stunning, but does it play well ? (PRS)

[Mike Mercury]

https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/ms...161869102.html
lotz of pics

looks kinda heavy...

[Strats-N-Vettes]

I'd be wondering why a for sale add has a $2200. guitar in the pics with broken strings.

I do like PRS guitars though.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by Strats-N-Vettes

I'd be wondering why a for sale add has a $2200. guitar in the pics with broken strings.

I do like PRS guitars though.

Oh come on, there is only one string broken!

PRS guitars with that body style are about the same size and thickness as something like a Gibson SG, which many players describe as "a little heavy", so this probably weighs about the same.

It's been a while since I have been shopping for guitars, but I'm not sure exactly which model that is. It looks a lot like this one:

https://www.guitarcenter.com/PRS/SE-...00000029886.gc

On sale at your local Guitar Center for $699

I do like PRS guitars, but have not owned any, yet.

[Strats-N-Vettes]

Originally Posted by Mick

Oh come on, there is only one string broken!

Pipe down Mr. Arguer about anything...

How often do you leave your guitars sitting with a broken string...or take photos of it?

[Mick]

Originally Posted by Strats-N-Vettes

Pipe down Mr. Arguer about anything...

Bullshit! I don't argue about "anything". I argue about everything!

How often do you leave your guitars sitting with a broken string...or take photos of it?

Until the next time I take it to the guy to have the strings changed. Usually that's when a third or fourth string breaks, so it takes a while.

[Strats-N-Vettes]

Originally Posted by Mick

Bullshit! I don't argue about "anything". I argue about everything!



Until the next time I take it to the guy to have the strings changed. Usually that's when a third or fourth string breaks, so it takes a while.

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

I've owned two PRS guitars. Both Custom 24s. The build quality is nothing short of spectacular. (They're not heavy either)
Unfortunately I never really bonded with either one. They sound sterile to me. It's not uncommon to read; They do it all! Les Paul and Strat tones in one guitar.

Well, no they don't do it all. They don't do either. They absolutely have their own sound and it's about as uninspiring as you can get.

YMMV.

[Mike Mercury]

OK.

What's so special about this acoustic?




Santa Cruz Vintage Artist - $4,590
https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/ms...161153610.html

[snide]

Originally Posted by Mick

Bullshit! I don't argue about "anything". I argue about everything!

You could be my mother-in-law.

[Jeff '79]

She's a garage queen, that's for sure.
The neck has very little wear and the body is pristine.
I prefer an American Fender over that though.

[Bill]

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

I don’t know much about Santa Cruz other than they’re a boutique manufacturer with an excellent reputation.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by snide

You could be my mother-in-law.

No I couldn't!

[Mike Mercury]

Originally Posted by Thomas

I don’t know much about Santa Cruz other than they’re a boutique manufacturer with an excellent reputation.

I sent that link to a guitar guru buddy of mine; here's what he said:

These are the acoustics that people, who can afford any guitar, play. Tony Rice, Brad Paisley, Bill Nershi, etc...

This guitar uses Adirondack spruce on the top, has amazing purfling, exquisite rosette, amazing inlays (on the back of this guitar, which is not shown), and a sound that just shames many other guitars. Hand built and customizable, these guitars demand a higher price on the market. He probably has more like $6,000 in this guitar. Some of their guitars can hit the $10k mark and make most Taylor guitars look like a off-the-shelf, plain-jane guitar in comparison.

I haven't seen one of these guitars sell for under $4k. Santa Cruz, hand-built Breedlove's, Collings, Bourgeois, custom-built Taylor, and older Martin guitars is what the top earning musicians play.

[Little Red L98.]

I haven’t heard one sound bad yet.




Check out this bad boy. Aluminum neck strat. If you don’t want to see him build it skip to 7:50.

YouTube (Short URL)

[Little Red L98.]

Originally Posted by Mike Mercury

I sent that link to a guitar guru buddy of mine; here's what he said:

[Little Red L98.]

Originally Posted by Strats-N-Vettes

Pipe down Mr. Arguer about anything...

How often do you leave your guitars sitting with a broken string...or take photos of it?

Originally Posted by Mick

Bullshit! I don't argue about "anything". I argue about everything!

Until the next time I take it to the guy to have the strings changed. Usually that's when a third or fourth string breaks, so it takes a while.

[99 pewtercoupe]

Originally Posted by snide

You could be my mother-in-law.

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

I had all my shit set up yesterday. So, a few quick shots.

1960 Les Paul Standard Reissue.


Ibanez RG450DX


And the pride of the fleet. 1987 Clapton Strat. I've owned this since it was new. I'll be homeless before I sell it.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by Thomas

I've owned two PRS guitars. Both Custom 24s. The build quality is nothing short of spectacular. (They're not heavy either)
Unfortunately I never really bonded with either one. They sound sterile to me. It's not uncommon to read; They do it all! Les Paul and Strat tones in one guitar.

Well, no they don't do it all. They don't do either. They absolutely have their own sound and it's about as uninspiring as you can get.

YMMV.

I've heard people say this as well. Keeping in mind that I am just a hobbyist, and definitely NOT any kind of techno geek with guitar gear, my opinion is that when we are talking about solid body electric guitars, there is a huge expanse of opportunity to change the sound of a particular guitar by changing pick-ups, pre-amps, and any pedals or other sound modification equipment you choose to use.

I understand the desire to have a guitar that sounds great right out of the box, but there is something to be said for high-quality manufacturing to give you a lot of flexibility with the sound. For example, I bought a Schecter guitar years ago that was just a piece of shit. No amount of fiddling with electronics was going to cover the fact that the guitar was not manufactured properly such that no matter how it was set up (I had a few professionals try), the action sucked and the fret buzz was front-and-center at all times. I ended up giving up and selling it.