My Suhr is better than your PRS

[Mastervolume]

just thought I'd bring some truth to this forum.

25" scale? WTF? :D

[Serious_Poo]

just thought I'd bring some truth to this forum.

25" scale? WTF? :D This is a 27" scale PRS Archtop Baritone. They're not all 25" scale.

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/6885/prsps623sideangle800x6007ss.jpg

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8080/prsps623backdetail800x6009rv.jpg

[Phil Macino]

Yeah! And the 513 is 25 1/4"!! :D

[Anders Destium]

Yeah Suhr whatever ;)

[Troubleman]

I've a very early 1986 PRS in powder-blue. That guitar RULES - crazy singing sustain. I love Suhr guitars, but in the realm of what PRSs do best... Nah. The Suhr is a taped-fist offensive lineman among nimble quarterbacks... (and this comes from a Strat-player). Kinda like Michael Jordan in a baseball uniform...

jb

[Shark Diver]

I have played some pretty rocking Suhrs, but compared to my ME or SC, please... That being said, I love the amps (and pre), plus John is a hell of a guy. MY PRSi are perfect for me, but I wouldn't kick a Suhr out of bed for eating crakers. ;)

[BIG GINGER GIT]

Suhr ?? WTF ??
I played another one last week, this is around five I have played now and I still don't get it ? Well made, good quality but very bland, you owe it to yourself to try a Tyler mate :dude:

[Chops]

What he said!

[Ken]

I have a Suhr Standard and a PRS Custom 24....

I love both my babies equally...

[trisonic]

Suhr ?? WTF ??
I played another one last week, this is around five I have played now and I still don't get it ? Well made, good quality but very bland, you owe it to yourself to try a Tyler mate :dude:

Good lord! Is this the Bland leading the Bland? :p

Sorry BGG, your's is the most quotable.

There was a thread/poll on TGP where it said: Who makes the best Custom Strat type guitar?
It led from Fender Custom Shop thru Suhr and others down to the one man luthiers like Michael Stevens and Bill Chapin.
Really unfair in that the Fender Custom Shop as an entity make more per day than Stevens and Chapin make in a year.
I mean who here has seen a Chapin let alone played one?
Well I did and own one and they are the best........

Just joking about best and being really sneaky. The Chapin is my favourite because he took on board what I wanted; added his spice (wound his own Pick ups for the sound I wanted) and made ME happy. That's the important part.

Best, Pete.

[MoJo JoJoe]

This is a 27" scale PRS Archtop Baritone. They're not all 25" scale.

An Archtop Baritone.....sounds like a HB for large players....perhaps that's why they're talking about Michael Jordan:D
This is an interesting thread indeed!

[Mastervolume]

Suhr ?? WTF ??
I played another one last week, this is around five I have played now and I still don't get it ? Well made, good quality but very bland, you owe it to yourself to try a Tyler mate :dude:
I have actually owned more than a few and have to agree that the tyler is a killer. I think that Jim makes the best strat copy money can by but with the new SSC system it is tough not to go Suhr. I just sold my Tyler Landau Classic and miss it a bit but yesterday I picked up the Suhr Landau and it really has made me forget about the tyler.

Thanks for taking the bait guys...just a bit of fun really. I have been the proud owner of many PRS. currently I am going through a mock vintage stage and purchasing relics and re-issues.

One of the best playing and sounding guitars I have ever owned is a 2000 relic strat that I have had Michael Tuttle (www.bestfrets.com (http://www.bestfrets.com)) refret with 6105 wire and re radius (7.25- 9.5)

Michael used to work with Don Grosh doing fret work on Don's guitars. If anyone ever needs fret work done I would pick Mike even over Suhr, tyler or anderson.

WOW baritone archtop! why not just buy a piano? ;)

I can be a bit sarcastic and should always be taken with a grain of salt but in all honesty thanks to BAM for giving me a pot to stir.

MV

[Big Mike]

Suhr is a damn good semi production guitar.

But you want the best S style guitar on the planet, you turn Bill Chapin loose. Period.

[dbeeman]

All this Prsi talk about which guitar is best is Suhr Chapin my a$$.

;)

[Crunchyriff]

Are you Suhr? My TA Drop Top can beat up your Suhr with its trem arm removed!! :D

I still have my 88 PRS Cu24 10-top...ratholed. 25" scale, indeed! It's all what ya DO with it, bro-tha!!

