Shootout! PRS McCarty 594 Versus SIRE L7 Larry Carlton Model
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- In this video I do an in depth comparison of a $3699 guitar versus a $599 guitar. What are your thoughts? Leave them in the comments. Thanks for tuning in!
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Hello, Mr. Ireland. I appreciate your amazing comparison video. I am a Sire guitars founder. As a sound developer, let me tell you something. L7 is Single-cut guitar, Naturally a little bit muddier. Normally The double-cut guitar has a sharper tone. It's slightly different. We can see this fact in this video. Sire has a plan to release double-cut Mahogany body guitar as well in the future.
Hi Kyle! Thank you for responding. I hope you enjoyed the video. I believe many people were convinced about the quality of Sire by watching this video. Maybe I sold some for you! Kind regards.
When does Sire plan to release the double cut version?
Do me a lefty double cut les paul please.
@@danielalzapiedi7171 Yeah I always liked that look, fairly unique amongst double-cutaway shapes.
I have the H7 in see through red and love it. The quality is up there with any high dollar brand. Really a top grade guitar brand. Good job and thank you Kyle for putting out top quality guitars that people can afford.
Glenn both of these guitars sound phenomenal especially the Larry Carlton. this video was really helpful for me to make a decision on what I should do for buying my first electric!
I have played for years, for my money the Sire has got me hooked.
Thanks for the comparison, point well made. Btw, the Tech 21 sounds great!
Glenn... well done on the demo clips... a lot of work goes into making videos like this, so... thank you for what you do !! Blessings, Mark :-)
Thank you Sir!
Fabulous playing and these new affordable brands are gonna throw the big ones Down soon! Have a Michael Kelly Tele arriving today. Stoked
We live in the golden age of nice sounding and playing cheap guitars.
600.00 is not a cheap guitar. I consider it a moderately priced guitar.
@@EMWoodworking it's cheap compared to a McCarty PRS
@@Sorakorra less expensive not cheap
@@EMWoodworking fair enough
Cheap is not correct inexpensive is
Wow, the sire really holds up. Great video!
Hey, great channel!
Love your playing, straight out honest all the way.
Trues and trues. New subscriber!
Thank you!
Just found your channel - I'm looking at buying a Sire and was interested. I actually own a Sire V7 Jazz bass and love it, and as I'm mostly a bass player there's no point in my spending £4000 or so on a guitar that I use mostly for backing tracks, so it seems that the Sire might well be on my radar. Thanks for the video, and for some very tasty (and tasteful) playing. It makes a nice change not to have to listen to high gain playing all the time :-)
Thanks for a great shootout.
I love Prs and own 2 highend models.
The 594 is one of their premium models which pro players are raving about.
That being said the Sire LC is not too far off in looks and sound and for the price it's absolutely great value.
I agree that this is a super gigster while keeping the 594 safely tucked away at home.
I enjoyed your video.
Keep them coming.
Pros aren't raving about the PRS their overated and what's the point of buying a guitar just to keep it at home that's dumb.
Awesome comparison. Thanks
Thanks for this!
I own two Sire’s, a L7 and an S7, they’re both amazing!
I am looking for an H7, but they’re out everywhere… for the moment.
Also, I own several core PRS and a few SE’s and they’re all great guitars.
There is soooo much too be had in the sub $700 guitar market that it’ll make your head spin!
No more “expensive” (over $1000) guitars for me, as in total I have 57 guitars and the newest breed of guitars are simply stellar and there’s no reason that everyone can have a decent guitar and for a modest price.
Great video and thanks again!
Best! ✌🏼
I agree! My custom 24 se rocks!
Thumbs up for the Sire L7
Great Video Glenn! They both sound great. I have the PRS 594 and it is wonderful guitar; one that you would have your siblings and friends fighting for you to leave it to them in your will, but not a guitar you would take it to a gig. This video has me considering a Sire now, seems like a great value for the dollar. Cheers.
Thanks Joe! Check out all the models.
Glenn you are a fantastic guitar player, enjoyed the video, now I am a new sub, I just ordered the sire gold top, can’t wait to demo it on TH-cam.
Sweet! I have the Sire Gold Top too! Thanks for the comments!
Great , really clean playing. Awesome.
Thank you!
