Hello,
I have been enjoying a CE 24 (2017) that I got recently (brand new) but got a question about the tone. I have been a Fender Strat guy for some years and have a decent amp (a modified Fender BJ). My strat sounds pretty good through this amp but my PRS sounds very warm. Almost way too warm and muted. The top three strings (D, A and E) are especially muted as if the tone pod is set half way down or more. I changed the strings to a new set but that did not change the tone at all.
I know that those are two different animals (guitars) when it comes to the tone, etc. but I kind of think there is some underlaying issue on the PRS.
The Push/Pull Tone Pod is not responsive at all. The tone changes drastically from "0" to "1" and beyond "1", there is not much change to my ears. The tone remains from "1" all the way up to "10". That is how my PRS sounds.
Do you think the tone pod is defective? That is my suspicion. It is $16 on the PRS web site so rather than sending the guitar out for warranty evaluation, I would just buy a new one and see how it changes the tone. Or, since I live 90 min from their factory, I could hand carry the guitar and have a tour as well. hahaha.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I have been enjoying a CE 24 (2017) that I got recently (brand new) but got a question about the tone. I have been a Fender Strat guy for some years and have a decent amp (a modified Fender BJ). My strat sounds pretty good through this amp but my PRS sounds very warm. Almost way too warm and muted. The top three strings (D, A and E) are especially muted as if the tone pod is set half way down or more. I changed the strings to a new set but that did not change the tone at all.
I know that those are two different animals (guitars) when it comes to the tone, etc. but I kind of think there is some underlaying issue on the PRS.
The Push/Pull Tone Pod is not responsive at all. The tone changes drastically from "0" to "1" and beyond "1", there is not much change to my ears. The tone remains from "1" all the way up to "10". That is how my PRS sounds.
Do you think the tone pod is defective? That is my suspicion. It is $16 on the PRS web site so rather than sending the guitar out for warranty evaluation, I would just buy a new one and see how it changes the tone. Or, since I live 90 min from their factory, I could hand carry the guitar and have a tour as well. hahaha.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.