Paul Reed Smith PRS SE EG Guitar Review Scott Grove

[@jimsteele2072]

Scott, After watching this I took your advice, and although I couldn't find the Single Coil model EG, I did find a nice used Natural color Tremonti , $300.00 at a guitar center. I sold my Gibson SG special to fund the purchase. This has got to be one of the most comfortable guitars I've ever owned. I never played the SG much, But I cant stop playing the Tremonti. I love the wraparound bridge setup. The Action is LOW and effortless to play. I never liked whammy bars anyway.

[@groovydjs]

@mrgitarplayer1 AHHH, so YOU'RE the one that grabbed it for $499.00 plus $25.00 shipping off of Ebay! I was watching that one and was considering picking up that puppy. You now are the proud owner of the best guitar you'll ever own. You did fine and dandy on that guitar. I would pay 4 times that much for it simply because they honestly are that great of a guitar. You will honestly never play a guitar that will be more IN TUNE sounding all the way up and down the neck. CONGRATULATIONS!

[@williamhawkins69]

I found an EG in a local Cash Converts for about 1/2 new price and bought it on the strength of your recommendation. Mine's white.. great advice.

[@groovydjs]

@mrgitarplayer1 I hear you. I've had quite a few people buy up these SE EG models and they ask why they were discontinued so quickly. They were here and gone before anybody knew it. The main reason is simply because people think the last thing that the world needs is another Strat copy. Little do they realize just how far from ANY STRAT COPY these are. These just smoke any Strat on the market, foreign or USA made. So, a lot of people turned their backs on the greatest axe they'll never know.

[@groovydjs]

Hi, yeah these are all 100% stock. I wouldn't change a thing on them. I love Lace pickups and have them in many of my guitars, but these stock pickups hold their own very well against the Lace. They would be most like the hot gold Laces if I were to compare the sound and response of them.

[@BuddhafulSam]

Dr. Groovy strikes again. I think it was about 5 years ago I first watched this video. My patience paid off today in the form of blue hardtail se eg for a price I was willing to play. It will pair nicely with my Conn ST-11 and other Groovy items. Thanks Scott!

[@groovydjs]

ArriCAT5e, Make sure I get to check out that new project. It sounds cool as hell!

[@groovydjs]

My pleasure my friend. PRS just makes great guitars all around and you really can't go wrong with any of them. The Korean imports are great. They are far and above in quality to other countries quality control with the exception of Japan who still makes a great guitar after all these years.

[@groovydjs]

I would chose this over a Tele any day. It will save your back, it plays and sounds better. Bending strings is WAAAAAAY easier with the scale length on these things. Just make sure to find one without the Whammy system on it. This is simply the best kept secret out there. I like this better than I do their American Made guitars. To stop making this guitar was way stupid. But at least I've got mine and I will never let go of them. So, that is just me.....but, these kill the Fenders.

[@sav7152]

For anyone considering this guitar: Scott is 100% correct on how well this guitar performs. I've had top of the line Fenders, Gretschs, Gibsons, etc, and kept selling them looking for one that had that sound and stayed in tune. This guitar is unbelievable. Just got mine on eBay for $325 plus shipping. Mine was modified in that it had a McCarty bridge pickup installed with a coil split switch. Obviously with that setup an aftermarket pickguard. One ding in it hardly noticeable. For those saying you can't find one, it took me over three months of checking every single day on eBay and two popped up right before Christmas. They are out there! Just a tip, save your search on eBay. It will send you an email every day or night with new search results for PRS SE EG's or you might just want to go with PRS EG as they might of forgot to put the SE in the description. I didn't know about that little trick till the tail end of my search which was again thanks to a Scott Grove video! I really hope more people get to experience these guitars as they are just incredible to play. Good luck with your searches and bidding!

[@jovialjamie8644]

lol, I had my eye on that guitar.

[@groovydjs]

Jovial Jamie Mercy, it killed me watching those 3 leave here.

[@groovydjs]

@TheGishlullmoon Thanks my friend! I keep them 100% stock. Just play with the pickup height to find your perfect sound. Remember, sometimes lower is much better. They are really an amazing guitar huh?