That was a great video Glenn thanks for your work on that. I think these guitars sounded very similar oddly enough, which is quite a feat for Sire to do that. I love PRS myself I have five, but man these Sire's for the money are crazy good. I am not sure if I was blindfolded I could tell these apart except for I think I prefer the top end of the Sire a little. It reminds me of the early Santana tone before he started playing PRS guitars. I don't own a Les Paul I had one before and just didn't bond with it but for the money I think I will have to get one of these baby's in the near future. Thanks again for your excellent job and great playing by the way.
Thanks Ruben. I was surprised when my wife edited the video and I heard the comparisons. I would check them out. I just sold two guitars so I could order a Sire L7 Gold Top!
I have watched a lot of these comparisons with the new H7 and I believe your the first to actually play stuff that sounds like Larry Carleton, and I also heard some Santana in there ( great job) I personally enjoyed your playing and I probably am going to buy me an H7.
Thank you
Good comparison. Always the same thing. A person who can play makes a guitar sound better than one who cannot. Have a good one, and vice-versa.
Smooth grooving...both sound great with their own twang.
Glenn, thanks for the comparison. I'm watching this on my computer without attached speakers, so it's impossible to compare sound, but, I totally agree with your comment about taking these guitars to a gig. No doubt the PRS is a beautiful instrument, but, if you play bars like I do, there's not a chance I bring that guitar! Haven't had a chance to play the Sire yet, but, I hear a lot of good things regarding these instruments, and I think they look awesome. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Brother!
Good comparison video. I think the bridge PU on the PRS was noticeably better but everything else was nice on both instruments.
This a great video with really great playing samples
Thank you!
Both nice sounding guitars...it sounds like the dc resistance is higher on PRS which gives it a bit more crunch on both front and back pups..however what I did appreciate is the honest way you fronted and tested both. Closing my eyes I liked the clarity of the Sire L7. It produced a cleaner definition in both the lower mids and the upper mids... however, PRS had more low end grind, but it also lost its definition as you punched harder.. This could also be in the amplifier being used too.. Overall... they are different and I really depends on the sound you are looking for.. I own a PRS and a couple of LPs too.. but I think I may just add that L7 to my arsenal as I did really like those pups.. Thanks for a honest and great review.
Let´s be absolutely honest here: 99,9% could not tell a difference in tone, if you would do a blindfolding test despite what they claim.
Thomann online store over here in good ol´ Europe sells this model for 550 Euros ( approx.589 $ ) and they throw in some free shipping for the EU countries, which is insane value for money. Specially considering the specs like bone nut, locking tuners, rolled off frets/fingerboard, ergonomic neck heel, a proper headstock angle & a volute ( things that Gibson has never heard off). I´m actually tempted to get the Sire L7 "Black Beauty"-replica, drop a Duncan "Hotrodded" set & a chrome scratchplate/pickup rings and turn it into a John Sykes tribute model.
Oh man! I’m glad I came across this video because I was looking at the Sire Line of guitars by Larry Carlton. This was a fantastic demo of what the Sire could do. I may buy one now after watching your video. It was crisp in the higher frequencies and not sharp at all. Had a decent amount of bottom end as well. For $600 this a working musician’s guitar. I definitely would take this out Sire out to gig!
Thanks! Yes and they are way more comfortable to play than a Gibson too.
just found your channel, decent match up here. Leaving you this comment as I pause before your comments after you finished playing both...I hear the L7 as more open/airy, cleaner on all pickup settings...the PRS is an amazing instrument...I've owned and played a couple PRS 24 Customs, wonderful wonderful wonderful guitars...
Having said that, the Sire L7 blows me away. To MY ears, right out of the box, it has tone and quality fit/finish to easily rival instruments 5-7 times it's price!...and that's NO joke. I've ordered essentially the same Tobacco burst model you play here...I'm very excited to get my hands on it! a bargain at 5 times the price!
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That guitar is made in Indonesia same as my hb 550 + Emg and it is the same shape. + an ebony board.
Fantastic guitar
Great job. I have a Sire S7 HSS in Sherwood Green and have an L7 in tobacco burst due in this month from Pitbull Audio. Great store for gear. Your PRS 594 and the L7 sound pretty similar. The biggest difference in tone may be because of the one being a Singlecut. The L7 is definitely a bit warmer sounding I'm pretty much all the positions ,but they both sound great and your playing very appropriate for being able to really listen and focus in on the pickups . Great job Glenn. Oye Como Va vibes
Thanks Sir!
