Frequently Asked Questions
Where are Prestige Guitars made?
All woods are purchased, and blank cut to our specifications, here in Vancouver, BC - Canada. We meticulously go through each batch to bring you the highest grade reserve Quilted Maple Tops. We pride ourselves to offer you these AAA – AAAA Grade quality woods at no extra charge, as they are available on all Standard and Elite models respectively. These Canadian “made for Prestige” Pallets are then boxed and shipped out to our Korean Factory in Inchon, South Korea; where, they are further manufactured, finished and sent back to us here in Vancouver.
All Hardware and Seymour Duncan Pickups are Original USA Products which are sent up to us direct for final assembly, wiring, and set-up procedures. Every guitar goes through rigorous inspection before leaving our factory.
What type of Pickups does my Prestige Guitar have?
Since 2006, all our Guitars feature Seymour Duncan Original USA Pickups. Below is the list of Guitars and their configuration:
| SH-1’59 (Neck) | SH-4 JB (Bridge) | SP90-1 (Neck) | SP90-1 (Bridge) | |
| Heritage Standard | X | X | ||
| Heritage Deluxe | X | X | ||
| Heritage Elite | X | X | ||
| Heritage Hollow | X | X | ||
| NYS Standard | X | X | ||
| NYS Deluxe | X | X | ||
| Musician | X | X | ||
| Classic | X | X | ||
What type of Strings do we use?
We proudly use D’Addario USA Strings on all our Guitars and Basses. Here are the String Gauges on the following models:
- Heritage Models, Classic Model:
- D'Addario EXL110 XL Reg. Light Gauges: .010; .013; .017; .026; .036; .046
- NYS Models, Musician Model:
- D'Addario EXL115 NPS Blues/Jazz Gauges: .011; .014; .018; .028; .038; .049
- Wylde Bass:
- D’Addario EXL170 Soft/Long Scale Gauges: .045, .065, .080, .100
What is a truss rod?
A truss rod is an adjustable metal rod that sits inside of the neck, underneath the fingerboard.
When should the truss rod be adjusted?
The short answer is that your truss rod should be adjusted when your neck develops a bit of a bow in it. The reason for the bow is a combination of the string tension that is constantly applied to the neck along with changes in relative humidity. Humidity is the most important part of this equation. Wood reacts to changes in relative humidity when it absorbs or loses moisture.
Absorbing moisture causes the neck to expand which results in a back-bow in this case loosening the truss rod slightly will allow the neck to return to its original form. When a neck dries out it will under bow, which can be treated by slightly tightening the truss rod.
WARNING: Over adjusting your truss rod can cause irreparable damage to your guitar and therefore should only be handled by a qualified guitar technician.