Members Bbreaker Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Is there really a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 When you play them, none at all. I've had both. No difference. It's just a delusion of Ed Roman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted March 31, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 For some reason, 1995 or earlier PRS guitars seem to be at a premium cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 For some reason, 1995 or earlier PRS guitars seem to be at a premium cost. They were made in the old factory. In '95 PRS moved to the new, modern facility in Stevensville.The older ones have the reputation as being more "handmade". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _Idioteque_ Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 LOL of course it has an effect on playing, unless you magically don't touch when you're that high on the neck. And they were indeed more handmade before the new cnc machines in their newer factory were put to use. I've always thought the "PRS is the best guitar in the world" was bullshit, pre-95 or not. I would definitely love a custom 24 with trem, but not for full price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 LOL of course it has an effect on playing, unless you magically don't touch when you're that high on the neck. And they were indeed more handmade before the new cnc machines in their newer factory were put to use. I've always thought the "PRS is the best guitar in the world" was bullshit, pre-95 or not. I would definitely love a custom 24 with trem, but not for full price. The large heel is still thinner than the neck and body joint of a Strat. I've owned pre & post 95 PRS's and it is not a noticeable thing at all. In the old factory the bodies were cut with a duplicarver. The CNC in the new factory does the same thing but with greater speed & accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Runn3r Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 ...there was a particular reason for the change iirc ...of course this 'reason' can be easily 'verified' to be 'legitimate' by merely looking at the 'small heel models' ...but now tht they (small heeled models) have a premium cost to em ...wht would tht imply about the original 'reason' for the change? ...all rhetorical .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3shiftgtr Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Lindy Fralin told me that the reason they did that is that it boosts midrange.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 211dave112 Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 Is there really a difference? yes. they are a different shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yell03 Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 They were made in the old factory. In '95 PRS moved to the new, modern facility in Stevensville. The older ones have the reputation as being more "handmade". I'll take a new one..... Machines don't have off days after fighting with their spouses:thu: I seriously think people take this handmade thing too seriously. Personally, that is why some Gibsons feel better than others, the necks are hand sanded and no two are the same shape. Sure, that is good for some people who need a slightly different size, but I like consistancy from model to model. As for small heel or large heel.... I have a New Custom 24... why a player needs better fret access than that I'll never understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xistential Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 I would guess a slight difference but why they really changed it I don't know. Different types of wood on the neck and body would make a difference, although the baseball bat style tele neck is one thing a lot of players love/hate for tone vs. playability. I'd love an ash body maple neck tele, mainly for the different tone woods. I would say that my strat has better sustain/tone but it is slightly heavier. I'm not gonna try metal on the strat though, can't do those 24 fret leads either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Norcal_GIT_r Posted March 31, 2010 Members Share Posted March 31, 2010 ...there was a particular reason for the change iirc The way I understand it is that the added mass on the neck heel corrected some dead note issues that some of the older necks had around the 12th fret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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