What percentage of your guitars are PRS?

[DogPhishHead]

2/3rds...McCarty, SE Paul’s and a Fender Strat

 

[ADD]

Love that 594! Is that a Krautster in the upper left? Love THAT, too.

Thx. yes, a KII

 

[Callan]

I'm at 75% for electric or 100% if you only count what I use live

If resale value wasn't so pitiful, I'd be tempted to get to 100%, but I'll just keep my old* strat and Les Paul for mostly sentimental value.


* Old in my collection means 2002/2009, not Les old

 

[Alnus Rubra]

@Tim S you know that I would normally make some wildly inappropriate comment in most threads, but accept my admiration for the strength you have each day!

Enjoy your guitars in good health my friend.

 

[beas]

3 of 7 electrics
1 of 2 acoustics
0 of 1 bass guitars
= 40% PRS in my group.

 

[Nurk2]

So I play as a form of therapy — exercising muscle memory as a mindless meditative exercise to get the through the day. I buy new guitars as a reason to look forward to getting something new — a reason to live.

Why? Because I’ve been a figured wood nut most of my life. I get it honestly from my dad who would take me to lumberyards when I was knee high to a grasshopper.
It’s all about the hunt.

The why of it for me.
When I started to have a bit of discretionary money I thought it would be nice to have one of each, meaning style of guitar.
I bought variations partly because they were pretty and partly out of curiosity. People described guitar in a way that was rarely meaningful to me (like how is a guitar like butter) so I tried things for myself and ended up with some spares.

Add:
- Therapy
- Aesthetics (and sentimentality)
- Completism

And a third vote for: the love of the hunt.

Here's a story. Eighteen years ago I suffered a loss. (Who among has not suffered a loss? This was mine.) Over time, I developed the idea of creating a "tribute" guitar, sketching out specs, dummying up parts orders and the like, thinking about what a tribute guitar might look like.

About ten years ago, I went into the GC down the street for supplies, and there was a white Tele sitting at the entrance. I picked it up for fun and loved the way it played. Bought it on the spot.

It sat in a corner for months while I collected parts for it (generally, stock/production instruments need a little work before they can be played out - especially single coils). One, when weekend everyone was gone, I broke out all the parts and put the thing together:

Shielding, re-wiring, new pots, pickups, nut, saddles tuners, hardware, etc. It was my main work guitar up until a month ago when I bought the McCarty. The "Angel" guitar:

So, I DO understand having a guitar for therapeutic and sentimental reasons. Not 100% clear on having a lot of guitars for these purposes, but I do recognize the impulse.

 

[shinksma]

This is off topic, and perhaps a little divisive....

You know that I am new to the PRS family. I selected this guitar because I do a lot of pit work (and general business) and it's a solid, accurate (almost "neutral" - but versatile) instrument. My two other guitars (335 & J-45) and my backup Tele all have specific applications. All my guitars are "working" guitars - if you don't work, you don't eat. The few guitars that were not in regular rotation or were just played out were sold or traded in the past couple years.

So... in the nicest, most respectful way possible...I'm asking those of you who have many many guitars (for me, that would be more than, say 5 or 6), why have you acquired so many guitars? And, above that, those of you in the stratosphere (say 20+) what's the thought/motive/emotion behind that?

- Just kept buying, never bothered to sell.
- I collect a lot of things, guitars, included.
- Each guitar I have is a work of art.
- I like to "possess" things.
- Displaying lots of guitars makes me feel good.
- I need a lot of guitars for work.

Something else?

I've been on guitar forums for a long, long time, and have seen this behavior over and over again. Let me re-emphasize: I'n not being critical. I am honestly curious. I look forward to your honest responses.

This is quite a valid question, and while it could be its own thread, it might get a little too intense that way, so I'm happy to respond here.

For me, it is essentially all of those reasons you gave:

- Just kept buying, never bothered to sell. [I am not one to sell something that I bought, if I still find it useful.]
- I collect a lot of things, guitars, included. [Yep, I collect CDs, SACDs, DVD-As, BDs, etc, and used to collect stamps & coins.]
- Each guitar I have is a work of art. [In general, either a work of art or has a unique configuration]
- I like to "possess" things. [Maybe not this so much - I'm not materialistic per se, but I like to have things handy.]
- Displaying lots of guitars makes me feel good. [Yeah, I do like displaying all my guitars.]
- I need a lot of guitars for work. [I have acquired specific models simply to satisfy a gig-equipment "need", like a brighter acoustic, or piezo-equipped electrics.]

