I know I posted a similar thread like this one before but I'm trying to decide what electric guitar I should get. I'm deciding to between the Gibson Les Paul Faded 2017 or Prs Se Standard 24. I know there apples and oranges but I can't decide. If I do go for Gibson do you think I should wait till the company fixes its problems. I heard that Gibson has a bad reputation for quality control.
Please help me decided!
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I NEED HELP123
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I would go with the prs. I have heard bad things about Gibson's quality for a long time. You can't go wrong with prs. Paul will do everything in his power to make his instruments the best he can for the price.
If you still can't decide, why don't you just go to the store and try them???
I would go with the prs. I have heard bad things about Gibson's quality for a long time. You can't go wrong with prs. Paul will do everything in his power to make his instruments the best he can for the price.
If you still can't decide, why don't you just go to the store and try them???
I NEED HELP123
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What style of music do you play?
What guitar(s) do you own now?
Why did you pick that guitar?
Are there specific features you are looking for?
What style of music do you play?
What guitar(s) do you own now?
Why did you pick that guitar?
Are there specific features you are looking for?
eclecticsynergy
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Play 'em. Find one that speaks to you and you'll be happy.
Play 'em. Find one that speaks to you and you'll be happy.
I NEED HELP123
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I would just go to the store and try them. Les pauls and prs guitars have a much fatter neck and another scale length so a whole other sound and feel. I don't know if you will like LP-style guitars when you're used to a strat.
I would just go to the store and try them. Les pauls and prs guitars have a much fatter neck and another scale length so a whole other sound and feel. I don't know if you will like LP-style guitars when you're used to a strat.
Chistopher
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I say go a store with a large amount of faded Gibson's (Not referring to the color, but rather the line of guitar) and play a bunch of them. Gibson's QC is all over the map these days and you may decide while you are playing that you prefer an SG faded instead of an LP.
As with the PRS, they have better quality control but there are still a lot of SE models you might find you prefer to the Standard. One last thing, you can get at least two SE's used for the same price as any new Gibson. I got a Custom Semi-Hollow 22 SE for $350 once.
I say go a store with a large amount of faded Gibson's (Not referring to the color, but rather the line of guitar) and play a bunch of them. Gibson's QC is all over the map these days and you may decide while you are playing that you prefer an SG faded instead of an LP.
As with the PRS, they have better quality control but there are still a lot of SE models you might find you prefer to the Standard. One last thing, you can get at least two SE's used for the same price as any new Gibson. I got a Custom Semi-Hollow 22 SE for $350 once.
Aceman
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And this right here is where you need to stop spreading internet rumours. Have you actually bought a Gibson that was not 100%? Have you played one that wasn't tip top? And if you were in a store would you buy that one? Have you heard a specific complaint about one of their lower end guitars like a faded, etc.?
No - but based on that you say PRS. Stop it!
And this right here is where you need to stop spreading internet rumours. Have you actually bought a Gibson that was not 100%? Have you played one that wasn't tip top? And if you were in a store would you buy that one? Have you heard a specific complaint about one of their lower end guitars like a faded, etc.?
No - but based on that you say PRS. Stop it!
ehdwuld
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I came so close to buying one of those a few years back
Sound wonderful
But the neck was so wide, it was just something I didn't think I would like
I came so close to buying one of those a few years back
Sound wonderful
But the neck was so wide, it was just something I didn't think I would like
Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Re: Please help me decided!
Both of those are fine guitars. The Gibson is actually in line with the price (IMO) for what you get - as Gibsons go. But - there are a lot of cool things about the PRS.
The best, and only advice you need is "If it feels good, and sounds good, it IS good." Go play a crap ton and get the one that speaks to you. No one can answer this question for you except you. We are all different, and like different things. One guy will complain about the thick neck because he has little girly hands and it isn't comfortable. Another with the same hands with praise of comfortable it is. They have different opinions because they play differently. One will love the 57 Classics, one will hate them - not because they are bad, but because they have different ears.
And - if you are buying online stop complaining and trying to get such general vagaries as "Which is better" right out of the gate. Just man up and be prepared to return it from wherever you get it.
Do you REALLY want to know which is better? My Jackson DX10 is better than either because it has a Floyd, 24 frets, and Duncan Distortions. The neck is a great classic skinny Jackson shred stick neck. It plays faster and has better access than either of those and is more comfortable because of the contours.
