I vowed this would never happen...

[Twinfan]

Yep, times and finances change in 5 years!

[FELINEGUITARS]

Although things do change! Right now I'd love to get a CS Fender but I would consider them WAAAAY too expensive at this moment in time. Roll on a few years and I reckon my position may change.

Yeah, I've increased my "upper limit" a few times in the last couple of years.  Still nowhere near PRS Private Stock levels, but I might consider Fender Custom Shop prices now....

(Obviously I don't have your other financial responsibilities!)

And they are ridiculous too!

Nearly £1k a month on child care and a weekly shopping bill of between £100 and £150. THat's the cost of a nice new guitar each month!

Wow - what you spend on childcare alone is more than I earn a month.

[Ian Price]

It is a little ridiculous. Just a good job that I have a job that pays pretty well and that we have a great family to help out when they can.

I can imagine that the salary/income of a guitar maker/luthier is quite low unless you get lucky or are exceptionally talented (I'm not suggesting any of the great luthiers on here are not exceptionally talented BTW).

Perhaps there is a trade off in doing something you love doing rather than sitting behind a desk working on things such as IT delivery for a large corporation.

[tekbow]

I'm trying to get all the guitars in before i have kids. then i won't let them touch them (i had to save and buy my own when i was a teenager) and then leave em to my grandkids. Lets face it, it's a teenagers job to hate a parent, they'll hate me anyway so i might as well give mine a reason  :lol:

[Dmoney]

I have no kids (that I know of... wahheeeeeeyyyy!). I try to keep my outgoings down. That said, this PRS cost less than my Les Paul. I recently sold a couple of guitars and some pickups, and other bits and not being a big fan of the wider PRS range but definitely enjoying this particular guitar, I thought I'd give it a go since it was at a fair price. I'd say if anyone feels tempted to go PRS then the CE's are a lot of guitar if you can find one for a good price.

I'm going to try a nailbomb in the bridge. Take the one from my strat. and a Cold Sweat in the neck. I do like the Dragon II's but on single notes they don't feel like they cut. I can always put the dragon II's back in. I won't be selling them.

[Philly Q]

I'd say if anyone feels tempted to go PRS then the CE's are a lot of guitar if you can find one for a good price.

Prompted by this thread, I had a quick look on eBay - it's surprising just how few CEs are for sale.

I know the various CE models have been discontinued for a while, but they must have made a lot of them over the years.  Seems most people hold onto them!

[Dmoney]

Agreed. im not that into the ones on ebay either. And the price people seem to want for them second hand seems to vary a bit.

[Philly Q]

A lot of the PRS guitars listed on eBay at the moment have been there a while - I think people are a bit ambitious with their pricing!

I'm sure there are particular models which sell at good prices to collectors, especially if they're in pristine condition as we discussed earlier in the thread. 

But the ones I've sold didn't go too well - there doesn't seem to be much demand for Miras or Starlas (although I did get a decent price for the Mira Korina, and it sold very quickly!)

[Andrew W]

A lot of the PRS guitars listed on eBay at the moment have been there a while - I think people are a bit ambitious with their pricing!

This is what I see too but it's always worth putting in a bid up to what you're willing to pay as sometimes if the auction doesn't make reserve you can get a second chance offer. That's how I got my DGT. In the current climate I do think most PRS reserves on eBay are on the optimistic side.

[tekbow]

very very very very very optimistic. very very in this particular case.. getting into deluded territory, especially since he had the neck scalloped.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-CE-24-PRS-Professionally-Scalloped-neck-Electric-Guitar-with-orig-case-/251081817428?pt=Guitar&hash=item3a75a47d54

I've seen 10 topped 24's go for that much..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PRS-CE-24-FADED-BLUE-JEAN-MOON-INLAYS-INT-L-SHIPPING-NICE-PAUL-REED-SMITH-/140792030300?pt=Guitar&hash=item20c7dbe45c

This one, much more like it. I'd have that if i didn't have a ebay rule of really trying not to buy outside of europe at the moment

[Dmoney]

Here it is again.
Added a Nailbomb in the bridge a Cold Sweat in the neck. The wiring has all be replaced but kept safe along with the pups. Changed the rings too. Went for Volume only, with a 3 way toggle, and a mini toggle for coil spit instead of a push pull tone knob. The difference between the stock guitar and how it is now is night and day. It also looks like it wants to be rocked to bits!

[Twinfan]

That looks fookin' superb  :D

[tekbow]

^ yup, the uncovered buckers definitely round off the stripped down asthetic, that is a rawk machine!

[Philly Q]

It's surprising what a difference open pickups and black mounting rings make, looks good!

That's one thing I've always found interesting about PRS, they mix it up quite a lot with the cosmetics - different coloured pickup rings, different knobs, different inlays, some finishes with natural backs, some with solid colours.  It gives you a lot of choice, even with examples of the same model.

[Stevepage]

Good find. I have a CE22 myself. I've left it stock because I really like the tone. I've been considering removing the 5 way rotary switch and replacing it with a 3 way toggle and coil split on the tone control.

I've seen PRS sell a drop in kit but it costs £60+. What would I need to be able to have a Volume, Tone w/Coil Split and a Toggle?