Special Offer - was £1899 - Extra Special Deal until the end of Jan 2012 - Now £1199 - Note this is now below our trade price, so no trade ins are possible at this price

Welcome into stock a 2009 PRS Chris Henderson '10' top, finished in a classic McCarty sunburst - Is it new, used or ex-display ? - Well I believe it is best to be totally honest with you - It is used, or should I say slightly used and as such it would be far to easy for me to offer it for sale as 'new old stock', or a 'new ex-display' model - But my integrity would not allow this to happen - So yes it is slightly used, with the emphasis on 'slightly' and maybe a touch of tarnishing on the nickel hardware (as it does) is the only obvious sign of use - Still includes the case and tags

The band known as 3 Doors Down, or indeed their guitarist, Chris Henderson, will not win many awards for being the most well known artist within the UK, yet to a large degree, does this really matter ? - After all most of us buy a guitar for how it feels, plays and performs, along with its tonal variation and of course how it looks, so on that score the PRS Chris Henderson can hold its head up high along side the rest of them - The Henderson model is based around other PRS Singlecut models, which by now we all know have their roots firmly established within the LP camp - As a youngster I fully recall the first time I saw Peter Frampton performing various tracks from 'Frampton comes Alive' on a 3 pick-up LP Custom and this must have been the influence to kick start my interest in this signature model

We believe that we've found a little beauty that has all the classic vibe we adore with a traditional McCarty sunburst finish sitting very nicely on a flamed maple '10' top - The rest of the spec is very much based on the SC250 Singlecut models, hence one piece mahogany body and neck, 22 fret rosewood fingerboard featuring a set of mother of pearl bird inlays - Nickel hardware including the PRS 14:1 ratio locking tuners, the fully adjustable PRS wrap-over bridge/tailpiece (ideal for those into drop tuning with heavy wound bottom strings)

At the heart of the tone department you have a PRS 250 bridge humbucker and a PRS number 7 neck humbucker, controlled via the regular 3 way toggle switch and the usual volume and tone control set-up - Unlike a Gibbo LP, the middle pick-up is activated by using the push/pull pot on one of the controls, which then gives you the option of Neck + Mid, all 3 or Bridge + Mid, when the middle pick-up is activated - I suppose that the tonal options that you'll find from this model will be determined to a large degree by the amp set-up that you use - I suppose not many players will be buying this guitar for its jazz based tones, yet there is more than enough warmth and smoothness from the neck humbucker to allow you to gravitate into this area if required, which as a consequence ensures the guitar thrives in the blues and classic rock enviroment with those smooth and creamy tones that have become legendary, coupled with a nice level of clarity and articulation - The bridge pick-up has depth, balls, body and bite which for heavy chord work, riffs and shredding is essential, again coupled with good clarity, so that on hi-gain amp settings all the notes can be clearly heard without going into some mushy voicings - The bridge pick-up possesses that throaty bark with musical highs for you to enjoy - Yet back off on the gain settings just a touch on your amp/pedal and the classic rock tones of Billy Gibbons and Gary Moore are clearly apparent - Now lets add that middle pick-up and at this stage I'm not sure what you are expecting and when I first heard it I was a touch surprised - It does work better on clean or more subtle overdriven amp settings to allow the tonal character to shine, yet the tone is now like a fat Strat with a strong hint of the 'out of phase' character found on position 2 or 4 of a Strat, but much fuller - Very very enjoyable and adds so much of a welcomed tonal change to the regular well known format - Just think, Gary Moore to Stevie Ray in one go

The neck feels and plays as good as you'd expect any PRS to be - The wide/fat description maybe a touch misunderstood as it ain't fat or wide, yet it has possesses enough meat to give you some substance in the palm of your hand, yet slim enough to enabale you to rip up and down that fingerboard with ease - PRS sure have a knack of getting that playabilty issue off to a big T - Pulling off those string bends is a stroll in the park, whilst a set of 10's still has a nice slink feel about it - Finally for all the weight conscious guitarists out there it sits on our scales at almost spot on 8lbs, so no issues on that score - The equivalent new list price is now just a touch short of £3000 and that includes a PRS deluxe hard shell case