Long time forum lurker here. I gathered a lot of information from this community (like pickup choice, guitar model features, etc.) that helped me pick out my new guitar. So first let me say Thank You to everyone here who participates in discussions.
Back in May 2016, I pulled the trigger and ordered an Artist CU24. I could have gone with just core, but I actually wanted 57/08's and I wanted it in green (which strangely is not as popular). So I ended up ordering the Artist CU24 with bare hog back, flame maple neck, ebony board, 57/08s and nickle hardware (yes, I actually did NOT see this guitar in my head as having gold or even hybrid hardware, even if it is considered the "premium" option that comes default with Artist packages). And I wanted a true "green" top -- so I struggled with the options on colors -- Jade, Evergreen, Trampas Green, Faded Evergreen were the colors I have seen on other PRSi (granted not all were available in the Artist Pack). Strangely the Faded Evergreen is not very popular, but it most fit what I was going for, so I picked it (and hoped it wouldn't be too "faded").
It was supposed to be 4 months, but evidently PRS was backed up (maybe someone has more insight into this). It ended up being just two weeks shy of 9 months before it arrived. All that waiting was immediately forgotten when I plugged in and started playing. What an amazing guitar!
As for looks: the color ended up being exactly what I had in my head, which is pretty amazing -- I did pass on to the dealer my thoughts on the color during the ordering, not sure if it made it all the way to the production. But either way it came out exactly how I would have wanted it (even if I had done PS and specified a custom color myself).
I have heard others say here that the pictures don't do these guitars justice -- they are so right! The 3d look of the grain and finish on this guitar is really museum quality. It is also hard to capture the colors with different light temperatures (it looks like FADED evergreen in the pictures I took in the sun, but it doesn't look like that in person, either in the sun or under lightbulbs -- strange).
Oh, and one more thing: that vanilla smell is intoxicating (I didn't know about that until it arrived). I swear, I'm going to think of PRS the next time I smell vanilla icing on a cake.
Back in May 2016, I pulled the trigger and ordered an Artist CU24. I could have gone with just core, but I actually wanted 57/08's and I wanted it in green (which strangely is not as popular). So I ended up ordering the Artist CU24 with bare hog back, flame maple neck, ebony board, 57/08s and nickle hardware (yes, I actually did NOT see this guitar in my head as having gold or even hybrid hardware, even if it is considered the "premium" option that comes default with Artist packages). And I wanted a true "green" top -- so I struggled with the options on colors -- Jade, Evergreen, Trampas Green, Faded Evergreen were the colors I have seen on other PRSi (granted not all were available in the Artist Pack). Strangely the Faded Evergreen is not very popular, but it most fit what I was going for, so I picked it (and hoped it wouldn't be too "faded").
It was supposed to be 4 months, but evidently PRS was backed up (maybe someone has more insight into this). It ended up being just two weeks shy of 9 months before it arrived. All that waiting was immediately forgotten when I plugged in and started playing. What an amazing guitar!
As for looks: the color ended up being exactly what I had in my head, which is pretty amazing -- I did pass on to the dealer my thoughts on the color during the ordering, not sure if it made it all the way to the production. But either way it came out exactly how I would have wanted it (even if I had done PS and specified a custom color myself).
I have heard others say here that the pictures don't do these guitars justice -- they are so right! The 3d look of the grain and finish on this guitar is really museum quality. It is also hard to capture the colors with different light temperatures (it looks like FADED evergreen in the pictures I took in the sun, but it doesn't look like that in person, either in the sun or under lightbulbs -- strange).
Oh, and one more thing: that vanilla smell is intoxicating (I didn't know about that until it arrived). I swear, I'm going to think of PRS the next time I smell vanilla icing on a cake.
