MAking electric guitars is a pretty simple process, and CNC machines in Korea or anywhere else are the same as CNCs in USA. The difference will be more time spent on getting a perfect finish and maybe a better fret job and setup.
geecen ive had an SE custom for 5 years amd still own mind. only had to have it set up once. it literally hold a set up better then a USA Les Paul i had... AWESOME guitars!
Yeah it never ceases to amaze me that the really minute differences in the physical differences with individual fingers...and the different levels if applied pressure do produce do many different and very noticeable tones. It's kool and almost magical.
I'm not particularly fond of their style but I love the craftsmanship and the pride they put into each of the guitars. I'll be sure to check out PRS guitars from now on.
What you see at 3:26 are two pieces of flamed maple. They are used for the tops of the guitars. When sanded and with transparent finishes they look awesome. They are glued together so they look like mirrored images (bookmatched). As for the body of a guitar - two pieces of wood glued together are stronger then one piece.
Maple glued to mahogany gives you best of both worlds. Maple is a very dense, resonant wood, and gives a bright, snappy tone, while the mahogany being also a dense wood has a darker, warm tone, and is known for giving guitars that deep sustain and good bass you can hear when unplugged. It gives the guitar a more well rounded tone overall. That's basically it, simply speaking.
Two reasons that i know of..... One the tone resonates better through wood that is put together like that, not sure why... and when the finish is getting put on you get a split colour look, unique its actually really cool in my opinion!
It's much more difficult to find a tree big or old enough to make a full top from one piece. By book-matching their tops you can use younger trees, saving old trees from being cut down and speeding up production as well.
It's a good question. Two years ago, I have been doing an electric guitar (extra-scholar activity, one of our teacher were Luthier). We did the same : glue together two planks, I thought it was just because we hadn't bigger plank. But as you can see in the video, the grooves of the wood are the pattern ! I hope you'll understand even if my english isn't very well... so sorry!
The neck scale is EXACTLY inbetween a Fender Strat and a Gibson Les Paul, (I'm referring to the PRS Custom 22 by the way) and if you'll notice, the bottom horn resembles a Les Paul and the top horn resembles a Strat. The Mahogany backwood is classic Les Paul and the top is classic Strat (although Gibson makes a TON of maple top LPs), One would think PRS are what a LP and a Strat would be if you put them together and kept the 'buckers and mahogany neck for added beef and warmth.
You dont have to have lots of money for a PRS. Saving is what counts. My PRS SE Custom was from GuitarGuitar. And i got it for around £425. Which is insane! I still cant believe that i even have a PRS, let alone for such a cheap price compared to the main models of PRS! (Santana, Myra) etc. I love strats too. Currently 'building' a strat style guitar from the body of a very bad strat copy guitar. I hope it will be as good as i planned! :)
I appreciate guitars for tone and playability before anything else. But, as a guitar builder, I MUST be a perfectionist. I have NO hope of making a name for myself in this business if I'm not able to deliver a guitar that can compete with any other in EVERY aspect, tone, playability, features, and workmanship, and do it at a competitive price point. What sets PRS apart is that he DID raise the bar for quality of workmanship. PRS is the standard builders try to match these days including me.
The idea behind Paul Reed Smith's guitars has always been about increasing the quality of workmanship. Fit and finish, primarily. NOBODY, not me, not you, not anybody, has ever said or even implied that a more perfect finish or a new body shape will make the guitar sound better than a classic. Mr. Smith has spent his entire life trying to make guitars that are as good as those very same CLASSICS you make reference to. Just make them more perfectly executed as well. I agree with this concept
Because wider wood is much more expensive as you need a really big (old tree) saying the book matching process makes a kind of mirror of the grain along the centre line which looks really cool
that kind of technique may be surely applied to your house windows glasses. That makes them really stronger/resistant to any efforts, so it does a really stronger guitar piece in this case. Don't know how this can affect to the guitar tone or sustain, Saw gibson's factory video and they apply same process to their guitars with many differences though.
The first Les Paul Customs, the '54s were all carved mahogany, they had no maple cap. It is somewhat urban legend that Les went a few rounds with Gibson, fighting them over adding a maple cap. Gibson thought the guitar was too dark sounding, and this was before Seth came out with the Humbucker pickup. Mid '55, a maple cap was added.
