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But I've played 22s and I like these too...be nice to have one of each but can't justify it as I've got more guitars than I need. I have another 24 fret guitar, a 1997 Patrick Eggle Berlin Pro that's quite different. It gives 9 pup positions but I do want to get a tone control added to it as I miss not having that.
The only real advantage of the 24s for me is that the both-inner-coils sound is closer to a Strat in-between because the pickups are physically closer together - which makes the rotary switch useful. On the 22s it isn't so much, because the pickups are further apart and the inner vs. outer coils sounds are less distinct from each other. (I prefer the toggle anyway.)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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I have a CE22 (and a 305, but thats a very different animal) and that thing is just fantastic.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Another great but hard to find model is the DGT Standard, they were a fantastic limited run indeed. The new S2 594 Thinline looks to be pretty special as well.
I briefly owned a custom 24 – I remember the body was quite a bit thinner than the McCarty 594 I had around the same time. I also remember the pickups were pretty hot and it was a lot more ‘modern’ sounding than the 594.
I miss the 594 but not the Custom 24.
Horses fuck horses I suppose.
Big caveat in that both were tried in a store through an HT5, so I might reach a different conclusion with a more personal setup, tweak to pickup height etc.
As for the neck, it did throw me off for a minute but coming from an SG it's ultimately pretty similar. If anything I struggled to readjust to the 22 afterwards!
Incidentally, the quality on the new SEs from Indonesia is on point. I was able to do a direct compare of the same model with same specs, but one MIK and one slightly newer MII, and the latter had very noticeably nicer rosewood on the fretboard, and overall a more convincing and less thick finish. The MIK one was very much in the realm of posh Epiphone, the Indonesian had a little something extra. Probably luck of the draw to some extent but definitely not worth worrying about any lost mojo following the move away from World Musical Instruments.
As long as you don't mind the position of the frets (I actually liked that aspect, the first 5 frets were further away but I have long arms so that was fine and I liked having the 10th-16th fret right there in the middle rather than crowded up near the body.
Add to that all the extra finish options available for that model (and the extra 2 frets if you ever want to play them) and I think you'd like the 24.
I wouldn't worry about the factory move - as great a reputation WMI has (I've personally had very good experiences with them), I'm confident PRS wouldn't choose an inferior factory, I think they'd be very picky.
Would £1300-1600 depending on condition be a realistic target, or is that too much at the lower end and I should budget higher?
£1500 is a good place for a used one, £2000 would be on the high side.
But this was like 6 months ago, the market has moved a bit since.
Price will depend on condition, case, tags and that figured maple top