PRS Feelings

[Deneb]

I played a few, I played what the music store guy told me was a wide flat neck, and they all had a trem.

Holy shit, I think I need one...like now.

What are your feelings on PRS?

[YetAnotherOne]

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I love my Custom 24, great guitar. Everyone should have one. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[data187]

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i had a ce 24 which i sold to a forum member.
i think the guitars look, sound and play great.
i love how the harmonically rich the guitar is.
all 5 pickup positions sound great.

[fuel0707]

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I love my McCarty but the neck is way different than about any Jackson or Charvel I've tried. The pickups are voiced differently, too, with a strong midrange presence. Rather like a cocked-wah sound but with more tonal range. Also, the build quality is top-notch. I also give PRS a tip o' the hat for coming up with something that is immediately identifiable in its design, in the same way that one recognizes a Strat, Tele or Les Paul in a split second.

I also have owned a PRS CE-24. I liked that guitar but I sold it when my wife surprised me with the McCarty. The trem on the CE was quite nice but it really wasn't meant for heavy-duty use like a Floyd Rose design.

[whackmaster]

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I have a custom 24- plays great, but not my cup o tea! I am too heavily reliant on Floyd trems. I like to wiggle my stick pretty rough [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] If it had a floyd I would definitely keep it! I think they're alot like Gibson- some have the mojo, some don't but when you find one that does [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] Don't buy into the heel from hell thing. That's from ancient (Ed) roman mythology. Sustains just as well as my neckthru PC archtop! If you're ever in the market for one- drop me a line - there are quite a few used ones in my neck of the woods.

[jgcable]

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I have a custom 22 that kills. Unfortunately for me I bought it without trying it first and it has the wide/fat neck which is a little too fat for me. I play mainly Ibanez guitars and it is too Les Paul feeling for me. Other than that... it is one hell of a guitar and worth every penny of its $2300.00+ price tag. I had a couple of CE22's and CE24's and one Classic 22 and I like the Custom 22 the best. Maybe the reason is the Dragon 2's that are in it.

[fett]

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OOps sorry. I thought it said "PMS Feelings"

[RacerX]

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Originally posted by whackmaster:
I like to wiggle my stick pretty rough [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thus, your JCF name! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[hippietim]

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I've got a Santana III and love it. I didn't love the pickups though - I put Duncan Phat Cats in it. This thing plays amazing, looks amazing, and now it sounds amazing.

[Deneb]

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WHat the hell is the model with a trem called? He started naming shit, but I really didn't listen.

The trem stayed in tune so so, not meant for large use as stated above, but it did pretty well.

The only reason I liked those more, was the way it seemed to feel. The ones without a trem seem a little warmer, however the ones with a trem, it took a bit to get used to playing something that sat sooooo close to the body, and the arch top deal combined with that. I mean my Jacksons are pretty close to the body, but this PRS was something else.

I definately need to save some cash for one sooner than later.

[fuel0707]

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Originally posted by Deneb:
WHat the hell is the model with a trem called? He started naming shit, but I really didn't listen.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Unfortunately, PRS makes several models with trems. I guess the best thing to do is either return to the store or check PRS's website and see if you can identify the model you saw that way.

[jgcable]

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I mistakenly called my PRS a Custom 22. It is actually a Standard 22. My buddy has a custom with birds, 10 top, etc... It was so friggin expensive and is so pretty that he is afraid to even take it out of the case. That is the downside of owning a $3000.00+ guitar unless you are bucks up and $3K doesn't mean that much to you.

[neilli]

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PRS don't really do it for me - I've tried a few and while I couldn't fault the build in any way, I know that if I ever owned one it would sit in the corner while I played other guitars....they've got great marketing and A&R departments though! (remember Ibanez in the mid / late 80's?!)
I guess it doesn't help that they are all over the place at the moment (OK, I know it's because people love them) and I've heard some things that make me believe that they're not as exclusive as they like to make out (e.g. 100's of Dragons in a rack in the factory waiting for dispatch!)
Cheers
Ian

[Crankdaddy]

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I actually have Data's CE 24.

Just like he said, it looks, plays, and sounds amazing.

It is one of my favorite guitars. Actually, it just might be my favorite. And it's a bolt in -- I shudder to think of what the set necks are like.

The bridge pickup (I think it's called a "bass" pickup) is the fattest, meatiest, baddest sounding thing on the planet.

[pro-fusion]

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I think PRS guitars are great for blues or classic rock, but I've never liked them for metal--especially of the shredding variety. And I've owned three of 'em over the years. In terms of sound and playability, I prefer Soloists to any PRS I've ever played. But obviously, your mileage may vary...