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For me, when the price is above about 5 grand it just goes in to fairytale world; if it's 10 grand it might as well be 20 grand, 60 grand or a million - the numbers don't have any bearing on my real world.
E.G. was watching a quiz show the other day and they had to guess how much an original Picasso or something was sold for - I had no basis for a guess, it could have been any high number.
I love how he prefers the 2018 guitar.
Most (or at least many) 'players' did 3 things with them:
1) swapped the pickups- it is crazy what I see people paying for HFS and Vintage Bass pickups. They kinda suck.
2) ditch the sweet switch and put in a tone pot.
3) swap the 5 way to a Gibson style 3 way and maybe a push/pull on the tone out.
I did this with my '89 and it was a much, better guitar.
Until the knife edge on the trem goes, and you need to replace the tuners because they wear down.
Once you've done all that work you have a much less valuable guitar in a collectors world.
I still sold mine back in 2010 and a second set of HFS/Vintage Bass pickups a few years later.
My PRS SC58 is a better made guitar.
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Whilst I put Lollar Imperials in mine, generally, a superior and fine pickup, I sold the HFS/Vintage bass pickups to a mate who eventually bought the guitar and reinstalled them. I have to say, when I tried the guitar again, the PRS pickups seemed a better fit for the guitar across both clean and dirty sounds and I preferred them.
I wouldn't rest much importance on one being a pre-1989 etc. PRS guitars are well made and they've had ergonomic and pickup improvements over the years, especially the CU24. It's just a case of if you like them and finding the model that's right for you. I've had a few and IMHO, the 22 fretters have a nicer feel and sound sweeter. Don't discount a DGT model.
Much like high end Gibsons and Fenders... but they are ‘cool’. See the other thread for what apparently constitutes ‘cool’.
Its a well worn, unfunny joke. And perhaps time for the record to change...
It's a confusing reference, specifically about dentists. Would someone who is making those references be able to give us some statistics to show a breakdown of what guitars (if any) are used by the various medical specialities that the NHS offers?
It would be helpful to know whether 28% of anaesthetists who guitar at all, play Martins for example? What about opticians or ENT specialists?
Let's get some numbers around these claims shall we?
I have one UK Dentist friend from University - but he plays keyboards.
Of the three Consultants that I know socially two are musicians but only one plays guitar. As far as I am aware, he doesn't own a PRS
I'd guess somewhere around half what it's listed for is a more realistic price to be asking for it.
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Cycling has similar jokes about Cevelo bikes.
In other words, a brace of reasons?