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Quicksilver Guitars Versus PRS Custom
Quicksilver PRS
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Subject |
Qckslvr | PRS |
Comments |
| Are Tune-O Matic bridges available | YES | NO | PRS has not used a Tune o Matic since 1991 |
| How many tremolo systems are offered | 8 | 1 | Quicksilver offers all trems including the original pre 1991 PRS (see below) |
| Are pickups available solid mounted | YES | NO | Solid mounting increases both tone & sustain |
| Are custom body variations available | YES | NO | Quicksilver also comes in Stinger body style |
| Are guitars handmade | YES | NO | All Quicksilvers are handmade, PRS Guitars are entirely automated. (even the sanding operations) |
| Are guitars available with strings through body | YES | NO | PRS does not offer this, but Quicksilver offers it for a slight upcharge |
| Are guitars available with mahogany necks | YES | YES | Quicksilver uses a maple neck but a mahogany neck is available for 75.00 |
| Are guitars available with korina necks | YES | NO | Quicksilver uses a maple neck but a Korina neck is available for 175.00 |
| Are guitars available with neck through body | NO | NO | |
| Are parts interchangeable | YES | YES | PRS necks will fit on Quicksilver bodies and vice versa. |
| How many body thickness' are available | 3 | 1 | Quicksilver offers a slimline body & a thicker body size. PRS only comes in one body thickness. |
| Is fingerboard available in Ebony | YES | NO | Quicksilver offers 10 different types of wood for fingerboards, PRS offers only rosewood |
| Is neck available bound | YES | NO | Quicksilver is available bound with ivoroid, wood, abalone. PRS does not bind their necks even on the $22,000.00 models |
| Is headstock available bound | YES | NO | |
| High quality construction | YES | YES | Both are built to high quality standards |
| 2 proprietary humbucking pickups | YES | YES | Custom designed for "The Quicksilver" by Seymour Duncan |
| Are PRS pickups available in the Quicksilver | YES | , | You may have them in a Quicksilver price is 100.00 a pair |
| Are Quicksilver pickups available in the PRS | . | NO | |
| Are pickups available in black | YES | YES | PRS pickups are usually only available with black bobbins |
| Are pickups available with gold poles | YES | YES | |
| Are pickups available with gold or chrome covers | YES | YES | All models on the Quicksilver very few on the PRS |
| Are pickup rings available in gold or chrome | YES | NO | PRS uses only plastic |
| Available in 24 or 22 fret models | NO | YES | PRS offers both |
| Can customer supply his own wood? | YES | NO | PRS stopped allowing this about 1993 |
| Case is included? | NO | YES | Case is extra on Quicksilver PRS wins this one |
| Standard inlays at no cost | YES | YES | Side dots on both models |
| Inlay materials | YES | YES | PRS & Quicksilver both offer man made Abalaminate |
| Inlay materials, silver, gold, copper, stainless, brass | YES | NO | Quicksilver inlays with many different metals |
| Inlay materials Abalone, Mother of Pearl | YES | NO | Quicksilver uses the genuine article |
| Inlay materials Maple, Koa, Walnut, | YES | NO | Quicksilver inlays with just about any kind of wood |
| Inlay materials turquoise, lapis, 65 colors of stone. | YES | NO | Quicksilver inlays can be multicolored for small upcharge |
| PRS bird inlays | NO | YES | At extra cost |
| Owls, bats, peacocks, eagles, condors, pterodactyls, ducks, chicken, geese & barnyard animals galore. | YES | NO | At extra cost |
| Pegasus flying horse, unicorns | YES | NO | At extra cost |
| Chickens, flying elephants flying donkeys even flying squirrels | YES | NO | Anything that flies except the trademarked PRS Birds |
| Lightning bolt inlays (Over 10 variations) | YES | NO | At slight extra cost |
| Stars, planets, comets, nebulae, Saturn's rings | YES | NO | At slight extra cost |
| Moonscape, seascape, mountain ranges Etc Etc | YES | NO | At extra cost |
| Prehistoric scenes, | YES | NO | At extra cost |
| Taj Mahal, pagodas, pyramids, sphinx | YES | NO | At extra cost |
| Vines (Over 10 Variation) | YES | NO | At extra cost |
Quicksilver and Tremolos
Just Because Ed Roman offers 8 different brands of tremolos it does not mean
that Ed approves of any of them.
Quicksilver guitar was designed to sound the best and
most versatile without a tremolo system.
Quicksilver and Inlays
Quicksilver offers any inlay on any model, even the least expensive model is available with any inlay at all.
Quicksilver and PRS Necks
If you own a PRS and you break the neck, you will find that PRS does not sell replacement necks or decals. Quicksilver does supply these items after the sale if needed. Best of all if you do need a PRS neck, a Quicksilver neck will retrofit exactly in a PRS.
