20th Anniversary PRS Inlay

feylya

Is that what the wife tells ya???


Sorry

Doctor J

Ha ha ha ha, you think I get away with buying guitars cos I'm kind to stray puppies?

feylya

Ancient1

oh maaaaaaaaan, i want the 350DX so badly!

......the pair of you always breaking my concentration when im in work.... :rolleyes:

feylya

I don't like the Sharktooth inlays tbh.

We're here to annoy.

Ancient1

IMO the Sharktooth inlays are a must for a Jackson or Ibanez - just looks great, like it belongs there.

Doctor J

Can't argue with that

It wasn't me!

Mine has them and they get old fast. : /

Dave

feylya wrote:

Yeah, the 1570 (for less than €700 shipped WITH case)

Where! If I could get it for that price it'd be my next guitar.

Nidge

i know the topic has changed, but nonetheless: i think it was a good idea to change the style of the PRS inlays, but i think that is fairly crap looking, it's not interesting, and hasn't improved on the original. Although i believe you, what guitars do you guys think are better than or as good as PRS's for the price?

It wasn't me!

The thing is, for that kind of money you can have a highly skilled luthier make a guitar to your own specs. Your own wood, pickups, electronic configuration, neck, finish, whatever you like.

Karl Hungus

Nidge wrote:

i know the topic has changed, but nonetheless: i think it was a good idea to change the style of the PRS inlays, but i think that is fairly crap looking, it's not interesting, and hasn't improved on the original. Although i believe you, what guitars do you guys think are better than or as good as PRS's for the price?

Basically as It Wasn't Me said.
I'm seeing about getting a guitar built to my very specific specs from the BC Rich custom shop, and it's looking to cost me little over 2 grand. Far less then a production line PRS guitar. Half of what it would cost to get a Custom 24 in Ireland tbh.

For that kinda price there's simply no comparison with getting a decent luthier to build a guitar specifically for you.

feylya

Dave wrote:

Where! If I could get it for that price it'd be my next guitar.

No! Mine!

feylya

Nidge wrote:

i know the topic has changed, but nonetheless: i think it was a good idea to change the style of the PRS inlays, but i think that is fairly crap looking, it's not interesting, and hasn't improved on the original. Although i believe you, what guitars do you guys think are better than or as good as PRS's for the price?

To www.lgmguitars.com with you good sir!

Dave

Are you getting it from here or second hand perchance?

feylya

And Dave gets the spelling monkey

Karl Hungus

Spelling monkey? I want one!

Dave

You can have mine, I don't even know what it does.

Karl Hungus

Well it spells for you, I presume. Either that, or it just howls and flings poo, the name just being ironic.

Nidge

Ah luthiers i thought as much, in fact i have a guitar being made for me in texas as we speak. I expect it to be more suited to me than a PRS and i won't even get the chance to play it before purchase.

See i thought you guys were gonna mention an actual brand equal to PRS for a quarter of the price.

I was unaware that B.C.Rich made customs, even Fender does, but i expect you have more options when negotiating with an independent luthier.

My friend and I find that there are a number of American guitar shops that sell 2nd hand PRS's online in near mint condition, for in the region of a grand. So if one is so set on having a PRS and not necessarily being the first time owner than that is a great option.

As everyone says PRS are great guitars, and you can get equally good guitars for cheaper, i say, take the cheaper less known option. If you buy from a small luthier the customer services are incredible compared to that of any Major brand, your guitar will be unique and much better suited to you than a mass produced guitar like PRS. People bitch about what you pay for an american strat, but PRS is a prime example of buying because of the label, there is a reward, but not a reward that is worth 4 grand to you.

feylya

My often spoken sentiments exactly.

Dave

It's supposed to spell for me!! It just arrived in the door no manual or anything. You've obviously owned one before, as you were bang on about the poo flinging.

feylya

Prs's fling poo?

Dave

Someone customised one once for poo flinging or something.