Well, let's see...the last time I picked up and inspected a Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Custom Black Beauty, I stopped counting when I counted the 20th small pock mark in the finish that hadn't been sanded out, and seven spots where the binding laminations weren't tight. The scraping job done on the binding was considerably less than perfect, leaving some paint on the binding in a few spots that should have been seen and corrected. The bridge was positioned with the strings off center a bit
1:48... I have been working in all sorts of shops. From Ski and Snowboard repair shops, to welding and assembly of heavy machinery. Never have I seen a shop where it is fine to let your hand get so close to a cutting blade. Does he still have all of his fingers?
listen yo this guys ive had a parker fly deluxe, a prs custom24 then a prs MCcarty. now it gets interesting. i went 3-4 weeks ago to a local music store and saw a guitar called a charvel so-cal.. ididnt evenplay it it has BETTER IMHO everything than a prs etc,and the neck is to DIE FOR!!!! AND THE TONE ALL I CAN SAY I WOW!! THE LESSON I THINK NEVER JUDGE A GUITAR ,BECAUSE IT COSTS 2500 POUNDS ,DOES NOT MEAN IT ,S ANY BETTER exept squires etc etc
For a top, two piece bookmatched maple whether striped or quilted looks way better than an irregular pattern you would get using a one piece top. Now for the back, a one piece mahogany back would be best, but as mahogany is a protected CITES wood, and very expensive, two piece backs are common, so the wood goes further. Usually Private Stock and higher end PRS will get one piece, but you get lucky on a regular production model now and then and get a one piece back. Look 'em over before buying.
The tone comes more from your fingers than anything else. That's why when someone like Eric Johnson records with an ES-335 and a Stratocaster on the same album, normal people can't tell a difference.
I assemble guitars from raw lumber. I buy mahogany, flamed maple, whatever...and start making piles of sawdust. Building kits and bolting together warmoth parts holds no satisfaction for me. It's one reason I respect PRS so much. I know what's involved.
If you used one piece you would have to find an older tree, this way you can take a younger one and cut it in half to mirror the flame of the wood. Saves wood I suppose? Probably cheaper
They mix the woods to get a greater variety of sound, plus the maple top looks better. If you had a guitar that was just mahogany for example, it would be extremely midrangey and focused in the higher mids, whereas the maple adds a new depth to the sound.
It could be something like that, i can only speak about the PRS i tried, but other guitars i have tried in shops, where better at staying in tune. As for the pickups, they weren't bad, it depends on what kind of music you want to play. For myself, i need high gain pickups. Maybe these guitars are better at rock and jazz and not metal...
it's difficult to find a big plank with the right density in any point,but overall it's better to have some sort of simmetry(not english-speaking,sorry)density and sound in the body,so often they take a big long plank, cut two consequent parts of it, reverse one part and joining to the other obtaining a simmetrical wood density for both sizes of the body...you have to imagine how the trees are cutted and the fact that almost always the wood comes more dense as it's near to the center of the tree
congrats to that PRS than. At the moment I saving money for a Custom made Strat, so yeah not much left for a PRS or tele or another strat or a Les Paul...damn I love them all xD
What a coincidence.. I'm actually a guitarist and sound engineer myself in Louisiana. No joke. So I was educated before you went on your little rant. And yes, speakers do produce sound. But that has absolutely nothing to do with the tone of the GUITAR. That's like saying single coils and humbuckers would sound alike coming through the same amplifying system. It literally makes no sense. Hell, by your logic, guitars don't even make noise without speakers. Haha
I tried one the other day (around 700 euros worth) and i was disapointed as well, i just wanted to try an amp and they handed a PRS to try it. Wouldn't stay in tune, also, the humbuckers didn't feel like having enough "juice", for metal, at least. Other than that, it was ok, i guess, felt confortable at least, and the tone wasn't bad...
