Recent content by mjreardon

Most of the shows I play my P22 for are outdoors in the Florida humidity and heat. I have been using DR Tite-Fits, .011-.050, since I got the P22 earlier this year and I love the way they play. The Tite-Fits, for my other guitars and the PRS prior to the summer, always seemed to last longer...

Boils down to where you prefer the neck pickup to be IMO and whether or not the extra 2 frets would be useful. Even some of those who do not use the 23/24 frets prefer the tone of the neck pickup with more clarity and brightness as opposed to the fat and smooth tones from the neck HB on a...

Can't hurt, but not required if changing strings one at a time. However, if removing all the strings, I do recommend blocking the trem in whatever fashion you prefer to keep it in place.

The two key ingredients for Strat tone, in my humble opinion of course, are 1) a middle pickup and 2) scale length. All the guitars you mentioned have item #1 covered, so no need to worry there. As far as scale length is concerned, PRS doesn't make any guitars with 25-1/2" scale length. However...

I have been a bassist primarily for most of my playing days. My main bass is a Fender Am Std. Jazz V and my other bass is a MIM P-bass with a pickup upgrade...I say that to say this, please don't do another Jazz/Precision variant. There are enough of those on the market as-is and, frankly, I...

Simple, elegant, & beautiful. Nice choice!!

For delay, I really love the Diamond Memory Lane Jr. Its a digital that isn't really meant to clone anything, but it combines the best of analog and digital sounds. Some of the warmest delay tones I've ever heard and the modulation is perfect. I usually find modulation on delay pedals to be...

How NOS are we talking? The P22 could be great if it's got the 53/10s (2012 model), but is probably still good even with the 57/08s. I wouldn't sell the acoustic sounds of the P22 short. Through an acoustic DI into your recording console, I doubt most people would ever be able to tell the...

Nice guitar....congrats! And, I agree, my '12 P22 is a better guitar in nearly every way than the 2 I owned before (a '98 and an '02). A Paul's Guitar and a 408 are on my list of must-plays.

Looks like a CE24 to me.

I think they will be pretty different...bolt-on neck, thinner neck and body, tremolo, and different placement of neck pickup on the CE vs. the McCarty. All those factors will have an influence on the tone. I mean, it will be similar in the way that most PRS with 2 HBs are similar to one another...

Update: Gig report and pickup questions So the show went very well Saturday night, lots of admirers for the P22 in both looks and sound. Sounded very nice on clean stuff, but it really shined with a moderate amount of drive...just a great classic rock tone. The acoustic sound was wonderful as...

Just wanted to echo this. It's safe to use whatever gauge you want, especially with a proper setup. There is no "right" size, except the size that is right for you.

First of all, congratulations on the find. Second, respecting your quote above, I think you might be surprised. There is quite a bit of love for the S2s here. They do represent a great value and are very good guitars in their own right. Personally, I'm excited to see the S2s really hit the used...

I run through a simple Fender DRRI with pedals for my dirty tones. The pedal I use most is the Barber Direct Drive, which is a great amp-like distortion...turns my Fender into a Plexi (not really, but close enough for my needs). I also use a Wampler Pinnacle Deluxe for the more aggressive tones...