littlebadboy
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When I bought an SE, I expected some items to be of less value than those on the core models. Otherwise, why would anyone buy core models. But I also expected a higher quality than one might find on overseas models of other brands. I was not disappointed.“The country a guitar is made in does not matter much”: Paul Reed Smith thinks people should stop obsessing about guitars being made in America. “It’s always been about the skill level of the guitar makers.”
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The article is here.
What do you guys and girls think?
I replaced my SE SAS trem with a Mann bridge because of this problem. More than one of the SE pivot screws were bent which means they never lined up correctly. Also, the pivot groove was not round or vee shaped for a good knife edge match. Frankly, the SE screws looked crappy and PRS should swap to the core screws for the SE line. The Mann screws are turned on a lathe and perfectly machined. This solved my out of tune problem.2: Despite installing locking tunes and having two tech's going over the nut slots the guitar goes out of tune when doing the slightest "shimmer" effect using the bar. I finally gave up and blocked the trem off in both directions. Too bad because I wanted to experiment with it.
He isn't wrong, though I hope this isn't a precursor to PRS moving production out of the U.S.
I bought in 2016, and I’m pretty sure mine missed QC. The tone control was missing its cap. There were also some setup issues. It got personal attention when I visited the factory. Afterward, I modded several items.There are numerous posts here where commenters have discussed the less than desireable quality of their SE guitars. Mine was one of them. Considering that all SE guitars get handled by QC in the PRS factory in the US before being shipped tells me they feel a need to fix what doesn’t meet US specs. Time will tell if the QC check is no longer needed and therefore omitted on overseas made guitars.
My thoughts exactly. It's such an obvious statement to make that it makes me wonder if there are plans to shift production completely overseas at some point. Otherwise, trying to raise the reputation of your international product lines by blaming your primary customers about their perceived biases is a bold move indeed.He isn't wrong, though I hope this isn't a precursor to PRS moving production out of the U.S.
My thoughts exactly. It's such an obvious statement to make that it makes me wonder if there are plans to shift production completely overseas at some point. Otherwise, trying to raise the reputation of your international product lines by blaming your primary customers about their perceived biases is a bold move indeed.
Especially considering that you helped create these biases via your own marketing of the American product as being a premium tier in both craftsmanship and quality components for years. I'm sure there are skilled guitar makers working over at Yamaha as well. Will Paul sit down for an interview to talk about how people shouldn't obsess over the PRS name and buy a Revstar because the guitar maker does not matter much? Silly.
Ahmad, Dewi, and Agung work on the PRS line at Cortek, there’s a particular pride they take in what they’re making. It’s different than when they’re assigned to the Ibanez or Schecter side of the property.