PRS Solid Body Electric Guitars

i got it at a music store in my town wher i buy all of my my guitars and i have loved all of them i have gotten but this one. i paid about $600 for thispiece of crap. if i could give it a zero i would i don't like anything about this fuckin guitar simple as that. i hate everything about it. the damn thing never stays in tune the pickups don't pickup anything well on it.th wiring is all scrwwed upi had to oay an extra $200 to get that fixed.it buzzes even with a high action. they welded the pickups in so you can't take them out. none, i would have to be crazy to put somethin here its is a damn piece of shit This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I got this last one from a local store and paid $510 for it. I've had it for about 2 months now. I already had a standard Fender Strat, an Epiphone SG, a yamaha and Taylor Big Baby. (acoustics) I've been playing since I was 7, I now that I'm 14 I was looking for an Les Paul Studio style electric. I had always considered getting this PRS guitar, but was hesitant because I wanted to get a US made guitar. When I looked at the rave reviews for this, I started researching to find a dealer to purchase it from. So then I went to prsguitars.com to look for dealers. When I go there, I went ahead to look at the specs for the TSE; and to my surprise, it said the model would be discontinued due to Gibson sueing them for body shape. (It was similiar to the LES Paul srudio) I knew right then to get this guitar, because soon they would all be gone, and also, because the value would get higher. Finally, I found one with one left, and went up to get it. This guitar is superb. Of course, PRS has wonderful service anyway, if anything went wrong. The fretboard is wonderful! i play in a rock band and we do everything from power chords to soloing to picking and even acoustic styles. This guitar does everything; with a good map it'll be perfect with any style you want to play. Yes, of course, it plays Creed almost exactly as it sounds on the CD. The finish...wow! iT's jet black and is very mirror-like. There is finish on the back of the neck and it feels so good going up and down. The neck is a little wider than my strat's, but it makes it a little easier to solo on this one. The guitar stays in tune, I've only tuned in about 5 times in 3 months; it also handles drop-down tuning well too. The strings bend easily, I can make it go at least 2 steps up. The action came perfect. The pickups are very good for this price range. Overall, this guitar does everything I want it too! I play with gigs with it every almost every weekend and it is great; the humbuckers give to unneeded noise. PLEASE-go get one today before they all run out! You won't regret it, in my opinion this guitar is the best EVER offered for the price. I wouldn't spend another $3000 for the original one because this one is way better for the price. I played the Tremonti and this Tremonti SE is almost as good, even more sturdy. Besides, who has $3000 to spend on one guitar??? NOTHING mechanically! AT ALL! The finish does get fingerprints very easily, but if you clean and polish it often, there shouldn't be asny issues. Well I already mentioned many good things about htis guitar in the "likes" section. But, the set in neack seems very sturdy. I dropped this guitar once (gasp) and it is completley fine. The bridge is locked and keeps everything in tune. The construction is great! Everything is great!!! GO get this guitar if your looking for a HH style guitar that covers many styles. IF you add better pickups and strings this guitar is just as good as the Tremonti. (besides and wood) This guitar is perfect for me, right outa the box. Cheers to the Korean manufacters and Paul Reed Smith!!!!!!!!!! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

it was a 2500$ guitar, bought it for 2000, not bad of a deal, at first i bought a store show model, but was not too happy with the condition it was in after i took it home and closely examined it under special lighting, so i brought it back and they transfered another one to guitar center, and took it home. i like the sound of the guitar, its very mellow, almost jazzy. i love the look of this guitar, i got a transparant whale blue finish, it looks magnificent under flourecent lights. the best part about the guitar is its tone, and the weight of it compared to a les paul. the guitar stays in tune almost perfectly. i was not very fond of the neck, the neck is too skinny for some of the different vigorous ways i play my guitar, like heavy thrash and such. the guitar is very well made, the finish is great. but i felt that the frets going have been better, maybe its just my guitar. go check it out. its tone can be matched up with a les paul. yet, the playability cannot be compared to a les paul custom This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I purchased the guitar from Professional Music Technology in Birmingham, UK. I paid £3,000 for the instrument, which was a competitive price, as the recommended UK retail price is around £4,400. As for why, I have always wanted a PRS and seeing and playing my example, it was love at first sight. Just about everything. I have been playing guitar for most of my 40 years of life and also have a Les Paul Standard, US Deluxe Stratocaster (my fourth Strat)and a Martin 00028. Putting the accoustic to one side, this guitar comfortably surpasses all the electrics I have owned so far. I can best describe it as having the soulful sweetness of the Les Paul, whilst careful experimentation with the controls will yield a nice strat-type attack-based sound. It's also as easy to handle as - and actually lighter than - the Fender. In complete honesty - nothing at all. Quality