Would it help if I brought a couple of things over for you to put your hands all over? Of course, I'd have to wear protective gear to ward off the poison!
I just registered....and am taking a buddy with for his 40th birthday. Actually, he'll be taking me since I have to fly out there and he lives local....but I got us registered!
ohhhhh, now I get it! "CARD blocking!" You had me there for a minute. I mean, at first, I was thinking, "well that would be a kick in the groin." But yeah, Card Blocking. That's different thing altogether and you don't feel the urgent need to puke and sing falsetto afterwards. Unless you did before, I guess.
My son and I are registered... if you folks are half as funny irl as in these forums, this promises to be quite entertaining.
So stupid question of the day: I just (finally) signed up for the Signature Club. Dunno why I didn't do that before. Oh well. To register for Exp 2018 as Sig Club member, I need my Sig Club membership number. Do I receive that in the mail, or will it be emailed to me?
Who is the lucky dealer that will be selling the special guitars there?, i still think forum members should be able to buy direct at least once a year, from the PRS show, and save at least the dealers profit. and all signed at the factory, with a certificate,now they could be more sought after in years to come, rather than signed after they leave the factory .(no risk of a fake signiture) especially the one offs being offered for sale, could be a good investment.
So, I’ve seen a few pics, and a video or two, but I have no idea.... how many people attend these events? Curious about just how many people go to these. Anyone have numbers?
2013: If memory serves, the first year (2007) was around 700. The peak estimate I heard was around 2700. The past couple years, they've made changes that have kept the numbers a bit lower (don't remember hearing numbers for those), but the last couple years have felt a little less congested. The one thing I did hear the last time (and the way it was spoken made me think I wasn't supposed to hear it, so I hope I'm not speaking out of turn) was, "If he's here again, it's still one too many". I'm not sure who my wife was talking about - never asked.
As an attendee it's hard to guess how many are there. Some people spend the day, some people only make a short visit of it. There are many dealers selling guitars, but I don't think you'll find any doing it for free for forum members. Forum members seem to be a "special" group and they make the Experience special in their own way.
OK, just got my Sig Club registration info (two full business days, over a weekend), and I have registered for Experience PRS 2018! And since I have pre-ordered a $20 shirt, I better make sure I get there, eh? I do hope I find a unique and special-to-me guitar at the dealers-floor - it is exactly the kind of impulse buy I usually don't do, so it would be a nice treat emotionally. I wonder if there will be special variants of the Silver Sky there, like ones with maple boards? If so, I will snatch one up faster than you can say "dibs!"
Nope - just wore it because they were doing the Sig Club pics and I knew I'd be able to find me. Otherwise, I'm just a fat guy in a (usually) black T-shirt.
Typically all of the dealers sell the Experience guitars. Each dealer grabs a bunch of guitars that become theirs to sell. There have generally been more not claimed by a dealer and if you want one of those, any of the dealers can hook you up with it. I’ve been very happy with the pricing.
