Subject |
QS |
PRS |
Comments |
Are Tune A Matic Bridges available? |
YES |
NO |
PRS has not used a Tune A Matic since 1991. PRS offers
only a wraparound. |
How many tremolo systems are offered? |
6 |
1 |
Quicksilver offers all trems including the original pre 1991 PRS
(see below) |
Are pickups available solid mounted? |
YES |
NO |
Solid mounting increases stability, tone & sustain. |
Are custom body variations available? |
YES |
NO |
Quicksilver also comes in custom body styles
(See Omega) |
Are Guitar available with gold fret wire? |
YES |
NO |
See
Gold Adamantium fretwire
stronger & smoother than nickel silver |
Are guitars handmade? |
YES |
NO |
All Quicksilvers are handmade, PRS Guitars are entirely automated.
(even the sanding operations) |
Are guitars available with strings through body? |
YES |
NO |
PRS does not offer this, but Quicksilver offers it for
free. |
Are guitars available with mahogany or maple necks? |
YES |
YES |
Quicksilver uses
a maple neck but a mahogany neck is available no charge |
Are guitars available with korina macassar ebony, wenge? |
YES |
NO |
Quicksilver uses a maple neck but a Korina neck is available for
$275.00 |
Are guitars available with graphite necks.? |
YES |
No |
Quicksilver has offered several different graphite necks
over the first 10 years |
Are guitars available with neck through body? |
YES |
NO |
Quicksilvers are available neck
thru body
bolt in or glue in &
deepset neck tenon |
Are parts interchangeable? |
YES |
YES |
PRS necks will fit on Quicksilver bodies & vice versa. |
How many body thickness' are available? |
3 |
1 |
Quicksilver offers a slimline body & a thicker body size. PRS only
comes in one body thickness. |
Is fingerboard available in ebony? |
YES |
NO |
Quicksilver offers 10 different types of wood for fingerboards, PRS
offers only rosewood & maple on one model |
Is neck available bound? |
YES |
NO |
Quicksilver is available bound with ivoroid, wood, abalone. PRS does
not bind their necks even on the $22,000.00 models |
Is headstock available bound? |
YES |
NO |
|
High quality construction? |
YES |
YES |
Both are built to high quality standards. Quicksilver is
100% handmade |
2 proprietary humbucking pickups? |
YES |
YES |
Custom designed for "The Quicksilver" by Seymour Duncan |
Are PRS pickups available in the Quicksilver? |
YES |
, |
You may have them in a Quicksilver price is 100.00 a pair |
Are Quicksilver pickups available in the PRS? |
. |
NO |
|
Are pickups available in black? |
YES |
YES |
PRS pickups are usually only available with black bobbins |
Are pickups available with gold poles? |
YES |
YES |
|
Are pickups available with gold or chrome covers? |
YES |
YES |
All models on the Quicksilver very few on the PRS |
Are pickup rings available in gold or chrome? |
YES |
NO |
PRS uses only plastic |
Available in 24 or 22 fret models? |
NO |
YES |
PRS offers both
(PRS Wins This One)
Quicksilver will build a 22 fret for
additional money. |
Can customer supply his own wood? |
YES |
NO |
PRS stopped allowing this about 1993 |
Case is included? |
NO |
YES |
Case is extra on Quicksilver PRS wins this one
(Quicksilver offers 4 choices) |
Standard inlays at no cost? |
YES |
YES |
Side dots on both models |
Inlay materials? |
YES |
YES |
PRS & Quicksilver both offer man made Abalaminate |
Inlay materials, silver, gold, copper, stainless, brass? |
YES |
NO |
Quicksilver inlays with many different metals |
Inlay materials abalone, MOP ? |
YES |
NO |
Quicksilver uses the genuine article |
Inlay materials maple, koa, walnut? |
YES |
NO |
Quicksilver inlays with just about any kind of wood |
Inlay materials turquoise, lapis, 65 colors of variegated
stone? |
YES |
NO |
Quicksilver inlays can be multicolored for small upcharge |
PRS bird inlays? |
NO |
YES |
PRS Charges extra cost |
Owls, bats, peacocks, eagles, condors, pterodactyls, ducks, chicken,
geese & other barnyard animals galore. |
YES |
NO |
At extra cost |
Chickens, flying elephants flying donkeys even flying squirrels.
sharks, dolphins, crabs |
YES |
NO |
Anything that flies except the trademarked PRS
Birds |
Lightning bolt inlays 10 variations) |
YES |
NO |
At extra cost |
Stars, planets, comets, nebulae, Saturn's rings |
YES |
NO |
At extra cost |
Moonscape, seascape, mountain ranges Etc Etc |
YES |
NO |
At extra cost |
Taj Mahal, pagodas, pyramids, sphinx |
YES |
NO |
At extra cost |
Vines (Over 10 Variation) |
YES |
NO |
At extra cost |