Have You Had A Guitar You Just Haven’t Ever Bonded With

[OrganicZed]

I have a 2007 PRS core Mira that I haven't really bonded with. The pattern thin neck feels good and I like that it weighs just a bit over 6 pounds, but the way it sits on the strap makes it feel like the neck is way further to the left than with my other guitars. The feeling goes away after about 20 minutes of playing the guitar, but it always feels odd when first getting it out. The stock Mira pickups are a bit bland as well. I would change them out, but it is difficult to justify spending money modifying a guitar in a way that won't address my primary issue with the instrument.

I've considered selling it, but the guitar market is not good for sellers right now. Also, I don't think I'd be able to get anything of similar quality for what it is worth. For now I'll hang onto it and continue to use it as a backup for when I play the P22 or SC245 in a live setting.

 

[Gary_W]

I’ve had a Godin LGXT for around 16 years that I can’t part with (it has a sentimental element) but it’s just not one that I enjoy. I swapped out the pickups and liked it better but since getting it I’ve had some other guitars that (for my taste) I just like better. Which is a shame because it’s a lovely guitar. I will keep trying….

 

[JasonE]

Out of all of the guitars I have owned in my life there has really only been one that I just could never adjust to. It was an Ernie Ball Music Man Axis. The neck on it was so small in my hands that it felt like I was trying to play a broomstick. I tried for a good while but just couldn't play it. I finally sold it. I am usually able to adjust to most guitars.

I do have another one that at times is a little challenge. It is an old Hamer USA Diablo. Whenever I first pick it up I hit the bridge pickup with my pick. I have to adjust where my picking hand is to fix that issue. The bridge humbucker is angled in this guitar. Once I adjust to it I am fine. The neck on it is very comfortable for me.

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

My PRS SE McCarty, which I recently sold. A really well-made guitar that was actually totally fine. But its sound was so mid-heavy that when I played power chords, I heard the fifth more than the root note.

 

[0XI0]

My PRS SE McCarty, which I recently sold. A really well-made guitar that was actually totally fine. But its sound was so mid-heavy that when I played power chords, I heard the fifth more than the root note.

was it a 594?? idk what is up with that scale length, they chose it for reasons of perfection using physics i know they did but i can't fuckin stand it for the same reason i can't drive a Lexus LS460 with active suspension without going insane, 594 scale is like carpentry autotune, it's perfect and i hate it

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

was it a 594?? idk what is up with that scale length, they chose it for reasons of perfection using physics i know they did but i can't fuckin stand it for the same reason i can't drive a Lexus LS460 with active suspension without going insane, 594 scale is like carpentry autotune, it's perfect and i hate it

Yes, it was a 594 Singlecut. It was a good guitar, but I just didn't warm to it.

 

[0XI0]

Yes, it was a 594 Singlecut. It was a good guitar, but I just didn't warm to it.

there was a core 594 McCarty double cut amber burst at guitar center listed for 2499, a ridiculous price for a guitar in mint condition that lists above 5k and looks like a billionaire's African taxidermy trophy. i went to demo it looking for a Les Paul v2, it's more like a perma-jazz SG. there's something in the scale length and construction with 594s that will not let it sound rude. A Les Paul you can beat on and it will growl, or you can finesse it and it will purr. trying to play a 594 aggressively is like trying to slam a screen door