The lack of gain can be compensated with more gain on the amp or a overdrive pedal before the amp. I have EMGs, so, lots of gain and great definition on the low notes, the high ones... not so special or great. Jackson have great necks for metal, i like them, but, i once tried a V which had e defective neck, it was unplayable. Almost anything can be fixed in an electric guitar, though :)
a guitar is like a child, no mater what brand or color or creed it is you will learn to love it, you'll always wish you had something a little better though
Oh its just a normal Epiphone Les Paul Custom made in INA. With Ebony fretboard and coil-splitting. Yeah Epiphone likes to give little bonus features like this every now and then.
yeah it was the newer model made in china i think the older korean models were better quality thats why Gibson forced Epiphone to switch production to china because of cheaper labour costs
There are these things called USED guitars, you know. You can get a bargain on a good used PRS for a price that most people can afford if they plan for the expense in advance. But, no, most people won't have a PRS as their first instrument. It's what youll end up with when you've been playing for a while and decide you're serious about the guitar, if not your music.
May I ask what has changed in Gibson's construction between like the 90's to now? Because i hear they are horrible compared to Gibson 20 years ago. Also, I know PRS is overall better that Gibson, but how does their quality control compare and differ?
At the end of the video was that whole work table an extraction fan to capture all the wood dust? Incase you didn't know wood dust from mahogany and maple is at best just an irritant but at worst can cause cancer.
Can someone tell me why do they glue together 2 planks of wood ? 3:26 Instead of just cutting just one bigger plank of wood ? What's the purpose of putthing 2 separate pieces together ?
Wow! Built exactly like a Carvin for 3 times the cost. I do like PRS pickups better than the Carvins but you can put those in a Carvin and still save $1500...CT6 all the way...
Of course you come to a PRS video and everyones like "PRS is better yea man" but if you're on a Gibson video no one is being stupid and fanboyish what a great community of players we have here
There are always people how hate everything they don't have. I don't own a PRS because iam more a Strat guy, but damn if I had the money I would get a PRS and would be happy!
do they really need to use so much precious and threatened mahogany? Thera are very good alternatives...korina, alder f.e., they deliver great tones too
But if that is a PRS in the intro that sounds good! I had one & recommended our singer to get one(so he looked good)..but when i brought that guitar to practice everyone groaned oh no not that thing again bring the junior.
yeah PRS guitars totally own gibson nowadays and the se series owns epiphone obviously the SE series is not up to PRS or Gibson specs but they are way better than any epiphone ive played for example i had a 3pickup epiphone les paul custom and the pickups were shit and the switch for the pickups fell apart where as a prs se custom i tried just felt better made what i dont understand is why do they glue 2 pieces of mahogany together why not use 1 piece surely it would sound even better?
Narak Christopher: (Could not reply to you directly, youtube comments are all messed up now.) Shaping body and neck are the most uninterested parts of electric guitar making. It is not feasible to manufacture big quantities of guitars without CNC shaping. What kind of a factory does NOT use CNC if they have capabilities to do so? And, PRS guitars start from ~600$ and Gibson Les Pauls start from ~600$, so what's up with that? I'd bet Gibson use CNC as well.
JgHaverty Which explains why Gibson guitars are so fucking bad, and why a lot of people end of playing a lot of other brands, like PRS. Believe it or not, artists endorsed by Gibsons do not play Gibson and actually play custom made instruments that are ghost built. Such as Slash.
Gibsons that start at 600 that are US made are awful. They use some of the cheapest garbage ever. And for what's on a fucking LP standard, you can find for 500 bucks on a used EC-1000 from ESP. PRS's from USA start at about 1000 USD not 600. I wish they were that damn cheap, but they aren't. PRS SE's are the same fucking thing anyways, just with a maple veneer and that's about it. Hell, a lot of endorsed artists from PRS end up using the Korean stuff time to time because it's the same shit as the American stuff.
With my CNC machines in my Workshop, I believe that they would leave a better final finish within a tighter tolerances. That do not require so much hand finishing post CHC . But what would i know . Im only a Ignorant Engineer ( Sorry )
of all the factory tours i have watched it seems that prs put the most effort into making their guitars perfect :D
Would love to see a similar video from the Korean factory to see how the process differs on their SE range
It would be the same.
What makes you think that? Seems unlikely to me.
