For one reason and another i stopped playing guitar a few years ago but now i feel ready to have another bash.
I have always been a Les Paul guy but i also used a PRS Mira 25th Anniversary and i loved the neck, scale length and P90s.
Having read
clarke_111 thread about the Les Paul Classic i was wondering if any opinions are available comparing the PRS Chris Robertson with the LPC
The things drawing me to the PRS are the P90 and Fat neck, i was also hoping that the PRS would have the "thump" of a good Les Paul. Also a secondhand PRS should be available for £500 or so.
I know i can get on with the LP neck but i did prefer the fatter PRS of the Mira and hopefully the Chris Robertson is in the same ballpark
I know the best thing to do is try first, i am very limited to stores that carry either guitar
any input / piss taking welcome
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the Robertson PRS would be a contender if I was looking for a replacement, I like his playing style and he seems a sound guy - one of the few sigs where the signer would influence me. I'm sure I saw him say he plays a stock one on tour, literally just takes one from the warehouse.
** edit ah you're looking at modern Classics, my experience not relevant!
All Helix too.
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
I've got a Santana PRS, I love the chunky neck. Quite a few guitarist I know have had a play on it and I always get the same comment - 'not a fan of PRS but this feels really nice' - yep to right it does its the neck
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
The first thing that I did was to swap the tuners for a locking set (to speed up re-stringing). I’ve been playing around with set ups and, this weekend, put on a set of 10s again (I’ve been back and to between 9s and 10s a couple of times). I’ve also got it tuned down a semitone at the moment for the covers band. The two issues I have are tuning stability and intonation around the 2nd fret, most noticeable on the G string (Or Gb as it is today). I may get it over to the local guitar tech in the New Year. An unwound G is always prone to intonation problems but I wonder whether the nut is cut correctly.
Sound wise it’s a little darker than my other PRSs. I had to lower the bridge pickup for the 10s but it sounds nicely balanced with the P90 in the neck.
I'm trying to decide whether to use it at this Friday’s gig.
Did he not use LPs originally?