and attention to detail is one of PRS's selling points. Everything, the quality of materials, the finish, hardware and set up itself raises the bar far beyond what would reasonably be expected of high end guitar builders. It's very clear that much thought has gone into the design and build of this guitar. My particular example has the Artist pack and is finished in dark cherry quilt, with pau bird inlays and looks simply stunning. I initially thought of going for a conventional (i.e., non-Artist) Custom, but I'm very pleased I went the whole hog. My advice to anyone with a similar dilemma, assuming expense is not an issue, is simply to go for it - you'll be getting a unique instrument which cannot be replicated and is likely to hold it's value well. Besides, the extras, which includes gold hardware, Pau bird inlays & headstock insignia (which under certain types of stage lighting, look as though they are back-lit!!), 10-top and a very smart black leather case (unique to the Artist) are all well worth the extra outlay. Whilst I am thoroughlly pleased with my guitar, the Custom 22 isn't for every style. Whereas the 22 is sweet, melow and very Les Paul orientated, the 24 on the other hand is very agressive, with an entirely different personality - a shredders dream. The best idea is to try one. Also, be aware that the neck profiles are very different, which itself has implications for the tonal characteristics. Mine is of the 'wide-fat' variety, most consistent with this sweet, bluesy tone. I also want to add some comments about PRS themselves. I researched my purchase thoroughlly and actually consulted PRS for advice. They were very friendly and astonishingly honest and asked me to let them know which model I eventually decided upon. I did and a few days later, in the post, was a parcel with PRS's name stamp on the front, which contained a friendly letter thanking me for my interest, enclosing a backplate signed by the man himself!! That will be worth something in years to come. In the meantime, it is nice to know that they not only care about their instruments, but also the people that play them as well. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

It was an aniversery gift from my Wife. It was purchaced from C&M music center in Baton Rouge, LA. The Cost was 2189. I love everything about the guitar. The finish is beautifull. Its not a 10 top, but I like it better than a 10 top, I think 10 tops are too perfect with not enough character. Its Black Cherry stain. I got it with the 3 way toggle and the push/pull tone for coil tapping. This guitar sings. Its best when distorted, but the clean channel is beautiful. There is nothing I don't like. The only thing I wish it had was seperate coil tapping for each bucker. This guitar is built wonderfully. Feels great, looks great. All around great guitar. This is a wonderful guitar. I would suggest to anyone thinking of buying a Les Paul to try a PRS. They play great and can sound like a Paul, but is also more diverse. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

$600 Used It seems PRS guitars speak for themselves, but here it goes. The range of tones you get are excellent. It is like having a 3-neck guitar with Strat, Tele, and Les Paul pickups on it. Truly a great range of vintage tones on a guitar with some modern features. The tremolo/tuning system is the best non-floyd rose I have played. Stays in tune perfectly through all but the most aggressive tremolo work. It plays like a dream, and looks like one. A glue-in neck with ebony fingerboard and bird inlays would have been nice, but I'm not complaining. The shape of this guitar coupled with a flame maple top, and the PRS style unstained maple stip (looks like binding) make it a beatiful, well constructed instrument. PRS is among the best of the best. When I have the money, I will buy one of their top models. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I walked into a guitar shop in Bondi (Sydney, Australia) which was having a closing down sale. They had some Paul Reed Smith guitars going really cheap - The CE22 was listed at $AUD2000. At that point in time, their standard retail price was $AUD3295. I bought the guitar because I love PRS guitars and I really wanted one! I love the neck shape. It's a Wide Thin neck which is very similar to the neck on an early 60's Strat ( I love them too ). The frets and the quality of the rosewood make the neck extremely fluid and smooth to play. The Dragon II humbuckers provide a huge-fat guitar sound that is great for alternate rock music. Most bottom level PRS guitars can have either a Stoptail piece or a Tremolo system. Mine has the Stoptail. The design of the Stoptail is "not that great" in that it forces a fairly brutal angle on the strings which, I believe, results in A, D and G string breakages from time to time. I also don't like the 5 way rotary switch for changing pickups - I prefer a toggle, like a Strat. Some PRS guitars do come with toggles. PRS are known for consistent construction. The guitar is put together VERY well and is sturdy, yet light. The finish is flawless (er... was flawless). I definitely got my money's worth. It was a freakish bargain and I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time. I could probably get my money back on it in a second sale if I wanted! PRS guitars are awesome. However, some of the things that make them awesome for some people, may make them ordinary for others. Try before you buy. One thing that I think makes PRS guitars so good is their necks, and particularly, their WT (Wide Thin) necks - these are great for hard hittin, small handed players like me. The body shape LOOKS fantastic, but I prefer the contoured feel of a Strat. