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lexluthier · 10-15-2007, 04:41 AM

There is a lot of difference in tone between a Gibson and a PRS. Lot of it is due to the design choices used by PRS, longer scale, thinner mahogany bodies, thicker maple tops, etc, etc. Kind of like comparing apples to oranges.

Frankly, right now I think Hamer is building better guitars than either PRS or Gibson. Some of the new Hamers blow me away. There is a Newport hanging at a store near me that has my name on it I'm afraid! LOL

10-15-2007, 04:41 AM	#27 (permalink)
lexluthier V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: guitar dungeon Posts: 714 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Tops: PRS vs. Gibson There is a lot of difference in tone between a Gibson and a PRS. Lot of it is due to the design choices used by PRS, longer scale, thinner mahogany bodies, thicker maple tops, etc, etc. Kind of like comparing apples to oranges. Frankly, right now I think Hamer is building better guitars than either PRS or Gibson. Some of the new Hamers blow me away. There is a Newport hanging at a store near me that has my name on it I'm afraid! LOL __________________