(holding my Gibsons behind my back with my fingers crossed...)

[Mastervolume]

Are you Suhr? My TA Drop Top can beat up your Suhr with its trem arm removed!! :D

I still have my 88 PRS Cu24 10-top...ratholed. 25" scale, indeed! It's all what ya DO with it, bro-tha!!

(holding my Gibsons behind my back with my fingers crossed...)
Sorry BF guitars don't count.

[Crunchyriff]

Sorry BF guitars don't count. Clarify the term for the internet impaired please... :p

[Mastervolume]

Clarify the term for the internet impaired please... :p
Buzz Feiten

[BBQLS1]

just thought I'd bring some truth to this forum.

25" scale? WTF? :DWhy are you comparing a boat paddle to my fine guitar?

[Mastervolume]

Why are you comparing a boat paddle to my fine guitar?
That's a guitar? I'm sorry with all that fancy wood I figured it was a coffee table. :D

[Crunchyriff]

Buzz FeitenSure they count! I don't need the BF system. (besides, how do you know what vintage my TA is anyway? haw!) My Peterson VS-II does well enough; and 30 years of great R&R pre BF attests to the fact that ya don't need it. But, if ya like it, that's cool too.

[Electric Glide]

just thought I'd bring some truth to this forum.

25" scale? WTF? :DBut, you overlooked the fact that my Vigier Excalibur Supra 7 eats all your Suhr's and anything else in your impotent arsenal, for breakfast. ;)

[Dan Desy]

Sorry, man, but in my hands, this guitar will kick ANY guitar's ass...

http://home.comcast.net/~ddesy/SCTremBodySide.jpg

...regardless of scale length. :dude:

[Dan Desy]

... well except maybe for a 27" scaled guitar, in whichcase I'd choose:

http://home.comcast.net/~ddesy/images/Desy-04-19-06.jpg

[tag]

Good lord! Is this the Bland leading the Bland? :p

Sorry BGG, your's is the most quotable.

There was a thread/poll on TGP where it said: Who makes the best Custom Strat type guitar?
It led from Fender Custom Shop thru Suhr and others down to the one man luthiers like Michael Stevens and Bill Chapin.
Really unfair in that the Fender Custom Shop as an entity make more per day than Stevens and Chapin make in a year.
I mean who here has seen a Chapin let alone played one?
Well I did and own one and they are the best........

Just joking about best and being really sneaky. The Chapin is my favourite because he took on board what I wanted; added his spice (wound his own Pick ups for the sound I wanted) and made ME happy. That's the important part.

Best, Pete. Hey Pete,
As you know,I agree about Chapin. Bill makes Incredible guitars. I have had 2, both just as good as each other. The resonance and lively-ness are insane. My second fave Strats, (or equal if you get a great one) are the good old Fender CSs. My Chapin equals or exceeds any Strat I have played.
VERY very good!

[Tone Disciple]

Hmmmmm. I think I'll have one of all of the above!

Well okay - more than one in some cases!

[CarlWerkmeister]

Chapin??!! Seen one (well maybe more than one) ..at NAMM..!! :cool: .. Played one.. at home :p ..all the time.. they are in a class by themselves..

http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL83/523419/5137835/65507904.jpg

[ChazMania]

I have actually owned more than a few and have to agree that the tyler is a killer. I think that Jim makes the best strat copy money can by but with the new SSC system it is tough not to go Suhr. I just sold my Tyler Landau Classic and miss it a bit but yesterday I picked up the Suhr Landau and it really has made me forget about the tyler.

MV
Since I'm the schlep that absconded with the Tyler Landau :) I would add the Tyler sounds good, really good, sweetly excellent even the harder I play it. It seems to want to really be dug into, and responds accordingly and every pickup selection has juicey warmth. My Suhr Std is my crack guitar.....one hit and I keep coming back. Played soft, pick, fingers, dug into, it just keeps on responding and beckoning for more :D....

[aleclee]

Some guys like blondes
Some guys like brunettes
Some guys like redheads
Some guys like guys

Whatever floats your boat.

[Big Mike]

Some guys like blondes
Some guys like brunettes
Some guys like redheads
.

One of each please. :D

[aleclee]

One of each please. :DYou've been reading Doc Mintzer's sig, haven't you!