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Paul Reed Smith guitars have to be some of the most beautiful and exotic guitars on the market. They have such a great beauty and contour and build quality. What are the surprising things about these guitars as they seem to vary in comfort ability and ability from guitar to guitar. That is been one of the downsides to these guitars my opinion is that every time I play it always feels much different then the exact same guitar that I just played from Paul Reed Smith. It seems to be that no two are alike even if the model or is the exact same. Not to mention they are very expensive to own and at the cause that they're asking for a new guitar you better expect them to play yoga box. This is not been my experience with most of their guitars however there have been many of them have felt perfect and very comfortable but I just immediately played. So it can be hit or miss with the guitar so I suggest buying one day you've actually played and not buying one that you never played before. UTILIZATION Paul Reed Smith Mira Features: * Color: Sandstorm * Body: Solid mahogany * Neck: Mahogany, Standard carve * Scale: 25" * Fingerboard: Rosewood * Inlays: Bird inlays * No. of frets: 24 * Hardware: PRS Stoptail bridge/tailpiece * Tuning machines: PRS 14:1 Phase II low-mass locking tuners * Pickguard: Matching pickguard and truss rod cover * Pickups: Mira Treble and Bass Humbucking pickups with coil tap * Controls: Single volume, single tone, 3-way blade pickup selector, mini coil-tap toggle * Includes hard shell case SOUNDS These guitars do you sound very similar to any Gibson guitar you have had experience with. To usually feature mahogany wood for the body and for the neck with rosewood fretboard. They generally come with humbuckers installed and even sometimes a variance of humbuckers that are specific to the Paul reed smith guitar line. Many other guitars also feature a nice quilted or flamed maple top which is one of their selling points because they have such a beauty and elegance to them that I have not seen on any other time. The sound is very thick and chewy but you can also clean up very well in a clean amplifier setting. OVERALL OPINION You can find PRS guitars pretty frequently because there are very highly used instrument out there in the music world. I would suggest that you play these guitars first before buying so I would immediately cancel any type of online situation. These guitars can vary from feel to feel and guitar to guitar so getting the right one is very important. But if you do find a good one with a good price and this is good to be guitar that you're probably going on for life.

These Paul Reed Smith and guitars have a great sound and the extremely versatile tone and mixes well and pretty much any style of music. One of the selling points of these guitars is your ability to go from a very chimy clean tone all the way up into a modern new metal type tone. I have seen country players all the way up to new or modern metal type guitars use these guitars very easily and efficiently. Not to mention their versatility but they also look very good as well. Most these guitars are built well and have a beautiful maple top or a flame maple top mixed with the mahogany wood for the body in the neck. They generally have a double some bucker pick up arrangement with volume control knob and tone control knob. They generally don't feature anything more than you would see on a Gibson guitar or any type of Fender guitar but they just had a great brilliance and tone that works and most musical situations. This one is built for the guy from Three Doors Down, and it beats me why anyone marks him as an influence enough to buy his sig guitar. UTILIZATION PRS Chris Henderson Signature Model Electric Guitar Features: BODY: Carved figured maple top with thick mahogany back NECK: 25" scale mahogany 22-fret neck with rosewood fretboard Mother-of-pearl bird inlays Neck carve - wide fat HARDWARE: PRS adjustable stoptail PRS 14:1 Phase II low mass locking tuners Chris Henderson truss rod cover ELECTRONICS: 250 treble, PRS 7 middle and bass pickups without covers 2 volume and tone controls Push-pull pot on the tone knob activates the middle pickup 3-way toggle pickup selector on upper bout SOUNDS Whether you're playing a clean tone with the Fender amplifier or a modern high gain tone with a Mesa boogie amplifier you get a great soun dout of these guitars. With the mahogany wood in the body in the neck coupled with the maple top you get a great mix of frequencies with those total woods that gives you extreme versatility within your fingertips. The shape of these guitars are great stand out as well. You are able to reach the higher frets a lot easier than you would a Fender or Gibson guitar because the cutaway of the neck is more comfortable for those trying to reach those higher frets. Many of the Paul Reed Smith guitars looks similar to Gibson guitars such as the Gibson Les Paul or the Gibson SG but they really have their own body shape going. They give a very pertussis and sick tone when using a high gain amplifier that really sounds great as a rhythm or a lead type sound. OVERALL OPINION These guitars you can find pretty easily as well as many other great sounding Paul Reed Smith guitars. Many of them have pretty much a very similar sound to them. I've played a number of Paul Reed Smith guitars and most of them really sound pretty much the same to one another. They do have different feel to them and the neck can be a little bit different in shape but overall the sound is pretty much the same. Of course the cutaways that look like a Les Paul will sound different then the 24 or the 22 model PRS guitars. Overall he had a great sound and extremely versatile and a lot of fun to play.

