JMaia
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So I decided to buy a new PRS, I own a PRS SE I bought used a few years ago and it leaved me quite disapointed because it always had several problems (probably why the the owner sold it, lesson learned...).
So I decided to up a notch and buy a higher quality guitar in the hopes that I won't be faced with this kind of issues in the future. Plus I bought it new and this time I think I can hold PRS accountable if any issues arise because of lthe lifetime warranty they offer.
So I bite the bullet and bought a PRS S2 Standard 22 in Egyptian gold (with trem because the wraparound bridge on my SE proved to be a nightmare). Not my first color choice, I bet that's why they made a significant discount.
The guitar hasnt arrived yet, but I have a few thoughts that are nagging me and want to know a few things.
1. This model has a pickguard, and there is a large cavity underneath it to house electronics. As far as I can tell this was made to cut costs down. But what I wanted to know, does this affect the tone of the guitar? Is it noticeable comparing to a PRS S2 Custom (wich does not have pickgard and cavity) with the same pickups? Better? Worse? Just different?
2. Other thing I would like to know is about the pickups. I think they are #7 model. How are they? They are Korean made, I have no problem with that because my Korean SE sounds fine to me. But is it higher quality than stock SE'S pups? Are they made any different?
3. About the trem, can I go apesh*t and do crazy dive bombs with it? I saw tons of videoson youtube on guys doing crazy things with the trems on the Core models, and they just would not go out of tune! (very impressive). Is it possible with S2'S models? Probably not because the trem is also imported from Korea and is lower quality. What is your experience?
So I decided to up a notch and buy a higher quality guitar in the hopes that I won't be faced with this kind of issues in the future. Plus I bought it new and this time I think I can hold PRS accountable if any issues arise because of lthe lifetime warranty they offer.
So I bite the bullet and bought a PRS S2 Standard 22 in Egyptian gold (with trem because the wraparound bridge on my SE proved to be a nightmare). Not my first color choice, I bet that's why they made a significant discount.
The guitar hasnt arrived yet, but I have a few thoughts that are nagging me and want to know a few things.
1. This model has a pickguard, and there is a large cavity underneath it to house electronics. As far as I can tell this was made to cut costs down. But what I wanted to know, does this affect the tone of the guitar? Is it noticeable comparing to a PRS S2 Custom (wich does not have pickgard and cavity) with the same pickups? Better? Worse? Just different?
2. Other thing I would like to know is about the pickups. I think they are #7 model. How are they? They are Korean made, I have no problem with that because my Korean SE sounds fine to me. But is it higher quality than stock SE'S pups? Are they made any different?
3. About the trem, can I go apesh*t and do crazy dive bombs with it? I saw tons of videoson youtube on guys doing crazy things with the trems on the Core models, and they just would not go out of tune! (very impressive). Is it possible with S2'S models? Probably not because the trem is also imported from Korea and is lower quality. What is your experience?
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