Rhett Shills Gibbons vs PRS

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Re: Rhett Shills Gibbons vs PRS

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StratMatt wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:08 am
robthemac wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:01 am
Molly wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:44 am I might've owned the green one (The Hulk as I think it was called) a couple of times. Started-out with Ed. I didn't like the way the controls were positioned and configured but it was otherwise a good guitar for the money.

I bought a Santana at one point. That was a nice guitar.
Didn't I buy the Singlecut from you about four years ago?
I'm not sure Molly owned that one. I had it for 4-5 years and it went to Keon after me.
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Re: Rhett Shills Gibbons vs PRS

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robthemac wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:13 am
StratMatt wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:08 am
robthemac wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:01 am

Didn't I buy the Singlecut from you about four years ago?
I'm not sure Molly owned that one. I had it for 4-5 years and it went to Keon after me.
Sorry, the cherry burst one.
Yep that's the one I mean.
Loving it so far

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Re: Rhett Shills Gibbons vs PRS

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This one
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Yes.
Loving it so far

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Re: Rhett Shills Gibbons vs PRS

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robthemac wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:01 am
Molly wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 2:44 am I might've owned the green one (The Hulk as I think it was called) a couple of times. Started-out with Ed. I didn't like the way the controls were positioned and configured but it was otherwise a good guitar for the money.

I bought a Santana at one point. That was a nice guitar.
Didn't I buy the Singlecut from you about four years ago?
No. Not the buckle-rash one. I honestly don't recall owning that.

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Re: Rhett Shills Gibbons vs PRS

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I found a short video of me playing the green one. Crap playing so not posting it... Too insecure LOL

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Re: Rhett Shills Gibbons vs PRS

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Lovely guitar it was. ESP Eclipse is filling that hole now though :)
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That R9 is the business though so the PRS has got a lot of ground to cover to come out on top
Paul Reed Smith himself seems like an interesting chap….can tell whether I like him or he’s full of himself…,has achieved a lot though so that speaks volumes….

Gibson custom shop guitars and standards might have some flaws and supposedly PRS quality is up there, but
I liken it to a classic Merican muscle car from the same 50s era versus modern European sports cars

Classic and still popular for a reason….and like the growl of a classic Chevy versus a Ferrari….there will always be fans of both camps

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Re: Rhett Shills Gibbons vs PRS

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StratMatt wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:36 am Lovely guitar it was. ESP Eclipse is filling that hole now though :)
Lol oh I totally forgot I owned this one :lol:
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slash-ed wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 4:12 pm
StratMatt wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:36 am Lovely guitar it was. ESP Eclipse is filling that hole now though :)
Lol oh I totally forgot I owned this one :lol:
The PRS and the Eclipse :lol:
Loving it so far

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Re: Rhett Shills Gibbons vs PRS

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Re PRS...please refer to Slash-Ed video in Katana II thread.
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Re: Rhett Shills Gibbons vs PRS

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To be fair to Gibson, the recent shakeup there has certainly seen an improvement in QA from what I have experienced. My LP Special has some small file marks on the fret board which I don't mind, its hand finished after all. There is also a fleck of black paint under the clear coat on the back of the body, annoying, but only aesthetic. The parts fitting and playability are superb and it does sound really alive.

I have owned older Gibsons where the nut was cut completely wrong, the bridge was in the wrong place, the neck angle was way off etc... I think at least those days are over now.
Tube amp and guitar tones straight from 1958… amazing how believable the sounds were back then, even without the modellers...

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Re: Rhett Shills Gibbons vs PRS

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slash-ed wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 4:12 pm
StratMatt wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:36 am Lovely guitar it was. ESP Eclipse is filling that hole now though :)
Lol oh I totally forgot I owned this one :lol:
easily done lol
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Re: Rhett Shills Gibbons vs PRS

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robthemac wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:16 amThis one
I didn't know it was possible to do that to a PRS!
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