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I went to the local GC to pick up a Katana…and left without an amp and with lots of questions. They had lots of Katanas, new and used. They also had—and tried to sell me—a fender mustang lt25, which was honestly a lot of fun and easy. But, as my good friend said, I’m more of a “tube amp and...

I’m listening….

Okay, people. I made the move on a s2 594 and it’s on its way! Anyone want to talk me out of a Katana for my stated purposes? Knowing my nature, I suspect I won’t keep it for long, but it fits the budget for now.

The S2 594 seems to tick a lot of my boxes. It’s a little more than I’d like to spend, though, since they don’t make an SE. How do y’all think I’d like an SE Custom 24-08? Shares a fair number of characteristics, seems.

I think I’m going to change my user name to “Hippie on a Budget” if you don’t mind?

I thought I’d be lazy and just snag a Katana. Any specific advice on better choices?

Many thanks! It does seem like I’ll probably love just about any PRS I end up getting. I love the suffering of this stage of making a big purchase.

There is a clean SE 245 for sale near me. I’ve heard some comparison between the 594 and the 245 here, but it seems the SC body and the absence of coil-splitting would make it pretty different. Thoughts?

No. I’ll figure out amp budget after I find a guitar.

Are the S2 594 pickups pretty different than those on the core model? (I’m sure I could easily look that up, but we’re just talkin here)

Thanks for your thoughts on this. There are quite a few here that are suggesting the S2 594. Do I hear you right that you think the tone of the S2 version may be a bit of a letdown?

Does anybody know John well enough to change his mind about doing the SS in sunburst or something? Put in a word for me?

I’m delusional, but not quite so delusional that I think I’ll ever sound anything like JM or JG or (fill in the blank), at least not for more than about four seconds at a time, if I’m lucky, some day, maybe. Hopefully I sound good enough at some point to sound good enough to not be embarrassed...

Thanks for the solid advice from all of you. I’m not tied to any of the four options I listed—those were just the ones I could readily see. Would anyone recommend anything I haven’t listed?

I have played acoustic guitar, badly, for maybe 15 years, though I have no musical background beyond that. My love affair with The Dead/D&C, etc has led me to purchase an electric, and when I saw JM playing “Honey” in Boulder in June, I decided I had to own a PRS. So….I began researching and...