Description
What makes this guitar special? This is an extremely well-built bass with a nice natural aesthetic and excellent tone and playability across the board. Although the gorgeous swamp ash figuring that resides under a slick gloss finish is the most visually noticeable aspect, the real highlight of this bass has to be its pickups. They are a simple HH setup with dual volume and single tone controls, but provide more than the configuration itself would imply. The neck/middle is deep, full, and warm with lots of vintage thump, while the bridge has a brighter character with a bit more punch. Individually, they provide a good spectrum of different sounds, but also blend seamlessly with the individual volume controls. Even with the tone rolled all the way back, they still retain a good amount of note definition in both positions. The set neck plays beautifully even into the upper reaches of the cutaway with a perfect contour and profile. Topped off with a rich rosewood fingerboard and the classic bird inlays, this Kingfisher aptly holds up the integrity of the PRS name.
Condition: This bass is in excellent condition overall. It shows various small dings, dents, nicks, and light scratches, but is largely in phenomenal shape and looks fantastic for a used bass. The frets show only very light wear and still have a full lifetime of playing left in them. The neck is comfortable and the truss rod functions as it should.
Body: Double cutaway contoured swamp ash body in Natural finish. Chrome Hipshot bridge. Chrome knurled control knobs.
Neck: Medium-depth 5-piece maple and walnut neck and rosewood fingerboard with bird inlays. Satin-finish open-gear Hipshot tuning machines. 34” scale. 1 7/16” nut width.
Electronics: SE 4B “H” Treble PRS-designed humbucker in the bridge and SE 4B “H” Bass PRS-designed humbucker in the neck/middle. 2 x volume, 1 x tone control.
Weight: 9 lbs 13.1 oz
Playability/Sound: The set neck design on this bass creates very fluid movement up into the depths of the cutaway and the shape is very comfortable, familiar, and easy to move around. The pickups are surprisingly versatile and provide equal amounts of vintage thump and modern punch with intuitive controls that allow them to blend seamlessly.
Case: Includes original gig bag.
