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Bunch of cool differences.. First off, it has a Hamer-approved VVT layout. Second, it has a thicker body, like a McCarty (the DGT is basically a McCarty trem customized to David Grissoms specs). Third, it has jumbo frets (which I looooove on my Suhr and Studio Custom). And 4th, and probably least important for me personally, it has different, more-vintagey pickups. Also, the way PRS does the splitting on the DGT (and possibly everything nowadays?), it doesn't completely shut off one coil. This leads to a thinner tone, but more powerful than a full split (I've experimented with this myself (it pretty easy to do as long as you have some resistors laying around) and with the pickups I had, I preferred a full spilt, it "felt" better). Ever since it came out, I've always thought of it as the Hamer-lovers PRS. And since they switched the finishes (I'm a nitro-hater), they've been on my "must buy" list. Just haven't found the right one yet. - Austin

I will own one of these someday! The specs seem perfect, but it's hard for me to justify paying the asking price for most of the ones I see out there, compared to my Hamers and Suhr. I'll get over that at some point though, I'm sure. - Austin

I've had a Babicz TOM on my Blue Studio Custom for several months now and it's not coming off (the tailpiece is worthless on multiple level though). I replaced the Wilkinson bridge on the T51 I had with the Barden Tele bridge and I liked it alot. I like vintage-looking Tele bridges, which the Barden is, but at the same time, it has a few improvements. - Austin

This one. My 2nd modern this year. Looks almost exactly like the Guhtrie Govan model I had that it it replaced but, it has the thicker neck carve and compound radius fretboard which makes it a bit more comfy for me to play. Also has no Tremolno and very slightly different wiring (although the pickups are the same). Covers all the bases so it gets the most playing time although the Studio Custom and Daytona are still better at dedicated humbucker and strat tones respectively. Austin

What great technique. I'd be breaking out in a sweat trying to play that at 1/4 speed and he makes it look easy! - Austin

I think most would agree that I learned how to play guitar... poorly. Seriously I took piano lessons for many years as a kid. I followed that up with a year of classical guitar and a year of electric and I was pretty done with lessons by then. I wouldn't consider myself to be particularly good, but I would say that the great majority of my learning has come from being in band situations and learning from recorded music. - Austin

Awesomeness!

I'm a huge Cowboy Bebop nerd! I have the entire series on DVD along with 5 CD's of music. Cool music all over that series. Samurai Champloo has some nice music too but not quite as good (same goes for the series itself IMO). - Austin

Agressive music. Metal (usually) or rap (sometimes). Lamb of God or Pantera on the metal. I have a little mix of about 8 songs. Picks me right up. - Austin

This one deserves a video link. Awesome song!

Best first 14 seconds

Best first 38 seconds Best first 35 seconds

Happy Birthday!

Interesting! By the time they had their couple of radio "hits", they were on the Schecter bandwagon IIRC. - Austin

I'll wait until it comes in next week to post some pics. Lets just say that it's the opposite of vintage. Yes sir. - Austin

Well, it was nice while it lasted, but I'm out. - Austin

Is that Lou's? - Austin

It really does. Someone needs to get a pic to Dr. May somehow; I'm sure he would get a kick out of it. - Austin

More like a HOLY F?#%ING SHIT! day - Austin

Awesome!

10-48 on everything, regardless of scale length. Standard tuning with the rare case of dropped D every once in a blue moon. - Austin

Steve Lukather again, IIRC. - Austin

I was really disappointed when I found out Roland didn't do the outro in that song. Not that the in-song solo is bad, but the outro is masterful. - Austin

Huey Lewis' guitarist is an absolute monster. And of course Dancing on the Ceiling was Steve Lukather. He played on at least a couple Lionel Ritchie albums and pretty much everything else in the 80's that required a cool guitar solo as well. - Austin

Oh man, good call Austin!! I have to pick up Girlfriend for sure, I don't know why I haven't up to now! Aren't the players Tom Verlaine and... hmmm...someone else but it's escaping me. I will check it on wikipedia. Is it Sterling Morrison? Close. The guitar was Richard Lloyd (mostly), Ivan Julian and Robert Quine. IIRC. - Austin