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513 Rosewood Review
manufacturer: paul reed smith	date: 09/20/2007	category: electric guitars

The 513 Rosewood features a newly developed PRS pickup system, providing 13 modern and vintage sounds utilizing 5 proprietary single coil pickups. Other specifications include a Brazilian rosewood neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, 25 1/4" inch scale length, a redesigned neck joint, new 513 bird inlays and a new easy-to-use integrated electronics control package which includes a volume control, tone control, and two blade switches.

Features:	10
Sound:	10
Action:	10
Reliability:	9.5
Impression:	10

Overall rating:	9.9
Users rating:	8
Comments:	89

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overall: 9.8

Featured review by: Ken Robertson, on april 14, 2006
7 of 8 people found this review helpful

Price paid: $ 6000

Purchased from: Merchant City Music, Glasgow

Features: Purchased new in 2005 and imported from the USA, my 513 has a red body with maple edge and gold hardware. The body, which is a double cut away, has a carved highly-figured maple 10 top and mahogany back. The Brazilian rosewood 22-fret neck is fitted with mother of pearl bird inlays. The headstock matches the neck with inlaid mother of pearl PRS signature and 513 plate. The Electronics consist of 5 proprietary single coil pickups, volume and tone control with 5-way blade pickup selector (treble, treble/middle, middle, middle/base, bass) 3-way blade mode selector (heavy humbucking, clear humbucking, single coil). The guitar is fitted with a PRS tremolo and locking tuners (Grommet style). A good quality rectangular hard case was included. // 10

Sound: The sound is excellent. I play a lot of Santana music, the 513 has a rich and full sound which suits this style beautifully. I have an Marshall AVT150H amp and AVT412A half stack. The 5-way pickup selector allied with the 3-way mode selector, give the 513 the versatility of producing a number of subtly different sounds. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: Out of its case, the guitar was well set-up requiring no adjustment. The guitar came with no flaws. The standard of the finishing shows very high craftsmanship, from the beautiful crafting of fine woods to the stunning gloss finish. // 10

Reliability & Durability: The 513 is noticeably heavier than my other guitars, but it is of very solid construction. The strap buttons are good and solid with a wide button head for extra safety. The guitar has had no failures of any kind and I play it regularly. The locking tuners ensure that it doesn’t go out of tune easily. // 9

Impression: I have only been playing for a couple of years now and also own a US Fender Strat, Gibson SG Supreme and Ibanez AT300. However, my 513 is my pride and joy, a beautifully crafted quality item that sounds as good as it looks. If lost or stolen, I would be heartbroken and would definitely order another. Expensive yes, but quality items usually are. I would recommend the 513 to anyone. This is a great guitar. // 10

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overall: 10

Reviewed by: flyingfrenchfry, on september 20, 2007
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Price paid: $ 2100

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Features: // 10

Sound: My style of music includes hard rock and metal. I also love to play scales and appregiate chords on this guitar. I'm using it with a Marshall H/S. As far as instrument specifications I'm kind of a dune, but in laymans terms, this guitar is sick! I'm not biased because I have one, either. I also own a Fender Strat (American) and an Ibanez Iceman. The first guitar is about $375 new and the iceman was about $650. The PRS was $2100, which is pricey, but I'm telling you from experience it is worth every penny. The stock pickups are a dream. With seven settings (tones), you can reach any sound you want. I usually keep it on the first setting because that is the most "trebly" sound and is good for shredding and power chords. The action is awesome. My fingers can play this guitar so easily. It really makes the transition from chords, solos, and scales sooo easy. It isn't too heavy either. It stays in tune perfectly. I play this guitar about 2 hours per day and only have to retune it every other day. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: Right out of Guitar Center, this machine was ready! As I've stated before I'm not knowledgeable on the technical aspects of the specifications of these instruments (but maybe you can relate to someone like that more), but I am an experienced player (7 years) and pretty decent all around. I've played many other PRS models and years, and they are all such good quality. Bottom line: if you see the letters 'PRS' on a guitar, please know that that is a quality instrument and you won't be disapponed (although if you are buying form Guitar Center, you can almost certainly talk them down up to 600 dollars, so please do). // 10