[@sentforth5]

Hi, Scott! Thought you should know, I sold my white SE EG Hardtail for 710 bucks on ebay right around Christmas time 2014. They have broken $700!

[@groovydjs]

My pleasure. I'm looking for a 513. PRS just makes some fine guitars, period. Easily one of the best companies out. It don't matter if you have a $25,000 model or a $500 one.....they have simply got their stuff together.

[@groovydjs]

Thank you very much. I agree, these are smoking guitars at twice the price. I'll have to check out the new maple top, it sounds great. The new video is going to be fun and should be out in April, I have a few ahead of it, but I'm excited to do it. I've always been a fan of Jerry. Monster player.

[@groovydjs]

If that's the sound you are looking for, go for it. I don't like them but some people that like that P bass sound do. They simply sound way too muddy for my tastes. I like the good clear sound instead of the "Mud Bass" as they are better known. But, if low end is all that you are concerned with without any mids or high end definition, then the Sting bass would give you that sound and that sound only. Best of luck my friend.

[@GiantPinhead]

Thanks for the great review. I've been keeping an eye out for one of 'em and finally nabbed a clean one for $315 shipped, with Gold Sensors installed. If only I could play as well as you do, I'd have a clean sweep!

[@groovydjs]

AWESOME! Those are sweet guitars! There is no guitar at any price that beat the PRS imports. They are just amazing pieces of work. Congratulations on the Tremonti!

[@groovydjs]

I'm going to check that one out right now as it has to be awesome. Yeah, start those finger exercises as Jerry was a fast and wild picker.

[@groovydjs]

Yeah, I want to try out the 513 because of the 5 single coils. Very interesting and will more than likely be the one that I pick up.

[@groovydjs]

I hear you. I have tried the "Real" PRS guitars and I have not found one that I would give over ten bucks for. I like these much better than the American made ones. I would maybe take the 513, but that would be it. Any of their humbucker models, no way. I can't stand them. The SE EG is the only one for me.

[@groovydjs]

Yeah, they are mostly Ebay sold guitars but there are a lot of them around. Actually not bad guitars at all.

[@groovydjs]

Yeah, it's been discontinued for a couple of years now and I'm not sure what kind of sound that you're looking for. But if it's a Fender type of sound......these blow any Fender out of the water that you will find and I've owned over 400 Fenders. This thing creams 'em all.

[@groovydjs]

@Lover4Truth Thank you very much. You know, these are some of my only guitars that I've never had to open up to take a look under the hood. I can't imagine changing a thing about them, so I can't give you an answer on that one my friend. I do know that there is a Humbucker route in the bridge since they used the same body for the SSH version also, but that's as much as I know about it. Not sure how deep the routes are.

[@groovydjs]

Thank you very much. These guitars are pure heaven. I honestly would play this over 90% of my guitars. They are honestly that good for me and my style. They are better than the American Fender stuff in my oppinion and they are simply a great axe. So cheap, so amazing and as I pointed out....so discontinued. At least there are some out there for us that will appreciat them and not fall for the el cheapo Epiphone and Squier route.

[@groovydjs]

@Lover4Truth I hear you my friend. I'll post it as soon as I change strings on one of the 3. It will be my pleasure. All my best! Scott

[@groovydjs]

@themusic928 Everything that has 3 single coils in it....yes, I compare it to a Strat. Especially since a Strat is what all these guitars are based on. Makes sense to do so. The Strat is the best selling guitar of all time. It is the most copied guitar of all time and I buy guitars that are modeled after Strats for my personal collection. So, again, yes...I will compare everything to a Strat because it's a perfect frame of reference that people understand. Good enough?

[@groovydjs]

@hetfield2x4 Thanks much! I think it sounds better than most of the Strats being cranked out these days. Fender has pretty much lost it's Fender sound.

[@groovydjs]

@hetfield2x4 Cool, yeah I've done my best to spread the word on these things and I'm hoarding a bunch of them up in order to drive the price up in 10 years. Then it's garage sale time. If you don't like yours, I'll gladly buy it from you!

