I think the duplicarvers were in place well before ‘95 - 1995 is when they moved to their newer factory from their old factory.
Maybe they had a full CNC rig by then too? I do remember people would try to upsell their early ‘90s PRS as having been special because they were made in the smaller...
I think I mostly prefer the 25” scale of my PRS to any of my Gibsons or Fenders. Outside of that, I don’t even know - my Fenders are different enough from my Gibsons that I can’t really tell you if the scale length makes any difference at all.
Of course, that’s a pretty weird response, I think...
I think the price fits PRS as they generally trade on their brand cachet compared to their competition. While kinda intangible, it’s still a thing they leverage heavily.
In the end people who want a Fender aren’t going to really look at the SESS, at least I don‘t think they are. They’re not...
of all the things, you have an issue with… poplar?
loads of awesome strats have been made from poplar, it’s just they’re generally painted solid colors.
I liked my head so much I boughit the small body combo
I look forward to dragging this out! It’s the same size and shape cabinet as my Lone Star Special, so I don’t even need a separate road case for the thing. I still wanna try it with the alnico cream in my LSS cab.