I'm lost in a sea of options!
I've played PRS for years, really enjoy the ergonomics and the pattern necks but they do have a mid hump to them that no longer works with my set up and whilst I like the idea of owning many different guitars I typically tend to just play one so I've now sold my last PRS in search of something else.
I've dabbled with different pickups with PRS over the years but they never seem to eradicate that hump so I'd like to try something different, now I do own and enjoy a musicman Sub 1 guitar with a single humbucker in the bridge that although limited in its sounds does sound great.
I've loved the look of the Albert Lee HH for years so that was my natural choice however after playing one its not 100% right, don't get me wrong still love the look and it played great however it lacked a little balls when i put the gain on, beautiful note separation and clarity just a distinct lack of low end.
So given that i've not really looked at guitars with a view to buy for quite sometime i dont really know what to look for?
I want good ergonomics ( but not modern headless monstrosities), nice clean tones with a good amount of treble but with balls when the gain comes in. what would you recommend i look at? Budget is around £1600.
please no ,get a tele or LP's as i dont think Tele's have that hard rock gain sound i want nor do LP's have the clean treble note clarity I like, all help appreciated though.
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Have you tried the PRS S2 Satin Singlecut. Without the thick maple cap it sounds very different from the main core line PRS. I've sold all 6 of the US PRS I'd previously had, and wasn't planning to buy another, but I've bought 2 of the S2 Satins in the last year or so (Singlecut and Vela). They are absolutely brilliant.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
That's what I've replaced my PRS with... really. A messed-up Chinese Gretsch fitted with the wrong pickups and with some other mods has replaced a 2002 PRS Standard as my 'do everything' guitar.
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Revstars are pretty good, though, and the dry switch really works to add sparkle and clarity.
I see little point in suggesting guitars to check out without knowing what amplification it is likely to be played through.
So the amp is capable of plenty of mids and bass but for some reason the Albert Lee sounded a little wimpy.
Im going to give the Gretsch a shot I think, can’t hurt surely?
Of all the guitars I own (and I own a lot) my American Standard HSS Strat is my favourite and the most versatile, but a bit weighty. My American Pro Tele is as light as a feather and I love the neck and frets. So I'd go for that in an HSS Strat format.