I have 4 PRSi and I wanted a different flavor in my stable so I ordered a G n L Fallout tribute...went right back, wired incorrectly, then I moved onto an SG standard, for a dozen reasons it went right back and yesterday I received a new strat...well its going back Monday...Im happy with my guitars and obviously found the right one but damn if that GAS gets the best of us!
Went online shopping this last month and realized I have my steak at home...
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bodia
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I get this. I've been down rather same path.
I think we all have. A trip to the guitar store now is completely different than in 1982...I’m ruined! Now I pickup the average guitar, strum a little , then go, “meh”. Snobs, that’s what we are.
Callan
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I've got no problem being called a guitar snobI think we all have. A trip to the guitar store now is completely different than in 1982...I’m ruined! Now I pickup the average guitar, strum a little , then go, “meh”. Snobs, that’s what we are.
bodia
Authorities said.....best leave it.....unsolved
I think we all have. A trip to the guitar store now is completely different than in 1982...I’m ruined! Now I pickup the average guitar, strum a little , then go, “meh”. Snobs, that’s what we are.
I've got no problem being called a guitar snob
That's me!
toothace
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Been There, done that!
JimmyDee
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I know what you mean.
I had a couple nice guitars, which I was pretty happy with, and alternated playing them both.
Then I got a PRS... and the other two guitars sat in my basement untouched, after that.
Eventually, I traded the other two guitars for a second PRS.
Now, I don't even bother looking at other guitars.
I had a couple nice guitars, which I was pretty happy with, and alternated playing them both.
Then I got a PRS... and the other two guitars sat in my basement untouched, after that.
Eventually, I traded the other two guitars for a second PRS.
Now, I don't even bother looking at other guitars.
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The way I see it, sometimes you have to break wind to relieve the pressure.
Futile Attempt at Replacing Things?
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I have 3 PRS guitars myself - 594, 509 and Custom 24 yet still have GAS for more. I keep looking at SC594's (mine is a DC) and see other Cu24's I like the look of too. I have seen a few 509's and 513's I wouldn't mind as well but realistically, none of these adds too much more - arguably a 513 might and a Cu24-08 could too but what I really want right now is a Hollowbody 2 (or a Hollowbody 594) and whilst I really want a Fire Red Burst (or similar), I would even contemplate other colours (just not Blue/Green) to own one. Living in the UK, stock of HB2's are very limited and don't come up often 2nd hand either and price is 'very high' too. Its more than 1:1 with the US price yet £1 is worth more than $1 - a new HB2 is £4.5k+ - that's a way to stop GAS!! I am almost tempted to spend money on 'other' guitars that I don't really 'need' rather than keep saving and hoping to find a HB2 at a more 'reasonable' cost.
I have my steak so to speak - in the 3 PRS guitars I have and don't need to add more steak but what I do want is to add something 'different' to what I have already - not another Custom 24 that essentially does the same as my Custom 24 and the Hollowbody 2 would do that so I will ALWAYS keep looking for one and try not to be tempted by more of the same 'steak' I already have.
I have my steak so to speak - in the 3 PRS guitars I have and don't need to add more steak but what I do want is to add something 'different' to what I have already - not another Custom 24 that essentially does the same as my Custom 24 and the Hollowbody 2 would do that so I will ALWAYS keep looking for one and try not to be tempted by more of the same 'steak' I already have.
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Me too. I think guitars are like cars... that other one over there might be totally awesome or fill the void in the current collection. It might be ‘the one’ and we have to investigate, lol.
Fortunately, with guitars, now that I know what I like (it’s taken years to learn what I like), I’m aligning my current guitars with that info by selling some of them off. Early on I thought I wanted a Strat, so I bought a couple before learning the hard truth that some strats are really nice but you gotta play them first to make sure the one you want is good one... so all of the ones I bought ended up going back due to issues. Then I found PRS instruments... started with a S2, was happy, then played a Core and my mind was blown. That’s when I acquired my current cores. I was perfectly happy with my PRS guitars until I stumbled upon a Fender model that I fell in love with earlier this year then the perfect (for me) old Strat fell into my lap this summer. Those strats fill the void for me.