Reliability & Durability: I've played Live with this guitar and I'm telling you now I can't think of any other guitar I've played that is this competent. I've owned it for three years and as gentle as I try to be with my instruments, they still all tend to go through hell. But this one just holds up and I expect it to keep going strong for several years to come. Extremely dependable. The finish is amazing and all the materials are quality crafted. The only thing I might advise is caution when you are plugging in your cable. The nut got a little loose after the second year of player, but I must admit I would jam the cable in carelessly. I don't think it's manufacturing defect, because I was so harsh with it. // 10

Impression: When people think of PRS, an image of Carlos Santana may come to mind or something. Most metalheads, gothcores, emo's, or hardcore guitar players don't think of a PRS when rocking out. They think of Jackson, Ibanez, etc. Well I love bands with hard riffs like Killswitch, The Black Dahlia Murder, etc. and this guitar can handle the hard picking of a dropped tuning. It will give you some power man. Think of a 427ci enging in a classic muscle car. Or even a 502. Don't let the pretty birds or the shiny finish fool you. Again, I'm not biased, I've owned six other guitars, check my ratings of them and see that I am fair in my ratings. Good luck if you are trying to buy a guitar. // 10

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zerohero :
looks kick ass!!!
POSTED: 04/14/2006 - 01:32 pm / quote |

black_sabbath85 :
looks pretty..plays pretty too i guess .....but 6 ****ing thousand dollars!!!!
POSTED: 04/14/2006 - 02:53 pm / quote |

EatsP1es :
no, im guessing 6000 pounds, thats like... 10,500 dollars

as he bought it in glasgow, which is in the uk (unless theres another glasgow)

yeah, i want one of these so bad!
POSTED: 04/14/2006 - 03:32 pm / quote |

ArcherTheVMan :

black_sabbath85 wrote:

looks pretty..plays pretty too i guess .....but 6 ****ing thousand dollars!!!!

pounds, not dollars it would be more like eat said in dollars. looks damn hot that guitar.
POSTED: 04/14/2006 - 04:31 pm / quote |

ZoxRoxMySox :
too fricken expanseive! ill stick with my fender jaguar
POSTED: 04/14/2006 - 04:34 pm / quote |

i8ababy :
No, it is not pounds. I know this may be hard to believe, but some people are capable of converting pounds to dollars. Look it up. Last time I checked, it listed at about $6400. Trust me, $6000 is a believable price.
POSTED: 04/14/2006 - 05:07 pm / quote |

nihiole :
I recently purshased a PRS SantanaIII on ebay for $2,300,it was a year old ,one owner. It retails new for about$4,500. It was in mint condition and far exceeds my expectations. I also own a Fender Strat, american, and a Gibson SG, after playing the PRS, it's like going from a Volkswagon to a Lamborgini!!!!
POSTED: 04/14/2006 - 07:42 pm / quote |

mikeman :
You have been playing for a couple of years, and you already have all that gear?! You must be pretty busy.
POSTED: 04/14/2006 - 08:28 pm / quote |

seb_32 :
thats the santana one right?
POSTED: 04/15/2006 - 02:22 am / quote |

timmay21 :
That is too much for a guitar, besides you could've gone throug Carvin & ordered their California Carved Top & got just as nice a guitar (if not better). They will build you a guitar to your specs. Their Price is a hell of a lot cheaper. More expensive doesn't always mean better. You just paid for the NAME.
POSTED: 04/15/2006 - 10:49 am / quote |

kt_guitarist :
haha fun to see the users recommendation for the do called, and two time in a row winner of the title: best guitar in the world. i never played one but i BET you it 'll sound pretty hot. i am a few prs levels lower with a Tremonti SE cost me about 10 times less

POSTED: 04/15/2006 - 02:50 pm / quote |

Necronomicon :
been playing for 2 years and you have such expensive stuff, why would you buy a $6000 guitar after 2 years... or at all?
POSTED: 04/15/2006 - 10:13 pm / quote |

dookie_dude_ :

Necronomicon wrote:

been playing for 2 years and you have such expensive stuff, why would you buy a $6000 guitar after 2 years... or at all?

duh, hes probably loaded.$$$
POSTED: 04/16/2006 - 12:17 am / quote |

kenny_77 :
yeah i've been playing for 2 years and i only have one electic peavey and an ovation acoustic
POSTED: 04/16/2006 - 01:18 am / quote |

stratflyinv :
it automatically converts it to $

POSTED: 04/16/2006 - 07:17 am / quote |

ZoSo.Led.Zep. :
I had a 513 and I only paid $3200 US for it. There's one on eBay right now for $3600 'buy it now'.