Now - I don't really mean that. But if you wanted to do shred leads, dive bombs, and play metal, yeah, it's better than either.
So tell us more about what you are going to do, or flip a coin and be ready to return it whichever way it ends up. And beware advice from anyone who answers questions like this without a lot more information. I'm guessing you be shopping for pickups next and asking if a Custom or a JB is better. And guys will answer you without any clue as to what you need, tell you they heard JB's sound bad in mahogany, that the JB's wound by MJ are different and sorts of other BS.
Both of those are fine guitars. The Gibson is actually in line with the price (IMO) for what you get - as Gibsons go. But - there are a lot of cool things about the PRS.
The best, and only advice you need is "If it feels good, and sounds good, it IS good." Go play a crap ton and get the one that speaks to you. No one can answer this question for you except you. We are all different, and like different things. One guy will complain about the thick neck because he has little girly hands and it isn't comfortable. Another with the same hands with praise of comfortable it is. They have different opinions because they play differently. One will love the 57 Classics, one will hate them - not because they are bad, but because they have different ears.
And - if you are buying online stop complaining and trying to get such general vagaries as "Which is better" right out of the gate. Just man up and be prepared to return it from wherever you get it.
Do you REALLY want to know which is better? My Jackson DX10 is better than either because it has a Floyd, 24 frets, and Duncan Distortions. The neck is a great classic skinny Jackson shred stick neck. It plays faster and has better access than either of those and is more comfortable because of the contours.
Now - I don't really mean that. But if you wanted to do shred leads, dive bombs, and play metal, yeah, it's better than either.
So tell us more about what you are going to do, or flip a coin and be ready to return it whichever way it ends up. And beware advice from anyone who answers questions like this without a lot more information. I'm guessing you be shopping for pickups next and asking if a Custom or a JB is better. And guys will answer you without any clue as to what you need, tell you they heard JB's sound bad in mahogany, that the JB's wound by MJ are different and sorts of other BS.
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
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The first time I ever bought a guitar, I walked into the store wondering if I was gonna get a Strat or a Tele. I walked out with a 14lb Les Paul. This is why you go to the store, what sounds good on paper you might find you don't actually like.
The first time I ever bought a guitar, I walked into the store wondering if I was gonna get a Strat or a Tele. I walked out with a 14lb Les Paul. This is why you go to the store, what sounds good on paper you might find you don't actually like.
KeeperOS
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^ This.
Truth is, any other answer you get will be based on the poster's personal preference/experience. I can't stand Gibsons, I have tried a few (not a lot mind you) and for the price I could find faults in every one of them.
However for every fault I found, I am sure there will be 10 posters who could find no fault with the ones they bought and who love them to this day.
PRS, I could not find any immediate fault with them but they simply never spoke to me. Simple as that.
The above I found out after playing a bunch of guitars, including multiple of both brands. You mileage WILL vary.
In the end, trying them out is half the fun
^ This.
Truth is, any other answer you get will be based on the poster's personal preference/experience. I can't stand Gibsons, I have tried a few (not a lot mind you) and for the price I could find faults in every one of them.
However for every fault I found, I am sure there will be 10 posters who could find no fault with the ones they bought and who love them to this day.
PRS, I could not find any immediate fault with them but they simply never spoke to me. Simple as that.
The above I found out after playing a bunch of guitars, including multiple of both brands. You mileage WILL vary.
In the end, trying them out is half the fun
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As others have said, feel and sound is where u start, however, in my experience, I'm getting a lot more value from PRS these days. But don't fall into the brand trap or get something just because others back that brand.
With that caveat, it has already been mentioned that as a strat player, i find PRS tend to be more comfortable necks.
I recently traded my CE 24, but PRS pickup selection can also get u fenderish and gibsonish tones in one guitar and there was a time that it was the only guitar I played because it was so flexible.
Looking to hearing your experience.
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As others have said, feel and sound is where u start, however, in my experience, I'm getting a lot more value from PRS these days. But don't fall into the brand trap or get something just because others back that brand.
With that caveat, it has already been mentioned that as a strat player, i find PRS tend to be more comfortable necks.
I recently traded my CE 24, but PRS pickup selection can also get u fenderish and gibsonish tones in one guitar and there was a time that it was the only guitar I played because it was so flexible.
Looking to hearing your experience.
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