PRS owning tossers........

FastEddie · February 8

I don't understand why people are sniffy about PRS.
The ethos seems to be first class and every video I have seen shows a true dedication to quality, efficiency, and playability.

If I could afford a top end one I would.
The SE's look very good.

Sadly as a lefty I won't get to enjoy the choices you all seem to, however.

A friend has a Wood Library one and it is a work of art. Lovely. Oh, he is not a dentist, he's an airline pilot.

NelsonP · February 9

FastEddie said:

I don't understand why people are sniffy about PRS.

I've never really bonded with them because the iconic PRS has a very flamey top, birds, a body shape that is a bit anodyne and a slightly awkward looking headstock. My opinion and ymmv etc. So the S2 range have the most appeal for me, particularly the mira, vela etc.

I've played a few prs's and they have all been really high quality, beautifully playing instruments. I played a full fat custom 24 at a gig last year, and it was great. The 24 fret neck threw me off a little (just not used to it) and the volume control was a little too easy to accidentally catch. But everything else was great!

andy1839 · February 9

I enjoy playing mine.

I like fancy things.

Philly_Q · February 9

^^ They're in reverse order in the second picture, right? I was trying to figure out all the differently shaped control cavities and then I twigged. D'oh!

andy1839 · February 9

Philly_Q said:

^^ They're in reverse order in the second picture, right? I was trying to figure out all the differently shaped control cavities and then I twigged. D'oh!

Ah, yeah!
Fixed it!

ICBM · February 9

Those maple necks are amazing

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Mike58 · February 9

I am a dentist but do not own a PRS.... what the hell is wrong with me?

Grampa · February 9

Mike58 said:

I am a dentist but do not own a PRS.... what the hell is wrong with me?

Still working for the NHS?

stickyfiddle · February 10

guitargeek62 said:

stickyfiddle said:

Why is it that when they do a Blacktop finish DGT, they don’t do the plain-edge binding thing and just transition from black to natural?

I’m pretty sure that’s the thing that would be most likely to push me over the edge…

You realise that they’re nitro-finished* right, so easy enough to send across to @lamf68 for a refin

*well, mostly - there was a small run of V12 ones at one point, but otherwise all nitro.

Ha! Don’t give me ideas…

thomasross20 · February 10

ICBM said:

Those maple necks are amazing .

Specifically maple or just satin? I love satin necks in general. Flame maple is very cool, though.

ICBM · February 10

thomasross20 said:

Specifically maple or just satin? I love satin necks in general. Flame maple is very cool, though.

The flame maple. I much prefer maple to mahogany for necks*, and the flame in those is really spectacular.

I do also like satin finished necks, but that’s easy to do. I keep having to do it to my nitro-neck Swamp Ash Special… it just won’t stay non-sticky. I hate nitro! I’ll probably wear it all off eventually, which would be an improvement…

(*Even though my much-missed PRS Standard was mahogany.)

BeardyAndy · February 10

Colin on The Guitaristas bought a gold top PRS recently, it's pretty close to the PRS that could win me over. I really don't like fancy topped guitars, I'm not even a fan of Les Paul bursts. If they made a 24fret gold top without the stupid birds on the neck I'd be very tempted.

duotone · February 10

BeardyAndy said:

Colin on The Guitaristas bought a gold top PRS recently, it's pretty close to the PRS that could win me over. I really don't like fancy topped guitars, I'm not even a fan of Les Paul bursts. If they made a 24fret gold top without the stupid birds on the neck I'd be very tempted.

Yeah I saw that yesterday evening, He went for the SE DGT model, I’m looking forward to his review of it.

ICBM · February 10

BeardyAndy said:

If they made a 24fret gold top without the stupid birds on the neck I'd be very tempted.

They have made them, but they’re extremely rare. You need either an early Custom 24 goldtop with moons, or a CE24 goldtop with dots.

The only one I can see at a quick search is this one…

https://reverb.com/uk/item/32973401-paul-reed-smith-custom-24-vintage-1986-prs-rare-gold-top

(Incorrectly described as ‘pre factory’, which is BS you will see a lot with early PRSs.)

noisepolluter · February 10

I do feel tempted from time to time to take a punt on a second hand SE and see if I prefer it to my Charvel. Been years since I tried a PRS, didn’t float my boat at the time but that may have changed.

BeardyAndy · February 10

@ICBM Don't show me things like that for christs sake!

BeardyAndy · February 10

ICBM said:

BeardyAndy said:

If they made a 24fret gold top without the stupid birds on the neck I'd be very tempted.

They have made them, but they’re extremely rare. You need either an early Custom 24 goldtop with moons, or a CE24 goldtop with dots.

The only one I can see at a quick search is this one…

https://reverb.com/uk/item/32973401-paul-reed-smith-custom-24-vintage-1986-prs-rare-gold-top

(Incorrectly described as ‘pre factory’, which is BS you will see a lot with early PRSs.)

This one's checks most of the boxes, and is on a shop wall about 10 mins from my house!

https://reverb.com/uk/item/35214787-prs-s2-usa-standard-24-in-frost-blue-metallic-with-dots-and-gig-bag

Philly_Q · February 10

BeardyAndy said:

ICBM said:

BeardyAndy said:

If they made a 24fret gold top without the stupid birds on the neck I'd be very tempted.

They have made them, but they’re extremely rare. You need either an early Custom 24 goldtop with moons, or a CE24 goldtop with dots.

The only one I can see at a quick search is this one…

https://reverb.com/uk/item/32973401-paul-reed-smith-custom-24-vintage-1986-prs-rare-gold-top

(Incorrectly described as ‘pre factory’, which is BS you will see a lot with early PRSs.)

This one's checks most of the boxes, and is on a shop wall about 10 mins from my house!

https://reverb.com/uk/item/35214787-prs-s2-usa-standard-24-in-frost-blue-metallic-with-dots-and-gig-bag

But you've shifted your goalposts a bit from a 24-fret goldtop without birds.

BeardyAndy · February 10

Philly_Q said:

BeardyAndy said:

ICBM said:

BeardyAndy said:

If they made a 24fret gold top without the stupid birds on the neck I'd be very tempted.

They have made them, but they’re extremely rare. You need either an early Custom 24 goldtop with moons, or a CE24 goldtop with dots.

The only one I can see at a quick search is this one…

https://reverb.com/uk/item/32973401-paul-reed-smith-custom-24-vintage-1986-prs-rare-gold-top

(Incorrectly described as ‘pre factory’, which is BS you will see a lot with early PRSs.)

This one's checks most of the boxes, and is on a shop wall about 10 mins from my house!

https://reverb.com/uk/item/35214787-prs-s2-usa-standard-24-in-frost-blue-metallic-with-dots-and-gig-bag

But you've shifted your goalposts a bit from a 24-fret goldtop without birds.

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