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In a similar vein, I love superstrats, but some people wouldn’t touch one with a stolen pick
I did play a “proper” PRS once: I didn’t like it much, tbh. I owned an SE Holcomb for a while though and liked it a lot, especially the pickups which were absolutely monstrous.
That said, I’m bigger fan of the ‘mid period’ models from after the introduction of the 22-fret necks and before they started to add too many Gibson-like features (singlecuts, four knobs, stopbar tailpieces etc) - so I probably like the ones you don’t.
I only like 22-fret, double-cut, trem models with moon or dot inlays and two knobs… but those suit me better than any other guitars. I don’t like the Mira, Starla etc.
I currently only own a Swamp Ash Special, but wouldn’t rule out another Custom, Standard etc.
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I did try out a second hand SE Santana model the other day and thought it was great for the price but it weighed the same as a small elephant so I didn't but it.
PRS makes the guitars with very little mojo? Or that’s just a way saying they makes a great consistent guitar with excellent qualities in every respect with very little to complain about but humans doing the human thing…needs to find a flaw and say it doesn’t have mojo. Nothing wrong with being great, it’s not lacking in mojo, it’s just excellent.
Why not just try a few new ones in person.
Doesnt have to be blingy, an SE or S2 Mira will kick the arse of 99% of accordingly priced SGs for balance, comfort, playability and tone.
As for Paul Reed Smith saying "his nuts are better than anyone else's", of course it's subjective, of course you don't have to agree, but it's not snake oil. Every little tweak the man (and his team) put into their designs is carefully thought out and done for a reason, even when they're cutting costs to make more affordable models.
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I used to think they were like overly ornate furniture, pretty to look at but not really worth the price. Bought by doctors and dentists etc.
I know Paul can rub people up the wrong way. But i personally love his enthusiasm and attention to detail. I think its a hugely significant factor having a living namesake owner. Not only that but a first hand repair man and builder.
Gibson know they are the harley Davidson of guitars, so why bother to innovate iimho. Which means you're just paying to own a gibson. They know it, and the QC suffers for it.
Look at the price of a custom shop les Paul. £5-10k?
The 594 will stay in tune, have better pickups that don’t sound muddy and better upper fret access. The build quality will be off the scale.
Now for a working guitarist (not a dentist), would you rather than less versatile more poorly built Gibson? Doubt it.
Mojo means it’s not very good in my view.
Anyone writing them off when they last played one 30 years ago though is simply trolling.
I don't like them. I want to. There's something missing.
Obviously I don't know what you currently own and play and ditto about your playing style, so hard to suggest model a or model b - But well worth trying out a few other models - Granted you may not like one after a test drive or two
Not sure where this dentist tag came from - When PRS first appeared on the scene they were sold to pro orientated musicians based on the whole hands playing experience that such a guitar offers - In the UK I recall early player/owners included Tony Hicks, Phil Hilbourne, Geoff Whitehorn - None of them are dentists
Finally, the guitar trade is lucky to have the likes of PRS who can stand up in the 'Steve Jobs' way and talk about guitars - He is knowledgable on many facets of the guitar industry old and new - Gibson/Fender/etc do not have an equivalent head of a company that can do this - In fact they probably never ever had such a 'front man' who can talk, play, design, and drive the company
There's definitely a link between imperfection and mojo. I know this because I ended up with a Gibson Les Paul DC jr that had to have the nut filed so that the g string would stay in tune.
They left an itch though and I recently went for an S2 Vela in satin and boom - I understand what the fuss is about. Absolutely amazing guitar and probably one of the best I have ever played.
Really impressed and it has got me wanting other S2’s now.
I’ve met Paul a few times. He’s a larger than life character - and certainly a polarising one. On balance, I like him. He’s single-minded, somewhat opinionated - and highly driven. His knowledge of the history of the guitar is deep, as is his appreciation of great/classic guitars.
Compared to new Fender and Gibson CS instruments, it could be argued that PRS Core models represent decent value.
The one problem Paul Smith can’t escape, is that his instruments weren’t around when most classic guitar music was recorded. Inevitably, because Clapton/Hendrix/Page/Gilmour/Knopfler/Moore/whoever didn’t play one, they will never be ‘iconic’ in the way that Strats, Les Pauls, et al are.