Why I Stopped Playing My PRS.

[@raymondmeers]

Robert - I'm a boomer. In one sense born into a great age - the age where rock really toke off. But o the other hand, as a self-taught guitarist who could not afford $25-35 per hour lessons I had a lousy teacher. Got a chord chart, bought some sheet music and had only one band garage band with my brother on bass and next door neighbor on drums. We were terrible but we had fun. And that is what music is to me fun. Now days with the internet, there are so many resources, learning is a bit easier. At 74, I am now covering ground that I couldn't 60 years ago. I have purchased several of your courses - they are great. I finally have a decent amount of really good guitars. But playing is harder at this age. I can't even play until about noon, when the stiffness and swelling subsides from my fingers(old age arthritis). This is a backdrop to what I want to say. I'm not good enough to seek that elusive magical tone. I'm on a quest to play 1/3 as good as you do. Thanks for all you do. I'm sure mostly you are helping a younger generation and that is wonderful.

[@pronumeral1446]

What a beautiful sentiment. Rock on Raymond!

[@mtacoustic1]

I hear you on the age and technology thing! Didn't we all try to figure out riffs by constantly resetting the needle on the phonograph? I'm 72 and just happy to improve my guitar playing from half-a$$ed to merely mediocre!!

[@cuda426hemi]

When in doubt - drop that low E string one whole step to a D and play low n slow. Bar bottom 3 strings with finger, thumb or coke bottle and get yer Ry Cooder on - while playing a simple D chord - yep if it ain't fun, it's done. That's my motto. I'm a punk 70 this year and multi-tracking with Garageband and Logic playing all the instruments especially guitar is what keeps me goin'. Just bought another one I don't need but it's my first gibson (Tony Iommi SG "Monkey") since my original guitars were stolen way back in the 80s.The P-90s on the SG are sick - in a good way! Rockin' out is why I don't look or act 70 today. I still video skype with the homies back in CT (I've been in L.A. for decades) that jammed with me in my driveway back in the early 70s. Talk about terrible, terribly LOUD, I have no clue how we got away with those driveway jams back then in Mystic - big shout out to my old neighbors probably dead now - apologies too ! We were very lucky to see how drab life was before Beatles changed everything on Ed in Feb '64, and then just hanged on for the Sixties ride!!! Unbelievably good times, bands, drugs, girls, fashion, attitudes and what you said.....FUN. 👀 🎸

[@robinspat]

At 59 my left hand index finger is doing the arthritic nonsense too. I’m contemplating having to learn slide 👀😜🤣

[@jips123]

I feel with you. Had to have an operation to deal with a triggerfinger, ouch. At 56.

[@georgehowe6750]

I have 9 guitars. I make a point of rotating, playing a different one each day. There are times I want to skip one and play another one, but have found that once I pick up the "scheduled" guitar I have no problem enjoying it as much as the last one. That includes the two acoustics. One tip I heard a while back was commit to playing 5 minutes a day. It has transformed my playing to a new level, mostly because you end up playing WAY more than 5 minutes.

[@wallyhynds8067]

Exactly! I have one for each day of the week. I can play something else later but I start with that day's guitar. I may be ho-hum about the day-of-the-week guitar for about 20 seconds; then I remember why I love it.

[@brianhester8918]

Me too

[@jmangi6221]

I usually keep two guitars next to me for practice. I like to have a fender scale 25.5, and a gibson scale 24.75, this way I never lose the feel for the different scale sizes.

[@donaldsmith4249]

I rotate thru my guitars alphabetically and change every Sunday.

[@Gliese710_]

I say “let me just play with this jam track for like 10 minutes” then I play for over 3 hours.

[@Lovell93]

PRS is my #1 go to every day. Idk, they're just the best guitars, in my opinion. I love my Charvel and Ibanez guitars, too, but there's just something so sweet about my PRS guitars that keep me coming back to them, every day. They're just so versatile and play soooooo good! PRS has their haters, but so does every other brand. It doesn't get much better than them, in my view. I worked very hard to save up to be able to afford even one, and after I got my first Custom 24, I couldn't stop haha. Sold my Les Paul's and Strats to buy more PRS guitars!🤣To each their own!

[@TK-fk4po]

If you get a Hollowbody PRS, you might play it more because it’s a completely different monster

[@markkennedy9102]

I have the Hollowbody II SE Piezo, and it's gnarly! And with that description, I think I just dated myself. Lol!

[@martinwilliams9098]

I got a Neal schon NS-14 semi hollow body and it’s gutsy as fk tone is huge on it and sounds great unplugged too It’s got fantastic acoustics

[@doubled5383]

The PRS Single cut McCarty semi-hollow is unreal. It is the first guitar that made me think seriously about selling my whole collection. PRS is insanely good guitar, I have a Paul’s Guitar as well. They are so great.

[@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy]

This video is PERFECTLY-timed. I was having a very similar discussion with a bandmate literally LAST NIGHT. For me, I describe it as "seasons." Right now, I am in a Jaguar/Jazzmaster season. This time last year, I was in a PRS season. The year before that was a Jaguar/Jazzmaster season. Several years ago, I would go back and forth between a Chapman season, LTD season, Chapman season, LTD season. Even when it comes to plectrums, same story. I have a Dragon's Heart season, Dunlop Flow season, Kirk Hammett Signature season, which is where I currently am. Life is all about seasons. Seasons come and go, then come back around. To everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven.

[@dalepal]

I rotate having guitars on stands and ready to play and the more accessible become my favorites for a while. It’s so much fun to grab one I haven’t played in a while and get inspired to play it again.

[@flogginga_dead_horse4022]

this...

