Paul Reed Smith guitars

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   Does anyone here own a PRS guitar? Or maybe just have played one once? Or any reference?
I'm thinking seriously on buying a PRS, so I want to hear comments.
I knew about this guitars because of Akerfeldt, so I guess something interesting must have...

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Proglodita Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 23 2006 Location: Chile Status: Offline Points: 192	Topic: Paul Reed Smith guitars Posted: May 20 2008 at 22:03
	Does anyone here own a PRS guitar? Or maybe just have played one once? Or any reference? I'm thinking seriously on buying a PRS, so I want to hear comments. I knew about this guitars because of Akerfeldt, so I guess something interesting must have...
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Petrovsk Mizinski Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 24 2007 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 25210	Posted: May 20 2008 at 22:12
	PRS hey? Well in all truth I've never played them and you're probably far better off taking a question like this to a dedicated guitar forum, where everyone is a guitar nut (try this forum http://www.seymourduncan.com/forum/ but obviously you need to register to ask questions. Generally from what I've read, they aren't suffering from the hit and miss quality control current day Gibsons are getting. If you're looking to shred, bear in mind they only have a 10 inch fingerboard radius (not exactly shred friendly like a good Ibanez, ESP or Jackson Guitar for instance) and I believe only one model comes with 6100 frets, the rest generally have medium size frets which again is not shred friendly. There are rumors of an Akerfeldt signature, but I wouldn't get my hopes up about it, just a rumor so far. Some have stunning finishes and the PRS tremolos are known for having very much superior tuning stability than your average 6 screw vintage Fender trem. And bear in mind outside of the US, they don't come cheap, wheras generally you can still score MIJ guitars for good prices outside of Japan (or the US for that matter).


Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65308	Posted: May 20 2008 at 22:31
	absolutely one of the finest guitar makers I know, and my personal favorite.. they sound so amazing and you have a good range between rock and jazz/blues tones, the action is like silk, and of course they're beautiful to look at ..this is assuming they're as top-notch as they used to be, and if Paul still has a hand in the production good luck!

jammun Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 14 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3449	Posted: May 20 2008 at 22:46
	In the opinion of guitar players I know who actually own one, they are well thought of.

Proglodita Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 23 2006 Location: Chile Status: Offline Points: 192	Posted: May 21 2008 at 00:42
	Thanks for the answers, but Hughes, I don't know what you'e talking about. Well, I searched the Internet in order to know what is that 6100, and now that I know, I have no reference about it. I don't know what is the number for my guitar, but, this is solve playing the guitar. I just saw a PRS in a store, but they were closing... So I'm coming back one of these days to play it. Besides I will probe the guitar, feel free to add more comments.
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Petrovsk Mizinski Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 24 2007 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 25210	Posted: May 21 2008 at 00:55
	6100 is a reference to the fretwire size. Which model did you look at?


Proglodita Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 23 2006 Location: Chile Status: Offline Points: 192	Posted: May 21 2008 at 01:13
	I don't know. That's why I'm going back to see it. I just know it was beautiful and it was PRS.
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Petrovsk Mizinski Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 24 2007 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 25210	Posted: May 21 2008 at 01:21
	Tell us how the guitar feels after you play it Edited by HughesJB4 - May 21 2008 at 02:38


Statutory-Mike Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 15 2008 Location: Long Island Status: Offline Points: 3737	Posted: May 21 2008 at 18:07
	PRS is very expensive when you get into higher quality models. I've played a lot of PRS' in Guitar Center and Sam Ash, they're are easily one of the nicest guitars I've ever played. Steven Wilson only uses the best . (other than Petrucci's Ernie Ball sig that is)