Should I buy this PRS Soapbar 2????

Re: Should I buy this PRS Soapbar 2????

Eh! Hard to say. I have played SEs before. Never impressed yet never disappointed. It would be to imagine PRS can do any wrong even in their cheap line.
 
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I think only you know the answer to this question. So many factors come into picking the right guitar for you.
 
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Too expensive.

Two weeks ago I sold the same thing for $320 - with a Seymour Duncan Vintage Soapbar in the bridge.

Great guitar in general, but the P-90ties are smaller than normal and SDs only fit without cover.
 
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uOpt said:
Too expensive.

Two weeks ago I sold the same thing for $320 - with a Seymour Duncan Vintage Soapbar in the bridge.

Great guitar in general, but the P-90ties are smaller than normal and SDs only fit without cover.
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Well what guitar would you recommend for me? I really can't afford a McCarty, Im in college so money is kind of tight.
 
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southernspreadhead said:
Well what guitar would you recommend for me? I really can't afford a McCarty, Im in college so money is kind of tight.
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I'm right there with ya dude, college is a ***** on gear funds thats for sure./

I'd say go ahead and get it if thats what you're wanting;, it's not a bad deal. Those things are awesome guitars, and I love the PRS fretboard and neck more than anything else I've ever played. Nice finish, and good sounding pups so they won't NEED replacement. Sure a replacement will be an improvement, but they'll serve just fine.

What happened to that other one you found like a week ago for like 260 or summin?
 
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I'd pay a little more for that particular one, just because it's got the maple veneer, and that blueburst is kinda cool.

It's a lot of guitar for the money. Hard to believe they sell for around $400.
 
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ZoSo0789 said:
What happened to that other one you found like a week ago for like 260 or summin?
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I decided not to buy it. I wish I would have now, I'm about to pay $100 more than that now. I do like this color better. I hope this guitar will have a different done than my stock american strat. Thanks for the advice.
 
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southernspreadhead said:
Well what guitar would you recommend for me? I really can't afford a McCarty, Im in college so money is kind of tight.
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Oops. I didn't want to discourage you. These PRS SEs are great. P-990ties are what I didn't like.

I would would buy a PRS SE with humbuckers in a heartbeat if I was tight on money. The sunburst models in particular look much better in real life than in a picture, so the used prices are even worse and the benefit bigger.

But as I said, you crack down on the price. There are so many of these floating around, you don't do any buy-it-now a similar nonsense. Wait for one straight for auction and you can get a humbuckered sunburst for $250.
 
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Personally I've never really gotten along with the import PRS's.... They just feel so cheap to me.
 
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GuitarGuy503 said:
Personally I've never really gotten along with the import PRS's.... They just feel so cheap to me.
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I have never owned a PRS. I played American PRS's at the GC before, but not a lot. I own an american strat and mainly play strats, will i think a SE is crap if im used to my american strat???
 
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southernspreadhead said:
I have never owned a PRS. I played American PRS's at the GC before, but not a lot. I own an american strat and mainly play strats, will i think a SE is crap if im used to my american strat???
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No, just for starters they have a great neck and at least in my case perfect fretwork, smooth as a silk.

The cheap feel mainly comes from the thin bodies and the paint used which feels kind of plasticish. Not sticky, but just doesn't look expensive.
 
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Well I bought the guitar today for $350, with free shipping, so that cut $30 off the cost!!! Im very excited to see how this guitar will turn out. I will post pics and reviews when I get it.
 
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Great link VegetableJoe! Thanks for posting it.

The PRS Soapbar SE seems like a great axe. I have a Singlecut SE and it's really nice. I really like it a lot.
 
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That PDF's description of the Soapbar II pretty much lines up with how I feel about mine. I just took mine into the shop yesterday for a setup - I couldn't figure out how to raise the action on the aftermarket bridge that the guy that sold it to me put on there, and a 10 guage string set was catching in some of the nut slots. I'm also having the bridge route widened a little, in case I want to add an aftermarket P 90 or HB...

but an A8 for one of the bridge magnets may just beef up the tone enough to prevent a replacement. I think the stock magnets are A5, according to my fridge test.
 
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I got the guitar in yesterday. I was shipped very professionally. Safe as could be!! I tuned it up and it sounds amazing! This is my first PRS, I am sooo pleased. Ill post pics of it later!
 
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Like any budget guitar, you really have to run the racks to find one that sounds really good, but they are manufactured to pretty tight quality standards. My friend has a Soapbar SE that he really likes and it sounds amazing.
 
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