[@jasondorsey7110]

I do the same thing with my basses, it keeps me on my toes so I don't end up playing only 34" or only 30" scale length or whatnot

[@PooNinja]

YES

[@guitarman430]

I'm with you. I've owned three PRS models and sold them all. Nice guitars but I could not bind with them. It really has to do with the scale length and the pickups. Most traditional PRS Core models come with a 25" scale length, Maple top and humbuckers with no distinct sound. It's like a cross between a Fender and a Gibson with no distinct sound of their own. Later McCarty models and the Silver Sky are different as they try to emulate Gibson and Fender directly. I own many Gibson's and Fender Guitars and I can get the individual sounds of a Les Paul, ES-335, SG and an LP DC Junior with a P90. I also own a Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster and a modified custom Super Strat, that I pretty much assembled from premium components myself. I can get any sound I want or need with these guitars. I even owned a Gretsch 6120 with TV Jones Pickups and a beautiful Rickenbacker George Harrison 12 string guitar. I sold both of these because they fetched top dollar, and I could not justify keeping them! Until PRS comes out with a unique sounding guitar that I can't get out of my arsenal, I'm sticking with what I have!

[@thesash7063]

I had the same thing going on with my Music Man LIII guitars. I had three Luke‘s that I sold. And why? They were absolutely perfect guitars but the were just to perfect for me and they didn’t inspire me. So I went back to a Strat and a Les Paul, guitars with all their flaws etc. and I could not be happier.

[@frantisca]

Totally agree. I had a DGT for 4 years and I sold it. Nice guitar, but I just did not bond with it.

[@eddieholmes3236]

Sounds bloody good to me! I don't understand the claim that PRS's don't have character...I've got two and they definitively have a distinctive tone.

[@ziggystardust1798]

It's loads of folk complaining who can't actually play the instrument

[@judaspriestly88]

@@ziggystardust1798 I can play guitar, been doing so for 23 years, and I don't care much for PRS. I won't say they're terrible or anything, I just personally would never buy one

[@nobnobnobnob]

They have great pickups so, yes. However, they're incredibly expensive.

[@codythedoggo7671]

​@@nobnobnobnobtrue, core models aren't cheap. But PRS does have affordable models

[@nobnobnobnob]

@codythedoggo7671 not worth the bucks though

[@davidmichele250]

I don't leave more than 2 of my guitars out at a time, so some get overlooked for longer than they should, but when I get one out I haven't played for a while, it's like rediscovering it all over again. So much fun.

[@comicsrcool5483]

With you 100% Robert. I take fits all the time, within models, brands and styles. Sometimes you just want that Tele sound. Sometimes you want the Humbucker growl or that Les Paul heft. Sometimes you just want the smoothness of a Jazzmaster. Its why they're there and why the brands make so many of them. I have tried in the past to put myself in a mindset "This month I am only playing THIS guitar." and it never works. I may walk into a guitar shop and absently or purposely pick up a different guitar and boom, the shift happens. Let me use July as an example. Started off with a Les Paul, Moved on to a Baritone, moved on to a Nighthawk(So back to Les Paul..sort of) then onto a 6 string acoustic and ended the month...with a real need for an ES335. Here we are the first day of August......now I am hankering for some Tele. This does not mean I dont love the guitars above. It just means I am hearing that Tele quack in my head. Doesn't mean, like you with the DGT, that the second I put my hands on x it wont change again. I find that when I have long stretches with a guitar its one of two things 1)The style of music I am listening to demands that kind of guitar and 2)I am working on something for live playing and I need to chose a guitar since I cannot drag EVERYTHING with me. :) I am also with you on that Jazzmaster. Its shocking how fantastic that thing is! If I am right its the 40th anniversary Desert Sand. Like you I have a Fender one and that Squire. I cannot part with either. They're just too different. But if you forced me to.....the Fender would go. That Squire is THAT much of a honey!

[@michaelhamer6841]

Man I wish I could have all those guitars, but only have one. It was a PRS SE Standard 24, but I upgraded the mediocre pickups to Fishman Classic Active Pickups. Decided not to buy another entry-level guitar and decided to go Frankin-PRS instead. 😂 Have you ever done any mods?

[@jessesmith2906]

Really?… you’d take the squier over a pro ii kazzmaster?…

[@roasted1gerkin]

Man oh man, when you plugged in that Squier JM, it jumped outta my speakers! So much attitude and had so much great breakup in the sound.... my fav of ALL your guitars you played today! 🎸

[@robertnilsson8213]

Oh yeah man, that's a really cool guitar and with a killer tone as well. 😁

[@alguitarchristie]

I love my DGT and save it for gigs! I usually play one of my Strats at home, which is a bit harder to play, so when I go to play the DGT, it feels so easy! I tend to stick to those two, because I play Flamenco and I love Nylon guitars. I think the DGT has a sound, and with the coil taps,its a Swiss army knife for me!

[@AJHillis]

I search on reverb for well-used core PRS singlecuts because 1) I don't like Les Pauls 2) A beat up PRS is one I won't feel bad about beating up more. 3) I know they're great great guitars but so expensive! Deals to be had on the beat up ones.

[@AlexCausey]

I have an American Strat, 335, Line Six Acoustic, Martin dreadnought koa, Takamine Jumbo cut away acoustic and a fender jazz base, I have been playing since 1962 as a kid now 73 years old, I have owned many guitars & amps over the years and sold, bartered and traded in order to survive. I have the had the same problem with keeping money in my wallet, I am mainly a rhythm player. I have played blues, country, swing jazz, rock, folk, bluegrass and top 40. I have never worried about the the tone of my electric guitars or amps, I adjust everything to where I think it sounds good for the moment when playing a venue. I worried more about getting paid for the gig or getting enough tip money to eat that night. I am now retired.

[@saschacaster]

It's a real good topic. Personally, I played strats for years, but now since I'm owning a PRS CE24 it became my go to guitar for live shows. It does everything I need. Of course, the strat has more stratness, but: The PRS sounds original...there are millions of strat players out there...and the sound repeats over and over again. So why not using something different? I'm in the PRS zone now, I know, but I totally think that it's nice to have a choice. When I'm in the mood I pick another guitar...why not using the Duesenberg for a show? Or my Blade from the 90's? In the end it's all about emotions, feelings, mood...it's music. But I fell in love with the PRS because it just sounds different (and great).

