100% agree. I'd be interested in seeing some data regarding this too though as I've seen varying claims, some saying they have a 1 piece body and others saying as many as 3 pieces ie Philip McKnightI'm down with your feelings OP. When I saw Trogly's video on the MK last month, I just shook my head at the 3-piece body on a guitar that expensive. A well-matched two piece would get a pass, but not a 3-piece. Even if it's only an esthetic thing, it's important to me. We'd laugh at 3-piece body on an American built guitar 20 years ago (remember PRS 3-piece Maple tops on the EGs? That went over like a lead balloon). I can't get my head around a guitar at that price point being built that way. I love PRS guitars and I know how well they're made but this one's clearly not for me.
Budget gear or not, doesnt change if the body is 3 piece or 1 piece. I'd be annoyed if I got a 3 piece one knowing theres 1 or 2 pc ones out there!Phillip McKnight, who I watch a lot, is all about budget gear. Sure he has a few high end things but he is all about price.
If you buy one of these and get a decent deal they are priced fairly for the market. I like them but do not love them as I am a CU24 guy. The black and white Dog Hair ones are cool.
What is good for the brand is good for me.
I DO NOT like the pick guards. Very sharp on the edges.
I don't get F custom shop guitars priced so high. Bolt ons!
Somebody else will flame me because they love them.
Prices for All the models are way high. I have a great collection but if I had to buy them at todays prices, even adjusted, I would not get them. I would have a wall of modded SE's!!
Well, the guitar is definately cool. Dig the classic look version, I think the reserved response can partly attributed to the price point.Honestly, I haven't seen a less enthusiastic response to a new PRS release in many years. Politely positive at best. They can't all be winners.
I don’t understand why Don Grosh never pops up when S and T style guitars are mentioned. I have one and it’s immaculateIf I wanted Teles or Strats, I'd play-test a PRS vs a Suhr or Tom Anderson, and then decide what I liked.
Tom Anderson's Strats and Teles go for around 4 grand. They're comparable in quality. I've owned a few and thought they were excellent instruments.
Suhr's Strats and Teles go for around $3500. They're also comparable.
Playing them all would tell me which one I liked, but the PRS is less expensive than either of these alternatives.
Even Fender's Custom Shop guitars are into the upper $4K range, and I'm not crazy about those at all.
I actually have one of his ElectraJet in my Reverb watchlist...lol.I don’t understand why Don Grosh never pops up when S and T style guitars are mentioned. I have one and it’s immaculate
You won’t be disappointed if you decide to buy itI actually have one of his ElectraJet in my Reverb watchlist...lol.
I've heard great things about them. I didn't mention them because I haven't ever played one.I don’t understand why Don Grosh never pops up when S and T style guitars are mentioned. I have one and it’s immaculate
You should Just kidding, it just seems odd to me that everybody knows Suhr or Tom Anderson and Grosh is somewhat obscure. The guy doesn't need my support as far as I know anyhowI've heard great things about them. I didn't mention them because I haven't ever played one.
If this is the criteria for which a tele is judged, any mexican 500 dollar tele would do. When you get into $2500+ range, intangibles need to be there. A fender custom shop guitar is in no way comparable to a NF53 in this regard. Just my opinion!Fender Custom Shop Teles sell for about $1000 more than a PRS NF53 or Miles Kennedy.
PRS price doesn't seem that out of line if you compare it to similar guitars.
Still a lot of money of course.
Which would you rather own? Which plays more easily and which sounds better to you?
I like the sounds I've heard in PRS's demos of the NF53 and Miles Kennedy.
I'm a Tele player and I heard tones I thought I could be very comfortable with.
Teles are fairly primitive guitars. They're twangy, unforgiving and steely sounding.
A Tele bridge pickup gets a signature sound. Does the NF53 get a signature sound? Time will tell.
I've never liked the stock Tele neck pickup. The PRS has got to be better!
Roy Buchanan could play jazz on a Tele neck pickup and make it sound good, but I can't. I replaced it with a Strat pickup in one of my Teles and my other Tele is an Esquire which has no neck pickup.
I guess it comes down to which guitar (PRS or Fender) you identify with and feels like home.
Because?If this is the criteria for which a tele is judged, any mexican 500 dollar tele would do. When you get into $2500+ range, intangibles need to be there. A fender custom shop guitar is in no way comparable to a NF53 in this regard. Just my opinion!
Fender Custom Shop Teles sell for about $1000 more than a PRS NF53 or Miles Kennedy.
PRS price doesn't seem that out of line if you compare it to similar guitars.
Still a lot of money of course.
Do you see the PRS NF53 and Miles Kennedy as being Tele inspired guitars?This is a normal production guitar that's in the bolt on series. Apples to apples for companies product lines are more along the lines of something like the American Professional. I'm not saying they're the same, but there's some darn good Fenders out there before you reach custom shop. Like there's plenty of good PRS before the core, wood library, or private stock tiers.