Should I trade? My 09 Amer Standard for American PRS

[DUSTER44T]

I have been thinking of selling off a few and just downsizing. I mentioned it to my buddy and he offered his 14 American PRS for my 09 Standard Strat (with stickers still on it). It's really not heading in the direction I wanted to go but I like some of the PRS and he has one of them.

 

[Fender nerd]

I know not the value of both. But if the feel of the prs is good and you had got a few fenders, i go for it..

But i will emphasize a lot on whether i love the look and feel of that particular prs your friend is going to trade with you.

Else i will just sell my axe to get something i really want

 

[AntStrat]

Dollar wise you’d be coming out ahead but unless you play the PRS and love it more than your Strat then don’t do it.

 

[DUSTER44T]

My original plan was to sell a few, save up a little and pick up another Custom Shop. I need to just stop making plans at all, they never come about.....lol

 

[longboard blues]

Ah, the PRS.. the lexus of guitars. Luxurious, well made, and with absolutely zero charm.

 

[sadmoodyfrazier]

I have been thinking of selling off a few and just downsizing. I mentioned it to my buddy and he offered his 14 American PRS for my 09 Standard Strat (with stickers still on it). It's really not heading in the direction I wanted to go but I like some of the PRS and he has one of them.

Absolutely YES and quickly.

 

[Blue Beagle]

What model is it?

A production PRS beats a production Fender every day of the week and twice on a Sunday.

 

[crankmeister]

The Strat most likely sounds better, and the PRS probably feels better.

If I had multiple Strats, I'd do this trade. But I wouldn't trade my only Strat for anything but another Strat.

 

[Martins Strat]

They’re fundamentally different guitars so it’s really hard to say, add to this that everyone has their own preferences and you’ll get some heavily biased opinions!

Does the PRS have humbuckers? If it does then it’s more comparable to an LP really, but maybe that’s something you want?

If it were me I’d make the trade, then stick to your plan. Sell it (unless you fall in love with it) plus some others then get the CS that you really want.

 

[jbylake]

Ask him if you can take it home and play it for a few hours. I have a 98 American Standard that I wouldn't trade, although it's probably worth in $$$ quite a bit less than the PRS. I also have a Mod Shop that cost just a few bucks shy of 2K. Love it, and wouldn't trade that either. So, I personally wouldn't let money be the deciding factor. If you play it and it instantly hit's you with a healthy dose of Nirvana, then consider trading.

 

[misterwogan]

Ah, the PRS.. the lexus of guitars. Luxurious, well made, and with absolutely zero charm.

I reckon it's just you and me who feel this way about PRS.

 

[misterwogan]

and the PRS probably feels better.

Unless you're playing seated. Then it suffers not so much from neck-dive as neck-wander-all-over-the-place.

 

[CyFan4036]

Based on everything you've said, I'd make that trade. Easy decision.

 

[strat_strummer]

Let your fingers and ears make the choice.

 

[Blue Beagle]

Unless you're playing seated. Then it suffers not so much from neck-dive as neck-wander-all-over-the-place.

What PRS’s have you been playing?

That’s not a complaint I’ve ever heard anywhere before lol.

 

[DUSTER44T]

I think I'm going to do the deal. Like mentioned, I have other strats so I'm covered there. And like I said......I can make a plan one minute and things change the next minute.

 

[crashbelt]

You will need to be a dentist or a lawyer to make the trade

 

[nickmsmith]

if you like the way it plays and sounds, go for it. It's not like an AmStd is a rare instrument. You could trade that PRS for an Amstd any day, if you get tired of the PRS.

I actually traded one of my strats for a Tele that was worth a little less. I have no regrets. I have too many Strats, and I don't miss it at all.

 

[henderman]

if you are a flipper than do it if the prs can be sold for a profit.

if you are a player than get/keep the best guitar for you to play.

 

[joesatch]

if it's an S2 i'd pass. If it's a Custom, CE or McCarty i'd do the deal.