Nice to hear a demo from someone who can make the guitars sing!
Thank you SO much!
very nice video, amazed how good the Sire is
Quality for price point Larry Carlton. If I could afford the price and could only have one guitar PRS.
Well done comparison video. There’s little doubt that your PRS is drop dead gorgeous in build quality and sound. That L7 held it’s own quite well. I enjoy your playing and see in the comments that I wasn’t the only one who heard some Carlos flavor. With good players like yourself, I’m reminded that tone all starts with the hands. Did I hear 6x the difference? No. Would I still like to own a high end PRS? Yes, someday, but I’ll likely add the Sire to my arsenal first. I don’t like when a top player does a shoot out and leaves us with personal review commentary beyond “please post your thoughts and click the like button” I appreciate your personal thoughts. Your take is important too so don’t hold back on your informed pros and cons. Thank you. I will start following you.
Thanks Ralph!
I LOVE my L7 gold top! Only issue I had was to lower the string height.
Nice sounds clearly hard to tell in band mix wonderful playing by the way where can i pic up those Santana tracks latin type tracks thank u
Hey, that $600 guitar is just fine for me. They both sounded wonderful; actually, I can't tell the difference in the sound.
Thanks Pastor Ron!
@Myflower76 agreed.
There certainly isn’t 7 times the price better with the PRS
@Myflower76 I bought the Sire, and put a Gibson 57 pickup in the neck and a PRS in the bridge, upgraded the electronics and it sounds every bit as good as my $7,000 Gibson Made-2-Measure
@@Evan-tj1te
Yes, mods will do that
I own a Sire R7 acoustic and am very happy with its unamplified and amplified sound. Like you, I didn't want to accidentally damage my nearly $4000 Taylor 814ce. Surprisingly, the R7 which cost about $850, is made of a solid spruce top and high quality Indian rosewood back and sides with beautiful mother of pearl inlay and neck and body binding worthy of a guitar several times its price. I'm glad I bought it when I did because they don't sell them any more, opting for the less expensive, less ornate Larry Carlton models. While the finish of the Taylor is of a higher quality, the Sire's finish in spots is less refined. However, for the price difference and beauty, it punches above its weight. Now, looking at their electric guitar offerings, it's tempting to buy a couple because they look and sound very good. Thank you for the review. Just thought I'd share my experience with a product of Sire's.
Thank you! You will like the electrics
You did an excellent job in your comparison. Both sounded great. I am a PRS guy and could easily be convened to also be a Sire guy. That said, and for those really on a budget, if possible, please do a true comparison of affordable guitars, the Sire L7 vs. the PRS SE 245 Standard; they are comparable in looks, style, and cost. What about performance??
I picked up the H7 - Larry Carlton's Signature 335 body from Sire and it's amazing. The only problems I know about with these guitars is that some of them come with a bit too much fretboard colour on them and my fingers were black using the H7 the first few weeks - now that has rubbed off it still looks like a really nice ebony neck so no major issues with that which soap and water couldn't fix.
The other issue is they seem to have added treble bleed circuits to all the guitars - this means that the volume pots don't really taper off in a smooth manner - on the Les Paul and Strat Models it's easy to get to them if you want to remove them - on the 335 not so much.
I'd be keen to know Glenn what you think about the neck on the Sire L7 - I've heard good things that it's a great satin finish but mainly that the cutaway carve at the body means you have good access to the upper frets. That's something I'd really like to try for myself as I can't get on with a real Les Paul because of the poor access to the higher frets.
The Larry Carlton is a great sounding instrument, I Love it!!
sweet groove to start with
Great review thanks. All PRS guitars are fantastic but to be fair to the Sire L7 it should be compare against a PRS SE or S2 model. Would be very tough to go against PRS core models.
I owned several PRS SE and love them also had ordered a Sire 335 hollow body but still waiting for it to arrive.
I didn't want to compare it to an SE. The Sire blows away SE models. I owned 2 and traded them They felt cheap to me. I wanted to put the L7 against an almost $4000 guitar and as you can hear it performed amazingly.
It's pretty clear....the PRS sounds PRS and the Sire sounds LP. Thanks for your video, love it.
