PRS Kool-Aid!!!!!
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It's pretty ridiculous. And I noticed all their LP (SC?) necks now have Ivoroid binding on them. I guess they're trying extra hard to sell those LP (SC?) bodies! :icon_biggrin: All their LP (SC?) necks used to have cream, while the bodies had Ivoroid. A sneaky ploy to get people to custom order either the body or the neck to get matching binding.
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I didn't see any kool aid in the spotlight section... :icon_scratch:
There are SO MANY ways to spend over 2 grand on a guitar, guys. The fact that W makes it possible to spend 2 grand on one of theirs is not that big a deal. Fact is, you can still build a W for $800 with good pickups and hardware, probably the ONLY sub - 1k American made guitar you can do.
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that is a bit extreme, I've built whole guitars that didn't cost that much. But hey, it is what it is.. :dontknow:pabloman said:
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I wonder if that's a custom order that had a debit card bounce or credit card max out. That's the kind of neck that goes with something particular, not just anything. It seems unlikely they'd take a $1000 gamble on a showcase piece to get someone to order a $1000 matching body.
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Looks like somebody bought it.
Tough to say what will float somebody's boat. I've done some work on some pretty expensive pieces here, and have spent some pretty serious money on a couple for myself. Sometimes you see something and you just gotta have it, cost be damned.
I don't think Warmoth is taking undue advantage, it's just that some pieces of wood are rare. Ebony, for example, rarely exists in a form that can make an entire neck. It grows kinda scraggly, like a crabapple or olive tree. Finding a long straight piece with any girth to it just doesn't happen very often. I'm sure some of the other exotics are the same way. Ziricote comes to mind. I've got a one-piece neck of that stuff. When's the last time you saw one of those, if ever?
Tough to say what will float somebody's boat. I've done some work on some pretty expensive pieces here, and have spent some pretty serious money on a couple for myself. Sometimes you see something and you just gotta have it, cost be damned.
I don't think Warmoth is taking undue advantage, it's just that some pieces of wood are rare. Ebony, for example, rarely exists in a form that can make an entire neck. It grows kinda scraggly, like a crabapple or olive tree. Finding a long straight piece with any girth to it just doesn't happen very often. I'm sure some of the other exotics are the same way. Ziricote comes to mind. I've got a one-piece neck of that stuff. When's the last time you saw one of those, if ever?
