PRS 408

[Infinite Ego]

killer guitar

www.prsguitars.com/408/

[chrissh]

Yours?

I wandered aimlessly into Guitar Center and Sam Ash recently, a less-than-once-a-year occurrence. Two newer PRS (a 305 and a Custom 24) were easily the nicest guitars among the couple dozen I played (along with a MusicMan Luke 3). That's not an impressive context but I never once bonded with a PRS before. The Regular Pattern necks are quite nice and the builds were flawless. And both sounded great.

[Infinite Ego]

No, two kids through college before I get another guitar. LOL

[aliensporebomb]

I tried one of those and it was stellar. Made me cry I tell you.

[davidmgt]

Looks very nice. I've been playing since the 1980s and have never played a PRS

[jahloon]

Oct 22, 2012 23:37:51 GMT -5 davidmgt said:

Looks very nice. I've been playing since the 1980s and have never played a PRS

Me neither

[davidmgt]

Oct 26, 2012 15:55:21 GMT -5 jahloon said:

Oct 22, 2012 23:37:51 GMT -5 davidmgt said:

Looks very nice. I've been playing since the 1980s and have never played a PRS

Me neither

I am glad I am not the only one. I suspect that I would really like them, as I love USA Hamers.

[bear]

Of the USA stuff, I've only played a CE-22 in a store. Incredibly nice neck. Didn't plug it in because I didn't want to set myself for major disappointment if I liked it. Still can't really afford one.

[Infinite Ego]

Yeah, I know that feeling. I love guitars and just cannot get enough of them. Been sick with it since '82 ;-)

[mirth]

I've never owned one either, only played a few rightys (I play lefty) in the store. The neck seemed pretty stellar. Didn't plug in though. Can't imagine spending 4 grand on a guitar at this point in my life and even then I'd probably lean towards Suhr, Tyler, Anderson, or Vigier among others before PRS. Still they're very beautiful.

[chrissh]

Me too. I just like guitars. Loooovve playing them, like browsing varieties for their imagined potentials, don't want or need to own most of them. Lots of good quality options below the luxury-class.

[aliensporebomb]

Yep. Swanky.

[davidmgt]

I just saw that they make a standard, more affordable version of the 408 -

willcuttguitars.com/new-arrivals/prs-408-standard-faded-cherry-214

at $2500 it is at Les Paul Standard price territory.

[Infinite Ego]

that mahogany is extraordinary

[aliensporebomb]

So the other day I was in my local Guitar Center which is like two blocks from my day gig making it easy to visit when lunch is over and I'm bored.

I was sitting there walking down the aisle of the spendy prs guitars hitting the low E string and all of them were okay sounding. But one particular studio was SUPER LOUD acoustically, it was close to four times as loud acoustically.

I took it off the rack and played it and though it needed a setup (lots of the spendy PRS' in that store sit there for ages before someone buys them and a little adjustment is probably warranted). Seemed like a great guitar but I was really amazed at how much louder acoustically it was than the other 15 or so there.

When I got back there yesterday that guitar is now sitting WAY up high out of the reach of short guys like me but I wonder if someone said "put it up there so few can touch it, I can't afford it now but I want it down the road."

Sure seemed nice and the wood was really lovely.