I feel exactly the same. I gig with my Sire and Epiphone guitars....My Gibson and Fender guitars stay at home. Same with amps....I gig with my Blackstar HT Club 40 and my Marshall JVM stays at home. I see no need to use $3-4 thousand dollar guitars and a $3 thousand dollar amp at a gig where my share of the split is about $200 bucks lol. At most, I have about $2000 invested in everything I take to a gig.
I need to be in your band, I get 100 bucks a night. And had to practice for 6 months to prepare. ..haha
Sound pretty darn close to me. Didn’t notice the slight muddiness in the L7 that Mr. Kim mentioned, but I always felt single cuts were a little better in the sustain department.
I’ve been wanting a sire for about 6 months. Everywhere is back ordered. Can’t say that for LP or PRS. I own a PRS CE and love it. I also own a LP.
Is the neck width wide like the PRS?
Hi Glenn, great video! Both guitars sound very good.
In my absolutely subjective opinion, regarding clean sound, both guitars sound similar in the neck position; in both pickups clean, I like Sure better, and clean bridge, I definitely like Sire better.
In overdriven, I like both in the neck position. For both pickups, I like both guitars, but I like a little better the Sire. And for the bridge position, I like definitely better the PRS.
Sire sounds pretty good, without taking into account the price, just the sound.
Well, this is my review of your review...😅
Very interesting and informative video! Thanks.
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Thanks Antonio!
I played Les Pauls for years. Dont get me wrong, I love them, but given the choice, I'd take a McCarty any day, especially with that finish!
Both guitars sound close to each other. I suspect the sire guitar has a slightly brighter sound, maybe cos of the pickups. I have ordered a sire and waiting to lay my hands on it. Nice playing...you sound like Santana:)
Ordered a L7 a month ago from Musician Friend but won’t have any in stock till September. Ok, both sounded similar except the bridge pickup. I thought the L7 bridge sounded more rounded 🤷🏾♂️. I have played the 594 at my local Sam Ash which plays nice and have owned several PRS’s in the past from SE,S2 and Core all played great but it took awhile for me to find a tone that I really liked. My favorite one I own is the David Grissom DGT the split sounds great also. But I’ve been playing my S2 594 Thinline a lot that I gotten last year. It’s sooo easy to play thin neck if you like that type. Very SGish. Of course I love PRS’s for the stability, stays in tune like a champ. Ok.. I’m rambling but this was a cool comparison video for musicians that either can’t afford the PRS or to show you that you don’t need one to do what you need to do. But as guitar players… One guitar is never enough 😆
Thanks for the reply. I have posted the L7 pups lower as they are pretty hot but great guitar for the money.
I've heard good things about the Sire guitars across the board, but the thing that struck me was that the similarity in the instruments probably is due more to your playing than anything else. That's not a criticism by the way, you play great! I guess what we can take from it is the Sire will not limit or hold the player back compared to an instrument 5x in price. Thought it looked great as well
The Sire L7 is a great instrument and with a little set up and attention it plays and sounds like the guitars costing thousands more. I liked the L7 so much I had to get 2. The white and tobacco burst. Blind shootout I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference sound wise, especially in a full band mix. The Sire L7 offers a whole lot of guitar for the price.
Some serious bang for your buck, pretty damn versatile instruments with impressive specs and can definitely be your everyday player.
I got four! Two L7Vs, one L7, and one H7V, all amazing craftmanship, incredible!!!
I liked the Sire better. I felt it was clearer and brighter (which is a matter of taste, granted). The Sire sounded a bit hotter, which is also a matter of taste, and I don't know what effect your dropping the volume had. But, based on your demo, I'd rather have the Sire.
They sounded alike to me. Did the PRS sound 8 times better for the price? Not to me.
If you would not know you would not notice a difference. The Sire is absolutely good bang for the buck. I got a low budget PRS which plays fantastic too. Effortlessly I d say.
I think that is a fantastic review. I've been looking at sire L7's. I have a les paul classic 2003.
I think sire L7 is one of the prettiest LP guitar's out there and love the headstock. I can hear just a little differents on the rear pickups, but both sound fantabulous.
Paul Reed Smith= 10
Sire L7= 9 3/4
Both sound great though.👍
Thanks!
Thanks Glenn, this is helpful. The Sire L7 sounds great and stacks up against much more expensive guitars of the single cute variety. Of course the PRS sounds more refined and articulate, but you would expect nothing less for almost 6 grand!
No it doesn't sound "more refined and articulate" at all.
