Dead mods

I just brushed this aside when I first saw it a couple of days ago; just another Silver Sky iteration with a top mount input jack.

Folks, the guitar in question is the PRS Silver Sky given the Dead Spec mod. The main highlight here is of course that top mounted input jack with that flick switch I initially thought was a pickup selector. A careful re-look showed the SS already had a 5-way so this one is a pre-amp switch (Blaster they call it). Adding to this are the top-mounted fixed bridge which still has a whammy bar hole. Obviously, they avoided re-tooling for this one. Over at the headstock, there's a string retainer bar which is unnecessary if string pressure is the consideration - it was absent in the original iteration. According to PRS, this adds to resonance... like it would make a drastic difference in tone. Not. If you can hear it, then good for you. 

This is how the rear of the body looks like. You won't realize it's a fixed bridge till you go flip-side & note there are no springs here for some whammy-able moments. I'm just interested in the ash body & fixed bridge feature, of course, it has to be a real fixed bridge sans whammy bar hole.

Pics: PRS