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PRS jumping back into the bass market..

#41
smcd said:
My 1990 PRS. A great instrument.


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Not sure about the J/J PRS basses, but these 4 pickup models are the sh*t. Had one back the day. Fancy top. Bird inlays as fretboard markers. Stupidly sold it. (Sound of my head repeatedly striking the wall.)

Hmmmm...GC has one for sale? I've always had good luck with GC. Hmmmmmm................
 
#42
This is the one that had me drooling for a while. If I had a spare $5500 laying around I'd snap it up. I've never had a chance to play one, so not sure how it sounds but even if it sounded like squat you could hang it on the wall as an art object. Just beautiful! Right there next to some of the Spector and Alembic wood and finishes.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-PRS-Pr...7-/160955936769?pt=Guitar&hash=item2579b8b001
 
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#43
GBassNorth said:
This is the one that had me drooling for a while. If I had a spare $5500 laying around I'd snap it up. I've never had a chance to play one, so not sure how it sounds but even if it sounded like squat you could hang it on the wall as an art object. Just beautiful! Right there next to some of the Spector and Alembic wood and finishes.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-PRS-Pr...7-/160955936769?pt=Guitar&hash=item2579b8b001
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The new models are basically lower cost production versions of that original Grainger custom model.
 
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#46
These Core basses look alot like current Private Stock offerings.

The Graingers started out as $3k basses. When the second general PRS bass line failed they started calling Graingers Private Stock and increased the price by way more than double... even though it seemed to be the same bass they had offered for $3k. I've tried a few of the Private Stock basses (owned by friends) and they looked nice. Hopefully third times a charm and this pricepoint works out this time.
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#48
I actually own and play one of the "new" private stock Grainger PRS 5 string basses. I've had it for a few years and used it on hundreds of gigs. I live in the DC area so if anyone wants to check it out or if you have any questions feel free to ask. I can tell you that the core bass looks a little different. I can see right away that the stock bridge is nowhere near as beefy as the one on mine.

Overall it's a great bass. A little heavier than I like for long gigs but the tone is very hi fi and very flexible. The action is great and the bass feels very solid. The nut is 1 3/4 so it's a little thinner than some of you might be used to.

It's definitely a high quality boutique level bass in every way. Fit and finish and build quality is on par with any bass I've seen or played.
 
#49
Roscoe East said:
Always wanted one of those. It's on my no-longer-very-short GAS Short List.
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I'm selling one, but haven't got much interest, maybe because I'm in Europe. I set the price low enough for Americans to afford one with the shipping, but no bites.

I think the first versions didn't sell well because of the inflexibility of the preamp. These basses sound awesome to me on two of the PUP combination settings, but the preamp isn't designed to sculpt your tone, but rather to boost the bass while retaining lots of clarity. If you understand what they do and like the inherent sound they can really do the job.

Before I had a decent rig I was able to get a big, fat, punchy and still extremely articulate sound out of mine through a smaller amp. really great for reggae, not a surprise that Robbie Shakespeare uses these a lot, and almost always for recording these days. They can kick some real ass.
 
#52
I worked for a PRS dealer from 2001-2003 and we had 2 PRS basses. Also carried the full Fender line, MusicMan, Spector, etc. Anyhow, the PRS basses were astonishing. They were relatively plain-Jane, but even before you plugged them in they just resonated acoustically in a way none of the other electrics did. Both were perfectly balanced, relatively light and had the active/passive switch.

The pickups were so balanced and had absolutely zero hum. The tone was less gnarly than a Fender, but cut more than your typical ceramic humbucker. I was temped a few times to buy one of them, but even at dealer rates I couldn't convince myself to take the plunge for 2 reasons: 1) I knew the resale value was lousy and 2) if I'm going to shell out $2K I confess to wanting the bass to really have a captivating look.

Perfectly constructed. Shockingly beautiful tone. But not for the economically unblessed.
 
#53
Paul Reed Smith was a neighbor of mine, and my guitarist brother and I used him (or rather his assistant John "Orkie" Ingram) as a bass tech back when he was working on West Street in Annapolis. My brother bought one of Paul's pre-factory guitars, has been a user for decades, and IMO his guitars are second-to-none.

OTOH, his basses, while high quality, have never appealed to me. I'm interested in giving the non-private stock Grainger model a try, but I now play fiver exclusively, and the narrow string spacing will be a deal-breaker for me even if it's wonderful in every other respect.
 
#57
wcoffey81 said:
a PRS bass @ $2600-$3000 is too expensive? someone please remind me how much one of the Fender CS basses cost.
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It probably is for whoever said it. But for the market in general, if it delivers, nope. That should be pretty obvious.

The Fender comparison doesn't really work though, they have a fairly long and successful track record with bass.
 

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