seanchristopher
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Hi everyone,
My name is Sean, and i'm new to this forum. I just bought a PRS CE24 and i'm wondering if I made the right choice. For some background, I mostly play metal, progressive metal (djent for those who prefer that name), hard rock, pop rock, and pop punk. But I play almost any style so I can always be expanding my guitar vocabulary.
I was choosing between the CE24 that I ended up going with, and a S2 Custom 24. I'm not as familiar with guitars with bolt on necks but, it came down to me really wanting a satin neck so I shelled out the extra cash for the CE24.
But after I ordered the CE24, I noticed that the top carves for the CE24 and S2 Custom 24 are different. I originally preferred the asymmetrical bevel carve on the S2 and I was pretty bummed to see that the CE24 had a different carve. But then I noticed that the CE24 product page on the PRS website says that the CE24 has a violin carve like the core models.
Is the Violin carve on the CE24 noticeably less pronounced than the core models? Or is it only slightly less pronounced?
I saw a post from a few years back on another forum where some guy said he took his CE24 to Guitar Center and compared the "Violin" carve on the CE24, to the "Shallow Violin" carve on the SE models and he said that they're almost the same and that it made the CE24 look like an SE or something like that. I'm not sure if he was exaggerating or not but, it definitely made me worry lol.
With the carve being different than I expected, and with me not being familiar with bolt on neck guitars, I'm a bit worried now but I am really hoping I made the right choice!
I really like the satin neck that the CE24 has and that was such a big thing to me that it ended up being a deciding factor before I noticed the carves being different. And all of the reviews i've seen of the CE24 make it seem really versatile and pretty rich sounding in the mids for a guitar with a bolt on neck!
When I played a S2 Custom 24 at Guitar Center, it played and felt awesome and I loved that beveled carve. But the nitro neck finish got crazy sticky after less than 15 minutes of playing and it was driving me crazy lol. So while playing a show, I can't even imagine how sticky and tacky it would get!
If I knew I wouldn't mess it up, I'd just get the S2 Custom 24 and sand down the neck to a satin finish. But I've seen friends mess up their guitar necks doing that and i'm terrified of the possibility of ruining a brand new PRS especially since l be the most expensive guitar I own lol.
So I need your guys' help to figure out the answers to the following questions :
Will the CE24 will be a good choice for metal? Does it sound similar to the Custom 24? Will the bolt on neck will change anything tonally in a negative way for the genres i'll be using it for? Does the CE24 sound more scooped than the S2 Custom 24 like i've seen some people say, or is it present in the mids like a les paul? Is the violin carve is really the same as an SE, or is it closer to the violin carve on the core models?
Or if you guys think the S2 Custom 24 would be a better option, then would it be worth compromising on the satin neck in order to get the asymmetrical bevel? Would it be more worth it to go with the S2 Custom 24 and take a chance and turn the nitro gloss neck to a satin finish?
The CE24 and S2 Custom 24 are my only options at the moment because i'm ordering through Sweetwater. Most of the other guitars are sold out and have to be pre-ordered, and the S2 Custom 24 and CE24 are the only guitars that have ones in stock that I like lol. And i'm using my sweetwater card with financing for payment so getting a used guitar isn't an option otherwise I would probably look for a used core model instead
Sorry for all of the questions everyone! I've been using this forum while researching the two guitars and I figured instead of lurking, it would be awesome to ask you guys what you thought and seek out the help of the PRS experts on here. Plus, once my PRS arrives i'll be part of the PRS family and it'll be awesome to get to be a part of the PRS community! I appreciate whoever is reading this taking the time to read my post and I appreciate any help anyone is willing to offer on the matter.
My name is Sean, and i'm new to this forum. I just bought a PRS CE24 and i'm wondering if I made the right choice. For some background, I mostly play metal, progressive metal (djent for those who prefer that name), hard rock, pop rock, and pop punk. But I play almost any style so I can always be expanding my guitar vocabulary.
I was choosing between the CE24 that I ended up going with, and a S2 Custom 24. I'm not as familiar with guitars with bolt on necks but, it came down to me really wanting a satin neck so I shelled out the extra cash for the CE24.
But after I ordered the CE24, I noticed that the top carves for the CE24 and S2 Custom 24 are different. I originally preferred the asymmetrical bevel carve on the S2 and I was pretty bummed to see that the CE24 had a different carve. But then I noticed that the CE24 product page on the PRS website says that the CE24 has a violin carve like the core models.
Is the Violin carve on the CE24 noticeably less pronounced than the core models? Or is it only slightly less pronounced?
I saw a post from a few years back on another forum where some guy said he took his CE24 to Guitar Center and compared the "Violin" carve on the CE24, to the "Shallow Violin" carve on the SE models and he said that they're almost the same and that it made the CE24 look like an SE or something like that. I'm not sure if he was exaggerating or not but, it definitely made me worry lol.
With the carve being different than I expected, and with me not being familiar with bolt on neck guitars, I'm a bit worried now but I am really hoping I made the right choice!
I really like the satin neck that the CE24 has and that was such a big thing to me that it ended up being a deciding factor before I noticed the carves being different. And all of the reviews i've seen of the CE24 make it seem really versatile and pretty rich sounding in the mids for a guitar with a bolt on neck!
When I played a S2 Custom 24 at Guitar Center, it played and felt awesome and I loved that beveled carve. But the nitro neck finish got crazy sticky after less than 15 minutes of playing and it was driving me crazy lol. So while playing a show, I can't even imagine how sticky and tacky it would get!
If I knew I wouldn't mess it up, I'd just get the S2 Custom 24 and sand down the neck to a satin finish. But I've seen friends mess up their guitar necks doing that and i'm terrified of the possibility of ruining a brand new PRS especially since l be the most expensive guitar I own lol.
So I need your guys' help to figure out the answers to the following questions :
Will the CE24 will be a good choice for metal? Does it sound similar to the Custom 24? Will the bolt on neck will change anything tonally in a negative way for the genres i'll be using it for? Does the CE24 sound more scooped than the S2 Custom 24 like i've seen some people say, or is it present in the mids like a les paul? Is the violin carve is really the same as an SE, or is it closer to the violin carve on the core models?
Or if you guys think the S2 Custom 24 would be a better option, then would it be worth compromising on the satin neck in order to get the asymmetrical bevel? Would it be more worth it to go with the S2 Custom 24 and take a chance and turn the nitro gloss neck to a satin finish?
The CE24 and S2 Custom 24 are my only options at the moment because i'm ordering through Sweetwater. Most of the other guitars are sold out and have to be pre-ordered, and the S2 Custom 24 and CE24 are the only guitars that have ones in stock that I like lol. And i'm using my sweetwater card with financing for payment so getting a used guitar isn't an option otherwise I would probably look for a used core model instead
Sorry for all of the questions everyone! I've been using this forum while researching the two guitars and I figured instead of lurking, it would be awesome to ask you guys what you thought and seek out the help of the PRS experts on here. Plus, once my PRS arrives i'll be part of the PRS family and it'll be awesome to get to be a part of the PRS community! I appreciate whoever is reading this taking the time to read my post and I appreciate any help anyone is willing to offer on the matter.