Check out these PRS Copies

[Krimson]

Some of these look pretty impressive.

http://www.guitarandpickup.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=article&Id=77144

[Bluesman001]

Those look so close it's scary. The LP models look delicious. WAYYYY too long to load pages. But $7-800 for a flame top LP is pretty awesome.....

I like the singlecut PRS trans black....with PRS looking trem - AWESOME!!

[Riscchip]

Wow, they are very accurate looking.

I think they need to consider renaming this model:
http://www.guitarandpickup.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=article&Id=170817

[Tuttermuts]

heh they got a yersey star inlay over there, on a white strat. Also a knock of ml shape, I wonder if dean sorta did the same thing with his licence on that shape like floyd rose did, because washburn also sneacks an ml shape under the radar on those big guitar store sites.


Rscchip:indeed they should rename it, especially if they're aiming a guitar that pointy at it! :poke

[ccowen]

did you spot the banana headed baretta/1984 a-like? It's got a blue finish and spider web graphic, but there's only a small pic of it.

[Bluesman001]

Good catch. Had to save that and zoom in....

24 fret neck, straight hummer, couldn't tell the bridge though....

[leishan]

Just wondering, could they get in trouble for any type of copyright infringement?

[KramerKiller]

Man any chance people in the states sell them?
they do look nice :headbang

[fettouhi]

I mailed them a while back about their PRS copies and they cost around $1100. I wanted one with a Wilkinson VS100 and they were willing do to it but since I could not find any reviews on the anywhere I didn't go with it.

Regards

André

[TBDREE]

Just wondering, could they get in trouble for any type of copyright infringement?


No !! PRS just won a copyright case against Gibson over there singlecut LP copy. Plus they are a foreign company who dont care about US copyright laws They only like US money. China is doing the same thing with Ibanez and Kramer guitars.
The Japs did the same thing with there motorcycles. They copied Harleys sound and looks. NO ONE CARES! Free trade .

[Nightswan]

i emailed them about a price list but i havent heard back yet. I think i want one, if you look at some of the pics on the site you can see prices, after you convert to canadian $ they go from around $700 up to around 1200. i'd buy one of those before i'd make PRS any richer.

[Krimson]

I got a reply and these were the prices that I got.

Special Custom Premier 2a USD820
Fantastic 1 USD750
Special Custom Premier 4 - Dolphine Inlay USD 840
Telestar Series with Floyd Rose in Cherry Sunburst USD 770
Special Custom Premier 5 USD 880
Special Custom Premier 6 USD 880
Super Premier Custom 2 b USD 870

[Nightswan]

How long did it take to get a reply from them? And how long ago did you inquire about the guitars?

[MOJO]

Just wondering, could they get in trouble for any type of copyright infringement?

PRS could really not do much internationally about them but here in the US they could probably keep them from being imported here the same way fender
kept the japanese companies from importing guitars with strat headstocks...awhile back
if they wanted too persue it

there is a big difference between this case and the PRS/Gibson suit.. in the gibson case there were a number of difference between the 2 model ( SC vs LP) shapes are slightly different, headstocks, scale lenghts,inlays

with these guitars there exact copies of PRS guitars down to the last detail..PRS would definatly have a "beef"

again "IF" they wanted to persue it

PS: they do look very well done..I'm digging the Hollowbody on the left hand side of the page

[Krimson]

I got reply with prices usually within a half hour or so. I emailed them three times and got a response twice, so you may want to try again.

-Keith

[Nightswan]

i got a reply today. i emailed them thursday around midnight (9 am Friday or so thailand time) so the weekend probley caused the delay. They told me shipping to Canada is $190 insured through fedex. And the prices posted above are the right ones. Kinda pricey but someone on the JCF claims that the guitars are hand made by the father and the son winds the pickups.

[fettouhi]

Can anybody comment on what kind of hardware they are using, i.e. Gotoh, Schaller, Sperzel etc.?

Regards

André

[Riscchip]

I guess I'll fire off another email then...those "Ultimate" models are friggin' fantastic looking.

[Nightswan]

Can anybody comment on what kind of hardware they are using, i.e. Gotoh, Schaller, Sperzel etc.?

Regards

André

I think some guitars use gotoh and some have schaller. I just got a email back from them and the guitar i asked about the s101 i can have in about 3 weeks , thats with a few tweaks ( 1v, 1t, 3w and eagle inlay on the headstock) all at 30%down and the rest when its finished.

[fettouhi]

What about the trem? Gotoh, Schaller?

