prs' what do you thimk about them?

Druming dork321 · 04-14-2002, 03:59 PM

you know i was just wonderin lately what do you guitar player s think about Prs' cause i think they are pretty bad and tell me what kind of PRS if any would you get?
P.S. (sure i do drum but i play guitar too)

Nate · 04-14-2002, 04:48 PM

Umm..... how are you using "bad" here? The technical definition (bad), or the slang definition (good)?? If the former, what is wrong with you???

If the latter, I'd buy this one:

R2D2 · 04-14-2002, 05:34 PM

I have a PRS, a CE-24. I love it. It's everything I want in a great guitar: excellent intonation, killer tone, great playbility, sweet looks, features I want, etc. Here'a pic of a CE-24. It's not my guitar, but my guitar's the same color so it looks very similar.

Keyboardfreak: I'm surprised you'd want to buy a dragon. Personally, I think it looks gaudy. I prefer the simplicity of just allowing the wood to show through.

Also, there was a thread on PRS guitars a couple weeks ago. You should be able to find it if you do a search.

Nate · 04-14-2002, 05:36 PM

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Originally posted by R2D2
Keyboardfreak: I'm surprised you'd want to buy a dragon. Personally, I think it looks gaudy. I prefer the simplicity of just allowing the wood to show through.

Well, you know what they say... to each his own. I'm just a lowly keyboard player anyway.

Avalanche 126 · 04-14-2002, 05:42 PM

i think prs is one of the top guitars out there today. however, i have read that instead of being american hand made, they r going to korean and japanese made. thats what ive heard not sure. i want one so bad. if i had the money i would get a santana se to start with, but if i had like the 2G i would get a custom 24 or a mark tremonti signature

Nate · 04-14-2002, 05:44 PM

I think the McCarty hollowbodies look pretty sweet, anyone know how good they sound? (I'm assuming they sound as good as they look, after all, we're talking about PRS here!

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R2D2 · 04-14-2002, 05:48 PM

The PRS Santana SE (which sells for $400-$500) is made overseas, in Korea I believe. The rest of the PRS guitars (which list starting at $2300) are made in the PRS factory in Maryland. If you'd like more information on PRS guitars, check out www.prsforum.com which is a similar message board to this one, except it's not a christian one, and it's focused on PRS guitars and music.

For anyone who's considering buying a PRS, I suggest you look to buy used. Most PRS owners take very good care of their guitars, so there is virtually no difference in what you'd be getting between a used PRS and new one. I saved $1000 off list price by buying my PRS used, and it was in impeccable condition.

ThirdDay0174 · 04-14-2002, 05:49 PM

bad?????

they are very overpriced [except for the very high-end ones], but they do play VERY sweet.

---†om

R2D2 · 04-14-2002, 06:00 PM

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Originally posted by ThirdDay0174

they are very overpriced [except for the very high-end ones], but they do play VERY sweet.

---†om

I disagree. First of all, keep in mind that the goal of any company, including PRS is to maximize profits. PRS has been taking orders faster than they can fill them; they're backlogged at least 6 months to a year. PRS guitars sell for what they sell for because people are willing to pay it. If you consider the laws of supply and demand, it's surprising PRS guitars aren't more expensive. There's many that have several PRS guitars each worth several grand. They have several because they feel they are worth the cost. And in relation to other musical instruments, PRS guitars are cheap. I've heard of violins selling for $2 million. I've heard of violin bows going for $80,000. A cheap Bari sax is something like $5000. It's amazing that you can get a top of the line guitar like a PRS for $2000 or less. And I think you have it backwards - if any of the PRS' are overpriced, I think it's the high end ones, which go for $15,000+. You can get a great low end PRS (which honestly isn't that different from a high end one) for less than $2000. And it's worth every penny.

Strat_dude · 04-14-2002, 06:09 PM

They're a little too expensive for me (ok, they're way too expensive

), but they're very nice guitars...
Here's a pic of my favorite:

ugabugabear · 04-14-2002, 06:43 PM

Here's my lowly probably 100% inaccurate hypothesis:

PRS is a very popular brand right now, and as a result of the demand, $2,000 is nothing to shell out.

In '86, the name of the game was Charvel or Kramer or any other pointy guitar you'd care to name, and those things were going for anywhere in the neighborhood of $1000-2000. Oh, I miss those days...not because of pointy guitars but because you could pick up Les Paul Customs left & right for $500.

So, back to my discertation, a decade and a half later, Charvels, et al, are selling all over eBay for $150, a mere fraction of what they once went for. I was pleasantly surprised when I sold a Charvel Model 375 for $200.

Anyway, based on that logic, I'm anticipating that I'll be able to pick up a PRS for under $500 in another 6-7 years.

Hey, it could happen, right?

Strat_dude · 04-14-2002, 06:57 PM

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Anyway, based on that logic, I'm anticipating that I'll be able to pick up a PRS for under $500 in another 6-7 years.

Whoa, that'd be cool! I hope you're right

mesabooger · 04-14-2002, 06:59 PM

I hope so, they are sweet guitar, but are way overpriced. And too popular. I like them right up until Alex Lifeson started playing them. I would go for something a little more handcrafted for that price. Down with CNC! JK, I don't really care, but if I was paying that much, I would want true love being put into the building process.

Nate · 04-14-2002, 07:39 PM

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Originally posted by mesabooger
I would go for something a little more handcrafted for that price.... if I was paying that much, I would want true love being put into the building process.

I thought that most of the mid to high end PRS's were built almost entirely by hand. Am I wrong?

R2D2 · 04-14-2002, 10:59 PM

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Originally posted by KeyboardFreak

I thought that most of the mid to high end PRS's were built almost entirely by hand. Am I wrong?

I'm not sure to what extend PRS guitars are handmade, but I have been told my fellow PRS lovers (some of who know Paul Reed Smith personally) that the machines used in the PRS factory are really an aid to the handmaking process. It's not so much that machines have replaced people; rather people use the machines in order to get greater accuracy and consistency.