Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Unfriendly


This is a screen grab of Swee Lee's social media post made a few days ago. According to them, the USA PRS S2 Series, as well as the bolt-on models are gentle on your wallet. A quick price check from their web store:
  • S2 McCarty: $3,199
  • S2 Custom 24: $2,999
  • CE24: $3,699
  • NF33: $4,199
Folks, do these prices look like they are gentle on your wallet? You'd agree that gentle here hints at affordability, yes? How much is the average person here earning? Because after buying one of these guitars, they would have plenty of spare change, yes? 

The S2s, down the years, especially after the American makeover, have ceased to become affordable to the average guitar player out there. PRS' bolt-on models are above the S2s in the manufacturer's tier, they cannot be more affordable by virtue of this understanding, no? I find this claim disrespectful. It's like telling you if you don't deem these figures as wallet-friendly, then you are unworthy. Someone out there needs a reality check. Unless they are marketing for an establishment reaching out to a bunch of elitists exclusively. 

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