@@argi0774
I think it does as well. The Sire is okay but the PRS sounds really nice, as it should
@@ralex3697 You both wouldn't pass any blind test.
God bless you too sir, good vs demo thank you! You are right, both are fantastic guitars, but for less money people get a wonderful made quality guitar, that sounds amazingly good! Sire L7 for the win!
Great playing on both guitars Sire sounds really nice prs sounds so close crunchy sounds i like sire lil more where can i get the backings tracks for this ?? Thanks for video
Thanks! The backing track was actually a demo track that was loaded into my boss RC300 looper so it's not really commercially available
Hello fellow Buccaneers Fan :D I think about getting the Sire.
You will love it!
The Sires tone was more pleasing to my ear! Both sound outstanding but personally I would pay the 600 bucks to get more bang for my buck‘s!😒
GLENN!! How weird you pop up when I am doing research on the Sire L7… You know I trust your ear so I might just have to get one of those sires!
Hey Man! Yes I like them a lot. I have a gold top as well. Sire is $3000 quality for under $600. My friend just bought a Sire bass and loves it. Please like and subscribe to my page! I stay in touch with your dad quite a bit.
@@glennireland9630 subscribed and going through and watching the videos… good stuff!
They are really close. Wow.
If my eyes were blind folded it would be hard to tell the difference. However, I think the PRS sounded a little warmer. But like you say, for $599 I don't think you could go wrong on the Larry Carlton L7 Sire.
The Sire sounds fantastic at any price.
I actually thought the Sire sounded way better than the PRS. Cleaner sounding than the PRS.
I have both and trust me, to the ear the Mcarty wants to rock and performs better in that genre because of its incredible sustain. It takes some getting used to. I agree with you but largely because of what he’s playing. I don’t care for the Mcarty Pups.
This guitar is amazing. Feels and plays like a dream. I 'didput in two trebble bleed mods. it sounds feven better now.I love tis thing.When rolling off one PU youĺ retain more highs now.
which one
@@Tom-xx1om L7
The Sire sounds just as nice as the PRS. I have just bought the Sire and it has yet to arrive. For the price difference, the PRS would be up for sale, if I had one. Not that I would as I just hate the look of the PRS, birds?
The Sire sounds clearer than the PRS in every pickup position. BTW, nice playing! It sounds like Carlos met up with Kenny Burrell...
Thanks Brother!
Hello from Memphis! Wonderful Demo, been watching these L7's To be honest I thought you dialed them in exact! Could not hear much if any difference? maybe the L7 pups broke up a little sooner? Looking for a LP style Guitar hard not to go toward the Sire. thanks
Great! They are great and very comfortable.
Man I really can never get a actual pros. Im really looking that sire I got a epiphone but I want super happy with it
For the price,Sire!Nice features too,for the guitar 2-3 times cheaper
In my opinion, soundwise the L7 can easylie keep up with the PRS....and that is miraculous in a way and it proves that you don't have to pay thousands of dollars for a big-brand guitar to get great sounding instruments!!!!
I'm returning my sire l7.... I found the bridge pickup sounded really harsh. Also the sustain wasn't very good. Maybe setup, I don't know. All in all not my guitar.... Did you have the tone turned down for this?
I had everything opened up on both guitars. Sorry you had a lemon. I usually dial back any bridge pup whether it's an LP, Tele or Steat style.
The sustain on the L7 is good but I had to adjust the truss rod first because it came loosened off probably for shipping. So when I took it out of the box and played it, it was a dog but spent some time on setting it up replaced the factory strings, gave the frets a polish, cleaned and put lemon oil on the Ebony fretboard set the action and truss rod and tweaked the pick height my preference is to back off the bass side and get closer on the treble side for neck and bridge.
I own a number of Gibson guitars all of them have questionable setups out of the box so I wasn’t fazed by having to setup the L7 but what surprised me is the L7 plays and sounds better then any guitar I own or have played to date. That being said not all guitar players are confident or have the time to setup their instruments.
Hello! I want to buy a guitar. What do you recommend Epiphone custom or SIRE L 7? I'm facing a choice!??? Thank you, my friend.!
Epi have got much better but I like the Sire!
Nowhere close to a $3100 difference to my ear. $3700 for a conventional electric guitar is whack! I’d never pay that for a sixty y.o. design, no matter how fancy. Sire deserves big props for a great guitar and price.
