| Author | Message | ||
     Trojan |
Ok, completely non Buell related here.... I have had an Epiphone Joe Bonamassa Les Paul on order for 3 months and am getting a bit fed up waiting for it to arrive...... So now I have started looking around for a decent alternative and quite fancy the latest version of the PRS SE Tremonti single cut..... Anyone tried one? Good alternative to the trad Les Paul type? | ||
| Jimduncan69 |
My personal opinion is that the prs se are way better than an epiphone. I do not think you will regret it one bit. I have 3 of the american made PRS CE-24's i LOVE them. I think that they are the best guitars i have ever played. Lemonchili has a PRS SE and he loves it as well. So i say go for it! | ||
| Trojan |
I've heard great things about the USA made PRS models, but not much regarding the SE range (made in Korea) so am in two minds....Mostly becaue I am a Bonamassa fan and the JB Epiphone is a limited run of 1000 worldwide. However the more I look at the PRS the better it looks..thanks If I can get them to do the PRS for the same price it could be a done deal  (Message edited by trojan on March 24, 2011) | ||
| Hughlysses |
My son has a PRS SE he bought used about a year ago. Since he got it, he pretty much plays it exclusively over his much more expensive Jackson V. It's an impressive guitar. | ||
| Cyclonemick |
I don't think you will be dissapointed when your Les Paul finally arives! The Epi version is def cheaper than it's Big Brother Gibson but they have Great tone, Sweet Action and is a Very good guitar for the price! Depending on what type of music you play you can always switch out the pick ups to get a specail sound but the overall tone of the LP is Wonderful! I absolutely Love mine! | ||
| Trojan |
One of the reasons for the JB Epi Les Paul was that it comes suppied with Gibson Burstbucker pickups as standard, so seemed to fit right in with the blues style music I'm into..........but if it ain't here I can't play it, so alternatives are looking more and more attractive every day! | ||
| Cyclonemick |
I know its kind of the stadard but if your playing the blues you can't go wrong with a Tele, or a srat! a good friend of mine plays a Brian Moore guitar and it is a really slick playing INSTRUMENT, they are a little pricey but as Im sure you know, when it comes to chunks of wood, "you get what you pay for"! happy hunting, and let us know what you choose! | ||
| Fast1075 |
I don't know anything about guitars, but if you can get one that sounds like the one Gary Moore used to play...it would be priceless. | ||
| Trojan |
Gary Moore managed to talk his friend Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac/Bluesbreakers) into selling him his famous 'Tiger Stripe' 1959 Les Paul for around GBP130 (US$200 at todays rate!) many years ago. At that time Greeny was pretty fragile mentally and constantly in and out of various institutions, so nobody really knows if it was actually a considered decision or not (in fact some stories say that he even gave some money back to Moore!). Gary Moore later sold this same guitar for close to US$1m if I remember correctly. I don't think any of that profit reached Peter Green  If I could find something similar for £130 my search would be effectively over | ||
| Indybuell |
The PRS Tremonti is a freakin SWEET guitar. | ||
| Court |
>>>If I could find something similar for £130 my search would be effectively over If you can't there is a fine assortment of guitars and mandolins, up to and including the $250,000 price range, in a store about 5 blocks from my house. For complete details see the 3 page article in this months issue of Acoustic Guitar. By the way . . Lemonchili bought a sweet PRS in there when he and Vamp visited. If you want me to look for your Les Paul let me know . . I'm within a chip shot of "Guitar Row". Cool stuff . . and they are all fun! | ||
| P47b |
+1 for Court. Guitar Row Kicks A##. Ever thought of looking at a used. There are allot of PRS an Vintage Gibson's on the market right now that might be in your budget. I am finding a few over looked used US made guitars on the market for dirt cheep that play way better than the off shore models. | ||
| Rainman |
G&L ASAT is pretty solid, telecaster-style, Leo Fender designed guitar that has great sound. Don't know if it's available over there or not. | ||
| Chadhargis |
+1 on the G&L. They make great instruments. Even their made in Indonesia Tribute series are fantastic. I have a US made G&L L-2500 bass that's unbelievable. | ||
| Lemonchili_x1 |
Lemonchili has a PRS SE and he loves it as well. That would be an understatement, it's freakin' awesome, even more so considering it's price. The PRS SE's are *very* good guitars in all aspects - wood, hardware, pickups, fit, finish, and mine is a pleasure to play. The detail work such as the finishing of the end of the frets is incredibly good for guitars in this price range. Every comparison article I've found they are usually at or near the top, often getting "editors pick" awards, that kind of thing. I am an Epiphone fan as well, they make some really nice guitars. I have a Jack Casady bass which is one of there top of the line basses and a beautiful instrument, made in Korea, and an Emperor Regent which is a mid line archtop and also made in Korea though I'd say from a different factory/supplier. Even though they are very different instruments, in terms of quality the PRS SE is easily the equal of the Casady (and so I would say is equal to the Bonamassa model). | ||
| Bluzm2 |