[@groovydjs]

That is true, and the key word is "Owned" I've gotten rid of most of them. I have about 10 now and they will thin out too as there are simply much better guitars out there that give you that Fender sound that the Fender company in it's current state just can't and won't give you. Even if you call the custom shop, they refuse to give you what you want. Fender is big time on my hate list these days. The older stuff, fine.....the Japanese stuff is still good though.

[@eljefeguapobarbon]

Found an SE EG H/S/S white but with tremolo and set the tremolo down snug and love the stock humbucker as an option.

[@groovydjs]

@TheGishlullmoon Cool. Great price! Please keep me posted on how you like it. I love the "Go no flippin' where". lol I was playing in a band where half of the folks were Mormons from Utah and they had the greatest words that they would use all the time instead of cussing. Some of them were just SO FAR OUT THERE. The whole FLIPPIN' thing just got stuck in my head about 15 years ago and I can't shake it. lol So please let me know how you like the axe my friend!

[@ispiron55]

Just got one (white) today for 280 bucks ,saw a local add and remembered your review,went for a look ,guitar was in great order so i got it ,great sound from it ..impressed so far.

[@groovydjs]

Very cool and awesome price! I'm glad you landed one. If you ever sell it, you know who to come to (if you don't mess it all up......lol). I found four more for sale yesterday. Not on eBay, but on a special little site that always has superb deals, just a matter of talking them into shipping things. Congrats again!

[@morty1988]

i had an eg once but sold it. its been a mistake to sell it but you cant turn back time. i now own "real" PRS guitars and love them. i got a santana 1,2,3 and the md. and i have the santana 25th in order and i got some other guitars laying around here. but i really want an eg again. like you said the sound is great not to expensive to take with you on holiday. the only downside is that you want more and buy a "real" PRS

[@smacman68]

Sweet guitar. I know exactly what you mean about that bridge. To me. it's the best bridge ever made for a guitar. It has the best tone, sustain, and tuning stability of any bridge made to date. Plus it's very comfortable. Palm muting is really easy on the edge of your hand.

[@groovydjs]

@smacman68 I'm not fond of the rosewood fretboards as they just collect so much dirt and grime, maple bolt on necks and fingerboards would be nice. Not choosing to use Ebony? The Orianthi SE has an Ebony fingerboard. They have a lot of left handed models too. They've been offering them for a long time. I checked out the Babicz bridges and the Chop 6 fixed bridge looks fairly cool.

[@groovydjs]

@hetfield2x4 There you go. I just found one of these on Ebay again, but someone yanked the pickups out and threw some nasty Duncans in it. I always feel great when someone grabs one of these (non trem versions) and they come back all stoked about how much cooler it is than they thought possible. These are soooo, by far my favorite off the rack guitar out there.

[@groovydjs]

I'm a country guy, so the more twang the better. So humbuckers and P-90's are out for me. I hate Telecasters too unless that third pickup is in the middle and that nasty neck pickup is swapped out for a real pickup. The PRS guitars are the best playing guitars around. Nothing plays like them, I just wish they offered something for us chicken pickers instead of only trying to meet the demands of blues players and rockers. Nothing stays as intonated as them either. Great built guitars.

[@groovydjs]

@TheGishlullmoon I probably keep the pickup height up higher on these axes than I do any others. I keep them just low enought that when I'm doing palm muting, that the strings don't slap against the pickup pole pieces. Otherwise, I let them ride pretty high on these particular guitars.

[@groovydjs]

@mrgitarplayer1 Yeah, I just got an answer back from the guy that you bought yours from. I had asked him if it came with the case and he didn't bother answering me until after you had bought it. lol

[@williamwhalen7764]

Love these guitars, dollar for dollar it's one of the best. Thanks for the review.

[@groovydjs]

@hetfield2x4 That is a toughy, especially if the Greco is vintage. The PRS will smoke it regardless, but the Greco's had some really fun, older stuff.

[@groovydjs]

@hetfield2x4 Thank you, I'm plugged straight into a Johnson Millennium JM150. The only amps I use. I keep a few extras around since they no longer make them. I have a review of it here on my channel if you would like to check it out. Thanks again!