I been thinking about getting a short scale electric guitar..own a 2012 strat..probably looking to get a prs se or the sire..I’d say most people listening to music could care less about how much you paid for your instrument..is the playing and songs you play is what they want to hear 😮
So the question is, is the prs McCarty 6 times better (soundwise/feel) than than the sire? I've played both. NO. the ONLY reason to buy the prs would be investment purposes
Hi Glenn Ireland, How much do each of them weigh?
Roughly 9lbs Brian
Great demo comparison. own a prs special 22 semi hollow. One of the few companies ill buy from sight unseen. I want a sire l7. But I don't care how shitty the bar is.. I'm playing my tom anderson and prs up in that mfer haha
Hi Glen,have you tried any other models from the Sire line which did you like the most,thanks.
No. Just the L7.
@@glennireland9630 do you know the weight? thinking of buying one,bought a 59 Epi,nice guitar but really heavy.
@@matthewstearle7395 9lbs
@@glennireland9630 thank you
@@matthewstearle7395 Sure!
The PRS sounds a little better in all areas to me but the SIRE sounds very good in all areas too. I am an intermediate level player and can't see spending $4K but the PRS will hold it's value and your kids could inherit it to either play or sell. Like Glenn, I wouldn't take a $4K guitar out or even leave it on the stand in the house with grandkids running around. There are loads of very good guitars in the $400 to $1,200 range - SIRE, PRS SE, Fender players series, epiphones, schecter, G&L tribute, Fender Squier, and many more are all good. I have the satin PRS S2 singlecut and paid $1,050 for it and love it. No fancy top but I like the simple look and it plays and sounds great.
Thanks! My SE Custom 24 is killer. $850
Incredible neck pickup on the 594, but think the Sire was comparable on middle and bridge. Easy listening. Great music. Of course TH-cam makes it a little tighter, but if you only had the Sire, and played this music, I would be happy with the tone and sound of the Sire. For me I would need a more expensive guitar. But that neck pickup clean on the 594 is magic, I think. How do they compare for playablility (neck, frets, nut, tuners)?
The satin neck on the Sire is great. The locking tuners are good, not great. Nice guitar for $599
Do you still have the Epi 339?
No. I traded it for a Sheraton.
Nice Santana feeling. The PRS sounds more muffeled to me, the Sire is more clear.
Thank you!
Prefer the sire L 7 love the thicker tone
The difference is nieche, but that prs just sat right in the track. In the studio that is worth it's weight in gold.
Closed my eyes and couldn't hear a difference, just Santana tones and licks.
I understand why you compared the PRS 594 to the Sire L7. I have the Sire H7, and it is just as nice as my $4500.00 Gibson 335, only I spent an additional $300.00 setting up my 335! You forgot to mention that the Sire guitars play well right out of the box, fit & finish as well as playability, far superior to most new guitars.
It does play well out of the box but I had to lower the action and polish the frets. Some were rough. I mentioned that in previous review.
Playing experience should be different?
Neck on 594 like a '59 LP. Sire thin and tapered.
What is the weight of each guitar?
My L7 is 8.5. They come in heavier versions. My sweetwater rep picked me the lightest one.
80% fingers 20% guitar Larry Carlton every day of the week
Play a number of guitars blindfolded and without prejudice without knowing which brand and for what price. Listen to the sound and pay particular attention to the playability.
Change pickups on the Larry Carlton an have fun. Enjoy the savings!
Comparison between apples and oranges
PRS sounds better to me, shouldn’t it at that price ?
That was the whole point of the exercise. An apples and oranges shoot-out. To show that a $600 guitar sounds pretty good.
The L7 is now at $641. before tax but, still a great deal.
the Sires are nice guitars
for the money
Nice Santana-ish demo, but you rolled off the volume pots on the Sire to "compensate" for low-wind pups on the PRS?!? Can't get a fair comparison that way. What's the DCR's on the PRS then? On the Sire they're 7.9K Bridge and 7.5K as Phil McKnight measured them, fairly low wind. So, we can assumed the Sire sounds even better than in this demo - given how a humbucker guitar really opens up from 8.5 to 10. Measure the PRS DCR's open both guitars to full volume and cut another demo, to be fair.
I did roll them back in fact. The Sire pups are very hot. I have posted them very low. I know that the next generation of LT's have been modified recently.