Recent content by sumitagarwal

I can't believe how much guitar these are versus the price and the market. I got mine for $650, all-original, with original bag, some nicks and dings but nothing that would raise an eyebrow.

Whoa, ok, I thought it was light but I just weighed my S2 and the thing is 7.2 lbs!! Granted that's with a couple of small changes (changed adjustable wraparound to a Paul's fixed wraparound, changed tuner buttons to pearloid, and took out the string locks), but that is still 🍌's. I'm pretty...

Daaayum, that's hot for that price point! 🔥 I don't think you can even get that on regular production Gibson these days What about the Vela Semi-hollow? I would assume on those the top has to be separate and then glued onto the bottom. Which of course would be totally reasonable standard...

Didn't think of it before, but looking closely at my S2 Singlecut Satin I really can't identify any seams in the body. Is it 1-piece? I see the neck is clearly the usual more budget 3-piece (neck heel and scarf). This guitar is also one of my lightest. Won't complain if the body is 1-piece...

This thread is a bit older now but I recently installed a set of TCI "S" pickups (recent all-black revision out of an SE 24-08) and experienced the exact same issues: higher overall noise than my vintage-style Strat, slight noise reduction when touching the strings (as is normal), but large...

Budget is an artificial construct. I've never spent that kind of money on a guitar, but I have a few guitars here in the $2,000+ range. However, the two I'm playing most were $410 and $650, with the $410 being #1 at the moment. Not a perfect analogy but once you get to those price levels it's a...

Thanks for all the guidance! Intuitively I'd assume a glued neck will transfer more than a bolt neck, and that a tremolo will absorb some sound (resulting in different timbre as well, which may be desirable)

That's such an awesome matched pair! Yea, if it were possible I would have kept those two together, almost like a korina Explorer and Flying V. While I've usually preferred the sound of mahogany, lately I've been coming around to appreciating that maple necks move less in the wild temperature...

Oh hey, now this is interesting. You didn't need to route any wood for the mounting wars on the baseplate? If you would describe the difference between the bridges how would you describe them? They're both brass where they touch the strings, and I guess the rest of the wraparound is aluminum...

Definitely selling me pretty good on that CE24 Semi. As a long-time Les Paul guy I'm used to being able to set up my neck and bridge sounds independently, but I also like broad tonal versatility. On a either a CE24 or a Vela (with a mini hum in the neck) I'd be likely to wire two push-pulls so...

Having owned both sounds like a charmed life! I'm stupid about pickups and always end up changing them anyway. And sometimes putting back the originals since the designers know what they're doing! Just on the basis of unplugged volume how would you compare the Vela Semi to the CE24 Semi?

So... you're telling me that CE 24 semi you had had a very low bar to clear ;) I'm quite jealous! Right now my only PRS is an S2 Singlecut Standard in satin tobacco, and it is very loud! You described the CE 24 Semi as the most lively PRS you've had, was it the loudest as well? I see you also...

Yea. Honestly I wish they made it with the wraparound bridge instead (as I understand it the early prototypes used that). Also wish the neck pickup was a single-coil in a standard humbucker route for more customization options. This is super useful feedback! Just how many PRSi have you had? I...

Interesting, I would have expected the opposite given the bolt-on construction of the CE and possibly the maple neck (although I don't necessarily hear maple as brighter than mahogany the way some people do)

I'm thinking about getting my first PRS semi-hollow and I have a strong preference towards PRS's ultra-thin satin nitro finishes (seems to sound better, and I like that it feels more like touching wood than touching plastic). Anyways, both the CE Semi-Hollow Satin and the S2 Vela Semi-hollow...