Cheers,
CD
POSTED: 04/16/2006 - 09:23 am / quote |

BLAKK:JAKK :
HE ONLY PLAYS FOR 2 YEARS...I BET HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IS A GUITAR...
I MEAN...I DON'T NEED MOTHER OF PEARL INLAYS TO SOUND GOOD OR PLAY BETTER..I DON'T NEED BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD TO FEEL COMFORTABLE...
I DON'T NEED A 6000 DOLLAR GUITAR TO PLAY WHAT I LOVE AND HAVE FUN PLAYING IT...
YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT I THINK? I PREFER A NORMAL IBANEZ.
POSTED: 04/16/2006 - 02:26 pm / quote |

sweet_leaf_777 :
It's funny how many people are so bitter on here. I have tried it a few times and it is a beautiful guitar, and if you have the money then why not? Having said that though, I have a stadard 22 (it was a steal at £1,200 new :P) and it is a beautiful instrument with a RRP in the UK of under half that of the 513's staggering £4,700. If you are paying that much then money isn't really a problem, so I would stretch to the PRS archtop, which blows the 513 out of the water, or for the same money try to get a second hand archtop with a good quality amp.
POSTED: 04/16/2006 - 08:21 pm / quote |

zebrahead234 :
^ ur right about being bitter, i want that guitar

POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 06:56 am / quote |

BLAKK:JAKK :
I don't want it..thats for sure
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 06:58 am / quote |

Dyuha

EatsP1es wrote:

no, im guessing 6000 pounds, thats like... 10,500 dollars

as he bought it in glasgow, which is in the uk (unless theres another glasgow)

I'm not sure but on Elderly.com website the price is only $3,500.
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 07:02 am / quote |

Pappi :

BLAKK:JAKK wrote:

HE ONLY PLAYS FOR 2 YEARS...I BET HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IS A GUITAR...
I MEAN...I DON'T NEED MOTHER OF PEARL INLAYS TO SOUND GOOD OR PLAY BETTER..I DON'T NEED BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD TO FEEL COMFORTABLE...
I DON'T NEED A 6000 DOLLAR GUITAR TO PLAY WHAT I LOVE AND HAVE FUN PLAYING IT...
YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT I THINK? I PREFER A NORMAL IBANEZ.

Crybaby.. if you prefer ibanez and he prefers PRS. Then so what???!! F*ck, somebody likes daughters, somebody like mothers.
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 07:34 am / quote |

bc666 :
6000 dollars thats insane, i'll stick with my ibanez and jackson
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 09:50 am / quote |

ZoSo.Led.Zep. :

Hahaha.

Cheers,
CD
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 09:51 am / quote |

bc666 :
its also only 22 frets WHY??? all my guitars have at least 24 frets and a bothway tremolo bridge
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 09:52 am / quote |

schecter006 :
most guitars have 22 frets, and this guitar is definitley one of the best! i have to say though, i got mine for £3300, a hell of alot cheaper than the one you bought mate!
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 10:11 am / quote |

Anty 7 :
nice guitar man, too bad you didn't explain all the differences between the 13 sounds.
I can't get to 13 with 5 single coil combinations and 2 humbuckers with 3 combinations each, that makes 11. What are the last 2????

bc666 wrote:

its also only 22 frets WHY??? all my guitars have at least 24 frets and a bothway tremolo bridge

who cares about your guitars.
First of all the number of frets doesn't change anything (how often do you go up to the 24th on the high E string), I have a Schecter C1 Classic and I probably played that note once.
Secondly there are no guitars with more than 24 frets, if there are, I seriously doubt you have one.

If by bothway tremolo you mean floating, many people including myslef hate them because they are a pain in the neck to change the strings.

timmay21 is probably right, he DID pay the name, but he also bought a magnificent guitar with the manufacturers BEST woods, and woods make a big difference. Try a 2000 dollar strat, than a 4000 dollar one. There'll be one difference: the woods. And woods make an incredible difference.

