TB Guitar Thread....No Basis Here...

[MarkMgibson]

Originally Posted by EagleMoon

Just picked this up tonight. It's a discontinued model so I got it for cheap. PRS SE Singlecut. I don't usually like red instruments, but this is more of a wine red, not quite as bright as it looks in the body picture. But after trying out several other guitars this one just spoke to me. Just playing it unplugged it resonated like crazy. Sorry about the slightly out of focus iphone pics.

Very nice indeed. I've played a few PRSs, but they cost a small fortune over here. They're lovely guitars, and if I ever see one going cheap, I'd buy it in a flash. I like the colour too.

[EagleMoon]

Originally Posted by MarkMgibson

Very nice indeed. I've played a few PRSs, but they cost a small fortune over here. They're lovely guitars, and if I ever see one going cheap, I'd buy it in a flash. I like the colour too.

Yeah the color is more mahogany, which makes the red more natural looking. I'm really impressed so far with this guitar. Been playing it all evening. And it's not really lightweight like some SE's that I've played. This one has a real solid feel to it.

[MarkMgibson]

Originally Posted by EagleMoon

Yeah the color is more mahogany, which makes the red more natural looking. I'm really impressed so far with this guitar. Been playing it all evening. And it's not really lightweight like some SE's that I've played. This one has a real solid feel to it.

I'm not familiar with the different PRS models, but I noticed they have a "Bernie Marsden Edition", which was nice to see. I was lucky enough to tour with him years ago, and he was such a nice guy and a fabulous guitar player. That live Whitesnake album (Live In The Heart Of The City) is still one of my favourites.

[spade2you]

Originally Posted by MarkMgibson

Very nice indeed. I've played a few PRSs, but they cost a small fortune over here. They're lovely guitars, and if I ever see one going cheap, I'd buy it in a flash. I like the colour too.

The US models cost a small fortune in the US, too. Frankly, I consider Gibson and PRS overpriced for what they are. A good luthier like Chris Stambaugh can probably build you a near identical model for about the same price, but with higher overall quality.

[brotherbassj]

I have a couple but my favorite guitar is a 1991 PRS bolt on. It has a thin carve neck and is purple curly maple top. It plays and sounds great and is one of the pre factory machines PRS guitars........my 13 year old son wants it........lol. He can keep playing his Ibanez.

[brotherbassj]

Had this built in 1987....still own it. Hair metal lives!

[EagleMoon]

Originally Posted by brotherbassj

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Had this built in 1987....still own it. Hair metal lives!

That's a head banging guitar if I ever saw one.

[spade2you]

Originally Posted by brotherbassj

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Had this built in 1987....still own it. Hair metal lives!

Is that a Robin? Those RULE.

I highly doubt I'd ever play in a hair metal band, but themz my favorite guitars.

[Blazer]

Well this is my "Fido double Buck" which I made from all kinds of pieces of Pine, it's my barn caster. It plays and sounds really well but I thought that that one piece white pickguard looked really pale on the Amber colored body. And I also wanted to get rid of the wrap around tail.

So I took the guitar apart, filled the holes where the wrap around tail sat and set about making a new pickguard but instead of making it from Pickguard material decided to go with something more classy.

I had this piece of Flamed maple which was too thick to be called Veneer and too narrow to make a top from and decided to use that.

The Bridge and tail piece are temporary ones, I already ordered Chrome ones to put on there. But what a difference it makes, that guitar now has something classy that it didn't have before.

[EagleMoon]

That's a wild looking guitar. Looks well loved.

[lizardwizard28]

Nothing wrong with expressing ones self through multiple instruments! Bass is my first love, but not my only. Ive played guitar and drums almost as long as bass, and picked up harmonica and keyboards shortly after. I love the music, not just the instrument! My current guitar setup is simple, G&L invader into a ts808, tc delay, into my favorite piece of gear, my beloved vox ac15. Also a trusty ibanez acpustic. In the last couple of years ive gotten into sampling and programming. Id be so bored if i only had a bass!

[MarkMgibson]

Originally Posted by spade2you

The US models cost a small fortune in the US, too. Frankly, I consider Gibson and PRS overpriced for what they are. A good luthier like Chris Stambaugh can probably build you a near identical model for about the same price, but with higher overall quality.

