pearl jam not into PRSs

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  • Gardenparty
    Gardenparty Posts: 1,910
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I don't mean in terms of playing obviously :) I mean the way they look and the way they feel. it's almost too easy. I'm like J Mascis, I like the guitar to fight back a bit. That's the only way you are really going to feel it. Obviously it's cool that you've got a guitar you love but I just wouldn't want a guitar that I'd be too scared to bash around a bit. I don't want to treat a guitar like a little baby, I want to wring it til it bleeds :D

    I hear where you're coming from. I have a good relationship with my PRS though. It allows me to beat the shit out of it whenver I feel the need. I don't baby it and we're both better for it:)

    Must say though, there are a lot of douches sponsored by PRS. I agree there is a "non cool" stigma that comes with playing one but i don't let it get to me. It's an amazing instrument
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  • MichaelMcKevin
    MichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I don't mean in terms of playing obviously :) I mean the way they look and the way they feel. it's almost too easy. I'm like J Mascis, I like the guitar to fight back a bit. That's the only way you are really going to feel it. Obviously it's cool that you've got a guitar you love but I just wouldn't want a guitar that I'd be too scared to bash around a bit. I don't want to treat a guitar like a little baby, I want to wring it til it bleeds :D

    They are very easy to play. That helps playing some things, but not others. I guess we can confirm that PRS guitars aren't for every style of music. I can see how it works for Santana-type stuff and guys that pick and play more softly. God someone playing like SRV ever got a hold of a PRS... he'd probably bend the strings off the board every time
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  • ianvomsaal
    ianvomsaal Suncoast, FL Posts: 1,224
    It really depends on the PRS you play (each one plays different). For the most part PRS is the best of both worlds
    (Fender Strat & Gibson Les Paul) because you can easily get convincing Strat and Les Paul tones from 1-guitar.
    Try doing that with a Strat or LP (it's not the same animal). I mean shit the guy that designed the Les Paul in 1952
    (Ted McCarty - President of the of Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1950) went in with PRS for the McCarty model.
    You've just got to find your model - I hate how the Santana model plays, but I absolutely love how mine play.
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  • Mike_Muse_Rage
    Mike_Muse_Rage Posts: 677
    GivenToCarve wrote:
    Brandon Boyd is so in love with himself.

    GuitarHero: Your encounter with Mike E. kind of disappointed me. I love talking to guitarists of bands that I listen to (not as big as incubus of course) and hearing how they fell in love with that "one" guitar, or how they came up with their sound and realized that was it.


    FWIW, I liked Mike's tone a lot better on the PRS records.


    Edit: Just found this vid of him using an SG with one p90. Looks like an SG Junior but with the 61 pickguard.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhgllQ8l0Ak&feature=related
    Yep, Einziger's been using that on the current tour since his hand surgery because it's easier to play. He's always said that he doesn't find guitars particularly interesting, he's more into pedals, amps and keyboards. I kinda share that view, I've never been very particular about guitars; I like Strat-style guitars, mostly super-Strats.

    And as for McCready, I've never seen him use an Ibanez, or any brand other than Fender and Gibson.
  • MichaelMcKevin
    MichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    Mike_Muse_Rage wrote:
    Yep, Einziger's been using that on the current tour since his hand surgery because it's easier to play. He's always said that he doesn't find guitars particularly interesting, he's more into pedals, amps and keyboards. I kinda share that view, I've never been very particular about guitars; I like Strat-style guitars, mostly super-Strats.

    And as for McCready, I've never seen him use an Ibanez, or any brand other than Fender and Gibson.

    The Ibanez he plays/has played is an orange flying V. I think it's on the Touring Band 2000 dvd. If you watch Single Video Theory, I know he plays a Gretsch Silverjet on "Faithfull".

    Orange Ibanez V:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8pMf7QRfIs

    Gretsch Silverjet:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RMBu9X1u2E



    I'm not disagreeing with you though... Pearl Jam use Gibson or Fender about 98% of the time. Just thought you'd like to see those guitars.
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  • Mike_Muse_Rage
    Mike_Muse_Rage Posts: 677
    GivenToCarve wrote:
    The Ibanez he plays/has played is an orange flying V. I think it's on the Touring Band 2000 dvd. If you watch Single Video Theory, I know he plays a Gretsch Silverjet on "Faithfull".

    Orange Ibanez V:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8pMf7QRfIs

    Gretsch Silverjet:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RMBu9X1u2E



    I'm not disagreeing with you though... Pearl Jam use Gibson or Fender about 98% of the time. Just thought you'd like to see those guitars.
    Yeah, thanks, I didn't know about those.
  • enharmonic
    enharmonic Posts: 1,917
    The new PRS Mira looks like it could be a winner.

    The same thing that most folks seem to like about the PRS (perfect mix of Fender meets Gibson) is what puts me off. It's like Beef and Chicken. when I want beef, I want beef. Same with chicken. I don't want to get down with a food product that is the perfect combination of beef and chicken...because really...WTF is that?

    Play what you love. That's all that matters. The PRS definitely addresses a need for many players who have the wish to straddle the gap between Gibson and Fender, and the QC on those guitars is off the charts...making them a no-brainer for the same or similar money as high end Fender and Gibson stuff. for me, aesthetic wins. A strat is a strat. a Tele is a Tele, a Les Paul is a Les Paul...etc. Compromise to achieve something in between doesn't do it for me, personally.

    Mira doesn't look to be of that philosophy, so I'm down to try one, and maybe even buy one :)

    As for PJ...Mike and Stone could take the stage playing $150 student model import guitars and make 'em sound like a million bucks :D
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  • Scuba200ft
    Scuba200ft Posts: 24
    Well, I guess that counts out my Private Stock PRS....

    What a guitar.


    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/scuba200ft/IMG_4325.jpg



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  • xtremehardy388
    xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Scuba200ft wrote:
    Well, I guess that counts out my Private Stock PRS....

    What a guitar.


    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/scuba200ft/IMG_4325.jpg



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    If I were into PRS guitars...I would definitely be into that one! That and Mike Einzinger's... you have a BEAUTIFUL guitar
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    enharmonic wrote:
    The new PRS Mira looks like it could be a winner.

    The same thing that most folks seem to like about the PRS (perfect mix of Fender meets Gibson) is what puts me off. It's like Beef and Chicken. when I want beef, I want beef. Same with chicken. I don't want to get down with a food product that is the perfect combination of beef and chicken...because really...WTF is that?

    Play what you love. That's all that matters. The PRS definitely addresses a need for many players who have the wish to straddle the gap between Gibson and Fender, and the QC on those guitars is off the charts...making them a no-brainer for the same or similar money as high end Fender and Gibson stuff. for me, aesthetic wins. A strat is a strat. a Tele is a Tele, a Les Paul is a Les Paul...etc. Compromise to achieve something in between doesn't do it for me, personally.

    Mira doesn't look to be of that philosophy, so I'm down to try one, and maybe even buy one :)

    As for PJ...Mike and Stone could take the stage playing $150 student model import guitars and make 'em sound like a million bucks :D
    I agree with the beef and chicken.
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  • lucylespian
    lucylespian Posts: 2,403
    Mike_Muse_Rage wrote:
    Yep, Einziger's been using that on the current tour since his hand surgery because it's easier to play. He's always said that he doesn't find guitars particularly interesting, he's more into pedals, amps and keyboards. I kinda share that view, I've never been very particular about guitars; I like Strat-style guitars, mostly super-Strats.

    And as for McCready, I've never seen him use an Ibanez, or any brand other than Fender and Gibson.

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