[@MasonCTYM]

I used to Love Les Paul’s and SGs and was not very fond of Strats but I got my first PRS a Torero(24fret,25.5in,FR) I fell in love and I got a strat to mess around with again and honestly the PRS and the Strat have been my go to guitars I never play the SG and I sold the Les Paul. I just love the way PRS plays and feel I just bought a Mark Holcomb SVN and I love it 100%

[@musicman386]

Hey Robert, my name is Tom I am 71 years old and I’ve been playing since the fifth grade and as I got older and further into my personal business which supports all of my hobbies and avocations, I’ve been able to have some pretty wonderful instruments I think my guitar closet has 15 in there now, and I play them all. I love them all, and like you, I believe they all have different voices, a different musical statements to make. I own four PRS guitars, including the SEDGT, which made me lose my appetite for spending a lot of money on a core or higher grade DGT because the $800 guitar really kicks ass. I wanna 513 at a private stock custom 24 and they’re all different and they’re all amazing. I want to JP 15 couple Stratocaster‘s Rick three 6012 and the wonderful thing about Music is that it’s different every time you pick up the guitar and all of those instruments are wonderful gifts from the creator himself who has allowed me to be their caretaker for probably just a short time in the future before they belong to somebody else. God really blessed Paul Reed Smith was an amazing perspective on our industry. I feel the same about the ball family. The other thing, of course, is amplifiers are the other half of what the guitar can do. At the end of the day I play for my ears, and I like what I hear, coming for me. And I like what I hear, coming for me you are an amazing teacher as are many on KZbin these days. I can’t imagine what my life would be like if we had KZbin back in the 70s. I probably would have succumb to a much faster life and not be in the pump business. On the other hand, pumps pay for guitars. I personally want to encourage you to just keep exploring and loving what goes in your hands and comes to your ears. That’s why we all play. Play loud, my brother!

[@jburdsinfuse]

I usually play loud music with lots of effects. Even for the heavier stuff, I find myself really leaning on the Tele. After 15 years of playing, the light clicked for me and I realized I could hear every single note on the Tele regardless of what I threw at it. They're so good and no joke when people say there the most versatile.

[@j_freed]

And they're so ugly and durable you can't feel bad throwing them around! 😂 My Nash '52-style Butterscotch Blackguard with Lollar pickups & fat Boatneck profile is a dream to play, and it's just a bonus that it arrived with a lightly aged full-nitro finish (no 'shark bite' relic.) This one is a true instrument for just wailing on and Bill is all about that. 🤘

[@gregmacklin9758]

Man i can relate. You described my home made tele wit a boat neck i bought from Warmoth. And thats exactly how i feel about mine.​@j_freed

[@gregmacklin9758]

Thats exactly what I appreciate about my tele. It's probably the best guitar I own. Stable, versatile, and just straight up what I want to hear.

[@russk1971]

I agree... I am a tone chaser. Whatever sound I seek, calls for that guitars voice. Bright twang is the 78 Tele. Dark and heavy is the hellraiser. 80's mid scooped bar dives is the J Custom. 70's rock and jazz rhythms is the H150.

[@eric9867]

I feel the same! I have a a PRS and I’ve always felt it’s a great guitar to cover a lot of different sounds that it does well. It’s an SE but I love it and they all have there own sound. Also I recently bought the AVII 61 Strat. I’m in love with this guitar!

[@gregmacklin9758]

So it's an SE. I've played em and I never really noticed anything significantly different from the American counterpart. It like saying you get a noticeably different sound from an American strat VS a Mexican. I almost bought a second hand SE It was a real beautiful semi hollow mint condition. It had a great neck and the quality of the build was excellent. And then I plugged it in and played it for a half hour. Playability was very good and it had attributes that I actually preferred compared to what I'm used to. But I took a pass and held on to the $360 that they wanted for it. Just wasn't what I wanted to hear.

[@dekalbes335]

Don't over think it. Accept it.... and enjoy it. All of it....Your GAS dies when you die. The best guitar in the world being the one in your hands at any given time...absolutely . .....all the time for me. Great channel Robert.

[@arbiagolli9297]

Hey robert, can I ask you what audio interface you use on your home studio? Greetings and love 🙏

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Hi there I use an 18i20

[@diazepro]

I have 5 guitars hanging in my bedroom, mainly for different tunings so I can jump from random songs while practicing with my amp and pedals and not have pause to retune. I keep a guitar stand out in my living room for quiet practice while watching tv and rotate the guitars each week so they get played consistently and I can get use to the different bodies and necks...I noticed a long time ago that if I stuck with one for too long and then switch to another it took me a long time to adjust to the differences. This has worked a lot with that haha.

[@Hbomb731]

Yes I am like that! I can’t have ANYTHING in my pockets when I play. Guitar is FREEDOM, things in your pocket is restraint. Yes it’s in my head but ITS IN MY HEAD! Glad to know I’m not alone.

[@markrankinen879]

I have a Fender Tele, a Fender Stratocaster, a Gibson Les Paul studio, A Schellinger Custom prototype and a BC Rich Mockingbird. It all is a mood and sound that I feel like having at the moment. I do switch it up but sometimes some get played more than others but I always come back around to the neglected ones because it is a mood thing and everyone goes through phases.

[@offbeatbassgear]

I can't play with a ring on, I don't know why, college ring, wedding ring, no rings. Also have to have the wireless transmitter on a belt not on the guitar strap.

[@davidclifford9833]

I agree about the ring thing.

