Not aggressive enough

[Juan Luis Vidal]

One of my childhood heroes, Mr. Kirk Hammett, doesn't have many nice things to say about our beloved PRSi: they are Les Paul copies and they are not aggressive enough.

Link to article

Not that it matters, but he is bringing to the forefront one of the cliches about PRS guitars that I face quite often: "Oh, that guitar looks gorgeous for sure, but it is a PRS....you should not be playing aggressive music with it. They are for playing nice".

When in the mood, I would explain how some heavy dudes like Holcomb, Tremonti or Åkerfeldt use PRSi to produce some not nice music. And when not in the mood I will just plug my guitar and melt some faces: I will always swear by my 85/15s....when properly dialed they are some of my favorite, if not my absolute favorite, pups for playing metal.

Anyway, funny how this will never happen with my Ibanez or ESP or any other brand I have owned...but I always have to play this defensive role when picking up my birds.

PS1: Hey Kirk, I love my PRSi but dislike all the Les Pauls I have tried...sorry pal, but I think there is something different in the PRS recipe for sure.
PS2: I left behind childhood more that 30 years ago

 

[Mark Ray]

Put some Dragon 1's in a Tremonti and tell him to give it a go...

 

[bodia]

I like Metallica, and Kirk, but he's being a doofus on this one.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

This is a plus for me.

 

[dmatthews]

You want aggressive?
Invite him in here, we'll show him aggressive...

 

[DISTORT6]

This is a plus for me.

Absolutely.
Now if this was Hanneman...

 

[helmi]

Kirk Hammett has one of the worst, if not thee worst, guitar tone I have ever heard. go wank on your wah, moron!

 

[Herr Squid]

If you're outraged at any of this, is there a tiny little voice in the back of your head telling you that you've been played...?

 

[show_a_little_faith]

I was told if you want to play aggressive music your guitar must look like this

 

[Juan Luis Vidal]

I was told if you want to play aggressive music your guitar must look like this

Looks like what AI would design

 

[DISTORT6]

I was told if you want to play aggressive music your guitar must look like this

The case is wayyy cooler.

 

[Maertl513]

Ladies and gents, you are too late to the show.
There is already a running thread in this regard.

Thread 'Kirk Hammett PRS nonsense'

Apr 3, 2025

I'm suprised no one has posted on this yet. (if they have and I missed it - sorry)

guitar.com/news/music-news/kirk-hammett-prs-guitars-les-paul-copy/

I guess you can tell how I feel this from the thread title. Full disclosure - I'm not a fan of metallica in any way and I wish someone more deserving had bought Peter Green's Les Paul.

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[László]

Who cares what someone external to your brain, hands and ears thinks?

He can play what he wants. You can play what you want.

He's not stopping you, you're not stopping him.

Just because he's famous doesn't mean he's right. I mean, I'm famous here on this little forum, and am I always right?

Oh wait. I'm always right. Never mind.

 

[dmatthews]

Who cares what someone external to your brain, hands and ears thinks?

He can play what he wants. You can play what you want.

He's not stopping you, you're not stopping him.

Just because he's famous doesn't mean he's right. I mean, I'm famous here on this little forum, and am I always right?

Oh wait. I'm always right. Never mind.

Hey wait a minute...
I'm always right... hmmm...

 

[László]

Hey wait a minute...
I'm always right... hmmm...

We can both be right because we live in different parts of the megaverse. I think.

 

[dmatthews]

We can both be right because we live in different parts of the megaverse. I think.

Hmmm... OK... I shall consider this and cautiously accept it... for now...

 

[Herr Squid]

I was told if you want to play aggressive music your guitar must look like this

The angry face on the head stock is <chef's kiss>!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Who cares what someone external to your brain, hands and ears thinks?

He can play what he wants. You can play what you want.

He's not stopping you, you're not stopping him.

Just because he's famous doesn't mean he's right. I mean, I'm famous here on this little forum, and am I always right?

Oh wait. I'm always right. Never mind.

Hey wait a minute...
I'm always right... hmmm...

I dub thee Wilbur and Orville, now we’re flying.

 

[archtop]

I'll take ol' Kirk seriously as soon as he can handle his wah wah.

 

[Daryl Jones]

Hey wait a minute...
I'm always right... hmmm...

True dat. I remember once I thought I might be wrong...but I was mistaken.
"You want aggressive?
Invite him in here, we'll show him aggressive..."
Or he can read my signature line under my avatar...(I stand by that statement)