Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Ian Price on January 22, 2012, 10:06:45 AM
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After years of being a die hard Fender fan I'm now starting to warm to PRS. MUuch of this can be blamed on Dave - this ME and 2 PS models are very, very, very good indeed.
Just seen this on the GV website and realy like it. Can't quite afford it though :(
(http://www.guitarvillage.co.uk/admin/pages/upload/PRS/Pvtstock_cu24_basmkb.jpg)
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That is a beauty - I had to go and look at the price.
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There must be scope to start a retro chimney-sweep business with all those kids of yours, Ian!
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I've started getting estimates of how much I could get for them. Not mentioned it to Jane yet though, just waiting for the right moment!
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cool. then next thing you'll dig is a B.c. Rich Beast xD
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Get 'em working Ian, guitars must be bought!
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Get 'em working Ian, guitars must be bought!
All part of the long term plan Dave! One day I'm sure it will happen!
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Thought not a PRS-player, I quite like the PRS-approach: good worksmanship, good woods, good acces to the upper frets, stable trem etc. And this amber tigerstripe looks very nice.
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Don't forget Grannies- they can come in useful in times like these. Unfortunately mine went and died on me.
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Get 'em working Ian, guitars must be bought!
All part of the long term plan Dave! One day I'm sure it will happen!
OK plan if they don't grow up wanting to play the guitar - else you end up having to subsidise their guitars as well as buying your own. :(
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I'm very keen for all of my kids to want to play guitar or anything musical. My oldest Daughter and only Son are showing signs of this so far - they both like playing around with the piano!
I'm determined not to be a pushy parent but absolutely want to encourage if they show an interest in stuff like this. My parents are great but I was told to "turn it down" more than I would have liked. Perhaps being a guitar and map lover will help me be more understanding!
Also, I'm sure they will get guitars odnated by me so I can go and buy more exclusive stuff!
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I remember trying one of Dave's rosewood neck PRSs at a BKP meet. It was lovely indeed. A slightly more plain looking one might be better. They have some interesting features and play/sound well. For me it comes down to the look. Maybe I could stomach some sort of variation on the 305.
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After years of being a die hard Fender fan I'm now starting to warm to PRS. MUuch of this can be blamed on Dave - this ME and 2 PS models are very, very, very good indeed.
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its all Dave's fault, I've even went through my gear and finances considering how a McCarty could be had.
btw Dave, have you considered a PRS amp to go with your guitars?
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Not once Ian. The sound clips I've heard of them left me cold, and World Guitars are struggling to sell them so much they've given them away with PS guitars, or offer them half price.
Says it all to me.
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Not once Ian. The sound clips I've heard of them left me cold, and World Guitars are struggling to sell them so much they've given them away with PS guitars, or offer them half price.
Says it all to me.
The clips sounded like there was potential in the amps, but they're not quite there yet. I bet they're very well made - I know they use Mercury Magnetics transformers and Sozo capacitors, so that 'boutique' ethos would run through the full amp I'd imagine. Not sure of the pricing, but thats likely what kills it for them. Plus, they're an unknown commodity in the amp world going into the high end without much artist support.
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They're £2k+ for the USA amps, and around £1000 for the Chinese SE ones.
A lot of competition at £2k from very well respected builders...
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I must admit that I've not been that impressed by the PRS amps. I think they had one in at Guitar Village. Might even still be there and if that's the case it has been there since launch.
They definitely need some crystal lattice - that'll make them sell like hot cakes.
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They're £2k+ for the USA amps, and around £1000 for the Chinese SE ones.
A lot of competition at £2k from very well respected builders...
hmmm, £1k for a Chinese-built amp is steep. £2k for a hand-wired amp isn't cheap, but at least its in line with the rest of that market.
I liked the cleans on the PRS amps, but the OD just sounded muffled and fizzy round the edges (top and bottom).
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I only heard clips on Youtube and based on them, I couldn't figure out what's the fuzz all about.
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Today I played a PRS SE Frederik Akesson Signature SC245 and it was AMAZING! It looked great, sounded huge, and played 10 times better than the 3 USA PRS guitars I played (Santana Sig, Mira, and DGT sig). The fretboard was really smooth and the neck was painted but not at all sticky like most custom 24's I've played, it had great upper fret access BLAH BLAH BLAH I could go on forever. But now I'm stuck between this and a handmade Anderson Bulldog(yeah it was that great).
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Today I played a PRS SE Frederik Akesson Signature SC245 and it was AMAZING! It looked great, sounded huge, and played 10 times better than the 3 USA PRS guitars I played (Santana Sig, Mira, and DGT sig). The fretboard was really smooth and the neck was painted but not at all sticky like most custom 24's I've played, it had great upper fret access BLAH BLAH BLAH I could go on forever. But now I'm stuck between this and a handmade Anderson Bulldog(yeah it was that great).
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I nearly bought the Akesson model last week (although I haven't been fortunate enough to try one). Now I think I'm going to wait for the 2012-spec Nick Catanese SE instead.