HighGain510
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I got one of these as a present for getting all A*s on my GCSEs.
Was stolen within a few months.
Cried for so long.
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Damn that seriously sucks man.
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I got one of these as a present for getting all A*s on my GCSEs.
Was stolen within a few months.
Cried for so long.
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I'll let Paul Smith know that we should stop using the "Gay" bird inlays and stick with the "Straight" ones. How can you tell if they are gay birds anyways? Do they fly crooked or have too much pearl in the shell material?
I don't understand how when ESP makes $2000 and $3000 guitars they're still hip and "Metal", but when PRS does it they're just catering to doctors and lawyers.
PRS and ESP have nearly identical price points, but somehow ESP is able to escape the stigma.![]()
maybe different price points available in different countries?
like esp is much cheaper in uk or australia than it is in america, and same is true with the reverse?
though going by the esps i find here, which are usually the eclipse (most common ones i find in my area) or M or something usually fly around the 1500ish mark. most prs that are in my area usually fly around the 1800-2300ish mark
though i still think they are expensive, however, quality instruments, so price doesn't really bother me on em...i just dont 'feel' them connect to me :s
I don't understand how when ESP makes $2000 and $3000 guitars they're still hip and "Metal", but when PRS does it they're just catering to doctors and lawyers.
PRS and ESP have nearly identical price points, but somehow ESP is able to escape the stigma.![]()
Hey guys, I'm wanting to buy a SE Custom 24. But I don't really uses tremolos, does anyone know if it's possible to find them with fixed bridges?
Really? Most of the nonsense that I read about PRS are by people who have never, and will never, play or own one...Nice guitars but for me ruined by the fanboy-ism that can surround them...
I was just putzing around on the PRS site and noticed the NF3. I have never seen a PRS before that has grabbed me in such a way. I checked out a few videos and the sound is completely different to anything I have heard before either. It is basically like a really thick strat mixed with a bright "woman-tone" style HH guitar.
And when I read that you can order it with gold hardware and birds, it was game over.
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There is either a CS Schecter or an NF3 in my future.![]()
I had a DC-3 for a short period (same guitar as the NF3, different pickups) and if the neck had been a bit thinner, it would be my main strat guitar. It sounds SO good! It played great too, just too thick for me to play for very long.
The pricing is different in the EU and Asia, as PRS is an import over there which is hit heavily by taxes, but I was more responding to the guys here in North America, which are here discussing the pricing.
The ESP Standard series run ~$1600 (the NTB is still $1300, but it's ULTRA barebones), while the PRS Starla and Mira start a little less at ~$1500. When you move up to the higher end models like the non-base ESPs you're looking at around $2000 to $2800, which is on par with the bulk of the production USA PRS lineup (Tremonti, NF, 305, CU24, DGT, etc.).
Then when you hit the top of the heap, the ESP Japan models can top $4k, just like the PRS 10s, McCarty, Santana, etc.
Both PRS and ESP regularly release limited models that can go for over five figures, it's not at all uncommon for either brand.
The prices are amazingly similar, maybe off by $100 or so here and there, but $100 on a $1500+ guitar isn't a huge margin.
Dude....PTC does neck carves, cmon!![]()
Haha it would have cost 2/3 of what I had into that guitar.Call me when they get reasonable on that option!
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I love PRS, and you know that, but for what they were charging it was fiscally irresponsible to continue down that road when I could move it on to someone who could enjoy it as-is and I could bring back home my moss pearl McRosie instead.
Believe me, it worked out for the best and it was just a PRS replacing a PRS.