MAking electric guitars is a pretty simple process, and CNC machines in Korea or anywhere else are the same as CNCs in USA. The difference will be more time spent on getting a perfect finish and maybe a better fret job and setup.
geecen ive had an SE custom for 5 years amd still own mind. only had to have it set up once. it literally hold a set up better then a USA Les Paul i had... AWESOME guitars!
geecen Setup and quality control is done in Maryland. I have an SE and rhe quality and sound will surprise you. Paul doesnt put out bad quality stuff.
Yeah it never ceases to amaze me that the really minute differences in the physical differences with individual fingers...and the different levels if applied pressure do produce do many different and very noticeable tones. It's kool and almost magical.
I'm not particularly fond of their style but I love the craftsmanship and the pride they put into each of the guitars. I'll be sure to check out PRS guitars from now on.
PRS is half phenomenal instrument and half phenomenal work of art.
any job in this factory would be the best job ever.
What you see at 3:26 are two pieces of flamed maple. They are used for the tops of the guitars. When sanded and with transparent finishes they look awesome. They are glued together so they look like mirrored images (bookmatched).
As for the body of a guitar - two pieces of wood glued together are stronger then one piece.
They're all amazing! :D Les paul has such a warm tone, but a strat is just epic for treble! :)
Maple glued to mahogany gives you best of both worlds. Maple is a very dense, resonant wood, and gives a bright, snappy tone, while the mahogany being also a dense wood has a darker, warm tone, and is known for giving guitars that deep sustain and good bass you can hear when unplugged. It gives the guitar a more well rounded tone overall. That's basically it, simply speaking.
Two reasons that i know of..... One the tone resonates better through wood that is put together like that, not sure why... and when the finish is getting put on you get a split colour look, unique its actually really cool in my opinion!
It's much more difficult to find a tree big or old enough to make a full top from one piece. By book-matching their tops you can use younger trees, saving old trees from being cut down and speeding up production as well.
It's a good question. Two years ago, I have been doing an electric guitar (extra-scholar activity, one of our teacher were Luthier).
We did the same : glue together two planks, I thought it was just because we hadn't bigger plank.
But as you can see in the video, the grooves of the wood are the pattern !
I hope you'll understand even if my english isn't very well... so sorry!
The neck scale is EXACTLY inbetween a Fender Strat and a Gibson Les Paul, (I'm referring to the PRS Custom 22 by the way) and if you'll notice, the bottom horn resembles a Les Paul and the top horn resembles a Strat. The Mahogany backwood is classic Les Paul and the top is classic Strat (although Gibson makes a TON of maple top LPs),
One would think PRS are what a LP and a Strat would be if you put them together and kept the 'buckers and mahogany neck for added beef and warmth.
You dont have to have lots of money for a PRS. Saving is what counts. My PRS SE Custom was from GuitarGuitar. And i got it for around £425. Which is insane! I still cant believe that i even have a PRS, let alone for such a cheap price compared to the main models of PRS! (Santana, Myra) etc. I love strats too. Currently 'building' a strat style guitar from the body of a very bad strat copy guitar. I hope it will be as good as i planned! :)
PRS is literally the only guitar brand that I feel comfortable to play with
I appreciate guitars for tone and playability before anything else. But, as a guitar builder, I MUST be a perfectionist. I have NO hope of making a name for myself in this business if I'm not able to deliver a guitar that can compete with any other in EVERY aspect, tone, playability, features, and workmanship, and do it at a competitive price point. What sets PRS apart is that he DID raise the bar for quality of workmanship. PRS is the standard builders try to match these days including me.
i have a prs and its great the older it gets the better it sounds. I play mine once a day
Great stuff! Keep up the awesome work ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
PRS doesn't sound like a Les Paul a PRS sounds like a PRS great, great guitars!
The idea behind Paul Reed Smith's guitars has always been about increasing the quality of workmanship. Fit and finish, primarily. NOBODY, not me, not you, not anybody, has ever said or even implied that a more perfect finish or a new body shape will make the guitar sound better than a classic. Mr. Smith has spent his entire life trying to make guitars that are as good as those very same CLASSICS you make reference to. Just make them more perfectly executed as well. I agree with this concept
Those times, where quality was number one quality.
