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Yeah, those on WTC will be on UC within 24 months.
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It is so clearly based on a Les Paul that I think a lot of buyers see them simply as an 'alternative' Les Paul - where the double-cuts carved out a 'half-way between Fender and Gibson' niche which was uniquely their own - certainly in success terms.
PRS have brought out some superb, more Fender-like offerings over the years (305s, Brent Mason Signature, the original CEs, etc) and all of those have struggled, in sales terms.
My understanding is that the Custom 24 remains their biggest seller. They probably should stick with that and stop trying to prise Strat or Les Paul players away from the 'Big Two' by too closely aping their designs.
The hand made or Ltd Edition ones still cost stupid money, even second hand.
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I saw someone on the FB group looking for a PRS to trade for his 1966 Gibson Hummingbird.
I am half tempted to trade my Custom 24, surely that is worth a fortune.
The boutique market (cringe) is still going - just with new players who are 'on trend' for this cycle. Echo Park? Kauer? Ronin? 3k+ and coming to a retailer near you. On top of that gibson and fender CS are both ramping up prices and making targeted batches of guitars. Next up is the return of the 80s in some form or other....
But I wouldn't wear one with any guitar brand on it. These are strictly for men with grey pony-tails at guitar shows....
I remember when PRS came out, they were a hybrid offspring of Gibson and Fender even the scale length is halfway.
Like pointy's they are largely seen as a product of their time and of course do not have the long history that Fender and Gibson have.
Realistically whatever your style you can find one of your heroes playing a Fender or Gibson instrument - a PRS, not so much.
I think it is a shame that PRS can't complete with Gibson and Fender on the history front. That is one battle they will never win and in that regard their used market value will always suffer.
This might sound strange, it feels as though they almost need a period of making crappy guitars, like both Gibson and Fender went through in the 70's era just to wake people up to appreciate what well made instruments they are making right now. Although a part of me feels that is coming in a way, time will catches up with Paul himself and depending how he leaves the company behing, it may suffer the same fate as Gibson did. Perhaps there is a reason to get a PRS now but it is not a gamble I would want to take though.