and finally, BLAKK:JAKK please calm down.
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 10:14 am / quote |

bc666 :
i play alot of children of bodom covers so ya alot of times not just 1 or 2 times
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 11:00 am / quote |

bc666 :
and when i said at least 24 frets ya i realize i made a mistake
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 11:01 am / quote |

bc666 :
who cares if its a pain in the neck to change a floating tremolo ya i forgot what it was called before. either way it takes me forever to chagne the strings so it doesnt make much of a difference RIP Dimebag, Rhoads
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 11:02 am / quote |

bc666 :
ya i know my first guitar a yamaha had only 22 frets and a normal bridge not a whammy system or nothing it sucked
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 11:03 am / quote |

bc666 :
i know woods made a difference but cmon 6000$ and i didnt make a remark on the wood
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 11:05 am / quote |

blucrave :
Ive been playing for 5 years and my guitar of choice is a jackson warrior xt. Its only like £300. A great guitar doesnt make you a great player, nor does a crap guitar make you bad. Van halens guitars were home made and didnt cost that much at all
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 11:32 am / quote |

bensaunderson :

EatsP1es wrote:

no, im guessing 6000 pounds, thats like... 10,500 dollars

galsgow is in scotland not england, but scotland is attached to england so you could say it is in england

as he bought it in glasgow, which is in the uk (unless theres another glasgow)

yeah, i want one of these so bad!

POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 11:39 am / quote |

Bloody Mary :
I think he just got played, the ones that I've seen are more in the 3000 dollar range. I'm not really into prs guitars but I bet for that much money it's gotta kick ass.
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 11:46 am / quote |

SBR :

Purchased new in 2005 and imported from the USA

if he imported then it may have been in dollars...

nice guitar..
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 12:24 pm / quote |

.:LoCo:. :
thats just a cheap one! ive seen one thats £8000!!!!
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 01:26 pm / quote |

the_white_bunny :
a friend of mine has one of thous

hes a hobbyst
he has credit with the guitar center so he has like 3 prs 3 gibsons and 3 strats

But its a nice guitar for 6 grand
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 01:35 pm / quote |

MetalBoy :
PRS 513's aren't too expensive here.. i looked in monthers in calgary.. i think they wanted $5500... so not bad. And there is 2 modes of humbucking on it, heavy and clear. and it still sits with the strat confgur on the 5 way, so i got 13. the only mode that doesnt change through those is the middle only select, which is a signle coil regardless. Beautiful guitar it is, and **** do i want one.
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 02:20 pm / quote |

schecter006 :

You know what? who cares what you think.
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 02:25 pm / quote |

Mikeeman95 :
He must be one rich motherf****r to have all that I've been playing like 7 months and all I have is a Jay Turser Vintage Series with sunburst in colour. I still love it and I think it sounds good but i'm looking for a les paul studio or something
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 03:09 pm / quote |

Klayy :
LOOOOL

He is so rich and he a has an AVT150H? Cmon, I dont say that I dont like AVT's, Im one o few who do like them, but a guy who can afford such a guitar? Get an amp mate.
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 03:43 pm / quote |

CodyJuice :
Dude ive been going for like 2 years and i got a squier strat, a takamine acoustic, and a fender 25...damn
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 03:55 pm / quote |

jabber025 :
ive been playing for 2 years, and all i got is a yamaha pacifica of $260
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 04:09 pm / quote |

OneLastSaluteFW :
he had the money
i might finally be gettin a car in a year (i just turned 15)

i'd rather spend the money for the car on something i'd spend more time with

and if i get a prs, carvin, or any custom shop guitar in that price range,

i say screw the car
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 04:10 pm / quote |

denis wanic :

no, im guessing 6000 pounds, thats like... 10,500 dollars

as he bought it in glasgow, which is in the uk (unless theres another glasgow)

yeah, i want one of these so bad!

In germany that gitar "only"
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 04:17 pm / quote |

denis wanic :
In germany that guitar "only" costs 5000 Euro.
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 04:18 pm / quote |

JNFguitarnut :
com on we all know that its a nice guitar but dun u think the companys should start making guitars at a more logical price....6 g's or whatever it is, is a in my opinion and most other peoples as i can see over the top price wise.....but all and all its a pretty sick guitar
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 04:25 pm / quote |

DaBlackE :

Which model of Ibanez do you consider "normal"?
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 05:16 pm / quote |

halffast :
I'm sure that one of the reasons why the guitar costs so much is because Brazilian Rosewood is endangered. It comes from rainforests, and PRS has to go through a LOT of crap in order to import the wood.
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 05:39 pm / quote |

Frosticle :
you've only been playing for a couple of years, yet you have guitars that are worth more than i am?
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 06:56 pm / quote |

Pulsoni :
A lot of you have said that youve have seen this guitar for half of the price. In the article he mentioned that his was imported from america. That could be why his costs more (american labor isnt cheap).
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 08:56 pm / quote |