My dream guitar manufacturer. Hopefully ill save enough to get myself one.
Because wider wood is much more expensive as you need a really big (old tree) saying the book matching process makes a kind of mirror of the grain along the centre line which looks really cool
that kind of technique may be surely applied to your house windows glasses. That makes them really stronger/resistant to any efforts, so it does a really stronger guitar piece in this case. Don't know how this can affect to the guitar tone or sustain, Saw gibson's factory video and they apply same process to their guitars with many differences though.
high quality stuff there...
The first Les Paul Customs, the '54s were all carved mahogany, they had no maple cap. It is somewhat urban legend that Les went a few rounds with Gibson, fighting them over adding a maple cap. Gibson thought the guitar was too dark sounding, and this was before Seth came out with the Humbucker pickup. Mid '55, a maple cap was added.
Well, let's see...the last time I picked up and inspected a Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Custom Black Beauty, I stopped counting when I counted the 20th small pock mark in the finish that hadn't been sanded out, and seven spots where the binding laminations weren't tight. The scraping job done on the binding was considerably less than perfect, leaving some paint on the binding in a few spots that should have been seen and corrected. The bridge was positioned with the strings off center a bit
prs is the dream man...wish i had money for it...
it's stylistic, it gives the guitars a nice symmetric pattern.
I love my PRS SE Santana.
Muito bom ver esa criatividade adoro muito acisto bastante
All these people are soo lucky.
1:48... I have been working in all sorts of shops. From Ski and Snowboard repair shops, to welding and assembly of heavy machinery. Never have I seen a shop where it is fine to let your hand get so close to a cutting blade. Does he still have all of his fingers?
love me a gibson and a prs. two different guitars, I own a 2008 LP standard and a PRS Se 22 and I love them both for different reasons.
listen yo this guys ive had a parker fly deluxe, a prs custom24 then a prs MCcarty. now it gets interesting. i went 3-4 weeks ago to a local music store and saw a guitar called a charvel so-cal.. ididnt evenplay it it has BETTER IMHO everything than a prs etc,and the neck is to DIE FOR!!!! AND THE TONE ALL I CAN SAY I WOW!! THE LESSON I THINK NEVER JUDGE A GUITAR ,BECAUSE IT COSTS 2500 POUNDS ,DOES NOT MEAN IT ,S ANY BETTER exept squires etc etc
For a top, two piece bookmatched maple whether striped or quilted looks way better than an irregular pattern you would get using a one piece top. Now for the back, a one piece mahogany back would be best, but as mahogany is a protected CITES wood, and very expensive, two piece backs are common, so the wood goes further. Usually Private Stock and higher end PRS will get one piece, but you get lucky on a regular production model now and then and get a one piece back. Look 'em over before buying.
So true! All you need to do is watch a Gibson factory tour and compare
The tone comes more from your fingers than anything else. That's why when someone like Eric Johnson records with an ES-335 and a Stratocaster on the same album, normal people can't tell a difference.
@laiholapso yeah and youtube is not only for you. i do not know what cnc is until now.
I assemble guitars from raw lumber. I buy mahogany, flamed maple, whatever...and start making piles of sawdust. Building kits and bolting together warmoth parts holds no satisfaction for me. It's one reason I respect PRS so much. I know what's involved.
If you used one piece you would have to find an older tree, this way you can take a younger one and cut it in half to mirror the flame of the wood. Saves wood I suppose? Probably cheaper
I could watch the Cnc machine cut the top for 45 minutes.....
you dont... LOL
But is the background music played on a PRS?
They mix the woods to get a greater variety of sound, plus the maple top looks better. If you had a guitar that was just mahogany for example, it would be extremely midrangey and focused in the higher mids, whereas the maple adds a new depth to the sound.
It could be something like that, i can only speak about the PRS i tried, but other guitars i have tried in shops, where better at staying in tune. As for the pickups, they weren't bad, it depends on what kind of music you want to play. For myself, i need high gain pickups. Maybe these guitars are better at rock and jazz and not metal...
The Mira models are my favorite. Such a sexy sound
Why does it look like no one is happy? Here at Suhr, we have alot of fun. Even during NAMM, still fun!
