Someone explain PRS' new direction to me..

[BigK]

I've just had another look on the website and it seems theyve discontinued all the standard models (apart from the disgusting starla) that have a Wide Fat neck. As only the new ted mcarty and 25th anni models have wide fat necks and they are all bound. so with a bit of luck when the 25th anni models are finished being mad they will start doing the sc an cu22 again.

[Prawnik]

They're WAAAAAY too expensive, but I'd be interested to hear what they think of the tone.

The clips I've heard of them sound great, but they're usually being played by superb players (Hiland, Grissom etc)

A good enough player can make about anything sound pretty good.

[Twinfan]

Exactly!

[Jonny]

I liked PRS cause they were prestige and if you wanted the guitar, which you know would be good, you'd have to deidcate some good hard work/cash for it. And you'd be like "Ah, FINALLY, a PRS"

Like getting a supercar or something really expensive.

But now they're just stupidly expensive. They've hit the no-no on the demand curve. Or I'd hope so, this world isn't that retarded I don't think.

[Doadman]

I know this is an ancient topic now but I was searching for threads on PRS and this caught my eye. I can see that the SE Torero may seem really odd to PRS fans and I can see why you hate it but surely the point is that it gives them something new to sell. I've always admired PRS as a quality guitar but I've never wanted to buy one because they didn't have a locking trem, there was no neck-thru and the neck was too thick. Now that it's transpired that I may actually be better off with a thicker neck the PRS has come into play and the SE Torero is a serious possibility for me. Admitedly, I'm not struck on active EMG pups and I really don't like the idea of no fret markers but other than that it looks ideal to me.