Well That's Just Great

[Brian Krashpad]

My bass player has a Peavey Raptor similar to Krashpad's, but his ex-wife has it so I might not be able to get my hands on it :wink: It'd work for me tho.

Fwiw, you can usually get the USA Predators for about the same as an import Raptor and though any individual guitar might be comparable, I'd bet your percentages on getting a keeper are higher with the Predator.

 

[Brian Krashpad]

The bodies are poplar just in case anyone was wondering, and they are an excellent value.

That's correct. The 90's MIM Strats were poplar too; apparently alder prices were high then. Both the 90's MIMs and the Peavey also had ceramic pickups. Only difference I can recall between the 90's MIMs and Predators is that the Peavey's frets are a bit bigger (MIMs had "vintage" frets) and the Predator has 22 rather than the MIM's 21 frets.

Re poplar, I've never really noticed a tonal difference. I also have a Tex-Mex Tele that's poplar (also from the 90's), possibly with an alder or ash veneer (it is a sunburst and poplar is usually only used on solids due to it's tendency to have greenish streaks), and it sounds fine too.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

The '06 MIMs got the larger frets and improved larger higm mass bridge blocks, shielded body cavities (better for those strip searches), and a decent gig bag. Mine had the tex mex pups too. I am not sure how that compares with the Predators. I would think Trev should take Plank's advice and go find some to play. That is if he isn't too busy getting spanked by his wife because he won the auction for the ebay one. :spank:

 

[t_ross33]

The '06 MIMs got the larger frets and improved larger higm mass bridge blocks, shielded body cavities (better for those strip searches), and a decent gig bag. Mine had the tex mex pups too. I am not sure how that compares with the Predators. I would think Trev should take Plank's advice and go find some to play. That is if he isn't too busy getting spanked by his wife because he won the auction for the ebay one. :spank:

Yeah, I'll be test driving some in the near future. The eBay deal got away on me , but I didn't have my heart set on it anyway. More of a "let's see what happens" situation. So no :spank: for me just yet.

:beer:

 

[sunvalleylaw]

That a boy. Now you can take your time and get what you want. From what you said, you were just testing the waters anyway with that low ball bid.

BTW, if this guitar thing keeps on going with me (and I expect it will) my collection may end up looking a little like yours but coming at it from a different path. I would love to end up with an LP or Tele, and a hollowbody, sometime down the line. Way down the line probably. :beer:

 

[Spudman]

That's correct. The 90's MIM Strats were poplar too; apparently alder prices were high then. Both the 90's MIMs and the Peavey also had ceramic pickups. Only difference I can recall between the 90's MIMs and Predators is that the Peavey's frets are a bit bigger (MIMs had "vintage" frets) and the Predator has 22 rather than the MIM's 21 frets.

Re poplar, I've never really noticed a tonal difference. I also have a Tex-Mex Tele that's poplar (also from the 90's), possibly with an alder or ash veneer (it is a sunburst and poplar is usually only used on solids due to it's tendency to have greenish streaks), and it sounds fine too.

That's right the frets are bigger on the Predator. These abound in pawn shops.

I have some Peavey poplar guitars and a MIM from 92-93. The Fender is more resonant than the Peaveys, and lighter too. Generally my alder guitars sound just a little bit more alive than the poplar. Probably not enough to be overly fussy about. Still the USA Predators are a great value. Shhhh.