Hi guys, joined the forum recently and wanted to say hello and tell you a bit about myself.
Back in the 70s I fronted a band and played guitar, mainly just chords as the guitarist played the lead. Back then I had a number of different guitars but my favourite was an Antoria LP copy, didn’t have much money! I eventually stopped doing gigs and sold all my kit. A few years ago when I was starting to think about retirement I was looking for a new challenge and I thought that learning to play properly would be ideal. Back in the day we didn’t really know anything about scale lengths or the different neck radii, just the different string gauges and I always favoured 9s.
I should mention at this point that we live in the Highlands of Scotland so it wasn’t possible to try a variety of guitars and I ended up doing a deal over the phone on a new Taylor acoustic. A really lovely guitar but I found it really hard to play. After a couple of years I did another deal over the phone to trade it in for a new Mexican Strat and an amp. The Strat is much easier to play and I realised that I should have gone for an electric in the first place.
I am now thinking about getting a PRS. I have been really impressed with the ethos of the company in the videos I have seen and just have to decide which one to go for. I want a singlecut but can’t decide between an SE 245 or to spend double and get an S2 singlecut, not the standard but the one without a scratchplate. I know that they are slightly different scale lengths so wondered how much of a difference it makes, can you tell much of a difference in string tension or playability? Is the S2 worth double?
I know your first response is likely to be to go and try them side by side but it would mean having to travel several hundred miles to the nearest dealer who only has SE 245s in stock. Looking at the other dealers in the rest of the UK they don’t seem to have in stock both the SE 245 singlecut and the S2 singlecut so it’s not really feasible unfortunately.
It will most likely be next year before I get around to trading the Strat but your opinions on which PRS to go for will be most welcome.
Sorry for the long post.
Back in the 70s I fronted a band and played guitar, mainly just chords as the guitarist played the lead. Back then I had a number of different guitars but my favourite was an Antoria LP copy, didn’t have much money! I eventually stopped doing gigs and sold all my kit. A few years ago when I was starting to think about retirement I was looking for a new challenge and I thought that learning to play properly would be ideal. Back in the day we didn’t really know anything about scale lengths or the different neck radii, just the different string gauges and I always favoured 9s.
I should mention at this point that we live in the Highlands of Scotland so it wasn’t possible to try a variety of guitars and I ended up doing a deal over the phone on a new Taylor acoustic. A really lovely guitar but I found it really hard to play. After a couple of years I did another deal over the phone to trade it in for a new Mexican Strat and an amp. The Strat is much easier to play and I realised that I should have gone for an electric in the first place.
I am now thinking about getting a PRS. I have been really impressed with the ethos of the company in the videos I have seen and just have to decide which one to go for. I want a singlecut but can’t decide between an SE 245 or to spend double and get an S2 singlecut, not the standard but the one without a scratchplate. I know that they are slightly different scale lengths so wondered how much of a difference it makes, can you tell much of a difference in string tension or playability? Is the S2 worth double?
I know your first response is likely to be to go and try them side by side but it would mean having to travel several hundred miles to the nearest dealer who only has SE 245s in stock. Looking at the other dealers in the rest of the UK they don’t seem to have in stock both the SE 245 singlecut and the S2 singlecut so it’s not really feasible unfortunately.
It will most likely be next year before I get around to trading the Strat but your opinions on which PRS to go for will be most welcome.
Sorry for the long post.
