I'll tell you how nice if a place this is... Recently there was a thread started by a "newbie." I don't mean someone who just got their first PRS, I mean someone who just started playing. I didn't even post in the thread because I was convinced it was a troll thread. Why??? Think about it... PRS is a high end brand. Even their lowest cost stuff is not "cheap beginner stuff." It seemed a little weird to me, that of all places, a new guy would come here when he didn't own a PRS, didn't really even ask about buying one, was just asking questions about getting started playing.... Why not go to a music or general gear forum, like The Gear Page? Why come to a specific brand forum, and a high end brand at that? Just didn't make sense.
Yet, multiple members jumped right in to offer advice and help the guy get started. I read posts several times, still convinced it was a troll thread, but impressed at how my boys here didn't hesitate to offer assistance. Checking in later, the more he posted, the more legit the thread seemed, but I still didn't post. There are places where if you go posting in a high end brand forum "I'm new and just getting started and looking for advice" and they know you aren't starting out with that "brand" they won't give you the time of day. You'd be lucky to get a couple courtesy posts suggesting you go to a bigger music forum. I think that says a lot about the guys here. I've been around long enough and seen SO MANY troll threads at TGP that I'm a bit jaded when I see a thread that doesn't make sense. I'm NOT a PRS snob. I own more "other" guitars than I do PRS (but don't play them half as much! LOL) I'd gladly help anyone I could, anytime! It just seemed weird to me. A guy coming in as a new member asking questions about his "other brand" amp, while never even claiming to own a PRS guitar or amp.... seems weird too. Joining here to learn about PRS products when you have none is not hard to fathom, but signing up and asking about your V,F, M etc. amp, and stating you don't have any PRS guitars.... SEEMS a bit suspicious or at least curious to me. But for the most part, I've never seen much backlash and usually guys are very helpful.
So yeah, this place is FAR nicer than most. So much for the "PRS Snobs" huh?