Hi, I actually wanted to post in an already-existing 408 thread but the search function balks, says there are too many lol
Anyway I just acquired my very first PRS, a 408 in excellent condition. PRS had never even been on my radar. I've always been one to go the inexpensive-but-good route, with Strats being my main axe. But I was looking for a new amp, and there was this PRS on the high wall. Knowing their reputation I got curious and asked to try it... and fell in love. Played it thru a Fender Blues Deluxe and thru a Marshall, and it sounded brilliant in both amps. The clarity of this guitar is incredible, and it plays wonderfully and looks gorgeous and stays in tune.
I was going to just let it be a moment and let it go. But when I got home I did some research, and found that a flame maple top 408 with original case and vibrato in this condition couldn't be found for anything like the price I was seeing. Every other one was at least $600 higher, and most far higher than that. So I went back and played it again.... and for the first time in 30+ years of playing, I spent more than $900 on a musical instrument.
Man, what an amazing guitar. In my research, this looks to me like what y'all call a '10-Top'. Dunno if that's the case, but it's awfully pretty. So now I'm playing it every day It sounds great in the new Marshall 40 watt combo as well as in the Princeton Reverb II and the effects pedals. Plus of course it's prompting me to revisit the style of Santana, who I always dug but never really incorporated into my playing much. Anyway, it seems a great investment.... a gorgeous and awesome guitar.
Anyway I just acquired my very first PRS, a 408 in excellent condition. PRS had never even been on my radar. I've always been one to go the inexpensive-but-good route, with Strats being my main axe. But I was looking for a new amp, and there was this PRS on the high wall. Knowing their reputation I got curious and asked to try it... and fell in love. Played it thru a Fender Blues Deluxe and thru a Marshall, and it sounded brilliant in both amps. The clarity of this guitar is incredible, and it plays wonderfully and looks gorgeous and stays in tune.
I was going to just let it be a moment and let it go. But when I got home I did some research, and found that a flame maple top 408 with original case and vibrato in this condition couldn't be found for anything like the price I was seeing. Every other one was at least $600 higher, and most far higher than that. So I went back and played it again.... and for the first time in 30+ years of playing, I spent more than $900 on a musical instrument.
Man, what an amazing guitar. In my research, this looks to me like what y'all call a '10-Top'. Dunno if that's the case, but it's awfully pretty. So now I'm playing it every day It sounds great in the new Marshall 40 watt combo as well as in the Princeton Reverb II and the effects pedals. Plus of course it's prompting me to revisit the style of Santana, who I always dug but never really incorporated into my playing much. Anyway, it seems a great investment.... a gorgeous and awesome guitar.
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