A used PRS DGT model has just arrived into stock in the classic cherry sunburst finish - The serial number indicates a 2009 date of birth - It is complete with the plush lined PRS case and eagle swing tag - We have nicked name this DGT, the nearly DGT - Why ? - Two reasons one) it is not have the '10' maple top but it is 'nearly' a '10' top - I have seen some tops tagged as a '10' top, that are not as striking as on this DGT b) The condition of this DGT is 'nearly' perfect - I sold this guitar to a good regular customer and as such know its history and can vouch for it having not been played a great deal - It is not in as new showroom condition, but you have to be eagle eyed or very pernickerty to pick faults with it - Any graze or minor hint of a blemish is just to the very top of the nitro finish - Re-strung and set-up with a set of 10's, so a nice fluid playing action awaits

Product Details :- The Dave Grissom model (DGT) is the result of a 20 year collaboration between 2 fine guitar enthusiasts - On one hand you have Paul Reed Smith, the master guitar builder (as well as a talented guitarist) whilst on the other hand you have Dave Grissom (renowned session guitarist who has toured and recorded with the likes of Dixies Chicks, Allman Brothers and John Cougar Mellencamp) - The DGT is based on the established McCarty model with a maple top perched upon a thicker mahogany body - Note on the DGT models you have a nitro top coat finish, in this case a classic cherry sunburst finish - You still have the regular PRS 25" scale length, but now the one piece mahogany neck has a new DGT neck shape, whilst the rosewood fingerboard is impeccably fitted with Dunlop 6110 chunky frets, plus a set of new style abalone bird inlays - Unlike the McCarty model, the DGT is installed with the PRS modern fulcrum tremelo system, complete with solid brass bridge saddles and tremelo block - Note the super smooth PRS 14:1 ratio low mass locking tuners are fitted with ivoroid tuning buttons, new brass tuning posts and grommet style push in bushings, very reminiscent of the vintage period Gibsons that utilised Klusons - The headstock facia features the regular PRS logo, along with an engraved DGT truss rod cover - At the heart of the tone department you now have a set of custom wound and voiced PRS Dave Grissom humbuckers, with satin finished covers - Now controlled via 2 volume pots, a tone pot with push/pull coil tap option and a traditional 3 way selector switch

DGT performance characteristics :- The new DGT model has 3 great attributes - The first is more obvious and that is the visual appearance - The next 2 attributes you will not be aware of until you actually pick it up and play it - The new DGT neck profile is an absolute peach to play and the tone is just something to die for and if you take it from me that that is gospel, then there is not more we need to tell you about - However I'll wet your appetite just a bit more - The DGT has a neck profile that has a slightly slimmer fingerboard/top nut width, than is found on the wide/fat necks, yet it retains that comfortable amount of depth, so it will be more familiar to those who have played the regular profile as found as an option Custom 24's - The fingerboard is fitted with 22 'Dunlop 6110' size frets that are somewhat more chunky than the frets PRS use on other models

Now lets look at the tone available to you from the DGT guitar - Dave's challange was to find the tone for the DGT model that he was able to achieve from many late 50's or early 60's Gibsons, that are fitted with PAF humbuckers, in particular his early 335 - Hour upon hour, trying many different humbuckers, tweaked with extra windings, less windings, different magnets, whether dipped in parafin or wax has resulted in the Dave Grissom humbuckers that are exclusive to this guitar - The result is the most lush, velvet smooth and full bodied humbucker tone I have probably ever encountered, with ES335 style articulation coupled with incredible sustain - On clean amp settings the tone is early Pete Green through and through - Increase the gain settings on your amp from a subtle overdriven blues based level, through to a higher Gary Moore and Bonamassa based gain setting and you'll be licking your lips with joy - The articulation from these humbuckers allows you to hear each note of a chord, even with more complex jazz based inversions and allows jazz/blues/fusion licks to flow so freely with good note separation - Granted, this is not the guitar for the modern hi-gain thrash speed metal heads, but for blues/rock players it is a definitive must have - Other deviations from regular PRS models includes 2 volume controls and a master tone pot - This now allows you to blend the neck and bridge humbuckers when the 3 way switch is set on the centre position, a feature that many players love to use - Such is the taper of the PRS pots, that with the 3 way switch set in the middle position, by playing around with the 2 volume controls, leave one on 10 and roll off the other to 9, 8 and 7 and you can clearly here the difference, hence so much tonal expression available to you - Furthermore the tone pot has a push/pull coil tap option to deliver some very useful single coil tones, resulting in some very good country style twang settings that have a strong Tele flavour to them - Remember, this is the same guitar that the great man himself uses on a day to day basis, to earn his leaving, so surely that speaks volumes for the quality of the guitar