Why Guitar Players Choose PRS

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[Tjones]

PRS SE models are made in Indonesia and go through additional QC in Maryland at the core factory. This explains why these SEs are built so well and playable straight outta the box. I have a silver sky SE and love it!

[AnalogDog]

I have had a PRS Silver Sky SE for almost a year now and I’m very pleased with it. Amazing quality, very light weight and the lower output pickups really sound great with overdrive. Very comfortable guitar to play. What a great value.

[tomperkins]

I recently got a SilverSky SE and in my opinion it is what a Strat should always have been. I love it.

[RJDeachman]

I love your videos! My PRS story- I’ve worked off and on as a drum tech for Joe Bonamassa since the Vienna Opera House recording, I teched for Lenny Castro on that tour and since then several tours with both Tal Bergman and Anton Fig. In 2021 I went to the main music store here in Vancouver to buy drum stuff and decided I wanted to try all the hyper high end modern Les Pauls they had. I went through 12, all were beautiful but sounded flat (not plugged in). In a dark corner was a beautiful high end US McCarty with a 9 top (looks like a 10) in Aqua blue. I hit one note and it was love. It’s the greatest guitar I’ve ever played ever. I play it every day when home and you can just tell is was made with care. Thanks for letting me share and keep the videos coming! J

[adamfeder]

I love the way you explained that value means different things to different people. That’s a really insightful observation and you expressed it so perfectly. I recently found a beautiful PRS SE Custom 22 on the used market for sale. I jumped on it even though I didn’t really need another guitar. There’s just something about PRS that appeals to me and I’m not really skilled enough nor is my ear good enough to appreciate the differences and so the SE is, for me, the perfect value. And I am so happy I bought it. It just makes me happy to look at it and even happier to pick it up, plug it in, and play.

[andycasile]

OK, I'm gonna be that guy: It looks like the neck pickup of the SE is higher than the one on the S2 (especially on the bass side), which might account for the extra low end you heard. Great work on the video, and I thought both sounded fantastic.

[andrewpaulmarussich]

I first played a PRS at Sam Ash in the fall of 1988. Saved up my money and bought my first in January 1990 a custom 24 signature series. PRS has gone through many changes since and they continually to improve their guitars. Currently my favorite model is the Modern Eagle V something you really need to try. They are expensive, but amazing guitars, a Swiss Army guitar of tones. If you are “local” in NY you could try mine, along with my Private Stock 594 one of my favorites.

Anyway keep making great videos. Cheers

[austinknowlton]

It's true. I recently bought a S2 McCarty 594 singlecut. If someone had told me a year ago that the first American made guitar I ever owned would be a PRS, or that it would become my favorite guitar I would have told them they were crazy.

[neatspy]

They sound very similar, but the S2 seemed to cut through the mix better when you played against a track. Great video as always dude.

[tarnishedknite]

I currently have a PRS Standard 24-08. I like that I have the versatility of pick up combinations which makes it very usable. It also has a maple neck which was important to me in terms of feel. It has become my go to guitar. I don't play anywhere near enough to justify one of the higher end PRS guitars as much as I would like to own one. With PRS one can be assured of a quality built guitar, they may not have the personality of other brands but the quality is pretty much assured no matter the price range.

[williamdavis]

I have a McCarty 594 S2 Thinline in natural that weighs just 6 lbs. 1 oz. that is unbelievably incredible. I would love to own one in Vintage Cherry and one in Antique White. I also have a Custom 24 SE, a 35th Anniversary SE and a Hollowbody II Piezo SE. Everyone of these guitars is a cut above anything else in their price range. PRS knows how to build a guitar!

[timchalmers]

Great tones from each guitar Mike. If I'm not watching the video, I like both guitars. I had wanted to get a PRS for 30 years, but could never afford it. Until the fall of 2019 when I ordered an SE Standard 24 = the bottom of the line. Incredible guitar. Great tones, very easy to play, plenty of variety, needs no upgrades, tons of value.

[paulhorten]

Hi Mike, I got my 2nd PRS two days ago. I wanted versatility, so I got a SE 24 standard Cherry Red, alongside a SE 245 I already had. Both two GREAT guitars. But the 24 standard is going to be the nr.1 if I must choose only one guitar to carry with me for a gig. PRS is definitely my favourite guitar brand, amazing good quality and sound for the bucks.

[tomcaron]

Have had many PRS’s down to one. A Hollowbody II Piezo. Everyone of them played like a dream. A bargain of the century is a used McCarty non 10 top. Amazing guitar for affordable money. Late 90’s if you can find one.

[zqri]

I really love this channel. It’s a nice break from super overedited stuff I keep getting recommended. Your voice is nice and the pauses are edited out so no fluff to reach that 10 min mark. Straight to the point

[jonprudhomme]

I have a McCarty S2 and I love it. A great fit for my playing style and taste.

[jessenewman]

The S2 and SE have the same pickup’s. Dropped core pickups in my S2. This made a big difference.

[JordanKyle]

Your editing style has gotten ridiculous. So good man. Keep it up!!

[anandgarde]

I've owned three PRSs, two SEs the Mark Holcomb signature and a 24-08, and an S2 McCarty. All of them fantastic, however the one I vibed with the most was the Mark Holcomb. As a metal player, its neck and fretboard specs were more in line with what I would play, thinner neck, really flat fretboard, and a standard 25.5 scale length compared to everything else by PRS being short. The S2 I had was great, but the neck was too chunky for me, even compared to my 7 and 8 string guitars.

[donewithmodernlife]

I love the S2’s. Some of the best bang for the buck guitars on the market. I have an S2 Custom 24 that I bought in 2015; it’s broken in now but out of the box was one of the best players I’ve ever owned. Other than putting a set of SD Alnico 2’s in it it’s otherwise stock. Total Swiss Army knife guitar, I grab it when I can only take 1 guitar & need to access multiple tones.
Really interested in playing a DGT SE though, I’ve always liked the Core version just not enough to drop $4k on one.