Regards

André

[Louie Music]

Here at the pawn shop I get new guitars from a guy that deals with Washburn. We get alot of stuff from him. We get S101 guitars from him, I may have to ask him about these.

[fettouhi]

I think some guitars use gotoh and some have schaller. I just got a email back from them and the guitar i asked about the s101 i can have in about 3 weeks , thats with a few tweaks ( 1v, 1t, 3w and eagle inlay on the headstock) all at 30%down and the rest when its finished.

So are you're gonna go with it?

Regards

André

[Nightswan]

not sure yet, there's a guy on the jcf that ordered one so im kinda waiting to see what he has to say.

[fettouhi]

not sure yet, there's a guy on the jcf that ordered one so im kinda waiting to see what he has to say.

OK, do post when you hear anything :).

Regards

André

[fettouhi]

Here at the pawn shop I get new guitars from a guy that deals with Washburn. We get alot of stuff from him. We get S101 guitars from him, I may have to ask him about these.

That would be great because I 've looking all over the net for a review of these guitars but so far no luck :scratchhe .

Regards

André

[Nightswan]

So how much interest would there be in these guitars? I have the spec sheet/ Dealer pricing (the only thing they dont list is what make the hardware is but im working on that). The prices are better then what they quote in their emails. I'm trying to find out about custom options and hadrshel cases also. I think if i can order enough at one time i can get better prices on them and the more ordered the lower shipping is. Anyway just a thought. I'm still gonna order one when i get the cashola together.

[Bluesman001]

Went back there to oogle some more :drool and found this new Nuno rip off one - pretty sweet except the 24 frets...

http://www.guitarandpickup.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=article&Id=317252

[Bluesman001]

Hey Nightswan,

Would you mind sharing that price list?

[Nightswan]

pm sent

[speshfesh]

Hardware may not be great on some of the models but the finish on the PRS copies look really nice! Agree with Bluesman, the Black Mirror Nuno looks very worthy. :)

[fettouhi]

So how much interest would there be in these guitars? I have the spec sheet/ Dealer pricing (the only thing they dont list is what make the hardware is but im working on that). The prices are better then what they quote in their emails. I'm trying to find out about custom options and hadrshel cases also. I think if i can order enough at one time i can get better prices on them and the more ordered the lower shipping is. Anyway just a thought. I'm still gonna order one when i get the cashola together.

I would definately be interested in one simply because they make lefties :headbang . I just need to know if they are willing to put on Sperzel locking tuners and a Wilkinson VS100 bridge :). Wouldn't mind seeing that spec sheet :).

Regards

André

[fettouhi]

Has anyone tried any of these yet? If so, a review maybe ;) ?

Regards

André

[AmazinAzian014]

LMFAO. guys. that 3rd model...is mine hahahahaha.

My name's Pou from Riverside and when i went back to Thailand last summer my uncle showed me this guy who makes custom guitars.

PRS type guitars aren't my thing, but when he showed me that shape.. WOOOOOOO.

Let me tell you, this guy is the REAL fucking deal. Mega high quality woods and such and real parts. I wasn't expecting much because...well.. it IS Thailand, but he really does make high quality guitars.

The model he calls "Uranus" is my one of a kind custom model..although I didn't pick the name -_-

Plays like a dream. They custom wound my neck pickup which truth be told isn't all THAT great, but my bridge pickup was SUPPOSED to be a Seymour Duncan APH-1. Looking at the two side by side though..they look exactly the same, so my guess is that the bridge is actually his own. It's also okay..much better than EMG's in my opinion, but they're nowhere near Duncans.

That guitar costed $1000 but it was well worth it..Swamp Ash body, real Floyd, Flame Maple neck..=)

Here's a pic of my rig.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/imsosorry014/DSC01079.jpg

Hope this review helped!

EDIT: I brought the OFR over from America along with the knobs. He originally had put in a Gotoh trem, but I've seen him put in just licensed Floyds.

[damareichigo]

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[fettouhi]

Cool thanks for the review. Anybody here with any experience with their PRS copies? Someone here was waiting to get one soon or was that over at the JCF forum?

Kind Regards

André

[_xxx_]

I got a reply and these were the prices that I got.

Special Custom Premier 2a USD820
Fantastic 1 USD750
Special Custom Premier 4 - Dolphine Inlay USD 840
Telestar Series with Floyd Rose in Cherry Sunburst USD 770
Special Custom Premier 5 USD 880
Special Custom Premier 6 USD 880
Super Premier Custom 2 b USD 870

For that kind of money, I'd rather check out www.carvin.com for some high quality US-made axes.

