Exactly my sentiments. I'll never be seen with a PRS or Taylor because I can easily choose my specs and get a custom done for me by a luthier, who does it totally by hands. I saw a video on how Taylors are made, almost all machines. Not at all worth it in my opinion. You're paying for the brand!
But PRS I feel is way more worth it than Taylors actually. PRSs are made by both hand and machine, though by different workmen. They actually hand-rub the necks... Talking about the standard PRSs here, the SEs are totally machine made.
well...mind sharing the custom guitars u own? have u personally tried a USA PRS?not picking a fight or anything,but pls do understand...although taylors and other brands are made by machines,they do show that they sound better than other brands that are also made by machines u see,the reasonw hy u're apying such a high price for such brands and instruments are cos of the things used on the product etc. abalone,pearl,high grade woods, gold hardware,number of man hours of work and stuff...its like saying why pay 1.2million for a ferrari 599gtb when it is machine assembled when u can get a toyota corolla which is also machine assembled...its the quality and details put into it to make it a finer instrument u see.. custom-made or hand-made to spec guitars are like rolls royce or bentleys,long waiting periods after orders,and everything is hand crafted u see..thats why u pay a high price for it...the reason why i know about such stuff is cos i grew up around such cars..my god-parents love purchasing cars...its a totally whole different game..
TGM is factory mass-produced,Gibsons are mass-produced,Ibanez are mass-produced,PRS are mass-produced..if u were to be given 1 for ur birthday,which would u take,u would definitely not pick the TGM right?its cos a human mentality is that we are all greedy,we hope for the best,if given a chance,we will want it..when we can't get it,we become 1 of the 2 kinds (a)appriciate the item and hope for it with great antisipation or (b) lie to ourselves that its a waste of money and it is not worth buying cos its no difference.so many have said why pay so much for prs and gibsons,then when i let them try...they go..OIC..now i know why...
just my thoughts...
*new softies should start to watch their language and tempers on this forum..it is really getting out of hand with all the arrogance and foul language..if u wanna be a man,ask the guy out and have a cup of coffee and discuss the issues,dun stay behind the computer and start blasting away at people's comments just cos u think no1 knows u..remember..there was 1 guy on soft who went overboard and had his I.P address linked on soft so that everyone knew who he was i.e friendster accoudn and stuff... Grow Up,Be more peaceful towards comments and Learn from each other on soft..thats what this forum is for..learning new stuff about music and instruments..not blindly aggreeing on what we believe in and looking down on other's beliefs.