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The "PRS SE Standard 245" is the same but it doesn't have a maple cap on the body, it's just mahogany.
Are there any other versions you've seen?
My experience with PRS SE is quite the opposite of my experience of the sub-£1000 Gibsons. Every one I've tried I have found to be very well made, basically flawless. I still have the Bernie Marsden which is based on the 245, I got it on sale for £499 and it's quite probably highest quality feeling/looking guitar I have. I'm sure many people would see it and assume it cost several times what it did.
The contours on the body aren't overly noticeable to look at but make a big difference to comfort. I let my friend have a shot and he was convinced it was more like an SG than a Les Paul. Obviously that's not the case, its outline is basically identical to a LP but the comfort of the contours made it feel more like an SG to him (his favourite guitar to play is an SG).
So I would definitely recommend PRS SE to anyone.
my Les Paul custom pro felt like a million dollars and got a few compliments on sound. I like the probuckers
I reckon the cheaper one will be just as good. Only differences I can see are cosmetic.
Hard to say if that's worth the extra money, but if you do go for the flamey one you'll at least know there's a real cap under the veneer.
That said there's nothing wrong with an all-hog body.
Anyone tried both versions? No stores near me stock both for me to compare
Anyone tried both versions? No stores near me stock both for me to compare
There's nothing objectively better about either wood though, just different.
I like Gibson but I still don't trust their QC. I would also go for a PRS SE - The Marsden model is great and often on sale.
That’s were I was at fir quite a while, then with the change of ownership/management at Gibson last year I started to get a bad feeling that the “entry level” might be about to go through the roof. With that in mind I went out and played a lot of guitars with a view to getting a feel for whether if I I bought a Studio or Tribute I’d feel I’d short changed myself. Turned out that out of a whole bunch of guitars up to and including a Standard the one I actually liked best was a Tribute Goldtop - it doesn’t feel like a “decontented” Standard, it feels[1] very much its own thing and I fell for it heavily.
[1] “Feel” is an important word here - the thin, non grain filled satin finish actually has a lovely tactile quality to it...