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Our band is playing a song that is mainly played with several acoustic guitars and the Starla jangly tone is working very nicely!

Thanks. Background credit goes to my badly needed driveway repair! :)

Great review and I pretty much agree with your assessment including the plastic "dead" birds!

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I played two S2 extensively and was generally impressed with them though I found one to sound better than the other one. IMO, the rosewood on the fretboard and the inlays were of better quality on the older ones. Otherwise, I would have bought an S2 had I not come across this one. If I were...

Me too. However, I'm glad the older Mira has 24 frets as it has replaced my CU24 with a more "musical" pickups that produce excellent harmonics and overtones.

In search of a Gretsch tone I decided on a PRS Starla. And, opted for the older, USA model instead of the S2. This is a 2010 Starla in Vintage Orange with a W/F neck! This guitar, especially, loves Vox AC30! With its sibling: 2009 Mira with the Standard neck

In search of a Gretsch tone I decided on a PRS Starla. And, opted for the older, USA model instead of the S2. This is a 2010 Starla in Vintage Orange with a W/F neck! This guitar, especially, loves Vox AC30! With its sibling: 2009 Mira with a Standard neck

I decided on getting a used, USA model. I hope to have one by this afternoon in vintage cherry! :)

I agree that other relevant variables play into this tonal disparity, but clearly there was a tonal difference between the '13 and '14 S2 Starla. The '13 Starla sounded fantastic through a new Vox 1x12. I played the '14 Starla through the same amp with similar settings at a different GC with...

After finding out that S2 Starla scale is 25" (as compared to 24.5" for Starla) I went out to try out one. I came across a new, white 2013 (looked like it was played and returned) and was very impressed with the tones I was getting out of the new Vox amps. However, the GC manager and I were...

I think we're saying similar things, but semantics are getting in the way. I like 53/10s for leads because, in your words, they are "scorching" and yet smooth. 57/08s have a more transparent voice with better overtones, thus I like them more for rhythmic tones. My experience with 53/10s was...

53/10 and 57/08 are my favorite PRS pickups. IMO, 57/08 has slightly more bite in tone to best cover classic rock, for example. 53/10 is slightly more smooth though it can easily cover 57/08 areas as well. It's a toss up, but if I were to splice hair then I do prefer 53/10 for smooth lead...

I had a Quatro with 53/10s and loved it. I tried out Paul's guitar extensively with 408 pickups, and was not as impressed as I was with ME Q, IMO!

The American Vintage Series bug was bitten by a Custom Shop "Pine" Tele bug! :) It should arrive in 10 days after my CU24 Artist arrives at the store. It's made with a 100 year old Pine!