Reactorcritical
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So a few weeks back, I'm told that I'll be getting a bonus at work. My first thought was "new guitar" (no brainer).
I've been wanting a Tremonti SE Custom for a while (sold off an old Tremonti SE and a SE Singlecut last year due to boomy pups and didn't want to spend the $$$ to replace them). Anyway, I miss them and would like another PRS singlecut of some sort. Also looked at the Zach Myers. The wife said this would be perfectly fine.
That's when I strayed off on the S2 path. American made PRS guitars (minus the hardware) for not much more than an SE, not bad. Found a few blue crab smoke burst singlecuts that I'm really GAS'ing for bad (sad that they discontinued that finish).
As I continued to look, I realized that used core PRS guitars can be had for $1200 and up (of course, most are 90's or very early 2000 models, without birds, possibly even CE's).
The wife was fine with me picking up a used S2 for $1k. And if I couldn't find one I liked at that price, then I could buy a new S2 but I was encouraged to try to work them down at least a little.
Here's the problem, at $1400 for a new S2, you're practically breaking ground into the beautiful world of Core PRS guitars (that aren't older than today's legal smokers). Up'ing my budget by even a few hundred could grant me a 8-10 year old Custom 22/24 with a nice top, legit pickups, and all the joys that a true core PRS has to offer.
So.... do you buy the S2 that you'd be perfectly happy with or push the budget a tad bit further and go with a used core (knowing that you've already been granted a budget increase once already)?
I've been wanting a Tremonti SE Custom for a while (sold off an old Tremonti SE and a SE Singlecut last year due to boomy pups and didn't want to spend the $$$ to replace them). Anyway, I miss them and would like another PRS singlecut of some sort. Also looked at the Zach Myers. The wife said this would be perfectly fine.
That's when I strayed off on the S2 path. American made PRS guitars (minus the hardware) for not much more than an SE, not bad. Found a few blue crab smoke burst singlecuts that I'm really GAS'ing for bad (sad that they discontinued that finish).
As I continued to look, I realized that used core PRS guitars can be had for $1200 and up (of course, most are 90's or very early 2000 models, without birds, possibly even CE's).
The wife was fine with me picking up a used S2 for $1k. And if I couldn't find one I liked at that price, then I could buy a new S2 but I was encouraged to try to work them down at least a little.
Here's the problem, at $1400 for a new S2, you're practically breaking ground into the beautiful world of Core PRS guitars (that aren't older than today's legal smokers). Up'ing my budget by even a few hundred could grant me a 8-10 year old Custom 22/24 with a nice top, legit pickups, and all the joys that a true core PRS has to offer.
So.... do you buy the S2 that you'd be perfectly happy with or push the budget a tad bit further and go with a used core (knowing that you've already been granted a budget increase once already)?
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