ebmm axis vs prs

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assume same price and both guitars are stock.. what do you go with and why?

ebmm axis/axis sport vs. prs custom/standard/ce

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Axis. Simply due to consistent high quality build. PRS is hit or miss like a LP or Strat.
Plus the necks play like butter.
 
I love all of the EBMM stuff, but I would choose the PRS. For me, it comes down to feel/comfortability (I know, not a word) while playing. I prefer the necks on PRS to the EBMM's I've played, and the body sits nicer against me while playing. If it were a Silhouette, then it would be a tougher choice and come down to neck/tone.
 
I have both a EBMM Axis SS and PRS Standard 24. Both are awesome guitars.
 
Those EBMM Axis super sports are different. At first I thought the neck was small, the thickness and the scale.
But after using one for a year, it's kind of hard to play anything else, everything else seems so big.
 
They're quite different. The Axis is a shredder guitar more-or-less. The neck is awesome. The PRS is probably thicker-sounding due to the bridge. Between the two, I'd take the Axis.
 
RockNRollBabyHead":27ybbnau said:
Axis. Simply due to consistent high quality build. PRS is hit or miss like a LP or Strat.
Plus the necks play like butter.
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IMHO it's the other way around. Most PRS guitars i have played are usually made really well. I have played and owned a few Ernie Ball's that were crap.

The only thing that's hit or miss about a PRS is the tone. They're built at a consistent high level.

PRS.
 
They are so different in feel that I would think if you actually get both in your hands you will very likely greatly prefer one over the other and then you'll have your answer...
 
ratter":29cj44xt said:
They are so different in feel that I would think if you actually get both in your hands you will very likely greatly prefer one over the other and then you'll have your answer...
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+1, totally different animals, play 'em both :thumbsup: never really had a custom that did it for me, Its turned out to be McCartys with different pups
 
PRS.

those guitars are miles apart. this is purely personal preference due to that fact alone.

PRS tone is far more consistent than Fender or Gibson from guitar to guitar. I've played Gibsons and Fenders that don't even sound like the same brand much less the same model. The last time I tried shopping for a Gibson, it was about the worst experience of my life. I ended up returning one that sounded decent, at best, because the quality of hardware(horrible) and electronics(shotty and shorting out). It's never taken me more than a couple PRS to find one that speaks to me. I played 15-20 LP's that day to find one that was ok. Don't have that kinda time on my hands.

...but we're not talking about those. EB makes some nice guitars that I do like. Haven't played enough to know about the consistency though. But like I said, this is pure preference on what style of guitar you like because they're nothing alike.
 
i played prs standards and customs back to back and bought a standard. i thought my lp was a much better guitar, so i sold the standard and have never looked back. however, i played an 80's CE a while ago and loved it. I wish I would have bought it. I need to check out an EBMM
 
I just asked myself this same question a little over a week ago. I went and played a ton of PRS' and came to the conclusion that while they are very well made and great instruments, they just felt decent. Not bad by any means, but none of them really took my breath away.

I then decided to take my chances by buying an EBMM Axis Super Sport online without playing it (I had nowhere to play one, no one here carries them). When it arrived, within 15 mins I knew I had made the right decision. The neck on my Axis is absolutely amazing. It's smaller then other guitars I've played, but I have already gotten used to that. The action is extremely low and there's no buzzing at all. I love the medium frets and the unfinished maple neck. It really is a complete dream to play, so easy and flowing.

Comparing it to all the PRS guitars that I played, it really blew them away as far as I was concerned. In build quality I found they were both pretty equal, they are both VERY well made instruments. However, in just plain feel and sound, the EBMM Axis just floors me whenever I pick it up and play, I still smile every single time I play the damn thing :)

So obviously my vote goes to the Axis, SS or otherwise. I love my Axis so much that I am already selling my ESP Eclipse II to fund getting an EBMM Luke :)
 
RockNRollBabyHead":2x55jt1m said:
Axis. Simply due to consistent high quality build. PRS is hit or miss like a LP or Strat.
Plus the necks play like butter.
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Bull. PRS quality control is certainly on par with EBMM.

EBMM are, body shapes aside, basically evolutions of strat/superstrat ideas. PRSi are their own animal and are thicker sounding then most superstrats, but not in Les Paul territory. Very midrangey, but that's not necessarily a bad thing and can be tweaked. They have different scale lengths (25" vs 25.5") which will actually probably make the largest difference to you - which are you more comfortable on?

Also bear in mind that the Axis FR trems are down-only, while PRSi float. While some aspects of this are nice (D-tuna usability), I find down-only bars pretty useless for simple vibrato and limiting in terms of overall functionality.

I own a PRS Custom 24 and love it.
 
Ive had alot of experience with both brands and I dont think one is built any better or more consistently than any other. Both are excellent in that department and as good as it gets before you get to the Suhrs and Andersons of the world.

Its totally subjective as to which is better. I had a Music Man Petrucci and still have a PRS CE 24. Both play awesome. The Music Man played a little better but man was there a difference in tone. PRS is much thicker and more rich. Maybe its just the pickups in the Petrucci but that guitar sounded sterile.

Ive always liked the Axis though and its a great guitar. As for vibe, Axis is more super Strat, PRS is more Les Paul.

Play them both. There is no right answer.
 
swimrunner":275rxxyy said:
Also bear in mind that the Axis FR trems are down-only, while PRSi float. While some aspects of this are nice (D-tuna usability), I find down-only bars pretty useless for simple vibrato and limiting in terms of overall functionality.
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You can also get the Axis with a vintage style trem that you can float.
 
i need to play an EBMM. one of the things i disliked about my prs was that the neck felt too small and cramped.
 
I've played and hated so many PRS's. It's a shame too because I always liked the look of them. I finally stumbled upon the PRS SC245 and fell in love. I highly recommend checking one of these out! On the EBMM side, I love the Luke! The Petrucci is pretty cool too but the Luke just does it for me. The few Axis models I tried didn't.
 
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