Advice on a trade

[darchirnoj]

Ok, I want some opinions on this. I have a black *RS McCarty Soapbar Standard with a Rosewood neck. Apparently, they didn't make too many of these (roughly 20-30 or so). It's a nice and simple guitar, and for anyone who has played an all rosewood neck, knows that it feels absolutely great.
Here is the problem. I just don't like the way it sounds. I've even tried boutique, custom p-90-sized humbuckers in it. I'm not sure if it's the rosewood neck that affects the sound so much, or what.
Now, I have this OLP Silo Special that I simply love! Great sound, great versatility, and a great neck.
What do you say if I offer my *RS guitar for trade for that white sparke silo at GC?
Is there that big a difference between the 22 fret guitar and 24 fret guitar?
Or.........should I just sell mine, and order a new silo special?

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

J,

If the guitar feels great but you don't like how it sounds, and you've tried different pickups, then I think it is time to move on. It's up to you if you pick from what is out there or if you order fresh!

 

[JMB27]

tough call ... but if the sound ain't there, and you've already tried pickup swaps, etc ..... then sell/trade for something that'll get you the sounds you want ... goodness knows I've gone thru enough guitars and amps to last a lifetime and should've sold/traded out a few items sooner as opposed to later

cheers always and happy tone chasing, eh

Joel

 

[phatduckk]

i say sell it. if its not doing it for u then its no loss

 

[spychocyco]

As someone who has stuck with guitars that really weren't for me way too long, I'd say make the swap. I've had a guitar hanging around for about 15 years. It's a really solid, nice guitar with a good sound, but the neck is like a baseball bat. It never was comfortable for me. I had a few chances to sell or trade it over the years that I passed on because, even though it wasn't comfortable, it was the best guitar I owned. Now that I want to sell it, I can't get anything other than rock-bottom offers for it, and I'm wishing I'd taken one of those long-ago offers. True, that's not likely to happen with the PRS, but I'd say if you've got the chance to make the trade and get something you know you'll like, do it.

 

[Sweat]

What Pete said, thats all, well wait ,22 frets are great, its what I prefer but thats unique to the person.

 

[John C]

Replacing a PRS you haven't really settled in to using with an EBMM that you would us - probably a good idea.

Trading a rare PRS to GC for a rare EBMM - probably not a great idea. If you have the cash to make a downpayment on the EBMM (assuming you've tried it and like it) I would do that and sell the PRS outright. I'm not sure, but I think a Rosewood McSoapy Standard would be worth a bit more than a sparkle finish Silo. The Birds and Moons forum folks should be all over that McSoapy.

Now, about the 24-fret vs. the 22 fret. I've been down that road myself. For me, I also preferred the 22-fret PRSi to the 24-fret PRSi (and I've had both). When I went to EBMM, I preferred the feel of the 22-fret Silo Special to the 24-fret Silo, but that is just my preference and is really driven more by my love of single coils than anything else. I will also say that the Silo/Silo Special bodies are pretty similar - the upper horn is about the same size but the upper cutaway is deeper on the Silo so compared to the Silo Special it doesn't have that "neck sticking out too far to the left" feeling that a 24-fret PRS has versus a 22-fret PRS. Just my observation; you really have to try them both to see what you like.

 

[candid_x]

Am inclined to agree with John here. Straight trades with a retail store typically means you're losing money on the deal. Better to sell the PRS outright or trade for equal value with a private party.

 

[aníbalsantander]

yep, by selling that prs you could easily buy a couple of nice ebmm.

 

[Astrofreq]

Depends. Will the value of the PRS increase if you hold onto 5 more years? I agree with the other rockers here. Personally, I would sell the PRS on ebay first, THEN go buy the Silo. I doubt GC would give as much in trade as you could get by selling it.

 

[mcclassic]

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[glockaxis]

You always lose on a trade. I'll ditto the fact that you should ebay it w/ your own reserve then buy whatever you want brand new.