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Frank666

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PR Guitars
« on: January 04, 2011, 04:33:26 AM »
I just got wind of a guitar manufacturer in england that makes these guitars (paduak wood with a 25" scale which sounds perfect to me) anyone here with experience of them? I think twinfan played one in a recent youtube vid with the AFD (hope that the issue you're having with it works out, it sounded great on the vid) any opinions? I'm looking at the SCR model
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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2011, 06:26:22 AM »
It's the SCR that Dave's got isn't it?
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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2011, 10:41:58 AM »
Dave has the Les Paul and SG inspired models.
I've had my greasy mitts on both and they are both very good guitars and are well made.
There are some reviews in Guitarist or Guitar Buyer I think. I think they were published about 18 months - 2 years ago.
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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2011, 11:21:45 AM »
Yep, I've got two - SGR #1 and SCR #1.  My SCR (singlecut) was in Guitarist magazine and my SGR was in Guitar Buyer, both in the last year or so.

Here's the SCR post:  http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=20602

Here's the SGR post:  http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=21605

The looks divide opinion, but everyone who's played them is very impressed.  Build quality is perfect and I looked very hard to find a fault - there wasn't one.  I don't think Paul has sold too many SCRs as he's not the greatest at promoting himself, which is a criminal shame.

His guitars rock a fat one, and if I was a pro musician I'd have a stable of his stuff as my working guitars.  They're that good.
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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2011, 11:37:23 AM »
Quote from: Twinfan on January 04, 2011, 11:21:45 AM
I don't think Paul has sold too many SCRs as he's not the greatest at promoting himself, which is a criminal shame.


That sounds like a number of the luthiers I know.
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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2011, 06:03:41 PM »
Thanks very much, I've sent Paul an e-mail so I'll wait for a reply before I go any further with it but it looks very promising
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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2011, 06:33:54 PM »
Top one  :)

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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2011, 07:42:57 PM »
Just heard back from Paul, he said he can put an SCR together for £1000! Top quality guitar for a very good price, he reckons that will also include postage to Ireland! Feeling good about it so far  :D
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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2011, 07:55:17 PM »
small world, Paul only lives around 25 mins from me and I'll going to his this weekend to get a guitar set up.

he's well known in the North East and did the Wildhearts guitar used in this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKea-xN1aTA
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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2011, 09:45:27 PM »
Quote from: Frank666 on January 05, 2011, 07:42:57 PM
Just heard back from Paul, he said he can put an SCR together for £1000! Top quality guitar for a very good price, he reckons that will also include postage to Ireland! Feeling good about it so far  :D

£1000?  You jammy sod, that's less than I paid!  :lol:

Blummin bargain.  Unbelievable.
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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2011, 12:12:12 AM »
Quote from: HTH AMPS on January 05, 2011, 07:55:17 PM
small world, Paul only lives around 25 mins from me and I'll going to his this weekend to get a guitar set up.

he's well known in the North East and did the Wildhearts guitar used in this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKea-xN1aTA

That songs f@ckin mint
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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2011, 12:19:50 AM »
Well, I didn't get to Paul's until today and spent a good hour or so talking shop and playing his guitars - MAAAAAN, they are really nice.  I gotta get saving me pennies.

For those who're not too sold on his headstock or body design, he did mention that he was thinking of maybe doing some straight 'reissue' type guitars built the right way - i.e. to the standard that Gibson will never attain.

I'd be up for an SG of his, hell yeah - the necks on his guitars play like buttah and the resonance rings through the guitar.  As you can tell, I'm a bit taken with them.

Oh, and I told him to drop by the forum and contact Tim about putting some BKPs in his guitars - you do what you can.

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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2011, 08:52:30 AM »
See?  I've been telling people how good his stuff is!  I picked my SCR up and just went "whoa!"

He's seriously underpriced...
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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2011, 04:29:09 AM »
I've finally got my ideas together, hopefully it comes together! Hope dave's AFD comes together by the way
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Re: PR Guitars
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2011, 10:59:21 AM »
Quote from: Twinfan on January 14, 2011, 08:52:30 AM
See?  I've been telling people how good his stuff is!  I picked my SCR up and just went "whoa!"

He's seriously underpriced...

same reaction here - his guitars just instantly feel 'right'.

I also played one of his guitars that had a late-60s-style SG neck, i.e. thin width, and it was really, really nice.  Was like playing my '67 SG junior all over again.

I'm embarrassed that someone THIS good has been on my doorstep all these years and this is the first time I've played his guitars.

Hopefully he will rescue my BC Rich from the mess the other guy made of it and get it playable.  Then I can get saving for one of his guitars   :D

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