[@groovydjs]

@zaagaard Hello Allan, which model did you end up getting and does it also have single coil pickups? No real matter. The real trick is to keep the pickups further away from the strings than most people would. Everybody always puts the pickups real close to the strings, that isn't where they belong. Doing that just causes more magnetic drag on the strings and can actually cause them to sound out of tune and overdrive way to easily. Keep them the same height on both sides, just lower them.

[@groovydjs]

@hetfield2x4 Super sweet my friend. I hope you will love it as much as I do. I honestly do like it more than any other off the rack guitar that I own. They (amazingly) are the the most IN TUNE sounding thing in the world. I have no idea why, but it's a magical axe. Keep me posted my friend.

[@hetfield2x4]

Just scored one with the stop tail bridge! Hopefully its as nice as your video makes it to be.

[@groovydjs]

@mrgitarplayer1 Oh yeah, the case is simply a very, very, very heavy duty gig bag that has the "SE" in huge letters on it. It's so thick that it's as good as any hardshell case. You can barely even fold the thing in half for storage. lol If ever you sell that or decide to do something CRAZY like change even one little screw on that thing, give me a shout first and let me buy it from you. lol Enjoy it. It weighs like 5 lbs. and is just AMAZING! It Kills all other guitars off the rack!

[@spirographmessiah]

LOL.....again nice review......I just posted a comment on your review on the reverse V.....think you just re-sold me on the PRS....love that reverse V....might have to get the re-issue R-V if I can swing it...alos appreciate your comments on the korea models versus the old americans...

[@groovydjs]

@SoAwesomelyFunny The Korean PRS guitars are MUCH better than the USA ones IMHO. I really love the Japanese axes too. The Mexican Fender stuff is every bit as good as the USA stuff (same work force). Indonesia, just disposable kids guitars.

[@morty1988]

i would go that far. i love real prses. fallen for the brand because of santana. shows why i bought so many santana guitars. the eg is just very different from the rest. i dont know what kind of music you usually play but a eg could suit it better then any other guitar. if i were you i would try out the 503. kind of like the eg but with better wood and tunes and other harware. my top 3 prs guitar: 1: Santana 1 2: Hollowbody 2 with piezo 3: 513 the se eg comes in on a 5th place or so.

[@groovydjs]

@hetfield2x4 100% You are so very correct about the Greco Strat (Especially those cool years). They smoke all the USA stuff. Same as the Fender Japan company was at the same time. Just pumping out the best that there will ever be. Ibanez and Greco (same compan....same factory) were putting out some of the best guitars of all time from the mid 70's through the early to mid 80's. The world is finally taking Greco seriouly. He's correct, those Greco Strats are fetching a small fortune now!

[@groovydjs]

@TheGishlullmoon Cool. I'll be glad to help out in any way I can my friend.

[@ALANWEEKES]

You know your stuff Just buying this guitar 🎸 because of your advice thank you 😊

[@groovydjs]

Glad to hear it!

[@groovydjs]

@countroshculla Thank you . I love these guitars more than any of the other off the rack guitars that have ever been made. Way more than the USA PRS stuff and way more than pretty much every guitar (over 2,000 now) that I've owned. And they disconinued this thing. Just amazing what supid things people will do. lol Thanks again my friend. Scott

[@Simon-xi8tb]

Thanks guys, for buying all those great guitars, so there is none left for me :(

[@hetfield2x4]

@groovydjs will do, it will probably show up this saturday (hopefully) or next mon/tues. thanks again for your video, which convinced me to buy it without trying it...again I hope it sounds like your video, fingers crossed. I was surprised how hard they are to come by.

[@patnash62]

Hi Scott, thanks a lot lot for you great way of informing about guitars. What do you recommend for playing country style? Buying a Fender Tele or a PRS SE EG? Have a great time! Patrick

[@groovydjs]

@timdoog42 Yep, I keep everything stock. They are whatever they put in them. They always discontinue to good stuff.