Ibanezguy350 :

BLAKK:JAKK wrote:

YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT I THINK? I PREFER A NORMAL IBANEZ.

amen
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 09:06 pm / quote |

bs5538 :

I can't say that I do want to know what you think, because you obviously missed the point of this. PRS is the way to go if you have the money.
POSTED: 04/18/2006 - 09:19 pm / quote |

jhalme :

People like you are pretty clueless when it comes to these things, you've obviously never played a guitar like this, because if you had, you would know the difference between a PRS and a "normal ibanez".
There's a reason why Santana plays a PRS, and not a 'normal ibanez'.
When you pay this much for a guitar, generally you're getting a handmade beauty, and you get what you pay for.
POSTED: 04/19/2006 - 01:09 am / quote |

Mr.Glue :
6 F!*#ING THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A GUITAR!!! oh its a bad @$$ looking guitar but HOLY $H!T DUDE 6 GRAND D@MN
POSTED: 04/19/2006 - 03:24 am / quote |

badman86 :
well...time to win the lottery and get this guitar, but i still like fender's more ; )
POSTED: 04/19/2006 - 04:59 am / quote |

Ihearthetfield :
to those bashing him go f*** yourselves

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR TWO YEARS AND I HAVE A STANDARD STRATOCASTER, AN AMERICAN STRATOCASTER, AND A GIBSON SG WITH 57' CLASSICS

WHY DID I SPEND ALL THAT MONEY ON GUITARS? BECAUSE I LOVE FUCKING GUITARS AND I WANT THE BEST TONE

YOU F**S BASHING HIM CAN GO F*** YOURSELVES HE CAN BUY WHATEVER HE WANTS

YOUR ALL JUST JEALOUS BECAUSE YOUR PLAYING ON A 15 WATT PEAVEY STARTER AMP WITH A SQUIER AND CAN ONLY PLAY SMOKE ON THE WATER
POSTED: 04/19/2006 - 05:17 am / quote |

tawermeister :

timmay21 wrote:

That is too much for a guitar, besides you could've gone throug Carvin & ordered their California Carved Top & got just as nice a guitar (if not better). They will build you a guitar to your specs. Their Price is a hell of a lot cheaper. More expensive doesn't always mean better. You just paid for the NAME.

I've only been playing for just under a year but i know when im being ripped off for a guitar, i realised here that carvin guitars are actually pretty good value but the option of having an acoustic-electric system really baffled me. Would somebody explain to me what the hell that is!
POSTED: 04/19/2006 - 05:57 am / quote |

ZoSo.Led.Zep. :
^Hahaha.

Most of us aren't 'bashing' him, just talking about the price.

PS - I don't play a 15 watt peavey amp with a squire, you can check my gear out on the Les Paul forum.

Cheers,
CD
POSTED: 04/19/2006 - 06:01 am / quote |

timmay21 :
tawermeister I am not completely positive on that. Only some of their guitars come with that. There are 2 input jacks on the guitar. One is the standard electric sound, the other is an acoutic pick up jack which gives you an acoustic sound.
POSTED: 04/19/2006 - 05:49 pm / quote |

Ken Robertson :
Just to clarify - price = 3500 GBP. US imports to Europe are not cheap. I played guitar as a teenager but unfortunately gave up. Now I am older with a grown-up family I have the time to play again. Thanks for positive comments! I do love guitars. My other guitars are fun - but my 513 is in a different league. You just have to play it for a short while to appreciate the difference. Negative comments I put down to maturity - maybe you guys will change your mind when you are older!
POSTED: 04/25/2006 - 01:06 pm / quote |

which ones pink :

Ken Robertson wrote:

Just to clarify - price = 3500 GBP. US imports to Europe are not cheap. I played guitar as a teenager but unfortunately gave up. Now I am older with a grown-up family I have the time to play again. Thanks for positive comments! I do love guitars. My other guitars are fun - but my 513 is in a different league. You just have to play it for a short while to appreciate the difference. Negative comments I put down to maturity - maybe you guys will change your mind when you are older!

