The real question IMO is whether or not you have "headroom" on your tone pot. If you always play with the tone on 10, you will hear the difference in neck pickup tone. If you play with your tone at 5 - 8, the difference is only a small adjustment.
At the sake of showing my ignorance, I am asking: What are the advantages / disadvantages of one design over the other? Obviously, there are two more frets on a 24 fret model and the scale is different from a 22 fret. But am I missing anything else? I have three 22 fret PRS models and one 24 fret PRS model. I really don't notice much difference in playing them. I am more of an amp guy (obviously), so what don't I know about these two concepts? I think someone once told me that if you are a strat player, the 24 fret PRS is less of a challenge to switch over to. I am asking the guitar aficiandos out there to enlighten me and perhaps others out there. Thanks.
I have used many of my guitars tuned in Eb. Most of the bands in my area play a half step down. I don't have to make any changes to my setup when I do that. The setup still works with the half step down tuning. Part of that depends on the gage of strings you are using. If you are using heavier strings you may need to tweak the truss rod a tiny bit. It would be a very minor tweak.Sorry to resurrect this old thread....question about down tuning with a 22 fret. I tend to switch between standard E tuning and Eb tuning. When I downtune to Eb on my CE24, the playability is still there, no complaints or need to re-setup. Anyone have experience with this on a 22 fret?
I definitely feel a difference in string tension at a half step down, regardless of the number of frets. The difference is just not enough to mess up my setup. I can go back and forth between the two tunings without adjusting anything.1/2 step down is barely noticeable feel wise on a 22. You’ll be fine.
It’s all about string size and intonation the lower you go. My one 00 Singlecut is tuned down to B Standard with a Mann Made adjustable bridge and strung up with a D’Addario EJ22 13-56 set.
I guess I‘m just use to lower tunings and heavier strings to even notice a big difference going just a 1/2 step down.I definitely feel a difference in string tension at a half step down, regardless of the number of frets. The difference is just not enough to mess up my setup. I can go back and forth between the two tunings without adjusting anything.
Amen man, that dude made me crazyYeah, Ed Roman thought he knew a lot...I always wondered about his medications...
Only Ed knew how to make a guitar. That's why his name is a household word among guitarists, why a Roman guitar is such a classic instrument, etc. I don't know what-all we were thinking playing anything but a Roman electric for the past 60 years. How could all those 22 fret guitars Gibson, PRS and even Fender made over the years possibly be any good?
If you studied what was known about aerodynamics at one time, you'd learn that a bumblebee couldn't fly, too.