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Aka Guitars - PRS Copy
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:46 pm
by euan
http://www.akaguitars.com
Seems a bit ambitious to be honest there. £199 with a hard case, taking pre orders on a order now pay when you get it nature. Carved maple top and basswood body, though seems they say the neck is basswood as well wtf?
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:53 pm
by Mike
A basswood neck?
That thing is going to have the WOOL TONES
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:02 pm
by jcyphe
Why not get a PRS SE, if you're into that sort of thing. Or are SE PRS guitars a gazillion dollars over there.
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:41 pm
by James
our factory manufactures the guitars using the exact same materials, machinery and process as the big name guitar companies like Fender, Gibson & Paul Reed Smith
and then on the spec page of the PRS copy...
High quality tone wood Basswood body and set neck
Also
500K Potentiometers for ultimate tone
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:47 pm
by kim
are all their guitars gonna be red ?
that thing is fugly btw
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:56 pm
by euan
Orange drops as well James.
http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/prs/se_series to compare SE prices in the UK.
I think there is a variety of colours available, the guys blog says everything but green is gone now.
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:32 pm
by Fran
jcyphe wrote:Why not get a PRS SE, if you're into that sort of thing. Or are SE PRS guitars a gazillion dollars over there.
No. They are cheaper than the
better Epiphone models.
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:35 pm
by Reece
I would get that singlecut lp junior prs se type thing before I bought an epiphone.
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:38 pm
by Fran
Zaphod wrote:I would get that singlecut lp junior prs se type thing before I bought an epiphone.
Aye, i've been tempted in the past. The 'Mira' model looks good as well but it will be a long time before i spend near a grand on a guitar again.
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:41 pm
by Mike
The Mira is the first PRS I've ever liked. Or indeed haven't hated.
It is fisting expensive though.
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:44 pm
by Reece
I forgot about that thing.
Meh, it's better than most of their guitars but I wouldn't buy it, even if it was reasonably priced.
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:44 pm
by Mike
It's a looker
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:47 pm
by Reece
Don't like the edges of the body being beveled, especially on that lower bout.
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:48 pm
by Fran
Supposed to sound good as well. Steve Craddock is using one at the moment.. apparently. I respect his chops.
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:17 am
by ultraviolence
Mike wrote:
It's a looker
Yeah they play really well too, they're damn good guitars
.
Holy shit the SE's are pretty damn pricey. They're like 599$ in Canada...and the Mira I think is like 1,300$
wow..
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:19 pm
by JaguarOW
jcyphe wrote:Why not get a PRS SE, if you're into that sort of thing. Or are SE PRS guitars a gazillion dollars over there.
the SEs have a flat top though so they dont look anywhere near as good as the pricier Prs's
they do sound good though
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:27 pm
by Bacchus
JaguarOW wrote:the SEs have a flat top though so they dont look anywhere near as good as the pricier Prs's
they do sound good though
Get oouuut!
The flat top looks a lot better than the carved top. PRS's look like shit.
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:29 pm
by Reece
BacchusPaul wrote:The flat top looks a lot better than the carved top. PRS's look like shit.
Flat top for the win.
'Cept on archtops/semi-hollows
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:30 pm
by Bacchus
Zaphod wrote:
'Cept on archtops/semi-hollows
Obviously. Otherwise, it wouldn't be an archtop, would it?
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:33 pm
by Reece
hahaha good point.
You do get some weird flat topped semis though, I think they look gash without the carved top.