Amen! ;

POSTED: 05/12/2006 - 12:48 am / quote |

american-psycho :
wouldn't you rather have like that new jackson king kelly 25th anivercairy thats like completly ****ing awesome and is around the same price
POSTED: 10/13/2006 - 05:39 pm / quote |

nuuur :
PRS guitars aren't hand-made, just insanely overpriced (like many other guitars i can name).. don't fall into their trap, no matter how many pics of luthiers crafting guitars they're showing ya..
btw, ibanez guitars aren't just versatile and durable, they're also very affordable, comparing quality w/ price
POSTED: 10/21/2006 - 08:09 pm / quote |

6 String Freak :
I must admit the PRS 513's price is a little on the steep side, but it is in my opinion a quality product.
I paid £3300 for mine and i still rush home from work to plug it in.
I love it.
POSTED: 01/30/2007 - 02:56 pm / quote |

f1sk :

Ibanezguy350 wrote:

BLAKK:JAKK wrote:

YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT I THINK? I PREFER A NORMAL IBANEZ.

amen

enjoy a nice dodge neon while the rest of us enjoy bmws or ferraris
POSTED: 03/10/2007 - 10:03 pm / quote |

ajstrat :
Hot guitar. No lie.

I want one.
POSTED: 04/26/2007 - 04:20 pm / quote |

Stratmike :
Everyone has a vice whether it be guitars, cars, harleys, booze, smokes, women, etc. If the guy's vice is expensive guitars more power to him. If I could afford a PRS I'd add one to my collection in a minute! Just because you've only been playing 2 years doesn't mean its obscene to treat yourself to an expensive axe.
POSTED: 07/11/2007 - 10:26 pm / quote |

JrabJrab :
I can appreciate where these guys are coming from, but I did get a chance to play one of those and I would say hands down it is the best PRS out there. My hats off to the designer, but not to the one that priced it. But I gotta say if I ever come into to some money that 513 may become a good friend of mind. HA HA!
POSTED: 08/25/2007 - 02:34 am / quote |

stafford5150 :
i love this guitar, i played it in my local music store and loved it, nice in blue

POSTED: 09/16/2007 - 05:04 am / quote |

danielrobbyshor :
probably one of the best guitars in the world.
POSTED: 09/20/2007 - 05:34 am / quote |

BFun :

enjoy a nice dodge neon while the rest of us enjoy bmws or ferraris

lol +1
POSTED: 09/20/2007 - 07:09 am / quote |

Stop Messin' :
$6000? PRS is nice but not that nice.
POSTED: 09/20/2007 - 09:18 am / quote |

Bonsaischaap :
I just love these comments; someone buys a nice new guitar and suddenly he's a rich bastard who doesn't deserve his gear.

First of all, if someone wants to spend a lot of money on a guitar, it's their choice. The cool thing about buying stuff is that you don't need to deserve anything, you just need to pay. Deserving has nothing to do with it.
If you want something nice and you can afford it, why not buy it.

Recently I met a guy who was playing purely for the fun of it. His playing was at a beginners level, yet he did have a custom shop Tom Anderson.
Some of you will say that he shouldn't buy such an expensive guitar, because his playing isn't good enough. On the other hand, just because you might be better than someone else, doesn't mean that you should have a better gear as well.

I can understand it's frustrating to look around the internet and to find a bunch of people who have your dream gear while you're stuck with Squire and a small solid-state amp, but that's life. If you go into a guitar store and you want to buy a nice guitar, wouldn't you be surprised if the store refused to sell it to you because your playing isn't good enough?

So please, the next time when you see a kid butcher a Deep Purple classic with a Gibson or a Fender custom shop, ask yourself this: if someone gave me an expensive guitar, or if I had enough disposible income to buy one myself when I was just starting out, would I have taken it?
POSTED: 09/20/2007 - 11:48 am / quote |

Triviutallica :
PRS are quite cool guitars if you are a rythm guitarist and yeah i know santana can get a solo out of it but if I had 6,000 quid i spend it on an Alexi 600, Dean Razorback and a BC rich IT Beast and believe it or not i would have only spent half that amount by the time i'd bought them and then i could use the rest to get a cool rig and amp! Wow if only... i would kill for those axes!!
riase your horns and show your appreciation to METAL!
POSTED: 09/20/2007 - 12:21 pm / quote |

Bonsaischaap :

Triviutallica wrote:

PRS are quite cool guitars if you are a rythm guitarist and yeah i know santana can get a solo out of it but if I had 6,000 quid i spend it on an Alexi 600, Dean Razorback and a BC rich IT Beast and believe it or not i would have only spent half that amount by the time i'd bought them and then i could use the rest to get a cool rig and amp! Wow if only... i would kill for those axes!!
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PRS guitars are a hell of a lot more than rythem guitars. There are plenty of people who use PRS guitars for lead work (Gonçalo Pereira, Mark Tremonti, Johny Hiland and Al Di Meola to name a few).
POSTED: 09/20/2007 - 02:54 pm / quote |