So now I’ve stopped looking for better guitars. I played a $20k PRS guitar a few weeks ago... it was great, beautiful, sounded awesome, lightweight, unique, but I wouldn’t have paid 20k for it. The level of tonal goodness was about the same as my other PRS core guitars. So I learned that.
In the future, I might find a guitar that I just have to have but I need to play it first because the reality is that I doubt that it sounds significantly better or more glorious than my current guitars. I’ve got humbuckers covered (by PRS) and I’ve got single coils covered (by Fender).
I feel all mature, grown up, and shyt.
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I’m in the same boat. I have 5 PRSi ( Custom 24, DGT, Reclaimed CE24, Reclaimed Vela and CE24 Floyd) and I feel I have my bases covered but I still find myself shopping for a 594. I have a Les Paul that I love but I find it’s getting significantly less play time now that I have my PRSi. I’m thinking a light weight 594 double cut could possibly be my perfect guitar but I can’t bring myself to move my Les Paul to make it happen. First world problems I suppose.
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The secret is to get a LP that gets equal love. I had a nice LP Standard, when I got my 594 it became the nicer of the two. I fixed that by trading my Lester up to a 2018 Modern Les Paul Custom from the Gibby custom shop. Now both get more play time because I can't decide which one I like better. Both fabulous guitars but one could never replace the other.
It's a personal thing and I'm as weird as they come but I'd rather have both than two of either
Snobs, that’s what we are.
Nah, I’m just a bum, my status is irrelevant, and I don’t think my tastes are all that good.
“C’mon, man. You’re always so critical of what other people like and do.”
“Dude. I realize I have very bad taste. It’s just that everyone else has even worse taste.”
Rusty Chops
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I’ve blown through a LOT of gear over the decades, just about anything that winked at me from the rack went home with me right then.
A lot of guitars got better over the years, but the cost/benefit ratio was unfair a lot of the time.
PRS production guitars are beyond most custom shop from others.
In the end it’s a combination and PRS really hits the combinations I like.
Hoarding, on the other hand, remains a problem...
A lot of guitars got better over the years, but the cost/benefit ratio was unfair a lot of the time.
PRS production guitars are beyond most custom shop from others.
In the end it’s a combination and PRS really hits the combinations I like.
Hoarding, on the other hand, remains a problem...
Compared to most here, when people look at my guitars, they probably wonder, “what’s up with the bland guitars?”. Some have extreme sentimental value, others were experiments, and the rest were good players. My tastes lean toward the playability, vibe, and sound. If they look good, okay. My experience has been that the stuff I come across is plain beauty, not stunning. More Maryann than Ginger. I’m not knocking how my stuff looks, just pointing out my desire for substance over the superficial. And beauty is more than skin deep.
Some people, like Les, get both players and lookers.
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Compared to most here, when people look at my guitars, they probably wonder, “what’s up with the bland guitars?”. Some have extreme sentimental value, others were experiments, and the rest were good players. My tastes lean toward the playability, vibe, and sound. If they look good, okay. My experience has been that the stuff I come across is plain beauty, not stunning. More Maryann than Ginger. I’m not knocking how my stuff looks, just pointing out my desire for substance over the superficial. And beauty is more than skin deep.
Some people, like Les, get both players and lookers.
Maryann OR Ginger? Why not have both?
Maryann OR Ginger? Why not have both?
Do you get both of the switch is in the middle? Asking for a friend.
Some people, like Les, get both players and lookers.
We’re still talking about guitars here, right? Just, you know, checking.
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Maryann OR Ginger? Why not have both?
can you tap the pickups on that guitar or just pure humbucking?
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