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The orginal one does sound more modern but I feel that’s more about the bridge than anything - it’s less midrangey. 245s are just ok at best. A step in the right direction for PRS from what came before them but not even close to their or anyone’s best.
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The 2 piece tuneomatic style bridge/tailpiece eats a lot of harmonics/high end so definitely sounds more vintage.
The 594 is definitely the closest to the LP tone but the old SC58/Stripped 58s and newer SC245s are at least in the postcode. Possibly worth trying out if you can...
That all said, nothing sounds like a Les Paul and a well-made, well setup example is still a thing of excellence. The trick being finding one.
Thanks @Whitecat , very helpful indeed
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I've also got a McCarty with 58/15s (not LT) and they sound very much like the LT version but maybe have a little more mids and are very bright/clear and I would say are more modern sounding but they are great pickups that are still very much PAF like. They are not massively higher in output compared to the LT version. .
I do also have a private stock McCarty SiC which is in effect a 245 but it has 57/08s and I would say the 58/15 are far brighter than the 57/08s. I think I prefer the 85/15 compared to the 57/08
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Right now, I have a Suhr Strat, MiJ FenderTele and the Kiesel and I'm really happy with those 3, they never give me a moments trouble and I love them to death right across the board, from neck pickup to bridge and the hardware, finish, everything is great on all three.
Next there's the Custom 24, this one winds me up...it's my favourite of all my guitars to play because it's like butter in my hands, but it just doesn't sound the way I want it to - and that's not the guitar's fault it's mine. I bought it mistakenly thinking that it would be a modern Les Paul in terms of appointments and its sound, it's not.
Then there's the dream guitar, my Les Paul, I love the sound, but being too fussy, I can't deal with the quirks. Tuning instability mainly. Much like the Suhr Strat, I want something that takes all those quirks and redefines things with a modern take - I love that guitar. Suhr's offering is way too expensive for me and not a production model yet, it may be worth me holding off for one of those though.
I watch a lot of Leon Todd's videos and his SC245 sounds huge, but that's the old model and they're hard to come by, so I wondered how the newer, more readily available models compare. I also like the modern finishes, hardware and headstock (very picky, I know).
So taking the PRS playability and what I like about the Les Paul, I wanted to get something that would tick both boxes so I wouldn't lose out on selling both the PRS and the Gibson.
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Do you use a trem at all? IIRC your CU24 has the trem. The Tremonti is a seriously good rock guitar, might be worth considering if you're wanting a bit of PRS and a bit of Gibson.
I think the reason I've overlooked them until now is because of the signature, but I'll change the truss rod cover. Although I love the term on my Custom 24, I'll go for a stoptail, I think.
Thanks mate, glad you put it back on my radar!
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