Starting to jones for a PRS

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Jethro_Dull

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I am buying a lot of electric guitars on ebay and I am seeing some steep prices for the higher end PRSs. Rather than dive in, I'd like to go low end and get a feel for one. What are your thoughts on, for example, the PRS Tremonti SE? Any thoughts on other PRS models - low end / high end?

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The appeal of PRS guitars is in their higher end models with the fancy finishes. The import stuff is probably fine . . . but so are all the import Ibanez, Gibbiphone, Schecter, etc. etc.
 
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I love my PRS's. You definitely get what you pay for with them IMO. Up here in Alberta where I live, the weather can be very extreme....even in the course of a day! All of my other guitars, be the ESP, USA Jackson or Gibson (especially the Gibson....) require some set-up work when the weather changes. The PRS's don't require the TLC the others do; maybe some minor adjusting once a year. For me, they look great, sound great, play great and are super reliable.....but as with any guitar, especially the USA core ones, you should try a few out to see if they speak to you. If you end up digging them, you can find lots of good deals, even on the USA core stuff online.
 
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Here is my 13 year old niece holding my favorite guitar: a 20th anny singlecut! Hard to see the quilt and I am no photographer, but I figured I would post it up! Pickups in there are a double hex screw S-Deco 8 and a 'demon with double hex screws in the neck.IM001102.jpg
 
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I've owned 3 different SE models, and they were all worth much more $$ than I paid for them.

I'm very interested in the new S2 Series -- waiting for some shops to stock 'em so i can go jam on one.
 
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VHTJay said:
Here is my 13 year old niece holding my favorite guitar: a 20th anny singlecut! Hard to see the quilt and I am no photographer, but I figured I would post it up! Pickups in there are a double hex screw S-Deco 8 and a 'demon with double hex screws in the neck.View attachment 52398
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I've discovered that you need plenty of light to get figuring to pop in a photo. Try setting a light at about 45° on one side and take your pics from varying angles (opposite side seems to work best for me). If you dont want to see the refelction of the lamp in the background, have somebody hold up a big sheet of white tagboard and reflect the light off of it. Not only does this keep a direct reflection of the lamp off of the guitar on the pic, it also slightly softens the light it illuminates a broader area of your photo's subject. If you look up pics of a photo shoot, you'll see white panels either being held up by people, attached to stands, or both.

But, bright natural sunlight trumps all of that.
 
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Now (because my favorite guitarist is John McLaughlin - and has been since the late '70s) I'm also interested in Godins. Comments on the Godin xtSA??
 
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PRS are great guitars. While the SE are IMO the top of the heap as far as import guitars go, they don't come close enough to a good American guitar for my taste. The USA PRS are 100% worth the money. You definitely want to go and try at least 3-5 before you buy one sight unseen though, as if you've never played one before they might not be perfect for you.
 
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CLASSIC EBAY AD: 1st the pic (one of them) of a Godin and then the "description".

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"Nice guitar, sounds great!" I emailed the guy and listed out all the parts and asked if they work. I doubt he'll reply.
 
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Gone_Shootin said:
I've discovered that you need plenty of light to get figuring to pop in a photo. Try setting a light at about 45° on one side and take your pics from varying angles (opposite side seems to work best for me). If you dont want to see the refelction of the lamp in the background, have somebody hold up a big sheet of tagboard and reflect the light off of it. Not only does this keep a direct reflection of the lamp off of the guitar on the pic, it also slightly softens the light it illuminates a broader area of your photo's subject. If you look up pics of a photo shoot, you'll see white panels either being held up by people, attached to stands, or both.

But, bright natural sunlight trumps all of that.
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Holy smokes dude! Thanks for the tips! I will certainly put your advice to use here!
 
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Every PRS SE model I've played on in the music stores have impressed me. Very nice guitars.
 
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I like the SEs; I think they are pretty good values.

But the one that is making me itchy is the Mira. Every one of those I've played just feels right. I really think it'd be worth the little bit of extra dough over an SE.

Bill
 
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I had a prs se custom 24 that I loved to death. You definitely get more for your money. It played and sounded great. I would recommend getting a se model before jumping in to their high ends. But any se model ive played have been absolutely wonderful!

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I've had two SE's. A SE Custom 24 and a 2001 SE Santana, no complaints. I think most of the Korean made guitars come out of the same factory. IDK
 
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I never liked the wrap-around bridge that PRS puts on their guitars. I much prefer my Dean Hardtail. It has a string through body, and then a tune-o-matic bridge. Unfortunately, they don't make them anymore. If you happen to come across a used one, give it a try. You might like it.
 
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I never liked the wrap-around bridge that PRS puts on their guitars.
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There's a couple of things I don't like about PRS guitars. But I love that bridge in its simple beauty.
Tuneomatic/string through body usually screams 2000s Schecter to me. Not quite my taste again.
 
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my main guitar is a '92 CE24. I worked at a big music store that had about 20 - 30 PRS's in stock at any given time. Once I had my mind made up that I was going to buy one, I tried every single one of those suckers that we had on hand. Even though my original intention was to get a Custom 24, I settled on the bolt-on CE24 because it had all the build quality and attention to detail that the more expensive Customs had, but for a grand less didn't have the 'bling' I.E. '10' top etc.
I wanted a PRS for the playabilty - not the beauty - and I'm glad I went that route because I have played the crap out of it. Friends who bought the Customs wound up playing/gigging with their guitars far less for fear that they might get damaged. I would suggest tracking down a pre-'95 CE24; they usually run between $1200 to $1800 on Ebay.

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T ROCKER said:
my main guitar is a '92 CE24. I worked at a big music store that had about 20 - 30 PRS's in stock at any given time. Once I had my mind made up that I was going to buy one, I tried every single one of those suckers that we had on hand. Even though my original intention was to get a Custom 24, I settled on the bolt-on CE24 because it had all the build quality and attention to detail that the more expensive Customs had, but for a grand less didn't have the 'bling' I.E. '10' top etc.
I wanted a PRS for the playabilty - not the beauty - and I'm glad I went that route because I have played the crap out of it. Friends who bought the Customs wound up playing/gigging with their guitars far less for fear that they might get damaged. I would suggest tracking down a pre-'95 CE24; they usually run between $1200 to $1800 on Ebay.

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Is that trans black? Beautiful CE! One of the best guitars tone wise that I have ever played is an old alder bodied CE like yours. I have offered to buy it from my friend many times, but he refuses to sell it; and he has guitars worth MUCH more. So that should say something. so, good recommendation; those old CE's are a lot of guitar and can be found at pretty good prices if you look around!
 
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I tried a couple of S2 models a couple of weeks back - a Mira and a Singlecut - I could easily live with either, the Singlecut especially. That said, my most used PRS is an SE Korina, and that's ahead of a 513, an NF3 and a Custom 22 Artist. They're good guitars though, all of them...
 
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