Dave Navarro is the guitar player for Janes Addiction. A few years ago he was getting kind of famous but you hardly see him any more. This is his signature PRS guitar. It is not much different than most other PRS guitars other than the finish. You get a very white finish, whiter than most finishes. This matched with gold hardware gives the guitar a classy look. Not many guitars come white with gold anymore. The rest of the guitar is pretty normal for a PRS. The body is mahogany with a maple top. The set neck is mahogany with a rosewood fretboard. The neck profile is the wide thin profile or what they call Pattern thin nowadays. Up top you get the fancy PRS locking tuners which look futuristic. The bridge is the PRS Fender style tremolo that works really well. The pickups are 2 PRS pickups and the controls depend on what model you have. They all have master volumes and master tones. Some older models have rotary pickup selectors the later ones have a toggle like pictured here. No one likes the rotary pickup selectors that PRS use to use. UTILIZATION PRS guitars are great playing guitars. This example is no different. The Wide Thin neck has a nice feel to it. It reminds me of a 60s Gibson but with a wider and flatter radius on the fretboard. This example had the toggle switch which I prefer to the rotary switch. With the rotary switch it is kind of hard to adjust on the fly switching from pickup to pickup. I do not like how the pickup selector is way out by itself. I would prefer it to be closer with the rest of the controls. The tremolo is a very stable unit and holds tuning very well with the locking tuners. The PRS locking tuners are some of the most advanced tuners on the market. They prevent all forms of slip by locking on to the strings as well as locking the tuner in place. SOUNDS This particular example I was testing had a set of Seymour Duncans installed. It had a Custom Custom in the bridge and a Jazz in the neck. This gave it a more specialized hard rock and metal sound. The PRS pickups are quite versatile and work well in many areas but if you are going to do one area specifically you might as well get pickups designed for that area. The Custom in the bridge has a tight sound but it is not super metal tight. It is tighter than the JB which is what I think the owner was going for. It works great for metal and harder rock. The extra tightness lets you run a bit more gain without the sound becoming too boomy. The Jazz in the neck is a classic neck pickup. It is similar to the 59 but has a bit more bite for clarity. Both of the pickups clean up well if you ride the volume a bit. OVERALL OPINION If you want a white PRS this is it. If you just want a PRS 24 Custom then there are plenty more to choose from. I think they should sell this guitar cheaper than the other models since it has a plain top. But since its a sig they wont. I think PRS has some of the best looking tops on the market so personally I wouldnt bother with a plain top PRS, but im sure Dave Navarro has some fans or else he wouldnt be famous. There is a new Dave Navarro PRS SE model out now and I am hoping I can review that to see what the import version is like. That will be priced so that more people can afford it.

