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    Posted: July 15 2010 at 23:25
Hey

I'm thinking of buying Mike's signature PRS guitar, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the guitar or with any PRS. 

Currently, I am playing an Epiphone Les Paul Standard. 

Any opinions? 

Here are some pics and specs:






BODY
Body WoodMahogany
Top WoodMaple with Flame Maple Veneer and Opeth "O" Logo
NECK
Number of Frets24 Jumbo Frets
Scale Length25"
Neck WoodMaple
Fretboard WoodEbony
Neck ShapeWide Fat
Fretboard InlaysOriginal PRS Birds
HARDWARE
BridgePRS Designed Tremolo
TunersPRS Designed Tuners
Truss Rod CoverPRS
Hardware TypeGold
Treble PickupSE HFS Treble Humbucker
Bass PickupSE Vintage Bass Humbucker
Pickup SwitchingVolume and Tone Control with 3-Way Toggle Pickup Selector
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Points: 12294 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2010 at 23:30
My technical knowledge of guitars is limited, but aesthetically, that PRS is pure hedonism.
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Points: 18016 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2010 at 23:51
If someone bought it for me I would play it, but there are many, many other guitars I would choose over that if I had any money


hmm, if I got one of those I'd probably swap the pickups


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Points: 1594 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2010 at 10:42
It got a really good review in one of the UK guitar magazines recently. They particularly liked the neck.
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Points: 1416 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2010 at 16:04

PRSs are great guitars. Haven't had the pleasure of playing one of those particular models.

Just a little nitpick of mine, however....I'd be hesitant to buy a guitar with another band's logo on it, especially if you make your own music. I've never liked advertising a brand, even if that brand is one of my favorite bands (which Opeth is).
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Points: 18016 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2010 at 18:55
By the way, that will without a doubt be an upgrade from your Epi
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Points: 1601 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2010 at 19:20
Yeah, thats going to be expensive, and I never gotten into paying a lot because it looks like someone else's guitar.  But it IS a PRS so it's assured to be pretty dominant.  I've played PRS guitars before and they played like a dream.
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Points: 18016 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 19 2010 at 19:26
Originally posted by himtroy himtroy wrote:

Yeah, thats going to be expensive, and I never gotten into paying a lot because it looks like someone else's guitar.  But it IS a PRS so it's assured to be pretty dominant.  I've played PRS guitars before and they played like a dream.


actually, look closer; that's the SE model - made in Korea - and it's only about 650$ street

still, definitely better than an Epiphone
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