Son's first NGD

TimmyO · March 2019

He'd started dabbling on mine so got him one of his own

joetele · March 2019

Crikey - that's a rather lovely guitar for a first! I guess if he doesn't take to it, you'll have to inherit it...

Funkfingers · March 2019

Wise choice. Those are nicely built guitars. The sort your son could keep for life with, maybe, a few component upgrades along the way.

For example, when your son announces that he fancies getting a Stratocaster, just rewire the controls - either the PRS five-way PCB rotary selector switch or a push-pull pot to partially split the coils of the humbuckers.

Th4fonz · March 2019

Can't go wrong with a used PRS SE good bargains and solid guitars.

jonnyburgo · March 2019

Nice! Kids are lucky these days with quality affordable stuff around.

strumjoughlamps · March 2019

nicey nice... can I ask what you paid as I have been eyeing one up albeit a Custom 24 not 22

merciful-evans · March 2019

Excellent. I've often thought that if I could travel back in time and gift my young self a guitar it would be the SE C24

TimmyO · March 2019

strumjoughlamps said:

nicey nice... can I ask what you paid as I have been eyeing one up albeit a Custom 24 not 22

300 - I've not googled to see if I could have haggled, I was happy with that and I didn't have 'day off to be in for delivery' faff as it was local

Alnico · March 2019

I got an SE CU24 for Audrey for Christmas as her first decent guitar.

She had her Telecaster through last year and still has it but I wanted her to have something a bit more refined.

I paid £400 and it came with Dimarzio Gravity Storm pickups already fitted.

They're stunning value for money aren't they?

Well done and HNGD to your Son.

Also, the moon dot markers are excellent !

That will take him straight onto a stage if or when he gets that far !

strumjoughlamps · March 2019

TimmyO said:

strumjoughlamps said:

nicey nice... can I ask what you paid as I have been eyeing one up albeit a Custom 24 not 22

300 - I've not googled to see if I could have haggled, I was happy with that and I didn't have 'day off to be in for delivery' faff as it was local

Custom 24 I am looking has a £449 price tag on it so I would say £300 is well worth it

thegummy · March 2019

strumjoughlamps said:

TimmyO said:

strumjoughlamps said:

nicey nice... can I ask what you paid as I have been eyeing one up albeit a Custom 24 not 22

300 - I've not googled to see if I could have haggled, I was happy with that and I didn't have 'day off to be in for delivery' faff as it was local

Custom 24 I am looking has a £449 price tag on it so I would say £300 is well worth it

Is that the used price of an SE Custom 24?

I've wanted rid of mine for quite a while now (purely because I don't like the neck pickup position forced by there being 24 frets) but have been put off selling it because I've expected I wouldn't get enough money for it to be worth it.

May I ask if there's any average "going rate" you've came across? Or how much you'd realistically want to spend on one?

TimmyO · March 2019

Alnico said:

I got an SE CU24 for Audrey for Christmas as her first decent guitar.
She had her Telecaster through last year and still has it but I wanted her to have something a bit more refined.
I paid £400 and it came with Dimarzio Gravity Storm pickups already fitted.

They're stunning value for money aren't they?
Well done and HNGD to your Son.
Also, the moon dot markers are excellent !

That will take him straight onto a stage if or when he gets that far !

Cheers

Yes I actually prefer the moons/dots over birds

Funkfingers · March 2019

thegummy said:
Is that the used price of an SE Custom 24?

Depends which generation of the SE Custom you are discussing.

The first variant had a flat top. The current ones are arched.

Fixed bridge models avoid vibrato-related tuning issues. This may be important to some buyers.

As you mentioned, some buyers will be far more keen on a twenty two fret fingerboard.

Xandoor · March 2019

I got an SE custom 24 as my first guitar too (after 4 years on my old man's gear). Two years on and I still love it. Top notch stuff to be honest, I've found it to be incredibly versatile with all the coil tapped tones. HNGD to your lad.

thegummy · March 2019

Funkfingers said:

thegummy said:
Is that the used price of an SE Custom 24?

Depends which generation of the SE Custom you are discussing.

The first variant had a flat top. The current ones are arched.

Fixed bridge models avoid vibrato-related tuning issues. This may be important to some buyers.

As you mentioned, some buyers will be far more keen on a twenty two fret fingerboard.

arched top, bird inlays and tremolo

steveledzep · March 2019

Yes, HNGD to your boy.....lucky lad ! I bought a 2018 (latest spec) SE Custom 24 just a month ago, with PRS gigbag in as new nick for £420. Think you've had a fair deal at £300.

Jalapeno · March 2019

Good choice - awesome !!!!!

Vinylfan · March 2019

Lovely present from father to son.

57Deluxe · March 2019

...nice starting point! Trouble is expectations are only ever higher and higher from here on..

TimmyO · March 2019

57Deluxe said:

...nice starting point! Trouble is expectations are only ever higher and higher from here on..

I have an AVRI Strat I seldom use should he turn to the dark side of single coils

57Deluxe · March 2019

/\ - Nooo - the Dark Side is EMG Actives....

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