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Gizmo

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new prs prices
« on: February 21, 2009, 09:51:14 PM »
Ive been saving up for a prs for a while. the new price increases are massive. the DGT i liked was £2200 now £2900.mental.  :(

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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2009, 10:29:23 PM »
Depends on spec - birds and 10 tops will up the price a lot of course.

Here's one at a great price of £1999:  http://www.peachideas.com/acatalog/PRS_DGT_David_Grissom_Goldtop_with_Moons__1999.html


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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2009, 10:32:23 PM »
You've always been cheaper importing PRS than buying here, the mark-up is insane. But obviously the play-before-you-buy thing is a killer.

Current stock shouldn't go up in price, if it does it's just shops being sneaky, but anything that's being ordered currently by dealers WILL have significantly higher prices.

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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2009, 01:04:29 AM »
Buy second hand... seriously...
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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2009, 10:40:32 AM »
Ive been saving up for a prs for a while. the new price increases are massive. the DGT i liked was £2200 now £2900.mental.  :(

See it positive, according to TF it means it's now 700 GBP better than before!

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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2009, 10:57:12 AM »
But of course it is!  Are you stupid or something?  Duh!

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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2009, 11:35:58 AM »
http://www.guitars4you.co.uk/guitars/2624.htm#

£2875. All the ones you've listed are pre price rise guitars. I like the birds + 10 top tobacco colour. These are the new ones in at the new prices. They used to be £2200

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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2009, 11:40:36 AM »
I think I used to see DGTs with birds around the £2200-£2300 mark.  Can't remember seeing a 10 top AND birds model before so I don't know pricing on those.  Seems like a big price jump though, but I know prices in the US have gone up 20%.  Then there's the exchange rate  :(
« Last Edit: February 22, 2009, 11:44:11 AM by Twinfan »

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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2009, 01:34:53 PM »
Better start saving I guess.
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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2009, 08:38:51 PM »
Duh, there are a number of contributors to this forum who could and would build you something a bloody sight better than a PRS for a bloody sight less :)
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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2009, 09:36:28 PM »
Duh, there are a number of contributors to this forum who could and would build you something a bloody sight better than a PRS for a bloody sight less :)
What are your prices these days? £1400?
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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2009, 07:04:44 AM »
Duh, there are a number of contributors to this forum who could and would build you something a bloody sight better than a PRS for a bloody sight less :)
What are your prices these days? £1400?

Can't do a flame top and inlays for that price but it wouldn't be too much more depending on the grade of top and complexity of the inlays.
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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2009, 08:22:30 AM »
Duh, there are a number of contributors to this forum who could and would build you something a bloody sight better than a PRS for a bloody sight less :)

Better how?  It's all subjective isn't it?  One man's meat is another's poison etc  :)

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Re: new prs prices
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2009, 11:17:10 AM »
Duh, there are a number of contributors to this forum who could and would build you something a bloody sight better than a PRS for a bloody sight less :)

Better how?  It's all subjective isn't it?  One man's meat is another's poison etc  :)

You have a point Twinfan and I'll apologise to all the PRS fans out there; sorry.
I guess I'm a bit biased toward hand builts and guitars that are made for individuals rather than mass markets. The original post was about price and it's that, that really erks me. This is not confined to PRS as you all know; guitars that are mass produced being pedaled for hand made prices; they're just a cash cow for everyone in the chain from factory to high street. Take away that chain and you can put a lot more into a guitar for the same price or reduce the price.
I know that as soon as you start machining parts and painting guitars in batches the cost of production plummets. I know because we're planning to do just that this year with a brand new Legra PG600 but in this case the savings will be passed on to the customer.
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