KEY FEATURES
• 22 Fret Maple / Maple Neck
• 25.5 ” Scale Bolt-on Neck
• Swamp Ash Body
• HSS Pickup Configuration
• 5-Way Blade Pickup Switch
• 1x Volume Control
• 2x Push / Pull Tone Controls
“ All guitarists have a sound in their head - a sound that evolves and grows as they progress , discovering all of the beautiful idiosyncrasies that define their individual voice . To facilitate this process , players need a vibrant , dynamic guitar that becomes a free space in which their personality can unfold . PRS and I designed Fiore ( Italian for ‘ flower ’) to be this guitar .” - Mark Lettieri
THE SIGNATURE IN THIS MODEL For the most part , signature models tend to incorporate feature sets that reflects ‘ go to ’ instruments the respective artist has turned to when capturing the essence of who they are as a player . Mark ’ s comments make it clear that a key part of what he looks for is a guitar that enables him to use the instrument as a musical canvas upon which he paints .
THE VOICE With the canvas box marked checked , my takeaway from this guitar was the way that Mark and the PRS team tethered a great collection of features into an instrument that sounds , feels , and plays great . In looking at the key features , it becomes increasingly clear that Paul Reed Smith is not bashful about crossing the aisle into scale length and features