PRS Vs LTD

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vermillion_blood89

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hey there..

i was wondering whether a PRS SE Custom 22 would be better than an ESP LTD V200 ... since both cost about the same...

the prs costs about 450$ and the ltd 470$..

by the way.. the PRS has a wide fat neck.. (at least thats wats written on their website.. dunno wat that means)..

and i my taste is heavy, power, speed, death metal... heavy crunchy riffs, fast n sweet solos...

i mainly worhsip children of bodom, Pantera, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Megadeth....

thanks guys
 
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O yes the LTD is way better..however, I have a silver VMNT mustaine signature im selling for around that price..better then either of those. ;)

Ain't i a stinker.
 
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haha!! sure if u can wait till i save that amount of money yeah im in!!! :D

anyway i dont mean to be a painin the a**... but could u please tell my WHY the LTD is way better?

i mean the prs has a mahogany body n neck... and ltd has a basswood body, maple neck.. so its like im gettinga guitar with mahogany body within a short price range!..

however yeah... many ppl also told me about the neck of the prs custom22 that its a wide fat neck.. not actually the best option for shredding...

but then if i could go with the prs se custom 24.. the 24 model has a thin neck but a god-**** tremolo...

and i hate those tremolos bridges..and that 24 model doesnt even have LOCKING NUTS!!.. plus the tremolo is neighther licensed nor original.. its prs own style of tremolo...

so there goes the guitar out of tune everytime i just play a note... and also because of the tremolo.. the action gets irritatingly higher... arrgghhh....

to save all that i went for the se custom22.. n ppl tell me that the 22 has a horrible neck!! ..

what am i supposed to do? i mean the ors has a great sound quality.. opeth songs are the proof..

but then again.. im still confused.. the v200 or the prs22/24....
 
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You answered your own question mate. PRSs neck is too thick for the music you wanna play. With the music you wanna play, the body wood isn't going to make that much of a difference. You'll notice alot of high end metal guitars are pretty basic woods like basswood. (Especially Ibanez) For metal you want a thin LTD neck and pickups and not to mention the look. It screams metal. PRS screams Creed and Santana. Pfft.
 
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it's all a matter of taste bro.

the PRS is definetly a different breed of axe than the LTD, but it all comes down to preference.

the LTD is geared more towards your music, but those guitars arent exactly... versatile.

the PRS could do a bit of everything, but youd have to live with its more vintage style neck (which cant be that bad in reality) and 22 frets.

i'd go with the PRS, because after a while you may develop different tastes in music and your style of playing will evolve. at that point the LTD might seem incapable, even limiting.

what does your gut tell you? if you dont go with gut feeling, youll regret it. take my word for it
 
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theres something i had missed.

mahogany VS basswood? mahogany, for me, no contest.

why dont you do a little research on what gear your heroes play?
 
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thanks man... but i dont think a 450$ ltd guitar has high end pickups... i mean ive googled a lot.. that V200 has esp's own pus... n theyre the lowest ends pus..

yeah ur right about looks.. a V guitar wins everyday anytime over a traditional shape..

and as for the neck.. well that prs 24 has a thin neck too...


but the final thing is... the tone... if u can assure me that. that ltdv200 will beat the prs in termsof tone... ill get myself the ltd without any second thoughts..
 
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vermillion_blood89 said:
thanks man... but i dont think a 450$ ltd guitar has high end pickups... i mean ive googled a lot.. that V200 has esp's own pus... n theyre the lowest ends pus..

yeah ur right about looks.. a V guitar wins everyday anytime over a traditional shape..

and as for the neck.. well that prs 24 has a thin neck too...


but the final thing is... the tone... if u can assure me that. that ltdv200 will beat the prs in termsof tone... ill get myself the ltd without any second thoughts..
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the LTD is going to be geared completely towards high gain distortion sounds. you wont be able to get anything else out of it, and the cleans will probably sound sterile. i have an LTD kirk hammett model, and while it was great to have so much power at first, after a while i grew sick of the tone cause it sounds kind of nauseating.

it doesnt have that rock sound you get from a mahogany axe.

wait, what amp do you have?
 
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astrozombie said:
it's all a matter of taste bro.

the PRS is definetly a different breed of axe than the LTD, but it all comes down to preference.

the LTD is geared more towards your music, but those guitars arent exactly... versatile.

the PRS could do a bit of everything, but youd have to live with its more vintage style neck (which cant be that bad in reality) and 22 frets.

i'd go with the PRS, because after a while you may develop different tastes in music and your style of playing will evolve. at that point the LTD might seem incapable, even limiting.

what does your gut tell you? if you dont go with gut feeling, youll regret it. take my word for it
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welll my gut says .. the one with the impressive tone gets my vote... as for me.. i dont kno which is tonally superior.. the LTD V200 or PRS SE custom24...




astrozombie said:
theres something i had missed.

mahogany VS basswood? mahogany, for me, no contest.

why dont you do a little research on what gear your heroes play?
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hahaha.. all my guitar gods play mahogany!!



Michael Amott (arch enemy) - mahogany body n neck, dean guitars

Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) - Mahogany body n neck, prs guitars

Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) - Mahogany body n neck, dean guitars

Dimebag darrell (pantera) - Mahogany body n neck, dean guitars..



so u see for me to get a mahogany body n neck guitar .. it becomes a little expensive.. they cost almost 1 grand.. ( i aint got that much.. otherwise i would have bought them anytime)...

see thats y prs popped into my mind.. mahogany bdy n eck within 500$.. plus a rich tone...
 
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I was basing my analysis on what kind of music he wanted to play...he said metal..lol

My Dean VMNT is Mahogany.
 
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I'm not shoving it down your throat. But i remembered MINE was mahogany. I have both mahogany and basswood guitars. Both sound great with distortion, which is what you're looking for right? So the LTD will have the look you want AND the sound.
 
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OK.. thanks mate for helping me decide... ill get myself an ltd this christmas.. but in some other christmas ill definitely get a PRS... after all i was crazy for Mikael's tone.. haha...
 
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vermillion_blood89 said:
OK.. thanks mate for helping me decide... ill get myself an ltd this christmas.. but in some other christmas ill definitely get a PRS... after all i was crazy for Mikael's tone.. haha...
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dont get a marshall MG.

just dont.

ever.

post in the amp section and the bros will help you out. but no MG.

promise me.
 
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The ESP would definitely be a better guitar for your style of music. The W/F necks on the PRS are definitely not as easy to shred on, and you'll probably find most of the players in your genre play the ESP stuff.

Not knocking the PRS at all, as I am a huge fan, and gigged with my PRS Custom all through the late 80s/90s without a single problem. The PRS trem is also my favorite out there, and I've owned plenty of Floyds and Kahlers over the years. It doesn't go out of tune when you play like a Floyd, and is as close to a perfect design as I've encountered.

Definitely try both though, if you can, before you make up your mind. That always works better than listening to all of us guys typing onto your monitor! ;)
 
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