I personally don't much care for PRS guitars in general because they're so "perfect" that to me they lack character. Or to put it another way, sometimes there's such a thing as "too flawless", as least to some people. Well, "flawless" is often in the eye of the beholder. It is such a joy not to have to worry about tuning. And I don't adjust tuning no drop D, or any of that stuff. They said, "Well, you shouldn't move the bar that far!" Or, "Just flick the bar up, and it'll be back in tune." But I do get a bit crazy with it sometimes, and with a Floyd I never have to worry. I've played Fenders and PRSi that people have said the vibrato was perfectly set up, and it didn't return to perfect tuning the way the Floyd does. Non-locking systems won't do that for me. To my way of thinking the only value in a locking nut is on guitars that design the headstock for radical appearance rather than having form follow function.I like the guitar to remain perfectly in tune no matter what I do.
Oh yeah and just FTR, Brad Gillis didn't use the locking nut version but relied on precision design, case hardening, low friction nut and proper installation, much like the PRS system. In all seriousness, what is there, these days, that a Floyd offers that a PRS whammy doesn't. I don't want to have to have a 2nd guitar on the ready or a handy roadie. I like being able to adjust tuning while playing instead of having to have a few minutes "fiddling" when I should be git fiddling. To me it is such a joy to not have to worry about an allan wrench if a string breaks. Unless Night Ranger warbles are a big part of your sound I don't understand the desire for a Floyd Rose on a PRS. I will just have to see how it pairs with my amp. Depending on if i like the sound or not i might consider a pickup change, but it sounds good to me, based on the videos i've seen. I do however agree on picking the PRS, as i see most people say that the SE line are good guitars. I have owned an Ibanez with a floyd rose like system on before, and it was not something ill need for my use. The reason for that is the installation of a Graphtech Ghost piezo system, making the instrument incredibly versatile.Hm. The reason I have not done that is because I would have to move the Floyd assembly back 1/8", and after having done that on my Hamer, I found it to be a PITA mod.
That would make for a formidably versatile instrument. I would switch out pickups, simply because I know the sound that *I* want, and arrange the series/parallel switching that I use. Well, were it me, I would get the PRS SE 24 Floyd - that's right, with a Floyd Rose vibrato. I have also been looking at the PRS SE 245, but this seems to be very similar to a LP, and if i'm gonna go that route i might as well buy the LP.īTW, the reason for me asking this is because none of my local guitar shops stock any of these guitars, so any input you have is very helpful to me.
I don't play live so weight is not really a problem for me, but i do think the Les Paul is weight relieved. I play all kinds of music so versatility might be a factor. The reason i am buying a new guitar is because i already have a fender strat and want something with a humbucker. It might be better resale value as one of you said also.īut i kinda like the point that the PRS may be a bit more versatile Not that this is very important to me, but there is a small part of me that want to pick the USA made. I am new to the forum and was a bit nervous.įrom what i know the PRS SE are made in Korea, while the Gibson is made in the USA.
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