I imagine they're all concentrating on the work they're doing.
@mojoefly an even better question would be what if a worker drops an almost finished one of a kind private stock on the floor? lol
it's difficult to find a big plank with the right density in any point,but overall it's better to have some sort of simmetry(not english-speaking,sorry)density and sound in the body,so often they take a big long plank, cut two consequent parts of it, reverse one part and joining to the other obtaining a simmetrical wood density for both sizes of the body...you have to imagine how the trees are cutted and the fact that almost always the wood comes more dense as it's near to the center of the tree
congrats to that PRS than.
At the moment I saving money for a Custom made Strat, so yeah not much left for a PRS or tele or another strat or a Les Paul...damn I love them all xD
Clean guitar
the only guitar i dream to own one
@SensibleMusician i think that would be ibanez guitars from the prs' scrap)
What a coincidence.. I'm actually a guitarist and sound engineer myself in Louisiana. No joke. So I was educated before you went on your little rant. And yes, speakers do produce sound. But that has absolutely nothing to do with the tone of the GUITAR. That's like saying single coils and humbuckers would sound alike coming through the same amplifying system. It literally makes no sense. Hell, by your logic, guitars don't even make noise without speakers. Haha
is it just me because the factory tour always makes me fall asleep. 4I mean they REALLY are not boring but just for some reason i just fall asleep
I tried one the other day (around 700 euros worth) and i was disapointed as well, i just wanted to try an amp and they handed a PRS to try it. Wouldn't stay in tune, also, the humbuckers didn't feel like having enough "juice", for metal, at least. Other than that, it was ok, i guess, felt confortable at least, and the tone wasn't bad...
The lack of gain can be compensated with more gain on the amp or a overdrive pedal before the amp. I have EMGs, so, lots of gain and great definition on the low notes, the high ones... not so special or great. Jackson have great necks for metal, i like them, but, i once tried a V which had e defective neck, it was unplayable. Almost anything can be fixed in an electric guitar, though :)
makes sense to me mate.
am i the only one who found it odd they are sanding all day long and not wearing dust masks?
I actually was looking for such a comment. Glad i wasn't the only one coughing my brains out just watching this.
Depends. If properly ventilated, Which PRS could prob afford, not THAT needed. Recommended but optional.
sanding on down draft tables :)
Thought the same. In 20 years all these people will end with lung cancer or fibrosis.
Yeah they have proper ventilation and grids on the table so the dust falls right through and anything left is slowly pulled out
Question: Is the Korean Factory uses the same quality in craftsmanship as the us - including imported woods
Because they took wood from a protected forest which is illegal. Did you not read that I said they use wood from protected forests?
It's cheaper to buy a small wood box than a large wide slab. They then cut it down the middle and bookmatch it.
a guitar is like a child, no mater what brand or color or creed it is you will learn to love it, you'll always wish you had something a little better though
Oh its just a normal Epiphone Les Paul Custom made in INA. With Ebony fretboard and coil-splitting. Yeah Epiphone likes to give little bonus features like this every now and then.
I would love to work in a guitar factory that would be a wet dream every day
Don't understand why the cutting marks of the CNC are that rough? It seems a sander must spend a pretty long time sanding the body smooth?
yeah it was the newer model made in china i think the older korean models were better quality thats why Gibson forced Epiphone to switch production to china because of cheaper labour costs
There are these things called USED guitars, you know. You can get a bargain on a good used PRS for a price that most people can afford if they plan for the expense in advance. But, no, most people won't have a PRS as their first instrument. It's what youll end up with when you've been playing for a while and decide you're serious about the guitar, if not your music.
May I ask what has changed in Gibson's construction between like the 90's to now? Because i hear they are horrible compared to Gibson 20 years ago. Also, I know PRS is overall better that Gibson, but how does their quality control compare and differ?
it's just an optical thing; This way, one side of the board is the mirror image of the other side.
yes, it gives better painters and emg pick ups are better than the gibson pick ups!! my favorit are esp but i build myself simply the same quallity
At the end of the video was that whole work table an extraction fan to capture all the wood dust? Incase you didn't know wood dust from mahogany and maple is at best just an irritant but at worst can cause cancer.
so does fender, ibanez, epiphone and many others...what is your real issue with gibson ?
