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PRS EG SE - $400 Isn't the internet great? John Mayer, having left Fender as a Signature Artist years before, finally asked Paul Reed Smith to make him a Strat. Despite this being likely the least surprising thing in the history of artist relations ever, the internet could talk of nothing else. The memes alone were getting tired by the next day. Of course, it didn't help that both Paul and John offered explanations generously described as contrived. If either had come out and said something to the effect of "of course I (he) wanted a Strat style guitar... My (his) career has been built round it", I can't help but feel the internet would have gotten over it. But here's the thing.  PRS was making Strat knockoffs long before Mr. Mayer came along.  No, there isn't a trem, and sure it's set-neck, but whatever.  Sport this and you can claim to be into PRS Strats way before this Mayer character ever came around... $400 for a guitar that ca...

It might be time to sell some stuff, because in the last two months I've wanted a PRS CE 24 in Champagne Gold, a Gretsch 5420T in Fairlane Blue ( thanks bro...), and an LTD KH-2 in the new Purple Sparkle finish. The last two are close in price, but couldn't be more wildly different, and if I'm honest the Gretsch would get more love.  The PRS is the outlier, costing more than both of the others combined. I'm not sure I can justify that, especially given some of the questionable realities of the PRS. In any case, it might be time to sell some stuff.  The Fender Super Champ is the first major item to go ( I've already sold the boss wah and my old Korg AX10 ), although I'm a little reticent given how great my brother's 5420T sounded with it in a little impromptu Easter country jam. After that, the Jaguar is next, and I'm a little less dear about that.  Sure it's cool, but next to a Gretsch? No contest. If those two moved, I'd cover the rest...

Couple of things have caught my eye...

I happened into the music store of my youth over the weekend. The results were not good.

Couple of things I've noticed lately: The Canadian dollar going down is driving used prices up.  $1200 average for Fender American Standard?  Insane. Bar level wattage isn't cool.  I'm still seeing Fender Hot Rod Deluxe 1x12s for less than Blues Juniors.  Maybe folks are waking up to the realization that 40 tube watts is a bit of overkill for the basement. The neck IS the guitar.  Don't take an American Standard (for example), put a Squier neck on, and expect to sell it for 80% of the Standard.  It's now a Squier.  Deal with it. Here's what caught my eye recently. PRS CE22 - $1400 Originally, the posted listed this as a Standard, and was asking $1800.  Whoops. The giveaway here is the bolt-in maple neck as opposed to the set-neck of the Standard. someone must have sent him a friendly (or otherwise) note about correctly identifying the product you're trying to sell. Now, at $1200 this would be a steal based on color and conditi...