Desperado
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The boys at Andertons managed to get hold of a few of these already and have made a new vid review.
http://youtu.be/PoEUdB_FGIo
http://youtu.be/PoEUdB_FGIo
If anyone has a right to complain, it's me! The resale value for my Mira Korina just plummeted. :laugh:
The good news is that I have no intention of selling my Mira Korina. It's my favorite PRS. Miras rock! :rock:
I think it's time to add the term "Pre S2" to the PRS lexicon.
***FOR SALE: !!!RARE!!! PRE S2 MIRA KORINA***
]-[ @ n $ 0 |v| a T ! ©;86245 said:I'm adding "Lucy van Pelt" to the Lexicon. Credits to Just Rob.
I have two PRS SE Custom 24 guitars now and once I've changed the pots, capsand pickups, there's honestly nothing else I find I really want to alter. Indue course the nuts will be upgraded but I'm not in a rush to really doanything else. The essence of the problem for me with the S2 is that it seems to me that I'd pay nearly twice as much for an S2 than an SE andother than the nut, still have to make the same changes so exactly why should Ibother?[/COLOR]
The essence of the problem for me with the S2 is that it seems to me that I'd pay nearly twice as much for an S2 than an SE andother than the nut, still have to make the same changes so exactly why should Ibother?
I notice that GuitarGuitar have them listed at £1250. I will reserve final judgement but for £1250 I'd beexpecting a VERY nice guitar with some quality hardware on it and made fromsome quality wood. That sort of money will get you a very well equipped and andvery well made Japanese guitar and frankly, I'd be expecting something even betterthan that from PRS for that kind of money. Why? Because having had a JapaneseJackson and a Korean PRS SE, I found that there honestly wasn't much in it.
You seem to have an axe to grind with PRS. You need to point the finger at the real culprit; namely, your country's tax policies and bloated supply chain costs. You pay fifty percent more than Americans pay for the same guitar.
I think that's a fair statement. Not sure you can speak for the entire UK but (1) your opinion and (2) sharing what works for you, or does not, is welcome here.I like the idea well enough and I bet I'll like the guitars , I'm just not struck on the price point it's set at here
I notice that GuitarGuitar have them listed at £1250. I will reserve final judgement but for £1250 I'd beexpecting a VERY nice guitar with some quality hardware on it and made fromsome quality wood. That sort of money will get you a very well equipped and andvery well made Japanese guitar and frankly, I'd be expecting something even betterthan that from PRS for that kind of money. Why? Because having had a JapaneseJackson and a Korean PRS SE, I found that there honestly wasn't much in it.
Finish - Equal
Electronics - Equal as I felt the need to change pots etc. in both ofthem
Pickups - I paid more for the ones in the Jackson as they were SeymourDuncan but the stock PRS pickups were very good. I actually preferred the PRSpickups but in reality, neither were really good enough and needed Bare Knuckles. I effectively paid a bit more for the Jackson pickups but there was no real advantage.
Bridge - OFR on the Jackson was quality but also simply different. Tremon my PRS SE is still very good and better than any Fender trem I've tried
Neck - A tad better on the Jackson but not massively different.
Tuners - Much of a muchness in operation and for tuning stability, a bitacademic as the Jackson was locked down but I've had no major issues with thePRS. It holds tune very well.
Woods - The rosewood on the fretboard of the Jackson was of noticeablybetter quality, though the PRS resonated and sustained better.
I have had absolutely no qualms whatsoever about selling the Jackson andgetting another SE because I honestly don't see it as a step down. To me, the£400-£500 extra I had to pay for the Jackson over a PRS SE at that time wasdown to an OFR I no longer need and Seymour Duncan pickups that I found to beworse than the stock PRS items! Remove those two items and we're down to betterquality rosewood. Nice, but for the extra I paid I could almost have bought asecond PRS SE and for me, that makes the SE range astonishingly good value.Don't get me wrong, the Japanese Jackson was a fantastic guitar but that's my point; sois the PRS SE. In my experience, it does stand comparison to Japanese madeguitars and while I realise it's not made at a PRS factory, they must have ahand in the quality control and selection of materials because the SE range isstreets ahead of any other Korean guitar I've owned or tried. Having owned aMexican Strat, I'd say it's easily better than those too and not a poke in theeye away from the quality of an American Fender, or at least, any of theAmerican Fenders I've tried over the years.
I have two PRS SE Custom 24 guitars now and once I've changed the pots, capsand pickups, there's honestly nothing else I find I really want to alter. Indue course the nuts will be upgraded but I'm not in a rush to really doanything else. The essence of the problem for me with the S2 is that it seems to me that I'd pay nearly twice as much for an S2 than an SE andother than the nut, still have to make the same changes so exactly why should Ibother?