I am a prs fan but have only owned one- a 91 custom with 10 top and trem.

Since I bought that guitar I have played 1000′s of gigs on it and it is mart of me and my playing. I have played newer prs and they dont have the magic mine has.

so now, 18 years later I need a refret. Mine has been dressed and dressed and because I have agreat tech who goes over it every year I have avoided a refret til now.

I went to GC tonight to try those Gibson robot guitars they were blowing out at $1399 (that list for 4k). Not one of them worked-as if I need someone to tune my guitar anyway . So i proceeded to check out other gibsons becasue PRS havent spoken to me for a long time. I had chosen a Gibson SG standard , an ES336(that sounded beautiful) and a VOS les paul that listed for 5k. It was a traded in but looked new except for a small area in the back where the seam was seperating but it had to be shown to me. Because of that flaw it was the same price as the es 336.

I was torn but the les paul was damn heavy- 10 lbs or so. So I decided to get the 336 knowing iot would be great for my jazz and fusion gigs and some rock and blues but not country or all sessions. As the guy was ringing it up I was leaning on the counter and behind him were the PRS’s and the MIRA caught my eye. I was thinking “what IS that”.

I asked him to see it and he handed it to me and it was so lightweight that it seemed hollow or chambered. i took it into the high end room where I had been testing guitars for hours and played it thru a mesa 5:50(which is my fave production amp but not nearly as good as my redplate amp).

From the moment I played it unplugged it rang with an acoustic presence.

I tried it clean first and the neck humbicker kicked a$$ for my jazz stuff. I turned on the OD channel and switched to the bridge and got my liquid robben ford/ eric johnson lead tone. Then, I put the selector in the middle and tapped the coils. I played some stratty licks and i was a good replica of that tone but the magic is in the neck and bridge single. I played some fast country tele licks and I could have sworn i was playing a high end tele!

The tone control is voiced as well as anything i’ve ever played- the setup out of the box is near perfect with only PU’s needing to be adjusted and I put a small amount of tension on the neck a few mins ago.

The real joy for me is the volume control, its placement and the tonal changes you get when using the control. I then realized Ima ORS player and its part of my being and I need to be able to do swells like that guitar allows.

Over the next few days im going to do clips and post the to the gear page dot net so doa search over there to hear them.

PRS has redeemed themselves to me!

I’ll be placing my purchase for a Mira in November and I am very excited about it. I’ve heard that while the maple top is beautiful to behold, that the original mahogany Mira is actually warmer and richer sounding.

To me, the Mira is everything the Starla is not.