Paul Reed Smith talks about Electric Guitars
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A nut?? Pompous?... hmmm. Then I wish we had a few more "nuts" like him. PRSs are of consistently high quality; fine woods: good parts, excellent design, superb craftsmanship. Beyond what Gibson is able to consistently achieve (and I own a couple of nice Gibsons that I love). High quality comes at a price. When he declares it "an art" I think he's implying that the number of variables in guitar-making mean that it is "art" (or a bit of voodoo) when a bunch of parts becomes a fine guitar.
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Great guy ! I am amazed !!!
Everything what he said is a truth, guitar is very complicated instrument. Guitarist, me to...are very rarely satisfied with guitars...searching for "Holly Grail" never ends.
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just got a PRS Mccarty 10 top today... fuck me its amazing
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I like PRS Guitars but I'm not impressed by his demeanor.
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Is that SE Custom,made in Korea?
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well if you listen to him.. and knowing how good his guitars are.. you can understand the prices a bit haha
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I'm a small-time luthier and can make guitars with comparable (sometimes better) quality than PRS, Gibson, Fender, etc. The name brand doesn't make the instrument, it's the person building the guitar that makes the instrument. These are all done on CNC machines - all of mine are hand cut using routers and templates, bandsaws, rasp files, sand paper, etc. They each have a unique character to them. I am also a CNC machining specialist in my day to day career but would rather give my guitars a soul
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These cost about $1000 too much for what you get and prices just went up, so did Fender, from $1250 to $1600.
Im in a position to buy any guitar I want and I have to say I am looking at Gibson. Fender is way too expensive so the small $400 jump to a better quality Gibson LP Traditional for $1000 less than a PRS for the same sound and neck construction is where I am at.
In all honesty Ill probably get a Carvin CT6 all decked out for $2000, even changing the bridge and pickups I come out ahead.
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what a nut i know this guy makes good guitars but he should try to lower the prices,the prs model guitars are two expensive,for the money you spend on a prs i´d rather a gibson les paul,nothing beats a good gibson les paul.
PRS are the best!!!
gibson135 5 years ago 76
The Steve Jobs of the guitar world!
continentalg5 2 years ago 62