7 strings + PRS + $10,000 =

Doctor J

Apparently there are only four in existence and Wes Borland has two of them

feylya

I say Meh!

jcoote

i say full rig = 10,000

feylya

Not much of a full rig in fairness...

John

feylya wrote:

Not much of a full rig in fairness...

For ten grand? You could easily get a full rig. Two if you were on the ball.

feylya

Depends on your definition of "full rig". Does that include backup instruments and amps? Seperate amps for clean and distortion? Piezo amplification? Basically, is it Petrucci's rig?

jcoote

i'm not tlkin pro rig fey!!!

feylya

Squier Strat and a microcube. That's all anyone will ever need

jcoote

squirer start microcube...harmonizer and g force u mean

feylya

What, just a harmonizer and a g-force on their own? No amps or guitars?

But seriously, if you had lots of money, would you spend $10,000 on a 7 string PRS which, imvho, looks horrible.

John

feylya wrote:

Depends on your definition of "full rig". Does that include backup instruments and amps? Seperate amps for clean and distortion? Piezo amplification? Basically, is it Petrucci's rig?

One amp, one guitar, a few effects. All one needs. Anymore are just frills.

And if you're going the Squier and Microcube route you can get dozens of rigs.

John

feylya wrote:

But seriously, if you had lots of money, would you spend $10,000 on a 7 string PRS which, imvho, looks horrible.

No

jcoote

hell no i wouldn't spend 10k on a guitar unless i could spend the same on other parts of my rig...i mean if i could afford it i'd spend 50k on a guitar no bother but not sacrificing ampage and effectors

Steoob

have to hear how it sounds first... give it to accomlished seven string musicians like... head or... munkey.. hehe (note the sarcasm)

jcoote

good god steo i almost went red reading that... munkey some peoples names just suit them ;p

feylya

I seriously cannot understand how a $10000 guitar can sound that much better than a $2000 guitar from a small luthier. And before anyone says it, it is not the same difference as a $200 guitar and a $1000 guitar.

jcoote

i was just gonna say that...imagine the guitars u could get for 10k...4 strats

feylya

10K would get you 3 Shamray custom shop guitars... A Les Paul, a M-II and some sort of crazy bodied 7 string.

Giblet

It's not gonna make you play better though is it

John

Giblet wrote:

It's not gonna make you play better though is it

No, technology can only be pushed so far to help me unfortunately

feylya

Well, just wait til you can get Pro Tools autotune working at real time for guitars... Sorted

John

Then I'll be able to live the dream

dabhoys

I like this one alot too

dabhoys

I must say I dig this Gary Grainger Signature bass there releasing.

Unusual colour but still nice

feylya

Ooooh, they are quite spiffing!

dabhoys

PRS do make some nice Eye candy guitars alrite. The price is massive alrite. But to some people its justified.

I'd have to think about spending 10 large ones on a guitar alrite

jcoote

one of the nicest basses i've seen there...thats almost a deposit for a house (in 1999 )... if i was gonna pay huge money it would be on a PRS tbh!

Karl Hungus

To be entirely fair, that baby there is a custom shop job. Not quite one of a kind, but a far cry from a production model, and that's why it's got such an expensive price tag. I'd imagine if PRS did bring out a production model 7 String, it wouldn't float such an expensive price tag. Somewhere in the region of €2000 I'd expect.

dabhoys

I'd like to see them release a 7 string model. But the demand must not be there for them to do it. I know the 12 string was always a custom shop order too. But there now a production model. Same with the Hollow body McCarty's. They would be nice to see. Maybe even a SE models PRS 7 string would be nice. There SE stuff isn't half bad to be honest...

feylya

I must admit, I do like the Tremonti SE quite a lot

jcoote

the tremonti plays like a dream tbh and if it weren't for tokai i'd be saving for one now

Doctor J

Oooh I don't like this at all. What's that **** between the pickups? Bad news for a finger player. Bass my arse, this is for Plecky McPlec :mad:

John

Doctor J wrote:

Bass my arse, this is for Plecky McPlec :mad:

He's a dastard that McPlec chap.

Mystic Fibrosis

The "scratchplate" looks godawful as well. I'd hit people who bought that with their own money.

0utshined

feylya wrote:

Squier Strat and a microcube. That's all anyone will ever need

Hey! I have a Squier Strat and a microcube! (plus my other gear)


If KH is right and they'd release a production model of the first guitar for 2K I'd be seriously tempted. What gauge are they using on that anyway, it looks pretty heavy?

Karl Hungus

Looks like 11s maybe? They probably had to use something higher guage anyway, as the PRS scale I think is 25" and I don't think they extended that. If they do release a production, a 25.5" is definetly a must have.

Doctor J

26.5" is way, way better IMO, gives that low B some extra definition and snap. Yes sir, 26.5" for that kind of wedge.

Karl Hungus

Must get myself a Schecter at some stage so, even just to see how much better this 26.5" scale is, but for now, I think 25.5" does it's job fine.

Doctor J

I dig slightly more tension on my strings too, I couldn't use 9's even if I tried, so it might not be everyone's cup of tea. With 10's on it though, just right.

Karl Hungus

Ah, I quite like 9s myself, so perhaps so much extra tension wouldn't be to my liking then.

It wasn't me!

Lovely finish, but overall the bass isn't what it should be aesthetically.