Posted by Joe on August 25, 2005 at 05:05:57:
In Reply to: Re: jim reed guitars PRS posted by Rob (via moderator) on April 23, 2005 at 19:33:38:
I have a Jim Reed LP, a Jackson Soloist, and two Vintage Ibanez Artists.... I read a lot of reviews on jim reed's before I bought one and all I can say is it's worth the money I paid for it - It will never even approach the quality of the Ibanez or Jacksons I have, but it's a nice guitar nevertheless that I don't feel guilty about knocking around. It sounds more like an SG than a Les Paul. I would question the people that rave about the build quality - mine had a hairline crack in the finish in the neck straight from the factory.... it also has plastic covers over the electrics that don't fit perfectly and the binding isn't the best quality I've ever seen. The best thing I can say about this guitar is that through a nice big valve amp it 'sounds' like a more expensive guitar than it is - and when I play gigs, I don't worry about someone stealing it:-)