[@robkearns9092]

I haven’t played my 335 or LP for a couple of months now, I’m all Tele’s and Strats at present. I couldn’t agree more with what your’e saying! So, I’ve watched this video, then went and played my 335…. Man it’s so good! The mellow tone hasn’t been what I’ve been craving, but you need ALL tones at your desposal. The next time someone asks “how many guitars do you need?” I recommend you answer with: “If an electrician came to do some work at your house and they only turned up with one screwdriver, how confident would you feel about the work they are about to carry out?” Guitars (amps and pedals), are tools for creating tone. Let’s celebrate this fact and not apologise for it…

[@riviecc]

I bounce back and forth between my strat ,tele, 335,sg and lespaul . Some times months between . Depends the music in into at the time or what the bands playing at the time

[@michaelcox6597]

I switch between my Gibson LP Slash and my Ibanez Prestige 5120. I used to favour the LP but since I got the Ibanez back in Feb , I always gravitate towards it when it’s time to play. I’ve got a EVH 5150 striped series on laybuy atm, cannot wait to add that beast to the lineup 🔥❤️🤘🏻

[@stevescuba1978]

I just spent a whole day at my local guitar store. I tried a little of everything, hollowbodies, semi-hollow bodies, solid bodies, single coils, P90's, single coils, HB's, expensive to cheap. They all something cool to offer. The best one that day? A used Hohner LP with P90's. $350 and it just oozed tasty tones.

[@davidsparks6146]

I have 56 guitars…but my 3 PRS guitars are among my most played instruments… my “go to” guitars if you will. They are just so versatile and easy to play…. I have one with a Floyd, it never gets out of tune… my band covers the Stones,… so yeah I play a Tele…in open G… but it’s the PRS that I like for my work horse guitars!

[@xStabizorz]

Are you a lawyer/dentist?

[@kal5163]

It made me smile to watch how Robert's playing style changed within a few notes of picking up each guitar; starts off with a straight lick, then just drops into hybrid picking, or a biting run then bending down into a note, or 'jazz' chords with lots of reverb shimmer. 😊

[@tallpaul1020]

I go between my Esquire and Les Paul all the time. It's almost a mood/ sound thing for me. Keep up the great work Robert!!!!

[@rv6205]

yesssssss

[@seamasrigh2162]

I phase - solid, semi-hollow, hollow, Strat, LP, Ricky, PRS, Gretsch - looking for tones, sounds and just what speaks to me in the moment.

[@brentporter9324]

I have a PRS semi hollow 594. Every-time I pick it up I immediately go “Oh sh**”. It’s just the best guitar I’ve ever played, but I baby it too much so it doesn’t get the attention it really deserves vs the guitars that I’m less precious with.

[@gorlagOv]

I have one too. It’s very good.

[@easye9-21]

Yeah I love my McCarty 594 SC. Guitar has a unreal neck. I'm thinking about getting one of those SE DGTs later on this month. Everyone has been raving about them.

[@brentporter9324]

@@easye9-21 I’ve thought one of those as well, and then trying to pickup some of the 58/15LT pickups I have in my core model and put them in their to get a version of my 594 that I don’t worry about dinging. I wish they made either the 594 or dgt in a semi hollow in the SE line. The Zac Meyers is close, but I don’t like the knob placement vs the others.

[@filippojulia6082]

I have a PRS, Stratocaster master built, telecaster, les Paul and an acoustic. PRS is the guitar I’d keep if I could only have one. After the first 30 seconds of you playing I knew this video would be pointless, you sound amazing!

[@chzzyg2698]

PRS does a great job. I've only got one, a 2012 Bernie Marsden that's been completely modded, and it plays and sounds incredible. I think of it like an LP with a little more definition. I don't play it all the time, but it's definitely in the most played rotation. I love the sound of deep soul-full humbuckers that can turn to rage at any given moment.

[@GeoffSweet]

I've gone many months...of not touching my 30th Anniversary C24...so I've decided to sell it. I owned a MusicMan Luke that I traded for it...and not a day goes by that i dont regret it. I also bought a MusicMan Axis last year and it made me realize how good the Luke really was. Truly a jack of all trades guitar the Luke is, so I've decided the PRS has to go. EBMM guitars are a somewhat quirky choice, but a choice that really appeals to me. BTW, I picked up an American Professional II Tele last year and modified it with a new harness and circuit to turn it into a Broadcaster circuit with the blend knob. Great. Guitar. Cheers Robert, good stuff.

[@bobbygarcia946]

I can’t put down the 61’ American Vintage II Strat. It’s made me rethink what I need out of a guitar’s playability and also sonically. I think hopping around on your collection is a great indication that you desire to break out of habit and that you have the drive to learn something new. It will keep you young at heart as a guitarist.

[@dronephotographyireland]

I used to have this problem and now i just have one guitar DGT SE goldtop and am extremely happy and sold the rest...I am downsizing in life big time this last while..

[@FenderTeleDeluxe]

Between my Fender American Pro Deluxe II Tele, my Squier Classic Vibe Tele (lipstick pickup), and Kramer Special, Squier and Kramer get the most workout. As much as I love the Fender Pro Deluxe, there is something magical about the Squier…so easy to play, and the versatility is unreal…I can achieve every tone that suits me, from Country to Metal, and everything in between. The Kramer is just genuinely fun to play, and appeals to my 80’s hair/hard rock instincts. Great video, as always, Robert!

[@gustavvader2207]

It’s easy to say “man, I’m not playing that awesome guitar much” And the joy when you go back to it and say “yeah, I’m sure lucky to have this”. That’s why we need so many guitars. It never gets boring because you can switch. I recently bought my bucket list Gibson 1959 Custom Shop Guitar. I love It. But the past few days I was playing my Strat and didn’t want to put it down. It is what it is. It’s called, being fortunate.

[@kanesword9528]

I have had several nice PRS guitars. I had a very limited Wood Library from Brians, basically a private stock. It was the most beautiful guitar i have owned, but i just didn't click with it and sold it. I also had a really nice CE one off from Brians that I ended up selling too. They look great and well built, but i just didn't like the necks or pickups. I currently have a 60's standard Les Paul from Wildwood and really like it. Switched out pickups to Seymour Slash pups and looking forward to a Tele or maybe Lari Basilio's Ibanez :)

[@gentlewolf1279]

I own 6 PRS. Absolutely love them. I find them to be one of the most consistently well built guitars out there. I just usually change out the pickups... then I get the perfect sound and feel for what I do.