When I bought my first PRS, I had recently also bought an Epi Casino, which had been my first guitar procurement in a decade or maybe more. Up until then I had been happy plunking along with my Squier Mexi-strat, Squier tele, Les Paul Deluxe, and a pretty good but not great acoustic or two. Plus a few other cheap guitars like a P-bass clone and a Flying V clone, both good to play but not exactly fancy items.

I had never paid more than $400 (Canadian, so like US$100 ) for a guitar. Laying out US$1500 for a beat up CU24 with no case was a huge outlay for me, and I thought it was the last guitar I would ever buy.

Then I found this forum, and more importantly, I found that I enjoyed playing in a band (that had also started not long before), and acquiring additional instruments to fill a "need" was fun!

 

[bodia]

I just needed something to put on my walls!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

I just needed something to put on my walls!

Is that a hint?!

 

[Boogie]

I haven’t played out in a band since the mid eighties and that was bass, not guitar. I merely play for myself.

I’m sole care giver to my 90 year old dad whose health is starting to fail. He played guitar in the Catskill resorts for decades and he’s the guy that got me into playing.

For the last five years, I’ve also been the sole caregiver to my wife who has Early Onset Alzheimers. I placed her in a nursing home yesterday.

So I play as a form of therapy — exercising muscle memory as a mindless meditative exercise to get the through the day. I buy new guitars as a reason to look forward to getting something new — a reason to live.

Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but I thought that was a great question that deserved an honest answer.

And while I’m at it, I have to thank everyone who’s posted anything on this forum. Believe it or not, this place has kept me sane during a very tough time in my life.

Music, IMO, is the grand healer. I hope you continue to find what you’re looking for here. *bro hugs*

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Music, IMO, is the grand healer. I hope you continue to find what you’re looking for here. *bro hugs*

+1

 

[Nurk2]

I just needed something to put on my walls!

https://www.art.com/

 

[bodia]

Is that a hint?!

Maybe......................

 

[bodia]

https://www.art.com/

Nah, I got that covered. Thanks for the link, though!

 

[RickP]

Maybe......................

 

[Nurk2]

Nah, I got that covered. Thanks for the link, though!

I love the artwork! Curious, though...none of those pictures feature anyone playing a PRS product.

 

[bodia]

I love the artwork! Curious, though...none of those pictures feature anyone playing a PRS product.

Thanks!

Hmmm....good point. I may have to see what I can do to rectify that!

 

[Joesnewmatch]

Electric Guitars:

PRS 20%
Danocaster 30%
Collings 20%
Gibson 20%
Squier: 10% (Hello Kitty Strat!)

Acoustic Guitars:
Martin 100%

Basses:

PRS 0.0%
Fender 50%
Squier 50%

Synths:

PRS 0.0%
Roland 25%
Korg 25%
Arturia 25%
NI 25%

In conclusion, PRS really needs to step up its synth game! Geez

 

[AnalogKid]

Counting everything with strings, 1 of 11, so 9%
Eliminating basses, 1 of 9, so 11%
Eliminating mandolin and uke, 1 of 7, so 14%
Eliminating acoustics, 1 of 5, so 20%

Eventually, I may have to do something about that!

1978 Les Paul Standard (Cherry Sunburst)
1985 Mouradian LS-74 (Ice Blue)
2010 Levinson Blade RH-4 (Misty Violet)
2019 Firefly FFLP (Lizard Burst)
2019 PRS Custom 24-08 (Charcoal Tri Tone Burst)

1998 Taylor 510CE (Pacific Blue)
2006 Seagull S6 (Natural)

2016 Fender FM-52 (Tobacco Burst)
2019 Cordoba 15CM (Natural)

2001 Ibanez BTB 510 WNF
2007 Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Counting everything with strings, 1 of 11, so 9%
Eliminating basses, 1 of 9, so 11%
Eliminating mandolin and uke, 1 of 7, so 14%
Eliminating acoustics, 1 of 5, so 20%

Eventually, I may have to do something about that!

1978 Les Paul Standard (Cherry Sunburst)
1985 Mouradian LS-74 (Ice Blue)
2010 Levinson Blade RH-4 (Misty Violet)
2019 Firefly FFLP (Lizard Burst)
2019 PRS Custom 24-08 (Charcoal Tri Tone Burst)

1998 Taylor 510CE (Pacific Blue)
2006 Seagull S6 (Natural)

2016 Fender FM-52 (Tobacco Burst)
2019 Cordoba 15CM (Natural)

2001 Ibanez BTB 510 WNF
2007 Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass

I was hoping you were going to say 7 of 9!

Aah my mispent youth!