[µ¿ z3®ø™]

Why are you comparing a boat paddle to my fine guitar?

when did tele gee-tars enter the discussion.
leo got it right from the git-go (pun, he said).
in looking at that picture of the chapin i notice one HUGE error. it's got those cast saddles. everyone knows that leo intended gee-tars to function PERFECTLY w/ stamped metal saddles.
what's next, brass hardware and locking wang bars?

[Big Mike]

when did tele gee-tars enter the discussion.
leo got it right from the git-go (pun, he said).
in looking at that picture of the chapin i notice one HUGE error. it's got those cast saddles. everyone knows that leo intended gee-tars to function PERFECTLY w/ stamped metal saddles.
what's next, brass hardware and locking wang bars?Wrong. Not Cast. Tusk/Graphtec mix. Bill custom voices EVERYTHING about a guitar when he builds it. to the nth degree.

Every one I've ever played is a flippin masterpiece.

[Ed DeGenaro]

when did tele gee-tars enter the discussion.
leo got it right from the git-go (pun, he said).
in looking at that picture of the chapin i notice one HUGE error. it's got those cast saddles. everyone knows that leo intended gee-tars to function PERFECTLY w/ stamped metal saddles.
what's next, brass hardware and locking wang bars?
In that case...
http://www.eddegenaro.com/mopix/tylert.jpg

[µ¿ z3®ø™]

Wrong. Not Cast. Tusk/Graphtec mix.

hmm...
checked out his website.
gravitated towards his solid body tele style. i always find it hard to form an opinion based on clips. i can never get any amp or guitar to sound like they do in clips. maybe has more to do w/ playing w/ stone or metal picks and 'incorrect' technique.
i'm certainly intrigued, tho'. the chapin's get props from a lot of players that i respect. just what i need, however. yet another gee-tar to contemplate purchasing. i have a phobia about buying guitars. rather, i hate to sell guitars.
at his point, the only guitar i'm contemplating is the mccarty rosewood neck. the chapin seems interesting in that w/ the HB in the neck position there seems a plethora of colours there w/o it being a convoluted process to find them.
never got the suhr. well made guitars, but just never MOVED me.

[tmoore]

In that case...
With a headstock that ugly, it must be good. :p

[µ¿ z3®ø™]

In that case...

THAT is sick!
that's not the gee-tar that U've posted clips of, is it?
WTF is that neck PUP?

[Dan Desy]

I'd rather never even try out a Suhr. I'm perfectly happy with my Am Deluxe 50th Anniv. Strat for all my Stratty needs.

Is the Suhr a better guitar? Abso-freakin'-lutely.
But at three times the price, I'm not enough of a Stratonut to even consider that upgrade.

[Ed DeGenaro]

THAT is sick!
that's not the gee-tar that U've posted clips of, is it?
WTF is that neck PUP?
Nope, its another one of my Tylers. Neck pick-up is SD mini bucker...


And speaking of my Tylers...
http://www.eddegenaro.com/mopix/tyler.jpg
http://www.eddegenaro.com/mopix/tylerse.jpg

[Ed DeGenaro]

With a headstock that ugly, it must be good. :p
Yeah, but if I'm stuck at a street hockey game without a stick I'm styling...so there! :)

[sanhozay]

Great thread...

What's a refugee camp without a little social class warfare?

Horses for courses, he said.

[Crunchyriff]

Buzz FeitenHA! months later I look in on this thread...my Tom Anderson is PRE Buzz Feiten, as it was made in 1992...

[JeffD]

just thought I'd bring some truth to this forum.

25" scale? WTF? :D

LOL :p

[BlueJakester]

This is a 27" scale PRS Archtop Baritone. They're not all 25" scale.
It's not about the extra length, it's about how you use it ;) :D

[LDS22]

my McInturff is 25 1/8". and i'll say, that extra 0.125" makes all the difference. :D

[dogbone94]

my avatar says it all..... Baker!!!!!!

[LSchefman]

>>That's a guitar? I'm sorry with all that fancy wood I figured it was a coffee table.<<

Stop, you're both right!

It's a guitar AND a coffee table!

I have had many of these guitar/coffee table combinations. They sound great, look great, and hold a mean cuppa coffee, if you can balance the cup just right on the carved top. ;)

[ButchR]

Hey....don't be talking about my coffee table!