[@systematic11]

I got one of the Sandblasted Custom 24 SE’s… love the look of it, but it’s the only one of my 5 PRS guitars that I don’t like the sound of. I’m hoping it’s just the 85/15 S pickups that I don’t like.

[@robertnilsson8213]

Hi Robert, thank you for another great video. I'm also a boomer and recently became 65 yo. I've never felt a need to buy a PRS guitar. Or an other expensive guitar like Martin or Taylor. I think Yamaha acoustic guitars are more in my pricerange and in an acceptable quality. As a guitarist and ownlearned guitarbuilder i have lots of brands and models of guitars to choose from. But i know what you mean, during the years while you still learn you pick up more and more of what you like to hear in a guitar. Like that special Tele-Twang you talked about. I mean, now i own 2 of these, one i built myself with a thin roasted maple neck and a Tele Deluxe Player MIM. I use both frequently, another favorite is my Gibson Les Paul with burstbuckers, oh i love those. Another guitar i often use is a Fender Stratocaster in Inca Silver with a Seymour Duncan Humbucker in the bridge, love that too. My Epiphone Wilshire with minibuckers. I love those too. And my Metalguitar The Ironbird from BC Rich, that devilish guitar may just be the noisiest guitar with 2 volumeknobs on the planet. 😊The semihollow Epi 355 for the jazzgigs. The acoustic for the acoustic gigs. I mean the list can go on like forever. So i do get your point, we're just after better and better sound, playability, set up, action, simplisity, value for the money and just how fun it is to play it. Keep up the good work man. Thanks! Peace bro! Rob Nilsson

[@crystaloffrost]

Guitarists usually dont want to play the Best guitar, they want to play the guitar with the mojo with the vibe and due to history all those guitars are Gibson or Fender or Rickenbacker etc. But for a person like me who likes perfect things and attention to detail I absolutely agree that PRS and especially the DGT is one of the best guiatars ever. Perfection.

[@TimHuff5]

Yeah, I think you nailed it. I have 27 in Guitar‘s, Gibson, Fender, PRS, EVH, everything, and I just kind of rotate around. I mean I have an original 57 strat. That is my go to favorite. My wife bought it for me so that’s my go to, but I do go through times when, you just got to switch out. It does give you a different perspective. It gives you a different feel, you know I’m an old-school 62-year-old guitar player and you know I play a lot of classic rock, blues, and play a lot of new stuff and sometimes you just know you gotta get the right guitar to get that right groove. BTW I love your lessons, I learned from an old blues player named Curly Barefoot Miller, and mostly self taught. Your classes are making me a more technical player. I am trying to start writing some songs, just for fun, and I am gaining so much more knowledge that I am breaking old patterns. I don’t know if I sound better but, I know I am playing better!

[@baldbearded9601]

The DGT and the CE24 are easily my two favourite guitars you've had. Not because they're PRS though. But because I could feel the joy you had playing them when you were really feeling them. And they sound(ed) fukcing amazing as well.. less "like everyone else online", like most 95% LP + Fender options out there on the Interwebs

[@jonathans4616]

Great video! I have 6 guitars. 1 acoustic and 5 electrics. When I’m practicing a song I’ll always find myself asking: I wonder what it would sound like with “____” guitar? Then I’ll grab a different one and find out. Love it! I’m a boomer that’s only been playing 5 years. I’ve done a deep dive and I try to play every day. All my guitars are inspiring to me. They are: PRS Starla SE PRS Silver Sky SE Gretsch Electromatic Jet BT Fender American Pro 2 Telecaster Heavily modified Squire Strat Yamaha A1R Acoustic Man, I love your videos. Keep em coming.

[@Stratboy999]

PRS have never done it for me. I like the finishes, I like the versatility. For some reason I never felt that I needed one, already have a Les Paul.

[@sydwynd]

I've always been a humbucker kind of guy. However, in my last band we were doing songs that needed a brighter sound so I started playing single coil guitars. And I'm hooked. Not that I don't dig the humbuckers but been finding the strats and teles comfortable. However, my Yamaha SG is still my go to instrument. Whenever I pick it up, I'm reminded what an amazing instrument it is. Also totally dig my PRS. It's just so comfortable to play and sounds great.

[@johnreece9774]

One thing I learned about my PRS is it has more midrange bite than my other geetars. Really pronounced mids

[@grahammcguitar2715]

Absolutely agree. So pronounced they need to be tamed in a lot of cases IMO.

[@Panzersonor1967]

I have many guitars. I started a Strat and Tele season about 16 years ago. Now, when I play any guitar with Humbuckers, it doesn’t have the “bite” and presence that the Yele has. Plus, I like playing that scale of guitar and I also want an instrument that fights me back a little bit. Great video and totally understand where you’re coming from!

[@blackheartsnite]

I wanna see the Crackle Charvel 😩

[@gorlagOv]

That’s gone bro

[@djh6970]

Noooooooooooo!

[@blackheartsnite]

@@gorlagOv damn for real? What a shame

[@gorlagOv]

@@blackheartsnite I don’t know for sure but if I was a betting man. I would think so. Robert said he went through and sold like 6 guitars for his firebird. He never really said which ones but I think that would have been one.

[@blackheartsnite]

@@gorlagOv seems like a logical conclusion. That was a beautiful guitar, but if he got a legit Firebird then I can understand. They are very nice

[@elusivelectron]

Of the popular guitars, I've played a Telecaster, Strat, SG, Les Paul, and SE Custom 24. My SE Custom 24 blows all of them out of the water. It's just so easy to play and it's setup perfectly. From the fretboard to the nut to the saddles to the bridge, everything is perfect on a base model PRS that kills the expensive big brothers. Don't get me wrong, I love the other guitars, but the PRS is on another level direct from the factory. I even have a PLEK'ed Floyd Rose Ibanez S670QM that doesn't play as well.

