littleredguitars2
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so i finally made my first trip out to brians guitars in hamden CT. i'm about 90 minutes away up in massachusetts. the store was great. brian was friendly and had a hell of a selection. i specifically wanted to go because i knew he had some lightly used Modern Eagle 1's. i've been drooling over those for quite some time and mostly because of the full brazillian necks. so i played a couple different ones that he had and even tried another unfinished neck that was called katalox ebony which was very nice. link here (http://briansguitars.com/product/paul-reed-smith-artist-custom-24-black-gold-mexican-ebony-one-off)
but anyway. i think it finally snapped me out of my insatiable lust for brazillian rosewood. i've been using my limited 59/09 mccarty for the past few months and i really think i prefer the indian rosewood. the braz felt a little smoother but something about this indian just does it for me. and that'll definitely save me some money in the future for when i inevitably buy another PRS. i thought i would absolutely desire the braz over the indian. or that it would a night and day difference, and even though there were differences, i gotta say my heart is with indian. all that being said, i would still LOVE a modern eagle some day. but now i know i dont need to go for an ME1 which is nice. also, i really need to get me an Archon. those babys are great.
here are the 2 ME1s i tried. the red one was especially killer. and great pickups in these! i really liked them.
http://briansguitars.com/product/used-paul-reed-smith-modern-eagle-emerald-green-2
http://briansguitars.com/product/used-paul-reed-smith-modern-eagle-i-red-tiger
but anyway. i think it finally snapped me out of my insatiable lust for brazillian rosewood. i've been using my limited 59/09 mccarty for the past few months and i really think i prefer the indian rosewood. the braz felt a little smoother but something about this indian just does it for me. and that'll definitely save me some money in the future for when i inevitably buy another PRS. i thought i would absolutely desire the braz over the indian. or that it would a night and day difference, and even though there were differences, i gotta say my heart is with indian. all that being said, i would still LOVE a modern eagle some day. but now i know i dont need to go for an ME1 which is nice. also, i really need to get me an Archon. those babys are great.
here are the 2 ME1s i tried. the red one was especially killer. and great pickups in these! i really liked them.
http://briansguitars.com/product/used-paul-reed-smith-modern-eagle-emerald-green-2
http://briansguitars.com/product/used-paul-reed-smith-modern-eagle-i-red-tiger