CakeEater
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- Jan 13, 2015
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Hi everyone,
I've been playing PRSi for a number of years now and feel like I'm ready to buy one last guitar built to my personal tastes. I'm certainly not a gear-hoarder and aspire to only one high-quality instrument for each type that I play. I have an acoustic that I'm completely happy with, a ukulele that I'm completely happy with, and now it's time for an electric guitar that I'm completely happy with.
My PRSi choices so far have been great but not perfect, starting with a Livningston Lemondrop DGT and then moving to an Azul 30th Anniversary CU24 later. I did swap the CU24 pickups out for a Lambertones Cream & Grinder set as that was more to my taste.
Here's what I've determined:
I swapped the DGT for the CU24 because I found the pattern-thin neck and slimmer body to be much more comfortable.
I preferred the DGT pickups to the 85/15s, and found them comparable or better than the Lambertones.
I never use positions 2 and 4 on the CU24, and would prefer a 3-way switch and 2 volume knobs like on the DGT to blend in the middle position.
What are the benfefits of ash compared to mahogany?
So I think my ideal customized private stock would be a CU24 body and neck with DGT electronics if that's possible. If it would be considered a better option I'd be comfortable with a CU22 neck, though I'm not sure if they're available in patter-thin. Would this be possible?
Lastly, how much of an upgrade is a one-piece top like this considered?
Any thoughts or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I've been playing PRSi for a number of years now and feel like I'm ready to buy one last guitar built to my personal tastes. I'm certainly not a gear-hoarder and aspire to only one high-quality instrument for each type that I play. I have an acoustic that I'm completely happy with, a ukulele that I'm completely happy with, and now it's time for an electric guitar that I'm completely happy with.
My PRSi choices so far have been great but not perfect, starting with a Livningston Lemondrop DGT and then moving to an Azul 30th Anniversary CU24 later. I did swap the CU24 pickups out for a Lambertones Cream & Grinder set as that was more to my taste.
Here's what I've determined:
I swapped the DGT for the CU24 because I found the pattern-thin neck and slimmer body to be much more comfortable.
I preferred the DGT pickups to the 85/15s, and found them comparable or better than the Lambertones.
I never use positions 2 and 4 on the CU24, and would prefer a 3-way switch and 2 volume knobs like on the DGT to blend in the middle position.
What are the benfefits of ash compared to mahogany?
So I think my ideal customized private stock would be a CU24 body and neck with DGT electronics if that's possible. If it would be considered a better option I'd be comfortable with a CU22 neck, though I'm not sure if they're available in patter-thin. Would this be possible?
Lastly, how much of an upgrade is a one-piece top like this considered?
Any thoughts or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!