[@IsaiahGranger]

Scott: I bought one of these today; it's a white one with red tortoise pickguard and tremolo system (wishing it was a stop-tail, but just glad I snagged one for a decent price). I did notice that the bridge PUP was aftermarket....a Seymour Duncan 'Duckbucker.' I wanted an all original one, but this was the only one I could get at the price I paid. Have you any experience with the SD PUP mentioned? As always, I thank you!

[@taylorbortnerathing]

my aunt works for PRS, so i have one that is similar. it is all black and it has paul reed smith's signature on it i'm not bragging though, because i am not a fan of this guitar. at least, not the one i have. mine has a humbucker at the bridge, and a tremelo bridge instead of a stop bar. it isn't horrible in regards to tuning (i just recently adjusted the intonation and it sounds better), but i don't really like the tone or the way it plays.

[@groovydjs]

@grascfretal Yeah, I've had the ones with the trem and I sold them off right away. They just didn't have that magical ability of playing in tune in every position for whatever magical reason that the stop bar ones do. I know, it makes no sense at all, but.....it's the way it is. It's too odd. I've never used a Duncan that sounded good at all. I've tried all of them I think and I have no idea how they are in business. I just don't get it. lol I'd try to find a real pickup unless you like it.

[@morty1988]

treu that. PRS has the quality to stay in tune. i play from santana style to metal and it always is in tune. really try a 305 i liked it and is has a good sound. 513 is also nice and maybe try a swamp ash narrowfield. the last one is not my cup of tea but could work for you

[@prsguitars1678]

ok, my bad, my mistake, and yes i know that alot of people say that strat like guitars arent that great for metal, but i use my se eg for evberything since thats all i have, ande what type of pickups are you using, my se eg has the stock se eg pickups from about 2004

[@smacman68]

@groovydjs I will never understand PRS. He refuses to use ebony fretboards. No more bolt on necks (which I think are superior to set necks) and no left handed guitars. Many say that glue kills tone and sustain. There is a new bridge out now, made by Babicz called the Full Contact Bridge. Look it up. Very cool. Basically there is no gap between the string and the body. The string sits on a cam, which pivots for action height and intonation. I am going to get one an try it out.

[@hetfield2x4]

how thick is the neck on these? i like bigger, fatter, wider necks. great demo man

[@groovydjs]

@prsguitars1678 Read it again my man, I have OWNED over 400 Fenders, I've had thousands of guitars. It's what I do for a living, so, going though a few hundred of any brand is no big feat. I find that the SE EG's are great country and blues guitars. No humbuckers, so....not much of a metal machine, but the clean and slightly overdriven tones are quite pleasing.

[@hetfield2x4]

@groovydjs thanks for the reply, im debating between keeping my greco strat or getting this...decisions decisions

[@darrelbigdaddywhite]

Scott , I must say you have me interested in one of these PRS 22 fret se eg guitars. I like their look. I must say that I like the Custom se model better as far as woodgrain. My question is do you think if I put a push pull pot so I can use humbucker as single coils, would it be a comparable axe to the "se eg" model in tonal quality in single coil mode?(It would have the same stop tail bridge.)

[@groovydjs]

@hetfield2x4 Yeah, there really is a huge difference for whatever unseen reasons. lol Give one a test drive if you locate one.

[@hetfield2x4]

ive seen the trem versions on youtube and they dont sound half bad either. Whats your main complaints about the trem versions? I really like strats with trems, but if the sound difference is that drastic ill try to go for the stop tail piece. thanks again for the demo vids; keep it up!

[@groovydjs]

@hetfield2x4 You could try it. I've owned a ton of these guitars and all of them that didn't have the stop bar went up for sale right away. Everything that makes these guitar magically play in tune relys on it. I've kept the good ones and wouldn't part with them for the world. I love a great whammy too, but for some reason, with these guitars...throw a whammy on them and then they somehow become ALMOST worth the $300.00 you pay for them. I wish I could explain it better. But, I can't. lol

[@ThunderFalcon333]

wouldn't it need fanned frets or buzz feiten to play in tune all over the neck? is that tail piece alone enough to do that?