Yeah I reckon they're over-priced too (Gibsons are very expensive here), but the same is true of Fender. A Standard U.S.A Strat costs about $2000 here - I think that's crazy for what they are. You can buy a Mexican made model for about $750, and put a set of Grover machine heads on it and better pick-ups. It's still less than half the price, and you end up with a guitar that is just as good.

I think guitars have become like shoes - you're just paying for the name. Especially factory made guitars - it's a bit different it's something hand made.

[spade2you]

Originally Posted by MarkMgibson

Yeah I reckon they're over-priced too (Gibsons are very expensive here), but the same is true of Fender. A Standard U.S.A Strat costs about $2000 here - I think that's crazy for what they are. You can buy a Mexican made model for about $750, and put a set of Grover machine heads on it and better pick-ups. It's still less than half the price, and you end up with a guitar that is just as good.

I think guitars have become like shoes - you're just paying for the name. Especially factory made guitars - it's a bit different it's something hand made.

Wow. If a USA Strat is that expensive, I can only imagine what a Gibson or PRS might cost. I've always been a bit surprised that Gibson is allowed to sell expensive set-neck guitars with such fragile headstock joints.

I've almost always been a bit of a custom guy. I figure if McDonald's can hold the onions on a cheeseburger, the little things on a guitar or bass shouldn't be that intrusive. I remember spec'ing out my dream Fender as a kid and hearing that it would cost near 10 grand. A little more than 10 years later, I found that GMW could build me the same guitar for less than $4k.

The middleman, advertising, endorsements, HR departments, and other small things can really add up in the overall price of the instrument. Direct to consumer luthiers remove a lot of these things, which is how Stambaugh was able to build me that B-Bender a page or two back for $2,400. I'd think a similar Fender might be $6-7k with the same features.

[EagleMoon]

Anybody got suggestions for either online or DVD guitar lessons? Something you might recommend? I know basic chords but that's about it.

[spade2you]

www.truefire.com has a lot of verious DVDs. I'd like to get some of their intro to country guitar DVDs in a few months.

[MarkMgibson]

Originally Posted by spade2you

Wow. If a USA Strat is that expensive, I can only imagine what a Gibson or PRS might cost. I've always been a bit surprised that Gibson is allowed to sell expensive set-neck guitars with such fragile headstock joints.

I've almost always been a bit of a custom guy. I figure if McDonald's can hold the onions on a cheeseburger, the little things on a guitar or bass shouldn't be that intrusive. I remember spec'ing out my dream Fender as a kid and hearing that it would cost near 10 grand. A little more than 10 years later, I found that GMW could build me the same guitar for less than $4k.

The middleman, advertising, endorsements, HR departments, and other small things can really add up in the overall price of the instrument. Direct to consumer luthiers remove a lot of these things, which is how Stambaugh was able to build me that B-Bender a page or two back for $2,400. I'd think a similar Fender might be $6-7k with the same features.

I agree with you about Gibson headstock joints. Both my Les Pauls are 70's "Norlin models", which were built much better in my opinion, and while they were much maligned at the time, guitarists really appreciate them these days. One of the reasons is that they're virtually indestructible. Weird, isn't it?

[spade2you]

Originally Posted by MarkMgibson

I agree with you about Gibson headstock joints. Both my Les Pauls are 70's "Norlin models", which were built much better in my opinion, and while they were much maligned at the time, guitarists really appreciate them these days. One of the reasons is that they're virtually indestructible. Weird, isn't it?

Indeed. The fact that this would be less of a desireable guitar blows my mind, especially after seeing about a dozen decapitated Gibsons and Epiphones at local guitar shops. At least design a nice bolt-on so the neck can be replaced easier. I also noticed around the 90's that the inlays were done really poorly and had a lot of filler around them.

Ironically, I own a Steinberger that was made by Gibson at the time and it was designed to be headless.

[Stumbo]

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[Megas3300]

I traded my MIM strat for a Korean Epiphone Dot yesterday. (New dots are made in china) I dig it.

[EagleMoon]

Originally Posted by Megas3300

I traded my MIM strat for a Korean Epiphone Dot yesterday. (New dots are made in china) I dig it.

Nice looking guitar. I would have traded too. I can't get Strats to stay in tune no matter what I do.