Interesting how many guitarist still hate on PRS guitars...

This vid about the DGT se popped up on my Youtube feed and particularly the part around 5: 00 is exactly the experience I get with mine.



He puts it on both pickups both humbucker and split, rolls off the bridge volume (with treble bleed) and it cleans up in such a usable way. :baimun:
 
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Dexter Inferno said:
Not a fan of PRS guitars myself. They are great guitars obviously...but:
they're way too expensive, especially over here in Euro-land, and I find about 90% of their models are either far too "blingy" (I really don't give a shit about how many A's their maple tops have) or have stupid fucking inlays I can't get past...

And Paul himself just can't shut up about that whole tone wood nonsense. That doessn't help either.

But mainly price. It's pretty much impossible to find a non-SE or S2 guitar for less than 3.5k over here. For that kind of money I'd rather get myself a kickass custom hand built guitar to my exact liking/specs. With no fucking birds on it. :grin:
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Getting back into woodworking and buying lumber recently has made me see a few things I wasn't aware of. Like a 24"x3"x3/4" piece of AAA quilted Maple is currently $262! Draw that out somewhere and see how small that is. I don't need that on top of my guitar. Especially since it is bringing zero to the tone party.
I'd rather extra money go into tone than looks.
 
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mongooz said:
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You're only making it worse!!
 
Lerxst said:
If you learn anything from GPOTD threads or general guitar discussion online, aesthetic preferences are a massive factor in the guitars we like or dislike.

It's a highly subjective thing and PRS, in general, has a certain aesthetic thing that folks either embrace or reject.
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Yes. I don't mind the birds, but I don't like the contours of most PRS guitars. There is one Santana tribute model that I really liked, but most are just not appealing to me. It is just personal taste.
 
I don't hate them. I just don't care for them, or any 'modern' guitar for that matter, though I guess they are classics in their own right by now.

I suppose they accumulate some internet amplified hate because they are perceived as inaccessible and overly blingy, and perhaps guitarists' guitarist guitars, or dentist/lawyer/tech bro guitars. Like people hate Gibsons for being pricey, and supposedly having poor QC, which I personally don't get as I've never owned or tried a bad Gibson.

I'm a live-and-let-live kinda person, and if that's what you're into, then by all means, it's your money. Have fun. It's only music.
 
Monson said:
Like people hate Gibsons for being pricey, and supposedly having poor QC, which I personally don't get as I've never owned or tried a bad Gibson.
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Late 9os'/early 00, just about every music shop I used to patronize had some clunker Gibsons on the rack at any given time. You could easily find a good one but at the same time, every PRS would be consistently good.
 
When I was a young person and mostly broke I played whatever electric guitar I could get my hands on that sort of functioned and stayed in tune. I couldn't really afford Fenders or Gibsons. That was before the days of CNC and decent import guitars so my options were pretty limited. Then in my 20s I got my Martin and electric guitars didn't really cross my mind for the next 15-20 yrs. Im my late 40s and 50s I started playing electric again. Early on in the process I played some import PRS and they hit me about the same as Schecter or Ibanez single cuts, well made but not particularly inspiring. After quite a few guitars coming i and going out, Im pretty settled into what I like best... the classics. 50s & 60s models of Fender, Gibson, and Gretsch. The closer to original spec the better. PRS aint that, so I dont have a lot of interest in them even though Im sure they are excellent guitar with many positive attributes.
 
I've never owned one, but I want one. I used an SE model with P90s that belonged to a guy who I subbed in for on some theater dates, and it was very cool. I also played a couple of the high end ones in a store 20 years ago or so, and they were amazing, but not in the budget at the time. I'd like to check out the David Grissom model at this point.
 
I generally just don't get along with them, which is why I traded mine for a strat.

At the conservatory, I get to see a bunch of them in a performance setting and it is interesting how some just do not sound very good on stage. One of my students a Grissom model which is awesome and another has a couple including the Mark Lettieri model that also sounds great. But for every guitar that I think sounds good, we have 1-2 that I'd love to throw out onto the 5 freeway. The school also owns one that I'm not a fan of as well.
 
Of course there’s a subjective part as well… what playability, voice, and midrange you look for in an instrument.

While Ibanez are obviously well made instruments, I have never played a single one that made me even give it a seconds thought at owning it. Maybe that roasted maple Timmons one, but it’s a super strat that I can easily find 10 others I like more.
 
I don’t hate on them and might consider one of their hollow body guitars. I played one for a couple gigs once and it was super nice. But overall, PRSes just don’t speak to me. Well built and reliable guitars, but for me at least they lack the indefinable mojo.
 
I got mine at 18 (Custom 10 top whale blue) & 22 (CE-22 map top cherry burst)...they were the best sounding and playing HB guitars for me. Fender-esque bridges are what I'm used to. I know I could adapt to the tune-o-matic & stoptail or trapeze, but I'm not compelled to own a Gibson for HB sounds. A P-90ed Special/Junior DC on the other hand...
 
Aesthetically, I'm not a fan of the strat copies, mainly because I don't like any guitars that copy so closely the shape of another guitar. I give G and L a pass, though, because Leo Fender. They're very nice guitars otherwise, but not something I'm interested in.
 
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