
stratotone
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I have a pretty cool PRS, I really enjoy it. My Andersons are better guitars and for 10k I'd rather custom order two of them to my specs and then have money left over.
Indeed they do!Nodnarb25":2tkg7msu said:Squank - do either or both of these guys live in Indiana? Just curious...
There is certainly a lot of markup on PRS' Private Stock guitars. But one thing that may not be well-known is that when you order a Private Stock, you can actually go to PRS in Maryland and hand pick every piece of wood for your guitar out of their wood library. They are there with you during this process, answering questions about how different kinds of wood might sound together, and lending their guitar building experience to help you make your choices. I'm not saying this totally justifies the price - but it definitely adds to the cost to spend this kind of time with a customer at a guitar manufacturing location.racerevlon":3ai607ss said:I think PRS is currently making major profit off "perceived value." If anyone ever saw the actual markup or margin in one of these guitars they'd probably want to take to the streets with pitchforks and torches. Every company is guilty of it, just some WAY more than others.
And, like yeti and Hoff, I've never played a PRS (And I've played quite a few) that actually felt playable--there was always something wrong. I'm going to pay top-dollar for THAT? No... In this case you're paying for the name, just like with Gibson, Suhr, Anderson, etc. I'm betting their margins are anywhere from 25-70%, depending on the model.
Thoughts?
racerevlon":1stkf1ut said:I think PRS is currently making major profit off "perceived value." If anyone ever saw the actual markup or margin in one of these guitars they'd probably want to take to the streets with pitchforks and torches. Every company is guilty of it, just some WAY more than others.
And, like yeti and Hoff, I've never played a PRS (And I've played quite a few) that actually felt playable--there was always something wrong. I'm going to pay top-dollar for THAT? No... In this case you're paying for the name, just like with Gibson, Suhr, Anderson, etc. I'm betting their margins are anywhere from 25-70%, depending on the model.
Thoughts?
dooredge":1stkf1ut said:The question that always comes to my mind on these private stock guitars; is there really $10,000 worth of material, time and craftsmanship? Sure they're pretty guitars, but I don't really understand how they justify charging that much for a guitar. I can see spending $10k on a car, but on a guitar?Granted the prices they charge are relative to what people are willing to pay. I guess if someone, namely myself, doesn't have the kind of money to afford a price tag like that it seems outlandish really. That's not a knock against the guys who can afford them, but from where I come from it just doesn't compute.
dooredge":28q2ytel said:The question that always comes to my mind on these private stock guitars; is there really $10,000 worth of material, time and craftsmanship? Sure they're pretty guitars, but I don't really understand how they justify charging that much for a guitar. I can see spending $10k on a car, but on a guitar?Granted the prices they charge are relative to what people are willing to pay. I guess if someone, namely myself, doesn't have the kind of money to afford a price tag like that it seems outlandish really. That's not a knock against the guys who can afford them, but from where I come from it just doesn't compute.
Brad737":11czuosd said:I LOVE PRS guitars. I have 14 at present. But I must be honest, that "Dragon's Breath" finish doesn't do it for me. I totally appreciate the talent it takes to do it. But the looks? Meh...