The DC400 costs just over $1000 and it wipes the floor with ESP's and Jacksons costing double or triple the money. Lookie:

http://www.carvin.com/images/guitar-detail/front/DC400.jpg

[fettouhi]

Cool thanks for the review. Anybody here with any experience with their PRS copies? Someone here was waiting to get one soon or was that over at the JCF forum?

Kind Regards

André

There is a fresh review on HC on one of their PRS copies :).

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Atlas/Star+Sapphire/10/1

Regards

André

[fettouhi]

I've taken the plunge and ordered myself one of their PRS copies with 24 frets in emerald green with a hipshot trem (which 'm providing).

Regards

André

[gtrplr71]

They do look really good.

[fettouhi]

It's finished :mrgreen:. I'll let the pics speak for themselves ;)

http://i16.tinypic.com/4fu6n8i.jpg

http://i14.tinypic.com/33xyjrp.jpg

Regards

André

[Jammin'Jarhead]

That's an awesome finish :drool What's she like otherwise?

[fettouhi]

I haven't gotten her yet but I'll get her next week :). I'll post review then ;).

Regards

André

[KramerUK]

but he's made it upside down :D
Be very interested to hear what its like, looks amazing

[fettouhi]

The amazing thing about this guitar is that they build it in under 2 months (6 weeks more precisely) and they even had to wait for the 5A grade quilted maple to be delivered.

Regards

André

[fettouhi]

Well I got it :). First of all it is a stunning guitar to look at :). The finish is nice and smooth and the neck is very easy to play. But what has impressed me so far most about the guitar are the pickups (X1 and X2). They are definitely up to par with pickups like TZ and AN. You can get so many sounds out of this guitar :). The fretwork is great just as good as PRSs :). I'll give a more detailed review later ;).

Regards

André

[fettouhi]

Here are the pics.

http://i14.tinypic.com/4hs28et.jpg

http://i14.tinypic.com/2hz09bk.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/2nvfiid.jpg

http://i10.tinypic.com/34qmt5t.jpg

http://i13.tinypic.com/33b1wk9.jpg

http://i10.tinypic.com/2j63fgo.jpg

http://i10.tinypic.com/3zk5jpj.jpg

Regards

André

[fettouhi]

Some more!

http://i11.tinypic.com/2qi385e.jpg

http://i16.tinypic.com/2iayj45.jpg

http://i11.tinypic.com/2isjbyc.jpg

http://i16.tinypic.com/2csdhs4.jpg

http://i13.tinypic.com/2s7dooz.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/2qntls4.jpg

Regards

André

[gtrplr71]

Very cool color give it a good thrashing see what she can do! ;)

[Bluesman001]

That is super nice, but it's still friggin backwards - even though you shot it righty in the picture!! heheheh


Nice score man! :headbang

[fettouhi]

Well, what better way to give a review than to record something ;). I did a recording with a clean tone and then a distorted tone. I flip around with pickups and the coil-tapping during playing. Hopefully it should give you an idea of what sounds you can get out of this guitar and how good the pickups are.

1. Test of Sapphire Star (clean).mp3 8.37 mb

http://rapidshare.com/files/7566199/Test_of_Sapphire_Star__clean_.mp3.html

2. Test of Sapphire Star (distortion).mp3 6.06 mb

http://rapidshare.com/files/7566600/Test_of_Sapphire_Star__distortion_.mp3.html

Forgive my crappy playing (early in the morning) and crappy recording ;). Recorded with my V-Amp2 via line-in into Audacity 1.3.2 (beta) and exported to mp3 (320 kbit) with Lame 3.98.

Enjoy!

Regards

André

[Bluesman001]

Andre,

Killer guitar man - I drooled all over that website for a long time. :thumbsup

Can't get to your files though - it says I can only download 1 song without paying or something..... Can you put it on another hosting site?

[fettouhi]

There should be a free option to download the files but if you can't get them just tell where I can put them.

Regards

André

[fettouhi]

I put them on soundclick :) should be easier for everyone.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=639479

Regards

André

[fettouhi]

I made a review on HC :).

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/product/Atlas/Star+Sapphire/10/1

Regards

André

[Everdying]

hmm, Atlas guitars a thai company...
there is also another thai company NNG who make PRS copies...

http://www.nngguitars.com/

this belongs to someone else, and he has no complains...
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q99/capt_oreo/DSC08997.jpg

so i guess Atlas guitars should be pretty decent too...