Brewski

Very nicely outlined and appreciate your knowledge and you info transfer. Maybe a stomp box on the clean will get you the combo you are missing

Ya. Ive read that and there might be something to it but the third channel on the EVH is pretty much useless(gain on 3 , volume on 3) and the amp works great with other guitars of much lesser quality...

My Squire Tele hates high gain amps but sounds great in a boutique amp.

I had the same problem with my Peavey Ultra Plus and a lot of guitars and some fed back. I'm betting you have a bad tube and you've jacked the gain too much for the type of pickups in the 513.

PRS tries to build pickups for tone and versatility and a lot of times these don't do well with high gain. Paul is more of a boutique Amp and Boutique guitar guy.

Not a fan of that color but on that guitar it smokes!!

I thing you did an amazing job on this!!

one thing though...........the headstock is backwards just saying

that's funny!!

BTW - the most overpriced gear:

1. the Eddie Van Halen Copy guitar $25K for a relic - GTFO

2. the Ibanez Tube screamer - $350.00 really?

3. the squier Strat

Well- my neighbor got great sounding white MIM strat and mine sounds lifeless. U have to test each one to find the right one but except for missing the 22 nd fret you can get a great guitar.

Our other pal has a couple of MIA strats to include Eric Johnson model and my neighbors MIM stands IMHO a notch above in tone.

It depends!

I hope you're also counting the write-in ballots. EVH is in my top 5 for sure -- but he'll never be greater than Hendrix or Page.

fail - those dudes were so old they don't count. BTW - Eddie was awesome but since my neighbor is already nuts for him, I'll give him a Top 15

I have - the treadmill is in an adjacent room to the music man cave and I turn the amp up a bit, using a WIRELESS system, get on the treadmill and start it up.

I work on simple stuff first - two finger chords (major 5th, 4th, minors) then I play some rock songs and then I go into major, minor, pentatonic scales in box.

Spend about 35 minutes walking on it - going to fast will get you and your guitar hurt.

YES Every time I go to a guitar store and discuss guitars, they always praise Fender USAs and Gibsons over Japanese made guitars

that's because the profit margin for a 3000.00 versus a 300.00 is A LOT!!

How do you think Gibsons and Fenders sound the way they do? Is it their special wood that no one else uses? their special glue or paint? Is it their unique hardware? Is it the manufacturing process?

NOPE - its opinion and taste. PRS's sound thin because that's what Paul was going for - a guitar that is diverse in many ways that wasn't the Gibson or Fender sound.

as far as $3000.00 for an Ibanez Jem - that would be insane!! they are just enhanced RG320's with a vine inlay. Didn't say I'd do that either and my PRS was bought used also not worth $2500.00 IMHO.

Les Paul was looking for a sound, he got it - like 50 yrs ago and YES that tone can be found anywhere. Same with Leo's tone.

So there - Nah!

Beating a dead horse is what we do.

the real issue here is consistency. Gibson is obviously notorious for it's lack of consistency. to me it's also a price thing.

I understand the wanting to have the guitar of your heros but back in the day there weren't any other good guitars but Gibson's and Fender for the most part.

Nowadays there are so many solid players out there that SOUND as good as Gibsons (shut up with that Gibson sounds better than anything else - that's your opinion because you bought your "wannabe" guitar)

Now - I understand that a full 3/4" maple cap is worth more in tonality and looks than a veneer top, so some increase in price is understandable. No guitar unless owned by someone and signed is worth more than $1700.00!! NONE.

Something like an Agile AL4000M with a full maple cap costs $899.00 - too much IMO for a Korean guitar but that same guitar made in America should cost $1500.00 to $1700.00 but no more.

So here I am babbling about price - reality is Gibson is still riding the ole days and there quality control from day to day is suspect so IMO - buy something else.

no pic = not true.

I traded this Agile for it cause of the inlay and we are both happy!! I do miss my Green Agile though!! I hate selling anything!!

wanna switch hardware? Gold hardware turns on me cause I lay my palm on the bridge and stick my sloppy fingers all over the pickups when finger picking

just not happy with gold hardware

get an account on photobucket upload the full pic and then put the pic link here - big pictures. For your pleasure here's a pic of mine to which I was playing today!! I have it set as standard tuning and love all the switch settings.

24.7" single cut dual humbucker guitars with a three way switch, 2 vol/2 tone knob tune-o-matic bridge and 3x3 tuner guitars are great.

they sound solid, feel solid. Some of them have lousy heels that are bothersome but they are easy to play on your lap.

As far as price - the Gibson and PRS versions are very pricey but others are reasonable.

I like them as one of my guitars in my arsenal

disagree - if dave is your idea of a chick you need therapy or a life partner - and I don't have a problem with that

Korean IMO are better than the China guitars, all of them.

Best deal I ever Heard of!!

the AD models are still very close to the Gibson and Hamer Double cuts. I've got an AD3000 prestige that is really thick and has hte natural maple binding.

Agile PS Series (now defunct) Soliloquy owns the PS-924WE now

PS1000

Middle one is the PRS Custom 24 Teal Black

AL2000 and AL2500(replaced with CSB AL3100 not pictured)

Totally agree!! this plus all the odd 50/60's shapes (surf guitars) outside my comfort lane.

I know one i don't want. Oh, I went there.

:poke:vvv

agree with Page and obviously disagree with Ace

I think he may be overrated.

underrated: John Hiland, Brad Paisley.

Overrated: Ace Frehely