Karl Hungus

Nidge wrote:

I was unaware that B.C.Rich made customs, even Fender does, but i expect you have more options when negotiating with an independent luthier.

They do indeed!
And suprisingly, there was no option I asked for that they said they couldn't do. I even enquired about getting a metal truss rod cover with my name engraved on it, and they said they can do it for me. So I've full confidence in them and I can't see any reason why there'd be more options from someone else.

Just have a peek at some of these fine beauties.

feylya

Dave wrote:

Someone customised one once for poo flinging or something.

Intruiging. Tell me more.

It wasn't me!

Nidge wrote:

My friend and I find that there are a number of American guitar shops that sell 2nd hand PRS's online in near mint condition, for in the region of a grand. So if one is so set on having a PRS and not necessarily being the first time owner than that is a great option.

Before the Doc gets in with it www.chrisguitars.com is a prime example. You can get custom guitars for half the price that'll be superior but I don't think you'll find a better mass-produced guitar, especially not for the same price.

Dave

feylya wrote:

Intruiging. Tell me more.

I'm not sure of the exact way they did it, but you had to remove the pickups and get special customised poo flinging pickups. Tone suffered as a consequence though. So if it's a sacrafice you're willing to make, i'd say go for it. Before the doc gets in you can get some good second hand poo flinging pickups at chrisguitars.

Doctor J

For anyone thinking of buying a new PRS I would say get an Eggle instead. Just as good, though in my opinion better, and the factory is a half hour Ryanair flight away so you can get whatever custom stuff you want. Plus, they're cheaper. The name doesn't have the inflated rep of PRS but make no mistake they are top, top quality. Win, win, win.

Nidge

Haha funny you should say that doc, i own an eggle myself, couldn't be happier with it. Beats the ass off any guitar anywhere near it's price range in town. Do you have a Los Angeles plus by any chance?

Doctor J

No, I have the TI Legend, basically a Vienna (I think, the largest body they have) except none more black

Nidge

That's interesting, there are a surprising amount of eggles literally floating from owner to second hand owner. I have seen a Berlin Pro, a Los Angeles Plus, my New York Plus and now heard of your vienna. It hasn't a tremolo has it? Have you heard or seen any other models in ireland. I'd love to just walk through their factory/workshop to look at all the guitars they have, they are so good, that is interesting what you say about it's proximity to a ryanair destination.

Doctor J

I visited the factory back in 96 when they were based in Coventry. It's just depressingly amazing. Then they brought us to this room with one of everything, seemingly, and a load of amps and left us to it. Eggle are everything PRS should be.

It was the best of times




I need to take some better pictures

It wasn't me!

Last time you got more compliments on the carpet than on the guitar! Lovely guitar though. And it has the Iommi fret markers.

Doctor J

It is a good carpet

It wasn't me!

Carpet versus guitar? I know I can live without carpet. (Damn tiled floors. What a nice way to get up at six o'clock in the morning) Can't say the same for guitars.

dabhoys

I've played that Eggle and can bench that its a beauty. Tone is amazing. Sweet guitar no doubt...

John

do Eggle make carpet too?

feylya

Can you imagine the tone you'd get from it

It wasn't me!

Buzzzzzzzzzz!

feylya

Mmm, static

It wasn't me!

BUZZZZZZZZZZ! Oh that fuzzy goodness.

Karl Hungus

Christ, a thread about inlays goes off into talking about carpets? Boggle!

Nidge

how much did you pay for that? Was it second hand?

feylya

Second hand carpet???

Doctor J

It was here when we moved in. It's nice and thick, though it feels a little odd under bare feet, something doesn't quite feel right. Wearing slippers though, it's carpet that can't be beaten, no sir.

feylya

Ever thinking of doing some inlays on it

John

do carpet companies make fuzz pedals?

feylya

I'd say you'd get a nice warm tone from them...

Karl Hungus

Custom graphic carpets tbh!