PRS 305 For Sale

For many players, PRS has always represented an ideal convergence of the design concepts that prsguitarmall.com made the Les Paul and Stratocaster great. And the new PRS 305—with its three single-coils, alder body, 5-way switch, 25.5" scale, and tremolo—flirts more overtly with the Stratocaster design than most of the 6-strings currently coming out of the company’s Stevensville, Maryland, factory. But it’s a guitar that remains unmistakably PRS in terms of aesthetics, quality, and execution. And combining so many distinctly PRS 408 Guitar Fender-esque design elements with a set neck gives it a resonance and tonal signature all its own.

Engaging the full-coil mode, there is PRS 305 For Sale a very a subtle yet noticeable lift in volume, but it raises the whole sound, attenuating the single-coil-ness slightly. Really big chords and arpeggiated parts sound fantastic and lap up modulation and delays. We're seriously impressed... and we're still on the clean channel.

This pickup configuration (comprised of four coils and offering eight sounds) stems back to Paul’s experimentation on the Sorcerer’s Apprentice guitars in the early 1980’s. Thanks to the simple but versatile switching system featuring mini-toggle switches that provide numerous combinations of humbucking and singlecoil tones, the 408s provide stunning articulation and musical clarity.