Hi all,
Recently i've set a FB group for owners/fans of PRS guitars and amps, mainly based in the UK.
It is a forum type group where all things PRS can be discussed, or photos and details member's own guitars can be shared.
You can also post ads for PRS amps & guitars that are For Sale or Wanted - ONLY PRS amps and guitars though! - targeting
people that are specifically into PRS. As i said, it was only set up very recently but numbers are growing and i think it's a nice friendly forum to be a part of!
Thought i'd mention it on here in case any members of The Fretboard might like to join.
Cheers
Mark
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Sounds good Mark - I've requested to join just now...
The League of Dental Men?
So i wanted a guitar with a fat neck and a decent trem that could do a decent coil split sound......so out of curiosity I tried out a rather plain jane custom 24. It really helped that it wasn't aesthetically pleasing to me. Anyway the guitar sounded great through a crappy H&K amp, the guitar just felt right for me. So then I had to get one, I'd also been watching a lot of PRS videos and I really like how Paul presents himself. He obviously knows his shit, and i've seen him defending the SE range (granted one of his cash cows) but still in his own words he wanted guitars that sounded good and played well for beginners. Nothing is more demotivating when you sound like crap imho.
Anyway I px'd my strat against my DGT and I couldn't be happier with that guitar. I would hesitate to buy a brand new PRS, because the prices seem to have ramped up in the last year or so (but I'm trying not to buy brand new guitars these days). But for a second hand purchase I think PRS's are a steal (obviously depending on price!)
I saw a SC245 with a ten top (again that's debatable, some non 10 tops look great) with birds for sale on Ebay for £950. That to me was a steal.
The SE range is great and to most USA PRS players they are just as good as full blown PRS guitars.
I don't tend to stick people or guitars in categories...e.g. poor quality for Gibson, thin sounding for PRS, sterile Ibanez and so on. It just does not work like this. But to be honest there was no hostility in the above posts, Jooky's comment was hilarious and a lot of people around this forum have had their grubby mitts on a PRS without having to go to Eaton.
You can get a USA Limited Mira Korina for 800 quid (I am selling mine...do you know a dentist who would...geez, sorry!), a Singlecut or Mccarty for around a grand which is pretty much on par with Les Pauls. Most of the bad press comes from the dipped in glass expensive appearance and the fact they sound different. They are not Gibsons or Fenders, Paul is doing his thing and he is a very nice and approachable guy (although he can look quite intimidating).
One thing I have to say is that they generally play great, I am selling my Mira but the SC245 is going nowhere!
hmm Gibson custom shop? I have an r8vos..pretty bloody shoddy build..thats where prs come in I reckon..