Why are there so many Fenders/MM basses for sale???

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='1273582' date='Jun 18 2011, 11:10 AM']Santana doesn't sound thin[/quote]

TBH I would say 'thin' is Carlos Santana's signature sound. He always sounds a bit weedy and choked and I'm sure it's by choice, although I doubt it's all down to the guitar.

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1274368' date='Jun 19 2011, 03:58 AM']TBH I would say 'thin' is Carlos Santana's signature sound. He always sounds a bit weedy and choked and I'm sure it's by choice, although I doubt it's all down to the guitar.[/quote]
Its defo not the guitar he has had that exact sound since time began an every type of guitar made.

[skankdelvar]

[quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1274340' date='Jun 19 2011, 02:18 AM']I thought they made those by the bazillions. Their NAMM booth is always packed and some of the stores out here will have dozens on the walls.[/quote]
The US PRS is a rarer bird over here in the UK perhaps, even allowing for the huge difference in output compared to Fender. It just happens I've seen more in the classifieds than I've ever seen onstage

Plenty of SE's, though. For a mid-priced guitar they're pretty good.

[Vibrating G String]

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1274691' date='Jun 19 2011, 05:25 AM']The US PRS is a rarer bird over here in the UK perhaps, even allowing for the huge difference in output compared to Fender. It just happens I've seen more in the classifieds than I've ever seen onstage

Plenty of SE's, though. For a mid-priced guitar they're pretty good.[/quote]
Do you get a lot of Patrick Eggles? I've always thought of those as the UK PRS.

We get a lot of clones too, I think the PRS is copied more than the Les Paul these days.

Here's one of the earliest PRS's just for fun. After this gig it was traded back to PRS for 4 new customs of his choice.