[@wmdolan1]

You have got to hear what this guy has to say. I think he agrees. Including the Tremo option. It does sound as great as you say. Just listen. Music surpasses linguistic barriers. PRS SE EG

[@rogertaylor6]

Went online to find a strat-type guitar w/ a 25 or 25 1/4 scale, and found a reference to this model. Looks interesting, but not many around - looked on Ebay and reverb, there's a couple but none in good condition with the stop tail. If you know a good place to look for one used, let me know!

[@groovydjs]

Yep, so very true. Hold out for the stop tail tail piece for sure. It really makes a huge difference. I'll keep any eye out for one for you Roger.

[@MikeB3542]

Gorgeous sound!

[@zaagaard]

Hi Scott Thanks for your great review, which actually made me buy a guitar simular to the vintage white one you have. I think ist a great guitar, and a wonderfull addition to my Les Paul, for covering more sound when i play live. Can you help me with the right pickup height adjustment? How are youre pickups adjustet? Seems like u got the perfekt balance between bass and treble side. Best Regards all the way from Denmark - Allan

[@ALANWEEKES]

I gig with it 11 mar 22 amazing Fantastic guitar 🎸

[@groovydjs]

I'm glad you dig it. They were soooooo overlooked.

[@groovydjs]

@prsguitars1678 That's cool my friend. I love these guitars. They are just the perfect, all around guitar. I play everything on it too. I'm glad you enjoy yours too. I leave mine all stock too and love them.

[@tbranq]

I had one PRS SG EG ten years ago or something like that... now I know what a dumb ass I was selling it and a valvestate Marshal together for 500 euros or something, I real regret it. Now I play Fado (Portuguese music) I play Braguesa and Portuguese Fado Guitar and classic nylon guitar, yet, I feel this urge to play some heavier stuff like I used to back in the days of rock´n´roll... I have a Fender Strat with Floyd Rose, very nice, but I´d love to get my hands one a PRS SG EG again!!!! Can anyone help me find one again?!!

[@thomasg331]

Thank you for your videos. Very informative and entertaining. If you had to buy a new PRS do any stand up to the SE EG? Thanks

[@Simon-xi8tb]

Groovy, I wonder if you played parker nightfly mojo and if you could compare the experience with this guitar.

[@prsguitars1678]

i dont believe you own 400 Fenders, but i have one of these, but not a beer one, but i love my prs se eg, its sick, good for metal and all stuff

[@andrewreichert15]

How do you feel about the newer se models? One caught my eye for a nice price and some buds recommend it but I honestly trust you more than them haha

[@wmdolan1]

If I purchase this guitar with a tremolo. Is it hard or even worth removing the Tremolo and ascetically placing in a stop piece.

[@wmdolan1]

BTW what is the most you would pay for one with a Trem if that is even ok to ask. sorry it its not and I wont ask again. Just a opinion price range if you feel OK saying so. I know your here to teach and inform not necessarily give specific advice. Again thank you friend. My main concern is I personally hate temolo and is it ascetically feasible to change it?

[@RRW276]

This one must be pretty rare now... having a hard time locating an SE EG w/ stoptail. There's quite a lot of the humbuckers, but not able to find any (ebay or cl) w/ SSS & stoptail.

[@groovydjs]

Yeah, there are a couple on the Nasty Guitar Center site, for $250.00 each, but both have the whammy system. Same with the ones that are currently on eBay....except they are asking a couple hundred more. You'll see some come up a few times a month both places. Let me check a couple more places for you real quick.

[@groovydjs]

thebasspalace.com/product_info.php?products_id=399 $295.00 right now. That's one great deal! I love the white ones!

[@groovydjs]

@hetfield2x4 Yep, they sound a whole lot different and they don't have the perfect intonation like the stop bar versions do. Why? Who the hell knows, it's magic, but it's true. I've owned dozens of them and it's the same exact thing every single time.

[@skept3k516]

I want that guitar.