[@eddiejr540]

It’s not a case of good or bad…it’s the fact that all guitars are “different” and thats what is so great about our hobby/passion…play the guitar that “calls” you at that moment 👍

[@mikeg6666]

Exactly! I try to tell my wife that every time she says " why do you need another guitar"? It's at the point now where I just tell her she won't understand! PS I tell her the same thing about my cigars 🤣

[@jeffreyp1855]

My budget keeps me from getting the guitar that "calls out to me." Which would be, the Malmsteen Stratocaster! 🤣

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

My only electric is a Dustie Waring CE24 Floyd and it's my most favorite guitar of my whole life 🥰🥰🥰

[@shaneronretainer]

The PRS is good when you’re feeling like a lawyer or doctor and want that sweet adult contemporary sound.

[@gregmacklin9758]

Contemporary? You mean like Jazz?

[@cgeraghty1000]

I get it. PRS sounds too perfect, no personality. My go tos are my Les Paul '58 reissue, Jason Isbell Tele (MIM, btw), and '90 Explorer-all have very different voices, and that's what it's all about, IMO.

[@brucehelppie6119]

I played a PRS guitar at Guitar Center and was really impressed by how easy if felt to play. But, when it came down to buying something I bought a Telecaster.

[@MarkBreton]

I feel that, for me (for me) it has a design flaw. The spring cavity is too short. I play 8's and it was horrible trying to get it setup because I could not get the tension to adjust with the room that was available. I ended up buying other springs, cutting them in half and removing the spring claw and screwing in the springs right into where the claw was directly. Other guitars I have have a longer spring cavity and I have no issues with them. Rant over.

[@RaindoggTV]

I played a Tele only for 4 years. Then I bought a 50’s Les Paul standard and a PRS 24 custom. I gravitate towards the Les Paul all the time. Especially after your tuning tips.

[@ToddsGuitarShop]

Totally relate. I go through the same phases with my guitars. Play one or two for a month or so then grab a different one off the wall, and realize how good it is. It’s like NGD without buying a new guitar lol. Just went through a Tele phase, and I’m back to playing a Carvin that I’m really liking.

[@ClintCurtis]

I definitely go through the same thing..phases. I have about 25 guitars, and I feel guilty sometimes for not picking up certain ones….but it always comes back around

[@shawnmcginnis2508]

Since I got my first PRS ,a SECU24, in 2017 my other guitars mostly just sit, and more PRS guitars have shown up on my wall. I like all the guitars I own, but SECU24, CE24-08 semi-hollow, or my 2017 Core Custom 24 are the ones I reach for the most. Something about the way they sound and the way they play just puts a smile on my face and makes me want to play them more. Still happy to have my LP , EC-1000, and a few nice Floyd equipment guitars from the 80s. They all offer a different feel and bring out different aspects of my playing. If I could only have one guitar, it would probably be my Custom 24. Wide range of tones, and it plays so good. The CE24-08 would be a close second. Lighter weight and the 24-08 switching is pretty cool.

[@TheCountofToulouse]

I own a few Ibanez RG's and a Goya, neck though beauty that is pure perfection. I like them all. One day at a yard sale, I saw this old Dean strati caster sitting up against the wall in the garage and asked about it. The guitar was a proper mess, no case, it looked like someone had dumped a coke on it and the bridge was destroyed. The guy WOULD NOT take less than 50 bucks for it. After looking it over and doing the mental math, I decided to take it home. After ordering new hardware, giving the entire guitar a bath, polish, replacing all the missing parts and updating some of the worn out parts I gave it a go. The neck was SO different, the Dean has a VERY sturdy neck, sort of fat even at the nut (it's one of the reason I took it, neck was straight) and it rubbed me the wrong way. It's a big change from the Wizard 2 neck on the Ibanez but something happened as I kept playing it, I got used to the feel of it and I noticed that I played certain thing BETTER on the Dean. Now, this old beat up guitar is my favorite. It cost the least but I love it the most. Strange.

[@jonathanlego4930]

Yeah, the PRs ce 24 custom is my favorite electric in my collection, but been playing my Taylor 114 grand auditorium. Thanks for your videos

[@gearViewmirror]

The PRS is ‘clinically’ clean even with a distorted setting! Sometimes it just has to be dirty….😁 With multiple guitars, it’s only natural that you have these phases….better in every way than being uninspired and not playing anything!🎸🤘🎸

[@TechyTimM]

I only keep five guitars to choose from and they've all changed over the years except one. And that one I've played as my primary workhorse for over 20 years. It's versatile enough to give me the different tones I've chased during my phases. Humbucker, split coil, piezo, synth, it's all there. Plus, the neck feel is what I like. Even when I switch to another for a time, I find myself reaching back to it. It's a custom 1997 Godin LGX-SA, and it inspires me to play.

[@marc_leblanc]

I prominently play Teles. I have an early 90s Mexican one I got from my parents in high school. I also own a 52 AVRI Hot Rod with a mini hum in the neck which is my main. I would love a DGT or even a Strat to give me more flavors for recording but cannot justify the price for guitars I might just use occasionally.

[@larrypower8659]

PRS is a bit like Taylor. They’re not this, or not that; they are what they are. Taylor splits the difference between Gibson and Martin, while PRS sort of resides between Fender and Gibson, though they lean more toward Gibson due to the pickups.. Taylors are super playable, one of their greatest strengths, and they do have their own sound, a reflection of Bob Taylor’s design ideas. PRS guitars also have their own sound and are super playable. Their build quality is fantastic, making them much less affordable for the general guitar playing public. Of course, Gibsons are ridiculously overpriced (more so than PRS) and the quality control can be somewhat lacking, though it’s better since they dumped the last CEO. One area where PRS shines is consistency of build quality. There are so many factors that go into guitar preferences. It’s like ice cream: some like chocolate, some like vanilla, some might like chocolates chip cookie dough (looking at you, Ben and Jerry) and so it goes. Even day-to-day it can change. But, that’s just me …

[@joseceraia]

I feel the same Robert. Most of my guitars are Custom shop, Fenders and Gibson.But when I play my Gibson LP standard, I say. What does this guitar have, what my CS does not have, the same for y Gibson Studio which also has its particualar sound. One of my first guitars is a Squier strat model 50. This is the guitar which I play ALWAYS, after have played a CS. It has the best neck in MY hands. By far the most easy guitar to play,still everything stock and sounds amazing, I never get tired of that sound. Every person has its one tast, period.

