I found myself talking to a pal who has a couple of PRS'. He said he loves them. I sold a couple of guitars recently and since we've decided to skip the holiday this year I had some money sitting there.
I've always thought of myself as more of a vintage Fender guitar kind of guy, but the numerous ones I've owned have always left me kind of disappointed because the radius isn't easy to play for lead guitar, the tuners are crumbly, the intonation can be an issue, it might need a refret, and sometimes the pickups can go muddy on higher gain stuff, and then there's the high value and risk of taking them out. I still have one that I'll definitely keep but it's more a home bird these days.
So in the last couple of years I've moved to more modern guitars. Musician, Duesenberg and the Gibson Modern line. This PRS was just down the road to me, and I decided to go for it this morning. I thought, if I don't like it the price is so good I'll definitely get my money back so it wasn't a big deal.
I think the Whale Blue looks best, and I saw one on eBay right after I picked this up, but the price on this was good, and I quite like the colour in any case. It's a Custom 24 Core in Autumn Sky.
I had practice this morning and took it straight there. It does sound fantastic, it does feel lovely to play. It's definitely striking, although I do see that it is somewhat gaudy too! The tuners stick out a bit like a sore thumb to me as I'm used to something a bit smaller and traditional looking.
I like it. I'll definitely be playing it for the next few weeks at practice, and I would gig with it, although I have some tried and tested guitars for gigging. My main guitars are my Musician Albert Lee, CS Tele and Gibson SG & LP Modern.
Whether I'll keep it or not long term, I don't know. But it's definitely a lovely instrument. Here's a picture.
Thanks to
@ICBM for helping me make sure it is what I thought it was.
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Yes I tend to agree on gaudy, but they are a great design and a lot of thought gone into player comfort and access. Enjoy!
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I don't know what people've got against them.
The do make exceedingly good guitars.
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The Mira looks nice though.
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The Mira's really good. I bought a Mira Korina a couple of months ago and it's made me dig out my half-forgotten S2 Mira, which I've been playing quite a lot recently. Makes me wonder if I should give up on my long-running quest to find a good Gibson SG. Shame the Mira's been relegated to the SE range nowadays.
But I digress... nice catch, @Telemaster!
Winny_Pooh said: I'll check it out thanks!
It's the tooth. I'm bracing myself for being grilled with a fine tooth comb...
PRS are excellent and not just for dentists; my teddy bear has one...
I do generally prefer less fancy guitars, as a rule.
And I’m sure it’s a cracking guitar, which is all that matters, really..
Just saying...