One expensive gigging guitar.....

[Philly Q]

if you have £30k you're probably not going to spend it all on a £30k PRS. But if you have so much money that you can't reasonably spend it (and that you're making a ton in interest etc.), then i guess you might as well.

Nobody's making a ton in interest now!  :lol:  Might as well keep your cash in a shoebox under the bed.

[Denim n Leather]

I felt a bit uneasy about gigging my 70s tele and that has knocks all over it! This takes the biscuit though!

i feel uneasy about gigging any of my guitars.. they all have sentimental attachment, and have been modified, so in a way are all unique instruments.

Really?

I can see the attachment, I s'pose, but to me they're just tools at the end of the day and you have to use the right tool for the right job. I would be upset if a guitar broke due to someone else being a dorkus and damaging the guitar, but it's the price of admission, really. You take the stuff out and use it and it gets ... used! LOL

[WezV]

i would have it in a second if i could afford it, although i would really much rather be interested in one of pauls originals... how much do they go for now?

and pauls a really nice guy, - i hope he is close enough to world domination to actually get to spend some proper time in a workshop again.  when i got to speak to him and show him a bass of mine he seemed really genuine and you could see how mcuh he enjoyed talking construction methods and ideas.  I didnt take the bass at first but when i said what i did he insisted i go fetch it to show him (much to the annoyance of a whole queue of people :P )

[Ian Price]

I didnt take the bass at first but when i said what i did he insisted i go fetch it to show him (much to the annoyance of a whole queue of people :P )

That's a great story Wez. I really respect people that take time to talk to others - it obviously helps that he is also passionate about guitar making but he didn't have to do what he did. Respect indeed. 

[Afghan Dave]

A really nice story that...

These little considerate "human" actions really leave a positive impression which ripples out further than could be expected.

No amount of expensive branding or PRS advertising has ever made me feel as supportive of PRS as that little story.

Good on Paul.

[AndyR]

Yeah that's a great story :D

Can you charge more now that he's handled it?

[WezV]

not sure about that andy, but you never know.  i wish i still had it - i loved that bass :(   went for a silly low price on ebay when i needed some cash

[WezV]

me and Nath also met another friendly fella at that particular Music live, a local guitar shop had taken a few along so we popped down on the saturday

[nfe]

A mate gigs both his dads 59' Standards.

And why not, that's what they're for. And battered guitars look better  8)

[dave_mc]

Nobody's making a ton in interest now!  :lol:  Might as well keep your cash in a shoebox under the bed.

haha, touche. though i reckon if you know where to go (and have enough cash), you could do not too bad.

That's a great story Wez. I really respect people that take time to talk to others - it obviously helps that he is also passionate about guitar making but he didn't have to do what he did. Respect indeed. 

+1

[Fikealox]

A mate gigs both his dads 59' Standards.

And why not, that's what they're for. And battered guitars look better  8)

I hope he asks first :lol:

[nfe]

A mate gigs both his dads 59' Standards.

And why not, that's what they're for. And battered guitars look better  8)

I hope he asks first :lol:

He does nowadays. 

He took his Dad's '56 Junior to his first ever gig at a school talent show without asking, he learned afterwards  :lol:

[gwEm]

I felt a bit uneasy about gigging my 70s tele and that has knocks all over it! This takes the biscuit though!

i feel uneasy about gigging any of my guitars.. they all have sentimental attachment, and have been modified, so in a way are all unique instruments.

Really?

I can see the attachment, I s'pose, but to me they're just tools at the end of the day and you have to use the right tool for the right job. I would be upset if a guitar broke due to someone else being a dorkus and damaging the guitar, but it's the price of admission, really. You take the stuff out and use it and it gets ... used! LOL

i know you're right - but as you know i'm slightly emo about my instruments... so i'm going to have to say:

NO! YOU'RE SOOO WRONG!!

[Johnny Mac]

Great Story Wez and cool pics. You know Mr Smith is a Koch user don't you? Obviously a man of great taste! 

[dave_mc]

He does nowadays. 

He took his Dad's '56 Junior to his first ever gig at a school talent show without asking, he learned afterwards  :lol:

jeez :lol: