I can’t stop gigging my private stocks!

PRSWILL said:
I have one and i don't gig it. My Custom 22 has "face-planted" on the stage when the bassist tripped over the cord and yanked it off the stand. I've banged into speakers, mic stands, the lead singer swinging his arms everywhere, not to mention people coming up on the stage and wanting to dance with us and spilling beer all of me and my guitar. Gig enough and you may change your mind. We play BIG bars, casinos and parties so there's always a lot of opportunity to mess something up. I do take my PRS Custom 22 and either a Les Paul Standard, Strat or my new Parker to gigs- I just draw the line on bringing a $ 10K guitar into a bar!
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We did a wedding a while back. The stage was maybe 2.5 - 3' raised off the floor.
Despite that a very drunken/stumbling dude jumped onstage mid song. As you say he was stumble-dancing "with us", or at least thought he was.
I was playing my 594 soapy, and my pristine P22 rosie was in a stand right behind the both of us as a spare. As I was singing the song the bass player (bless his heart) tried in a very vocal way to get this guy to go away whilst he continued to stumble and bump my spare axe.
The audience started to realize what their "friend" was doing and we ended up getting him off the stage with no damage.
That's as close as I've come to a train wreck so far.
Could have been worse? Oh yeah...
Will I do it again? Yup.
 
11top said:
Ironically, I've not gained a single nick or dent from the same R9 I always take. I'm careful, but maybe if I had more stage presence it would take a beating. Maybe I'll Pete Townshend it next time. Wait..............uh, no.
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I recall you dig the R9, and I don't see why you shouldn't. Classic rock legend reborn. Kerrang!

#BUT594ISKING

:p
 
dmatthews said:
We did a wedding a while back. The stage was maybe 2.5 - 3' raised off the floor.
Despite that a very drunken/stumbling dude jumped onstage mid song. As you say he was stumble-dancing "with us", or at least thought he was.
I was playing my 594 soapy, and my pristine P22 rosie was in a stand right behind the both of us as a spare. As I was singing the song the bass player (bless his heart) tried in a very vocal way to get this guy to go away whilst he continued to stumble and bump my spare axe.
The audience started to realize what their "friend" was doing and we ended up getting him off the stage with no damage.
That's as close as I've come to a train wreck so far.
Could have been worse? Oh yeah...
Will I do it again? Yup.
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Yeah I’ve seen the obligatory drunk dude that finds it necessary to jump on stage at bars/weddings. I’ve also seen said drunk dude get stomped into a puddle by an aggressive band member. True story.
 
ScottR said:
Yeah I’ve seen the obligatory drunk dude that finds it necessary to jump on stage at bars/weddings. I’ve also seen said drunk dude get stomped into a puddle by an aggressive band member. True story.
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I’ve seen that dude try and play a drum kit during the band’s break and it didn’t end well (for the drunk dude) ;)
 
Oof, I see both sides. I don't think I'd personally be brave enough too. A lot of them are one-offs or in such limited production numbers that acquiring another should something happen could be near impossible. For me, if theres something money can't replace, thats where I would draw the line. Its also hard for me because theres no real technical or aural advantage to gigging a PS or any high-value, limited guitar model. A 'regular' core would do the same job. But part of it is how the guitar makes you feel, and thats something that can't be ignored while performing. So, to each his own!
 
opnoob said:
Oof, I see both sides. I don't think I'd personally be brave enough too. A lot of them are one-offs or in such limited production numbers that acquiring another should something happen could be near impossible. For me, if theres something money can't replace, thats where I would draw the line. Its also hard for me because theres no real technical or aural advantage to gigging a PS or any high-value, limited guitar model. A 'regular' core would do the same job. But part of it is how the guitar makes you feel, and thats something that can't be ignored while performing. So, to each his own!
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They're all "One-offs" if it's a Private Stock wood library - very few if any are duplicated.
 
PRSWILL said:
They're all "One-offs" if it's a Private Stock wood library - very few if any are duplicated.
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Technically yes, but its no secret that many Private Stocks are done in batches ie. Orianthi PS that you can buy in many different countries.
 
Huh- didn't know that. I have a build sheet on mine signed and numbered (1 of 1) from Paul and the builder- thought they were all like that.
 
PRSWILL said:
Huh- didn't know that. I have a build sheet on mine signed and numbered (1 of 1) from Paul and the builder- thought they were all like that.
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I think its a mix of some one-off models and some "limited-run" models. At the end of the day, the tops are all unique as well as the burst paint finishing can vary a lot even within the same model run so you are always getting a one-off instrument in some interpretation. They are also always individually numbered of course.
 
PRSWILL said:
I have one and i don't gig it. My Custom 22 has "face-planted" on the stage when the bassist tripped over the cord and yanked it off the stand. I've banged into speakers, mic stands, the lead singer swinging his arms everywhere, not to mention people coming up on the stage and wanting to dance with us and spilling beer all of me and my guitar. Gig enough and you may change your mind. We play BIG bars, casinos and parties so there's always a lot of opportunity to mess something up. I do take my PRS Custom 22 and either a Les Paul Standard, Strat or my new Parker to gigs- I just draw the line on bringing a $ 10K guitar into a bar!
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I play probably the biggest venues in my area, which are small compared to other places. No one can come on stage where I gig, at smaller venues that might be the case. Even if they did they might get hit by one of us jumping around or something. My singer swings the mic everywhere but I make sure to stay out of range. Also after years of gigging I've learned a few things. Unplugging my guitar between sets, that keeps people from tripping and knocking over the guitar. I pay attention to where my bandmates might be swinging their headstocks. Also I put the guitars away IMMIEDIEATELY after the gig is done. First thing. So far I haven't damaged any guitars at gigs whatsoever, which led me to feel good about gigging the PS guitars.
 
Yeah- I summarized a lot of situations- MOST of the venues we play don't allow or you cant get to the stage, but there's a few. to each his own.

With regard to "one-off" on PS guitars, mine involved the dealer custom selecting the woods from Paul's wood library ( Tiger Maple, African Mahogany, Solid Rosewood neck, Cocobolo fret board and ebony tuners), hand-picked custom wound pickups, and gold bird inlays/hardware on DGT electronics. I think a good deal of the PS guitars out there are assembled/selected by a dealer/client.
 
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