Paul Reed Smith guitars are very exotic guitars and handle really well balanced tone throughout the instrument. These are guitars that really work well and pretty much any musical setting me put them in. I've seen these guitars play in country music all the way up into drop tuning heavy-metal sounds. There's very versatile and almost take on whatever aggression or dynamics you give them. They're almost like a chameleon type guitar because they take on whatever setting rig that you give them. The thing that confuses me is that the dude from 311 gets his own custom shop guitar. Who wants to sound like 311? UTILIZATION Features Body Wood: Mahogany Number of Frets: 24 Scale Length: 25" Neck Wood: Maple Fretboard Wood: Rosewood Neck Shape: Wide Thin Fretboard Inlays: Birds Bridge: PRS Designed Stoptail Tuners: PRS Designed Tuners Truss Rod Cover: "PRS" Hardware Type: Nickel Treble Pickup: PRS Designed SE HFS Treble Bass Pickup: PRS Designed SE Vintage Bass Pickup Switching: Volume and Tone Control with 3-Way Toggle Pickup Selector SOUNDS PRS guitars have a nice warm woody tone primarily because they're mahogany based woods. The use mahogany in the body and in the neck of most of their guitars . They generally use a rosewood fretboard and then a maple laminate top on the body. This doesn't have the top but is still well balanced. You get a nice thick woody tone but you also get nice solid clean tone as well. These are very versatile instruments and they have a nice full body tones very similar to a Gibson Les Paul guitar. So if you have ever played a Les Paul guitar than you'd probably be in a comfortable group with using one of these guitars. OVERALL OPINION Many of these Paul Reed Smith guitars can very price and they're almost not clear on the pricing structure within their model lines. I have seen the same kind of guitar or the least the same looking guitar priced at $600 and then priced at $8000. I know that the different woods and builds will have a different value but it's confusing to understand the actual pricing points when you simply look at one these guitars . So I suggest doing your research on the Paul Reed Smith guitars because you can come off a little bit confusing when you see one that looks like a inexpensive guitar but price route $600 and then you see one that looks exactly like that priced at $5000. So I suggest simply doing your research before purchasing a call reach me at guitar.

The PRS SE line of guitars is a line of guitars that PRS makes overseas and they are much more affordable than their USA made line of guitars. A lot of the PRS signature guitars are SE models so fans of the artist can afford them more easily. This is the current signature model for the Cradle of Filth guitarist Paul Allender. This is the current version as the older one had passive pickups I think this one is much better for heavy music. This is basically a modded Custom 24 SE. It has a mahogany body with a maple neck. The fretboard is ebony with 24 frets. It has bat inlays instead of the traditional birds. The pickups are a set of EMG's. It has an 81TW in the bridge and an 89 in the neck. The Allender obviously wanted the versatility of coil splitting. The bridge is a traditional PRS tremolo and the controls are traditional as well with a volume and tone with a 3 way switch. UTILIZATION These SE models do not come with locking tuners but everything else is pretty much PRS spec. This model has the wide thin neck which is really nice. It is like a 60s Gibson but with a flatter radius. The ebony fretboard is great and something you do not see often on even USA made PRS guitars. The bat inlays are pretty crazy and do not help much once you are at the higher frets because they are so big. I am not a big tremolo fan so I didnt use the tremolo much but PRS tremolos are pretty good even with their simple looking design. SOUNDS The EMG 81tw and the 89 are both splittable EMG pickups. But since you cannot really split an active pickups these pickups are actually 2 pickups in 1 case. These EMG's pretty much have a single coil packed in with them. Ill start with the 81tw in the bridge. With this pickup you get an EMG 81 with an EMG SA in the same pickup case. This essentially gives you humbucker and single coil tones in an active pickup without splitting anything, and these are true single coil tones. With this design you get the classic 81 sound unmolested with true single coil tone. The 81 tone needs no introduction. It has a crushing high end sound that can cut through the thickest gain or the muddiest mix. The EMG SA is one of their best single coil models. It has a very fat sound. It is almost like a single coil EMG 85. You still get the single coil twang but with this pickup the twang has some body to it. It is a very cool design. Not many people use active single coils so with this you get a very strong single coil sound. The 89 is basically the same thing but with an EMG 85 base. So it has better clean tones and the tone is thicker and has more bottom throughout the range. OVERALL OPINION This is a nice signature guitar. It doesnt have any huge logos on it or names so you do not look like an advertisement for someone else. It is a solid PRS with pickups that work great for metal. There are not many PRS guitars that come with EMG's stock. I can think of this and the Nick Catanse model and that model is not a good signature model. It is covered in logos and red binding and all sorts of crazy stuff. If you are looking for a PRS with EMG pickups get this one. Its great because it does not cost any more than a normal PRS SE guitar. They are all well priced.