We have one of each in the house. My choice? PRS. Course, that one's mine, the Gibson (a real Gibson Studio) is my son's..... Soo,, I might be a bit biased.. Oh yeah, he also has my old Strat, that's the one he always plays. Even over his custom G&L. He didn't like that one from day one but it was custom built for him so he kept it. (Message edited by bluzm2 on March 24, 2011) | ||
| Lemonchili_x1 |
"...up to and including the $250,000 price range, in a store about 5 blocks from my house..." That is an accurate statement It's a great store, a historical landmark, and probably the most unpretentious guitar store I've been in, especially considering there clientele. Really nice people there. They have a great sense of humour too!   I looked up the specs on the Bonamassa Epi, very nice. It sounds like a fairly "traditional" Les Paul, whereas I think I'd be pretty correct in saying the Tremonti SE will be a little more modern in both tone and feel. The SE's are in a lot of ways somewhere in between vintage style instruments of Gibson/Epiphone/Fender/Squier and modern instruments of companies like Ibanez/ESP/Dean etc. | ||
| Court |
>>>>probably the most unpretentious guitar store I've been in It's so cool to walk in what is arguably one of the most famous guitar stores in the world . . . and be greeted (you walk into what used to be a closet and is now Stan's office and have to pass through it to get to the other rooms) with the standard greeting "pick any up and play it". Quite cool | ||
| Strato9r |
Any of the SE series PRS guitars are excellent instruments. A good dealer will make sure the intonation and action is touched up, as out of the box, most could use a tweak or two. Along with Lemonchili, I can also attest to the SE-1 being a killer guitar. It is a perfect package, and the pickup cannot be improved upon (I tried a total of SIX Seymour Duncan pickups in it, none sounded as "right" as the stocker). As far as the humbucker equipped SE's go, the pickups are really nice, but I just installed a Duncan JB/Jazz pair into an SE Singlecut, and the difference was dramatic; it went from "nice for the price" to stellar. Your call, Epiphones are getting better with every shipment I see, but there is a certain "X" factor with any PRS guitar, and you can hear it before you even plug it in. | ||
| Trojan |
Thanks for the feedback guys Well the decision has been pretty much made for me because the JB Les Paul looks like being another month before it hits the UK and I just can't wait that long! I wanted the JB Les Paul because it was a limited edition (1000 worldwide), but as a player I think the PRS will be as good or better. The store has offered to do the 2011 PRS SE Tremonti for the same price as the Epi too, and it is in stock ready to go which has pretty much sealed the deal Now all I need to do is learn to play better and I'll give up work for a life on the road.................... | ||
| Zaphof |
Don't give up the day job Matt.I recently sold my Patrick Eggle Berlin, because despite my best intentions it refused to be played properly! It was a sensational guitar and I thoroughly regret selling it. | ||
| Trojan |
despite my best intentions it refused to be played properly! Every guitar I have ever owned has been like that. No matter how hard I hit them they won't sound like Dave Gilmour or Eric Clapton I can do a good impression of Pete Townsend smashing his Rickenbacker though | ||
| Xl1200r |
Matt, I owned a PRS SE a few years ago, I wish I had kept it. At the time, it was widely regarded as the best guitar you could buy for under $1,000... the kicker was they were only going for $650-ish for the basic versions. Yes, they are Korean made, but I had no complaints with mine (though I wish I had gotten a hard tail instead of a trem model). It felt about as nice as the $1000 American Strat I was looking as well. It will bridge the gap well between a strat and a LP, depending on the pickups you put in there. | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
Not sure if you can get them over the pond, but Agile guitars sold directly from rondomusic.com seem to garner some good praise. Especially their AL Series (LP clone). Blatant Showoff of my 89 Epi.  notice Gibson "style" headstock   | ||
| Spatten1 |
My buddy has the EPI Les Paul, the high end one. It's great. Another buddy has a PRS, and it was sent from heaven. It is one of the double cut outs. Really small body, but very dense and heavy. | ||
| Romanrider |
Trojan, Here's a link to one that's been signed by JB himself. I entered the raffle for this guitar, but apparently I didn't win! http://utica.craigslist.org/msg/2282648017.html I met Joe once or twice when I used to go to his Dad's guitar shop(s), nice kid. I bought a nice Gibson Explorer from Len. Love it, nice addition to my collection.  | ||
| Slaughter |
Danielle Hebert - opening the Love Ride 2011 - PRS  | ||
| Trojan |
Well the PRS arrived today and it is very nicely made indeed Thanks for all the positive feedback which made the decision easier Haven't had a chance to plug it in yet but first impressions are very good. The only surprise I had was just how light it is for a mahagony bodied guitar! Certainly nowhere near as hefty as a traditional Les Paul that's for sure, which is probably a good thing! | ||
| Court |
Half the fun is the quest ...... I'm on a mission to find a very specific guitar and am heading to 30th Street Guitars at the suggestion of Rudy @ Rudy's Music.. Eager to hear the reports on the PRS. | ||
| Bluzm2 |
What are you looking for Court? I gots connections.... |