@redrocker1055
Why was that? Did you expect it to play itself or something?
Can someone tell me why do they glue together 2 planks of wood ? 3:26 Instead of just cutting just one bigger plank of wood ? What's the purpose of putthing 2 separate pieces together ?
Wow! Built exactly like a Carvin for 3 times the cost. I do like PRS pickups better than the Carvins but you can put those in a Carvin and still save $1500...CT6 all the way...
American PRS gutars are expensive as hell but are worth every penny. Too bad I can't say the same for their SE line.
3:24 one of the first things I learned in shop was to tie long hair back
I guess it's like a 5 piece neck vs a 1 piece neck, the 5 piece is stronger. Example are some of those Ibanez necks.
Of course you come to a PRS video and everyones like "PRS is better yea man" but if you're on a Gibson video no one is being stupid and fanboyish what a great community of players we have here
There's fanboyism with any brand of guitar. It's only natural for people to kind of rave about what they like.
@yngvai777 2:47 is jenga!
you could have the best game of jenga ever
I'd love to know the yearly budget in sandpaper ;)
There are always people how hate everything they don't have. I don't own a PRS because iam more a Strat guy, but damn if I had the money I would get a PRS and would be happy!
do they really need to use so much precious and threatened mahogany? Thera are very good alternatives...korina, alder f.e., they deliver great tones too
Yeah PRS is the sound of Rap Metal, Gibson is the sound of Rock and Roll
But if that is a PRS in the intro that sounds good! I had one & recommended our singer to get one(so he looked good)..but when i brought that guitar to practice everyone groaned oh no not that thing again bring the junior.
My LP sucks. I am going back to the guitars I found in the garbage and refurbished myself. They may not sound as juicy but at least they play BETTER.
Nice
whats the deal if a worker drops an almost completed guitar on the floor?
@scanme214 Computer Numerical Control (a computer controlled milling machine).
yeah PRS guitars totally own gibson nowadays and the se series owns epiphone obviously the SE series is not up to PRS or Gibson specs but they are way better than any epiphone ive played for example i had a 3pickup epiphone les paul custom and the pickups were shit and the switch for the pickups fell apart where as a prs se custom i tried just felt better made what i dont understand is why do they glue 2 pieces of mahogany together why not use 1 piece surely it would sound even better?
Narak Christopher: (Could not reply to you directly, youtube comments are all messed up now.) Shaping body and neck are the most uninterested parts of electric guitar making. It is not feasible to manufacture big quantities of guitars without CNC shaping. What kind of a factory does NOT use CNC if they have capabilities to do so? And, PRS guitars start from ~600$ and Gibson Les Pauls start from ~600$, so what's up with that? I'd bet Gibson use CNC as well.
Gibson uses CNC for literally everything.
JgHaverty Which explains why Gibson guitars are so fucking bad, and why a lot of people end of playing a lot of other brands, like PRS. Believe it or not, artists endorsed by Gibsons do not play Gibson and actually play custom made instruments that are ghost built. Such as Slash.
Gibsons that start at 600 that are US made are awful. They use some of the cheapest garbage ever. And for what's on a fucking LP standard, you can find for 500 bucks on a used EC-1000 from ESP.
PRS's from USA start at about 1000 USD not 600. I wish they were that damn cheap, but they aren't. PRS SE's are the same fucking thing anyways, just with a maple veneer and that's about it. Hell, a lot of endorsed artists from PRS end up using the Korean stuff time to time because it's the same shit as the American stuff.
What's the song in the beginning
Idiot
Nick Hughes peruvian anthem
how do i get a job like this?
I’m just here to see how guitars are made
@laiholapso i am a guitarist but i don't know terms such as cnc.
to prevent warping & it looks symetrical
Fret boards are dried to 2%???? EI Rosewood would crack at that level .
How old is that CNC machine ( 1HR to do the job ! ) Sack it
Chris Chapman Ignorant.
With my CNC machines in my Workshop, I believe that they would leave a better final finish within a tighter tolerances. That do not require so much hand finishing post CHC .
But what would i know . Im only a Ignorant Engineer ( Sorry )