SinSir
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Banned! Ok.. stay of exile from me since you love blue guitars, but can't make any promises on what Serg is gonna do?? Blue guitars can't save you there..
Thoughts on other guitars after 10 years of “Santanas”
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Banned! Ok.. stay of exile from me since you love blue guitars, but can't make any promises on what Serg is gonna do?? Blue guitars can't save you there..
sergiodeblanc
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Man, it took me like, 17 years to finally play one, and I was actively looking for one.
dmatthews
Dave's not here
Well I came close, but no friggin' cigar... in any case I have an open mind. Maybe a DC22? I don't know... Would drool over a Westie though...
Yep, one day…one day…hopefully
ViperDoc
Plugged In.
OMG. BOINK.Well it's a good thing you did find them. They never made it onto my interest list much less my want list. I would see the posts over and over, "is this guy delusional?" I'd ask myself lol. I had never tried one...only one that had crossed my path was a SE model. One day I had enough and decided to start shopping for one...and MAN oh MAN glad I did. It has become a VERY important part of my guitar arsenal. Sergio projected his Santana fandom all the way down to south Texas.
Dude, the amber-speed-knobs-over-blue era was pure genius. LOVE IT.
I've had two Santanas. A PS (used) and a BRW Santana. Sold them both. I just couldn't get along with the short scale, 24 fret necks...
Now, If I could find one with a 22 fret neck in BLUE, I'd consider another one...
Now, If I could find one with a 22 fret neck in BLUE, I'd consider another one...
sergiodeblanc
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I’ve read the comments of people that didn’t get along with one and all I can say is: incorrect.
All those issues aren’t bugs, they’re features that help you win at life.
Aside from the obvious tonal benefits of a big short scale neck…You’re not supposed to be able to effortlessly reach all them 24 frets. It forces you to keep the majority of your wanking in the center of the fretboard so you don’t sound like a complete doofus.
The neck pickup is slightly moved back from the node so you overpower the goober of a rhythm guitarist you have in your band when you’re both using the neck pickup.
All those issues aren’t bugs, they’re features that help you win at life.
Aside from the obvious tonal benefits of a big short scale neck…You’re not supposed to be able to effortlessly reach all them 24 frets. It forces you to keep the majority of your wanking in the center of the fretboard so you don’t sound like a complete doofus.
The neck pickup is slightly moved back from the node so you overpower the goober of a rhythm guitarist you have in your band when you’re both using the neck pickup.
JasonE
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Or he is over powering you because his neck pickup is setting right under the node where the toanz are the strongest.
sergiodeblanc
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I have the strongest toan evar!Or he is over powering you because his neck pickup is setting right under the node where the toanz are the strongest.
bodia
Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
Truth! Preach on, bro!
Mike Duncan
DGT Player
This ad always made me want a Santana…until Sergio’s posts came along.
sergiodeblanc
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Now you’re all like “Pass”.
Mike Duncan
DGT Player
I didn’t mean that…sounds like I did.
Your grouping made me want one even more!!
Your grouping made me want one even more!!
Alnus Rubra
Loving nature’s wonders
Most here know the PRS journey.
Two guys get taking about a Scottish soft drink, things get sent back and forth to one another over about 3000 miles.
One of them is a Rush fan. Something turns up in a cardboard tube.
Two guys in the Chicago area get talking, hatch a plan and something bigger than a toothbrush, but smaller than a hippo arrives in Scotland, in a box.
I can’t believe that was three (edit 4) years ago.
And so the addiction begins….
About a year ago I found my Santana -
She arrived about three weeks after purchase, due to a postal strike.
And here’s my small but perfectly formed PRS family -
Consequently my Santana is soon to be 10 years old.
Two guys get taking about a Scottish soft drink, things get sent back and forth to one another over about 3000 miles.
One of them is a Rush fan. Something turns up in a cardboard tube.
Two guys in the Chicago area get talking, hatch a plan and something bigger than a toothbrush, but smaller than a hippo arrives in Scotland, in a box.
I can’t believe that was three (edit 4) years ago.
And so the addiction begins….
About a year ago I found my Santana -
She arrived about three weeks after purchase, due to a postal strike.
And here’s my small but perfectly formed PRS family -
Consequently my Santana is soon to be 10 years old.
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Moondog Wily
Howlin' At The Moon!
Great story, great pix, great family! What a great forum!!Most here know the PRS journey.
Two guys get taking about a Scottish soft drink, things get sent back and forth to one another over about 3000 miles.
One of them is a Rush fan. Something turns up in a cardboard tube.
Two guys in the Chicago area get talking, hatch a plan and something bigger than a toothbrush, but smaller than a hippo arrives in Scotland, in a box.
I can’t believe that was three years ago.
And so the addiction begins….
About a year ago I found my Santana -
She arrived about three weeks after purchase, due to a postal strike.
And here’s my small but perfectly formed PRS family -
Consequently my Santana is soon to be 10 years old.
Alnus Rubra
Loving nature’s wonders
bodia
Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
That Santana is fire! So glad you didn’t let that one go by.Most here know the PRS journey.
Two guys get taking about a Scottish soft drink, things get sent back and forth to one another over about 3000 miles.
One of them is a Rush fan. Something turns up in a cardboard tube.
Two guys in the Chicago area get talking, hatch a plan and something bigger than a toothbrush, but smaller than a hippo arrives in Scotland, in a box.
I can’t believe that was three years ago.
And so the addiction begins….
About a year ago I found my Santana -
She arrived about three weeks after purchase, due to a postal strike.
And here’s my small but perfectly formed PRS family -
Consequently my Santana is soon to be 10 years old.
aphantomvaper
Bend it to the Owl!
I almost bought an L6 at a Chicago guitar show last weekend.
When I joined I remember the SE 245 gift as one of the first forum posts I read. This made me want to see what this place is about. Also, small references to Sergio and legendary parables of mischief.
That's a...a...banging (bangin' ?) Santana, everyone!
When I joined I remember the SE 245 gift as one of the first forum posts I read. This made me want to see what this place is about. Also, small references to Sergio and legendary parables of mischief.
That's a...a...banging (bangin' ?) Santana, everyone!
sergiodeblanc
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What is that? A Santana for ants?!?!!
I never was attracted by Santana's music nor the guitar design, but a good PRS household should own a least one. Because it is somehow one part of the history of this brand and success.
