etc must be thrilled at the prospect.
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