SikkiNixx :
Saw a Robin Crosby Flyin V on ebay.. One he played on stage with.. Seven thousand dollars.. And he pays that.. Crazy ass.
POSTED: 09/20/2007 - 03:31 pm / quote |

paintITblack39

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Checked.
POSTED: 09/20/2007 - 03:50 pm / quote |

Major Seventh :
To everyone having a go at him because he's forked out 6 grand for a guitar, 2 years is plenty of time to become a very competent guitarist if you love it and practice enough. Sure it's unlikely anyone is able to play super fast shred solos in that time, but a lot of guitarists don't give a toss about shredding or other very technical things.

So if you've got the cash, why not fork out for a quality guitar which will have unmatchable tone (especially for Santana's music!) and last you a lifetime probably. Pricewise with guitars as you get to the super high end prices are going through the roof without a huge difference in quality (whereas the difference between a $100 and a $600 guitar is very noticeable) but if you can afford it then why not.
POSTED: 09/20/2007 - 08:33 pm / quote |

GitterMan :
I want to know which GC sold Frenchfry a 513 for $2100 & $375 for an American strat. A Cali carved top is a copy of PRS. And why exactly cant you shred on a PRS. The one dude was right he really should buy an amp that would do the guitar justice. I have a Mccarty and it smokes my Les Paul my Strat's and my ESP. Sorry to you guys who cant afford one. Get a job. or do what I do, I use all my gig money to buy more shit to gig with.
POSTED: 09/21/2007 - 04:15 am / quote |

Korzack :

black_sabbath85 wrote:

looks pretty..plays pretty too i guess .....but 6 ****ing thousand dollars!!!!

You get what you f'cking pay for in this line! Why else do ya think we all avoid Squiers like a leper in an orgy?. 2 years? Doesn't matter how good you are, gear that good'll make you just want to play. Also, as the Major above said, that thing'll out-last the guy who bought it, no question.
POSTED: 09/23/2007 - 07:34 am / quote |

ch3z-zY :
meh i want to have one...so sad im broke these days and if ill ever buy a new guitar,i guess ill just have an ordinary prs for now.. :'c
POSTED: 09/23/2007 - 09:56 pm / quote |

smokin_joe :
Seeing as he bought it in Glasgow, I don't think its $ 6000. I think its 6000 pounds. which is like... 12000 dollars.
POSTED: 10/11/2007 - 11:09 pm / quote |

Fast_Fingers :
That is beautiful...good reviews. In a perfect world, everyone would have one.

Btw, the US price, at least here (http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/513GBK/) ranges from $3000-3800. I'm thinking it's just the British price premiums they have on instruments.
POSTED: 11/12/2007 - 09:49 am / quote |

jcoley2 :
Remember that the non-rosewood is around $3000 but the rosewood adds another $2000 to the price.
POSTED: 03/23/2008 - 09:44 pm / quote |

sea_bass :
i just played one of these for the first time about a week ago. its the best guitar ive ever played. i started playing some blues jams on it, and slowly progressed to some rock and metal, and it played it better than anything else ive ever seen. its light weight which i love, but it still has the full tone of say a singlecut. it was listed as $4000, but i managed to talk the sales guy down to 3500, and i stopped there, cause i didnt actually plan on buying it. if i had the money i wouldve payed 10,000 for it though. d
POSTED: 09/08/2008 - 03:47 pm / quote |

tom_martin_123 :
why would i pay that much more for rosewood?
POSTED: 01/15/2009 - 05:56 pm / quote |

sigma69 :
Brazilian rosewood is a regulation 1 CITES banned wood and has to be harvested pre CITES to be allowed to be manufactured into anything (not only guitars) i've checked and enough brazilian RW to make a a fingerboard is about 300 usd i dont even want to know how much for a neck. So the price is easily justifiable what isnt is the use of such a rare wood when suitable alternatives can be easily found.
On the other hand i would kill for one of these.
And to add fuel to the debate a professionnal luthier can make the exact same guitar for about 3000£ so you basically pay an extra grand to the price but it will keep its second hand value whereas boutique guitars usually don't. And anyone who can afford a guitar deserves it, thats capitalism for you!!!
POSTED: 07/07/2009 - 03:28 pm / quote |