[@paulemillevasseur7622]

I bought my grail LP years ago, the 'only guitar I would ever need'. These days I've been playing an Ibanez RG and a Mexi Strat most of the time....

[@JoeC-bz2ep]

I agree with the empty pockets, and no belt buckle as well. I detest buckle rash.

[@j_freed]

I'm not sure the Frnder Jazzmaster will ever get fret sprout because the neck is encased in a sort of polyurethane finish that moisture cannot escape from. No escapeage, no shrinkage. Now, Bill Nash guitar necks, on the other hand… He WANTS the maple to dry out a bit and on his website he advises filing the ends when the neck has settled. I was fortunate to buy a five-year-old example, all done.

[@allendean9807]

The first “expensive” electric i bought with my own money was a 1983.5 black Fullerton two knob strat. Horrible trem, weird layout, but that neck was the best. And after over 22 years, i got a mod shop HSS hardtail, and it was like saying hello to an old friend. I think we all have that ‘one’ guitar we are in love with. But i use mine for writing, so i only have 4 guitars- the strat, a Schecter Devil with EMG’s, an EVH Wolfgang, and a Les Paul tribute loaded with Phat Cat P-90’s. It’s pretty much all i need, and it streamlines my GAS- which we all have to do!!

[@rdanalytics9197]

I bought a PRS USA 🇺🇸 McCarty because everyone was telling me how great they were and once you get used to it, you can’t go back to a Gibson or Fender. Didn’t happen. I never bonded with the PRS. I find it feels like plastic. There is nothing about that guitar I like. I went back to my Custom Shop Fenders and Gibsons. Give me a Les Paul, Strat or Tele any day.

[@gkott78]

I get exactly what you're saying here. I have 2 PRS CE's (one with 57/08 pickups the other with 85/15), and they are both amazing guitars. I'm lucky enough to have a collection that includes Custom Shop Tele's and Strats, a US Silver Sky, multiple Gibson Les Pauls and SG's etc... Sometimes I'll get on my Tele kick and play those for weeks straight, then I'll grab my Les Pauls and play them like crazy, then I'll grab my Strats and Silver Sky.... the rotation just keeps going. There are a few that I could part with certainly, but I'm at the point that all of my guitars are amazing in their own way. I've worked my way up over the years and have a crazy nice collection. What makes it hard now is that when I do shop for other guitars, if they are "good enough" to add to my collection they are usually custom shop... and that gets pricey. So I just hold onto what I have and keep the rotation going. If I start not feeling inspired by whats in my hands, then I consider selling, but that hasn't happened in a while.

[@Gliese710_]

I just got a well used SE standard 24-08, and it is probably my forever guitar. I’ve had it for 2 weeks and I haven’t even thought about another guitar. The warmth and width of the tone is amazing, as well as the price I got it for. $570 because of a chip in the paint on the back, and the slight fret wear, which I would’ve worn down anyway because I play hard and I play a lot.

[@CargoShorts7]

How's the 7.25" radius on the new AVRI II Fenders? I've always been scared away from that radius, but it seems like a lot of guitars are returning to that vintage style, like the Silver Sky.

[@GringoMouth]

S2 Vela semi hollow is hanging next to my bed for bedroom practice. I have a wall of guitars in my office, but the Vela made it into the bedroom with a yamaha lunchbox amp for the last 18 months. That is most of my practice time. I still go and play the others through a full rig. Or an acoustic on the sofa. And I have a PRS Artist, gibson and taylor acoustics, mandolins, all kinds if stuff. PRS Vela has my heart now. Sometimes I just look at it.

[@prstito]

Have the PRS Special semi hollow same color as your DGT, and then recently got the SE DGT. I play the SE a lot more that the special, which I have no idea why. And the special kind of put my Les Paul Standard 50s with P90s in the closet lol. It’s a toss up between my PRSs and my road worn vintera strat I added bareknuckle 63 pickups. Crazy how our brains work as guitar players. Manufacturing these days is so good that it’s literally just “what flavor do I want today?” Not necessarily if one guitar is better than the other

[@djpgreek]

Ive had an SE 24 for 15 years. Upgraded pups, tuners, brass trem block and it plays and sounds great. It was great stock but I put Fralin Unbuckers in it to give me a fatter sound when coil tapped. This vid was great and has me ready to go down the P90 route. Ive always wanted a tele and hear its the most versatile but single coil picks up are loud and hum. I feel like you can get a closer to humbucker feel w P90s

[@michaelweiss9219]

P90s also hum unless you are in the middle position, they they are like a giant humbucker

[@phowell333]

I used to have 18 guitars. I'm down to my 2006 PRS Custom 22, (modified to get rid of the rotary dial - the few mistakes Paul has made IMO), a custom-made hollow body (a Languedoc replica by Equator), a G&L Tele, an American Ultra Strat, and a modified Ibanez that feels the same in my hands as the PRS. I've owned several core PRS guitars, but never played them out for fear of nicking my $4500 purchase. I still have GAS but feel that what I have provides what I need tonally. I know I'll buy another one eventually.

[@3rdTrickGang]

Great video, I can relate to this a lot. I have a PRS custom 24 , American Strat, Mexican Strat, Schecter, Ibanez, Epiphone. All middle of the line or high-end guitars worth a lot of money but recently I've been finding myself playing my very first guitar a Squier Stratocaster, the pick ups and some of the hardware has surface rust on it but I didn't play it for years and now it just seems like it has a sound that I've really been after really dark grungy sound compared to everything else. Funny how it works sometimes with having expensive guitars but playing the cheapest one most!

