NGD! PRS CE

[MaKo´s Tethan]

Well, after owning a lot of PRS Korea Se models over the years, and recently getting two Indonesian ones (standard 24 08 and a Paul's guitar, 2022 y 2023), I got a good deal on my first PRS USA model. It's not a Core model yet, but it's something. It's a 2018 model, weighs 2.9kg, has bass and treble pickups, and everything is pretty standard. I still like the sound of the TCI pickups better, but I'm going to let it grow on me.

 

[High Plains Drifter]

Trampas green is one of PRS' nicest colors and it goes so well with the natural headstock & binding. That thing is killer. Congratulations.

 

[MaKo´s Tethan]

Trampas green is one of PRS' nicest colors and it goes so well with the natural headstock & binding. That thing is killer. Congratulations.

Thanks! And thanks for telling me the name of the color, too. I hadn't had time to research the details.

 

[High Plains Drifter]

Ah cool. I've got an SE in the same color but quilt top.

 

[AkiraSpectrum]

Looks great! Can’t go wrong with trampas green!!!

 

[Dumple Stilzkin]

CE’s are my second favorite PRS, love the tone and feel of them. Enjoy.

 

[jaxadam]

CE’s are my second favorite PRS, love the tone and feel of them. Enjoy.

I’m with you. I love the CE natural stock moon inlay ones.

 

[lattjeful]

Well, after owning a lot of PRS Korea Se models over the years, and recently getting two Indonesian ones (standard 24 08 and a Paul's guitar, 2022 y 2023), I got a good deal on my first PRS USA model. It's not a Core model yet, but it's something. It's a 2018 model, weighs 2.9kg, has bass and treble pickups, and everything is pretty standard. I still like the sound of the TCI pickups better, but I'm going to let it grow on me.

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Love the CE but the veneer on that Paul's Guitar is stupid nice. The veneer and the subtle carve actually fooled me into thinking it was a Core model at first lol. Mission accomplished then for PRS.

 

[MaKo´s Tethan]

Love the CE but the veneer on that Paul's Guitar is stupid nice. The veneer and the subtle carve actually fooled me into thinking it was a Core model at first lol. Mission accomplished then for PRS.

Yea. I fckin love this one.

 

[Grindspine]

I absolutely adore my 2016 CE24. It's one of the satin nitro finishes that was exclusive to a few dealers that year. Trampas green is an awesome color too!

I did change three things on mine. First, the saddles had to go. I have never been able to stand the rough pot metal saddles on the CE / SE models; the rough spots have given me issue on my guitar tech bench, either catching on strings or getting some weird resonance which was solved by filing the contact point smooth. I wasn't going to deal with that one one of my personal guitars, so I swapped them out with nickel-plated brass.

The stock CE tuners are okay. They do the job just fine. I really wanted to make use of some satin nickel Gotoh SGL510z tuners I had at the time. I figure that the Phase III Core tuners are made by Gotoh, so it was fitting.

Finally, although the 58/15 pickups were really good. I really wanted something a bit heavier, so opted for a Duncan Alpha / Omega set and dressed 'em up with some flame nickel pickup rings, because, why not?

CE's are really an amazing platform. I have had more fun playing on the pattern thin maple neck on my CE than I have over the years with my P24 with its pattern regular mahog neck.

 

[mlp187]

Holy hell haven’t seen you in a long time. I’m stoked for your new guitar and all but it’s cool as fuck to see you back on here. I hope life has been good to you. I really enjoyed your build threads back in the day.

 

[MaKo´s Tethan]

Holy hell haven’t seen you in a long time. I’m stoked for your new guitar and all but it’s cool as fuck to see you back on here. I hope life has been good to you. I really enjoyed your build threads back in the day.

Yes, it's been a long time. I was very young and had very little money.
Now I have my own business (repairing guitars, violins, and electric pianos). It's going pretty well, almost a monopoly in a city of 400,000. I have about 25 pretty decent guitars and my own house. Argentina is a difficult place to live, but hey! What doesn't kill you...