Do you hear PRS on many records?

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I was reading through an interview of Alex Lifeson (from Rush) and he stated he used Les Pauls on the "Snakes & Arrows" record because "everyone is using PRS,"

Are a lot of bands truly using PRS on their records?
 
Alex is smoking crack if he thinks PRS is used more than Les Pauls.
 
les pauls are the number one studio guitar, i think.

kinda like the 57 is the number 1 mic.
 
i think so. look at studio pics, most ive seen are LPs, but perhaps i am incorrect.
 
Maybe he's been watching too much American Idol. The guitarist on the show (I forget his name) plays an assortment of PRS'es.
 
tom18222 said:
i think so. look at studio pics, most ive seen are LPs, but perhaps i am incorrect.
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The Strat and Les Paul are like the 57 and 58. They are both used a lot and which is used more is irrelevant; they don't really play on the same field.
 
I think what you hear on any newer record nowadays is a finely tuned mixture of mulitple layers of various guitars (strats, teles, les pauls, prs etc) going through mulitple heads.
At least during tracking thats what happens, then at mixing the engineer has a lot of choices.


Mike
 
Mmm okay. So how does this apply to most metal bands who use Jacksons, Ibanez and ESPs :confused:
 
I'm sorry, but I just don't think PRS guitars have a "distinctive" enough sound. I mean when I see someone using one, it just doesn't sound unique to me. Not like a Paul, strat, or Tele. Not that they don't play well or have good sustain. They obviously do. But I think people in studios are usually striving for tones that will stand out in the crowd. I don't hear one and say "Hmmm, must be a PRS."
 
I looked up PRS's "artist list" and there is indeed a shit-ton of people using them. I know for a fact, however, that plenty of those bands use other guits as well (seen them live and in studio clips using both).

I'd be willing to bet that Gibson's list has plenty of the same artists.

Bottom line: Both guitars are incredibly popular, and I have no money for either of them, let alone both of them.
 
ggunn said:
The Strat and Les Paul are like the 57 and 58. They are both used a lot and which is used more is irrelevant; they don't really play on the same field.
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Except on the album Layla by Derek and the Dominoes: Eric Clapton on Strat, Duane Allman on LP.
There are probably a few other recordings out there mixing an LP with a Strat on dual leads--but I haven't a clue what they might be.
 
YeshuasFan said:
Except on the album Layla by Derek and the Dominoes: Eric Clapton on Strat, Duane Allman on LP.
There are probably a few other recordings out there mixing an LP with a Strat on dual leads--but I haven't a clue what they might be.
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Listen to southern rock or country, you'll hear lots of Les Paul/Strat combinations as well as a few Hamers and Ibanez. There is something sweet about a LP and a Strat playing harmony together.

OK I've said enough, you can have your thread back now.
 
Let's be honest. In rock, there are 3 basic varients of guitars which each have a tone signature. Tele, Strat, LP and their respective semi-hollow or hollow variants. 90% of guitars out there are based somewhat on these designs. Sure, any guitar can have a unique voice but I think it comes down to these tonal variants. PRS has some models which are more like a LP, and some which are more like a Strat. I don't think anyone would be able to pick out the make of guitar listening to a recorded track other than the general tonal family of the 3 core guitar types.
 
Dani Pace said:
Listen to southern rock or country, you'll hear lots of Les Paul/Strat combinations as well as a few Hamers and Ibanez. There is something sweet about a LP and a Strat playing harmony together.

OK I've said enough, you can have your thread back now.
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Allow me to clarify. When I said that Strats and LP's don't "play on the same field", I meant that they are different instruments and are not sonically interchangeable. I certainly did not mean that they couldn't coexist in the same recording and/or on the same stage. Some of my favorite bands have both playing together.
 
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