[@leodanryan966]

I have a PRS C 24SE Whale Blue. It has never worked well. The 3 way switch only likes the bridge position. The push/pull doesn't work, and even after I sent it to PRS for repair (which took 2 years for them to respond) it still has the same issues. I paid $1000 for it, but my Harley Benton CST-24 T copy of a PRS Custom 24SE has no issues.

[@ZachPetch]

The core two guitars that I play 99% of the time (actually 100%) are the two guitars that I own (a tele and an SG). But I do cycle back and forth between them for a season. I *almost* sold my SG to get a PRS after hearing a ton of hype about them a couple years ago, but ultimately chickened out. And so far I'm still content.

[@j.schaefer5622]

My new favorite guitar is a PRS Hollowbody. I never cared much about Prs before and only played Stratocasters. The quality of PRS convinced me. I am saving for a DGT now….

[@888jimm]

I have whittled 10 down to 3 starts like objects each has its own voice....so i rotate through them depending on what I feel like playing....Ironically i reach for the HSS Player ( has handwound pickups in it.) first even over my Clapton Strat.....Top Tip : All my Guitars are white .....so when a new one is added management dosent notice. :)

[@philfyphil]

I have a PRS Custom 24, cost me about £4,500, I part exchanged a Les Paul that I rarely played and had an intonation issue. The thing is, I have a couple of Telecaster Custom type guitars that I made myself which hang on the wall next to me, and I just grab one of them every time, even for recording with. The PRS rarely comes out, and I just don’t know why. Maybe I don’t want to wear it down too much! The main reason I use it is if I want some really accurate chording, as the intonation on the PRS is near perfect.

[@liamartinproductions]

I have 3 guitars that I play in even and regular rotation for about 3 months and then move onto the next set (out of 37.) It is also a good exercise because of the different scale lengths, neck width, neck shapes, strings, and pickups. It makes you better rounded. Some guitars inevitably get less playing time becauae they are specialty guitars e.g. standard 8 strings, bass+guitar set 8 strings etc

[@jimwoodard64]

Yes, I have to take everything out of my pockets. Cell phones tend to introduce a hum sometimes if in my pocket, so I can't trust them, and everything else just feels uncomfortable anyway, so empty pockets is the rule of thumb. I tend to play either my Gibson Les Paul Standard 50's or Gibson Les Paul Slash Appetite Burst, then my Gibson '61 SG or my '60's Cherry Gibson 335. When I'm in a Fender mood, I'm either playing my Ultra Strat in Mocha Burst or '64 Tele. I have some other guitars, but those are the core of what I play from most to least often. I'm in a cover band and for what I do, those guitars fit the bill quite nicely.

[@runabout76]

I'm with you! I've been on a mostly P90 kick for the last while with some splashes of Tele bridge. There is a pleasant rawness.

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: If that was the only guitar you owned, you would be able to do really well gigging, recording and practicing. They have a great sound, just because they do not sound like a Fender, Gretsch or gibson, does not mean they are substandard in any way. Only one of my collection is a PRS and it is just an SE, but it is a great playing and sounding guitar.

[@michaelheller8841]

I'm pretty much the same way myself. I play my Gibson Les Paul Custom Shop R8 and my Gibson Les Paul Special the most. Both are fantastic guitars for different reasons. Maybe even the Special more now because the P-90s are so articulate and badass if you want them to be. My Custom Fender Strat I have stopped playing. Due to laziness lol because the Nut is loose and I need to fix. I have owned 2 PRS in the past and I have not cared to replace them. The first one I sold many years ago for personal reasons, It was a 10 head that I didn't want to sell. The Pauls guitar one didn't win me over, sold it and I don't miss it. PRS does make great guitars like my 1st one, in general, they never won me over for some reason like the first one I used to have.

[@justinsmith949]

Robert, I only have 1 electric and 1 acoustic/electric. So I don’t rotate any electrics, but would be nice to have a hood tremolo guitar.

[@2424rocket]

I play a Paul Reed Smith and I love it… It feels to me like it was carved just for my hand. It fits my hand perfectly. If I’m not happy with the sound I can always put it through a different amp or add some effects to it. But to me no guitar plays better than a PRs. I used to own a telecaster and I don’t like them… They sound tinny and thin, to me. The guitar store I went to had one EVH and it just felt terrible in my hands. Felt like it was made out of cheap material. I’m sure it was just there low end model. I’d like to try it again. But I’m never giving up my PRS.

[@idlevandal69]

I bought a Gold Top DGT when they first came out. I didn't completely love the sound so I sent it to my tech and got him to put a Suhr SSV+ in the bridge and a SSV in the neck. When my tech handed it to me play he had a massive smile on his face so we plugged it in and THEN I was blown away. Everyone that's played/heard absolutely loves the damn thing. I will never sell it... P.S. The Tele sounds KILLLER...

[@jeffpodrug8942]

I only have 3 guitars and one is a Jackson Pro Series with a Floyd Rose Special. It plays so well, and as i recover from the surgery, I've been removing the whammy bar and just enjoying the ease of bending and it really has nice pick ups. Duncan Designed. I also have a Schecter JCZ ( the dude from 7 Dust signature) that has an adjustable bridge. I bought used, and it was really abused, but it has a beautiful feel to it, and is a quality piece. As i recover, I'm looking forward to buying a PRS or an Ibanez. Ive never had an Ibanez that no matter what price range didn't play really well. I don't know tech stuff on guitar building, but i know what feels good in my hands. Also, I'm a Telecaster fan, so I might buy one of those when the $ is there to do it. Thanks for doing these, because I think we all get in moods for different guitars, or we wouldn't have more than one. ✌️❤️🤘🎸

[@6CA7Beam]

Same here, I LOVE my DGT but tonality is king, sometimes i’m into another style tone and i play my strat or roadstar. Though i do tend to “practice” with my DGT daily

[@jfo3000]

I love my Carvins and Kiesels. After three flawed Gibsons I'm all about quality, reliability and playability. Tone is subjective and different electronics can always be swapped in anyway.