Hello PRS Forum!

[guitarman430]

Greetings everyone! Glad to join the forum! I currently own only one PRS, a DGT Goldtop. I previously had a CE24 and a Mira that I both sold. The DGT is a keeper!
I own many Gibsons and Fenders and a few other brands sprinkled in. PRS’s are superior quality to most of the other brands.
The only negative thing to say is that most PRS’s do not have a distinctive voice. They seem to be better versions of Gibson’s or Fender models. I haven’t tried all models but those that I have tried fall into this category.

Let me know your thoughts?
Sam

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Hey new friend!

 

[Moondog Wily]

Greetings everyone! Glad to join the forum! I currently own only one PRS, a DGT Goldtop. I previously had a CE24 and a Mira that I both sold. The DGT is a keeper!
I own many Gibsons and Fenders and a few other brands sprinkled in. PRS’s are superior quality to most of the other brands.
The only negative thing to say is that most PRS’s do not have a distinctive voice. They seem to be better versions of Gibson’s or Fender models. I haven’t tried all models but those that I have tried fall into this category.

Let me know your thoughts?
Sam

Welcome guitarman430! Good to have you on board (but don't you be blasphemin' in here) ;~)) If you have any music to share with us, you can do so in the Studio & Stage section. Cheers~

 

[DreamTheaterRules]

Welcome guitarman430. I can’t tell you how long we’ve waited for you. We were on quite a roll for a while, and things looked good for at least guitarman500 and then the pandemic hit. Needless to say, we’ve been stuck on guitarman429 since 2021!

Pandemic was 4 years ago. Not sure what took you so long, but glad you’re finally here!

 

[dogrocketp]

I get the exact voice I want on my PRS through either my Louis Tornado, Louis KR12, or 50 Fender tweed pro custom build. To me the guitars do have their own sound.

 

[DreamTheaterRules]

I get the exact voice I want on my PRS through either my Louis Tornado, Louis KR12, or 50 Fender tweed pro custom build. To me the guitars do have their own sound.

2x Louis Electric amps= man who knows tone!!!

 

[Black Dog]

 

[veinbuster]

Maybe I’ve been playing PRS too long, but I find I pull out a Les Paul, Strat or Tele to get a different sound. In my mind, that means PRS has its own sound(s).

 

[bodia]

Maybe I’ve been playing PRS too long, but I find I pull out a Les Paul, Strat or Tele to get a different sound. In my mind, that means PRS has its own sound(s).

Concur!

 

[Daryl Jones]

"PRS’s are superior quality to most of the other brands."

"The only negative thing to say is that most PRS’s do not have a distinctive voice. They seem to be better versions of Gibson’s or Fender models. I haven’t tried all models but those that I have tried fall into this category."

"Let me know your thoughts?"
Sam

I have to agree that the build quality of PRS guitars (including my SE's) is superior to many (but not all) other guitar brands. Some drastically so and in a few of the higher end models of certain brands I've been sorely disappointed in what I thought should be a feel in my hands that was lock stock and barrel above my least expensive SE. And I couldn't wait to put them back on the wall. But there were also a few that made me shiver with delight at the mere touch of them. Overall though, I find PRS is a far more detailed instrument than just about any other brand.

As to the sound, I find that PRS takes a bit of time to find that hidden (to me anyway) soul inside them. I never test play a guitar with anything but an amp in the store, I only tweak mildly the gain and channel controls, and I do the absolute best I can to keep the settings as equal between guitars as humanly possible. In fact, I try to use a modeling amp that I'm very familiar with (Katana 50) as a bit of a control experiment that allows me to hear what my fingers are bringing out rather than get crazy with effects that can bury my personal failings and limitations. And I play only certain passages and licks (I have several test pieces that I use just for that purpose) that keep the tests fair. And I'm no stage pro so If I like what I hear coming out of a guitar, for me that says something special with that particular axe. Plus I try to gauge responses from staff and customers, and if they are attentive and somewhat approving I tend to measure that as a favorable response as well. Not that I seek approval from other players as a guide, but it's a definite indicator a lot of the time. And thankfully it's been quite a few years since anyone turned their nose up at what I play haha. I know it doesn't take me very long to discover whether or not I have a like for a machine that will tempt me to consider buying it.

In a nutshell, that's why I have the four PRS guitars (just a smattering by the standards of many of the members here) that I do and only one other. There's a few guitars in my wish list that I haven't had the opportunity to properly test yet, but they aren't what most might think, with the exception of that one beast I spoke of in a recent "other brand" thread. And until I spy one that is exactly what I want as far as first look appeal, I'm not even taking it down for a closer look.
Just my $0.02.

 

[RickP]

Welcome. I’ve found, on the ‘distinctive voice” thing, that PRS guitars let my voice be the distinctive difference. They inject their sound, it just isn’t a sound that leads you into playing a certain way. I’ve come to like that.

 

[dmatthews]

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