PRS Guitars... Who's made the switch

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Gadzz":1a8xri8f said:
I went with a Knaggs Kenai over the PRS I love it still have my Lester though never gonna part with it! Probably going to get another Knaggs in the near future
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Interesting. I too have been in discussions with the N. American Knaggs rep. They're of interest as well.
 
Currently in negotiations with a seller to get this beauty:

 
Killer guitars build quality is amazing! Like PRS a lill pricey though! I'm going to pull the trigger on a tier 3 Knaggs Keya in white
 
I have had my PRS for a while, but have never truly bonded with it.

I bought one after playing a friend of mines (late nineties Custom 24), which was just mind blowing. I begged and begged but he wouldn't sell it for love nor money. So I ordered my own. Ca. 2008 Custom 24.

Not quite as good. There was something not quite right. It would go out of tune a lot, and the trem system didn't work as well. That has since been improved, but it's still not very inspiring to play.
A bit lifeless, and has this 'plink' somewhere in the spectrum (in the attack).
I am trying to sell it, but something keeps me holding on to it.

I would definitely recommend trying out a bunch first and then buying the exact one that turns you on.
 
I made the switch to PRS guitars - from Gibson - when I first played my wife's 1988 PRS standard back in 1990..I saved up and bought a new 1999 PRS custom 24 and have had it ever since!..Now after 15+ years as my top quality instrument, I actually found a better quality guitar. Mayones Regius 7. Definitely a higher quality axe all the way around. That being said, I am keeping my PRS ;)
 
Ive never purchased a Les Paul, but I have 6 (real) PRS guitars - Custom 24 / CE24 / CE22. Love them!
 
Great feedback on this...

Will check out the Mayones for shitz'n'giggles :thumbsup:
 
a) Why "switch"?
b) If you want upper fret access in a Gibson, get a LP junior double-cut, SG, V or Explorer.
c) As for consistency of quality, I've had some of my LPs for many years, and not one of them has ever changed! ;)
 
BC Audio":2vrpu40m said:
a) Why "switch"?
b) If you want upper fret access in a Gibson, get a LP junior double-cut, SG, V or Explorer.
c) As for consistency of quality, I've had some of my LPs for many years, and not one of them has ever changed! ;)
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(a) Agreed, have both.

(b) None of those guitars will give you LP tones.

(c) Possibly right, but I think it's difficult to argue that modern Gibsons don't have consistency issues...

-C
 
Great thing about PRS guitars is consistency. I've played a bunch and they are all the same. So if you can just find one to tinker with, you'll know whether you like the feel of them. I don't, but I've also never been able to bond with a Les Paul either (Strat guy).
 
In '04 I started using PRS and now I've switched back to Strats and Tele's
Love every thing about them just hated when they got dinged up
 
I say put some bird inlays on one of your Pauls. Haha. But seriously I have a CU24 and I love it. Threw a set of motor city AFWAYU pickups in it and like it even more but none of my Pauls are going anywhere. If the CU24 wasn't a funky one, of sparkle color it would already be gone.
 
For most of my life I either played a Les Paul, Jackson, or a Tele. I got into JEMs as well (still my favorite Floyded guitar). These days I play a PRS or a Tele more often than not. I love my Gibson B-Bender Les Paul Jr. but if PRS made one I'd probably switch :)

I had a PRS NF3 outfitted with a Floyd but I still like my white JEM a lot.

But nothing sounds or feels quite like a Les Paul so if that's exactly what you're after then you should just get a nice Gibson. Finding a nice Gibson is getting more difficult though. People have been complaining about Gibson quality for years. Until the last year or so the issues I saw were more along the lines of a crappy setup or some minor fit and finish issues. Now I'm seeing guitars that are going to need to be repaired to leave the showroom - binding separating, frets not seated, electronics not working, nuts cut poorly, etc.
 
hippietim":1jxxob46 said:
For most of my life I either played a Les Paul, Jackson, or a Tele. I got into JEMs as well (still my favorite Floyded guitar). These days I play a PRS or a Tele more often than not. I love my Gibson B-Bender Les Paul Jr. but if PRS made one I'd probably switch :)

I had a PRS NF3 outfitted with a Floyd but I still like my white JEM a lot.

But nothing sounds or feels quite like a Les Paul so if that's exactly what you're after then you should just get a nice Gibson. Finding a nice Gibson is getting more difficult though. People have been complaining about Gibson quality for years. Until the last year or so the issues I saw were more along the lines of a crappy setup or some minor fit and finish issues. Now I'm seeing guitars that are going to need to be repaired to leave the showroom - binding separating, frets not seated, electronics not working, nuts cut poorly, etc.
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Again, it's versatility. I am going to need 1 guitar for a while, and thought the PRS might be that 1 stone hitting 3 or 4 birds. Or at least grazing them LOL.

I'll see. Ya, Lesters to me are my idea of "home", those and ESP Horizons.

Peace Y'All,
Mojo
 
It will get quite close to a bunch of things. They are good guitars. Just gotta find the right one.

I don't know what the new configurations are... But my big mistake was not getting the 10 top.
 
BC Audio":3v4v5h25 said:
a) Why "switch"?
Why not? Why be forced to play guitars from any one company?
b) If you want upper fret access in a Gibson, get a LP junior double-cut, SG, V or Explorer.
NO thank you, for any of those. I can't stand playing any of those models
c) As for consistency of quality, I've had some of my LPs for many years, and not one of them has ever changed! ;)
Go out to any GC and play through the Gibsons. For every 1 good one, there's 5 shit turds
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