[@anarchyinthehills]

Alright Scott. Love the reviews, lessons and your whole website! Scottish guitar player here with 500 quid to spend. You don't know where I can get one of these do you? Looks like the exact thing i need, been looking at the godin progression but this seems better. Just can't find one anywhere even though i've been checking ebay everyday. Any wisdom passed would be much appreciated buddy! cheers.

[@hetfield2x4]

@groovydjs the greco is vintage and is indeed really nice sounding and playing, but maybe i can sell the greco, get this prs, and have some extra cash

[@Samuel-pu8qs]

Hello I have one for sale in my area but it has a hairline crack on the headstock running from the top through the G,B, and E tuners is it worth it still. Other then that it’s in great condition for $150? If so how would you recommend fixing that?

[@stsgabe]

are those the stock pups? they look like lace

[@groovydjs]

@MrJaxreid No, I was correct. It kicks your butt. I am not someone who would ever let a guitar hit anything. I take care of my axes. It kicks your but because the amp is behind you, the levels are high, the speakers physically move air that is right behind your butt. So, you do the palm muting on an E chord with some heavy drive, the cones move like crazy and guess what? It KICKS YOUR BUTT. I WIN! lol

[@themusic928]

do you compare everything to a strat

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Hi Answer this question, please I have a friend who is selling these guitars for Paul Reed Smith - PRS EG - SE model for $325, excellent condition. Please let me know if this is a good deal? Thanks.

[@TheOnlyGOATBOY57]

Buy it. Now.

[@groovydjs]

@disturbtheworlds Ebay is the only place I ever see them. They are 90% of the time, the ones with the horrible trem on it. The stop tailpiece versions like this are stupidly better than the trem models. It's amazing what such a little thing like that means to these guitars. But, I've never once experienced a less than stellar one with the stop tailpiece like these here.

[@ezer0923]

I rarely hear a strat that i like! I hope they reintroduce these guitars

[@groovydjs]

Yeah, I hope they do this one again as well. It was simply the color choices that doomed this guitar. Red, White, or Blue and then this Budweiser finish. So, some more clever finishes and it would sell like crazy now that people are aware of them. They died before they got started. lol EVERYBODY seems to be looking for one now. I'm sure that PRS is aware of that fact.

[@rumsfield78]

I can't find one of these bastards anywhere....dying to try one out

[@groovydjs]

That is all that most people pay for....the sticker on the headstock. What works for you won't work for the guy next to you, which is fine. Everybody wants something different. If not...we would all be married to our mothers and none of us want that. So, what works for you, works for you. If nobody else likes it, who cares? I am quite familiar with the Stagg guitars and they are actually better than a lot of horrible companies High End guitars.

[@MrSprintcat]

Scott I know this is an old video . I have the chance to get a PRS SE EG for 300 bucks used of course, or I can get a newer ESP LTD EC 256. For 200 bucks . what r your thoughts ? Thanks.

[@groovydjs]

Howdy. They are pretty much apples and oranges. The LTD would be way more suited to music with distortion etc. being used. So, metal, rock etc. The PRS would be best geared towards blues, country and anything else associated with Stratocaster type sounds.

[@MrSprintcat]

Thanks for your reply. I found a. PRS. Se e.g. in near perfect condition. The guy I bought it brand-new 15 years ago, has played it out since then and gigs. Says it never goes out of tune that much, I know this is an old video have you had any success with the one with the whammy bar because that's the one I ended up getting the only one I could find but I did see a video where you can block it off but he swears the thing stays in tune if you keep it low in the back. Just your thoughts

[@groovydjs]

I could fill the entire trem cavity with wood or steel, it simply would never come close to the stop bar version. The difference in sound is that huge.

[@groovydjs]

@TheGishlullmoon Oddly enough, I can't stand the Custom 24. I hate those things. I love the SE EG so much better than any guitar they've ever done. And yeah, I have $3,000.00 Strats that the SE EG kills. I really like them that much. They are simply a better guitar.

[@groovydjs]

@smacman68 Isn't that the truth? It's such a straight forward and simple design that just works better than anything ever made. So, what should they do about such a great guitar? Discontinue it! LOL You have to wonder about people sometimes huh? lol