Max Headroom
Your Mom rang, can she have her panties back!
She said.....Just being picky about wanting that extra fatness AND extra width
She said.....Just being picky about wanting that extra fatness AND extra width
So many choices, so little time……I don't know! I do like the extra width on the Wide Thin/Fat and Pattern Vintage profiles. I'm sure the Regular profile would be fine. Just being picky about wanting that extra fatness AND extra width
Hi @alex1fly … i agree with you that the custom 24 has a certain rock element that my other 4 PRS’s don’t have. They’re more vintage sounding, which I love but my 2014 CU24 is just a real special guitar….Which of the SE or S2 models as articulate, hi-fi, and rock-leaning as the Custom 24? Seems like the rock ones generally come with thin necks... Mira, Tremonti, Holcomb... whereas the more vintage ones come with thick necks... Santana, Starla, McCarty.
Really what I'm looking for is 25" scale, thick neck, with that magical blend of articulation/cut/compression/output in the high end and round/defined/pleasing snap in the low end that the Custom 24 does so well. Nothing I have sounds better than the Custom 24 but I can't play it for too long given the thin neck.
Or would a McCarty 594 doublecut with different pickups do the trick? I have an S2 currently but the tone definitely leans more towards a low output Les Paul than the Custom 24's 80s vibe.
Les, you’re lucky to have 2 stores that are tuned into your needs. It’s certainly not the norm where I live…..I can't speak about dealers you work with.
However, you'd be surprised to know the dealers that I work with are well aware of my tastes and needs in gear, both in the studio context and for guitar gear. So it depends on the dealer.
My guitar dealer knows my wants and needs to a 'T'. I can't speak for his other customers, but he's mentioned that he carries gear that is very much attuned to what players in his neck of the woods are into in terms of music and tone - which, incidentally, isn't the stuff I'm into.
At this point, I can simply ask, "Will this guitar or amp appeal to me?" and I'll get a straight up answer. That's down to not only brands and models, but individual guitars' tones.
He stocks gear that appeals to me. The same is true of my main pro audio dealer. I will only buy guitars and amps from someone who understands exactly what I need.
What I don't know is how a dealer who is unaware of what real-deal customers actually want can stay in business. Because buying inventory that doesn't sell is just plain stupid.
On the other hand, when I find a dealer I can work well with, I'll keep working with the shop, and that dealer learns what I'm into. My relationships to all my vendors work that way.
A 594 series will never sound like a Custom 24… I own both and have had a number of Custom 24’s since the 90’s and they all have similar (but different) tones. The 594 has that Gibson low mid bassy bottom , sweet highs, more mids thing cause of the scale length, Tuneamatic bridge, design, fat neck ect. Very different than any CU24 I’ve ever played. Paul was going after the Gibson market with the 594 series and he’s done a superb job in creating (imho) a more refined and somewhat different guitar and doesn’t have to deal with any legacy like Gibson does, which in many ways keeps them stuck in the past, which isn’t really their fault. It’s what their buyers expect….In my experience owning multiples of the same model is that they don't sound the same guitar to guitar. The core 594 that I play on sounds a certain way..yes..but to think they all sound that way isn't the case. Custom 24s...well I've never had one sound like the other and my favorite one I can't sell it cuz it is soooo different than any other custom 24 I've tried. I own 3 at the moment. Also I've not gotten along with 4 or 5 of the custom 24s I've owned in the past. Sold em.
Really you just gotta hunt for a double cut core 594 that might sound the way you want, if you want a modern guitar that scratches your itch. I gotta say though I do love my Santana. Totally different animal.
I was a successful guitar store owner/ dealer for 30 years. Nowadays it would be called a boutique store but my primary concern first and foremost was never profit margins it was always about trying to help guide customers to their needs. I had gained lots of knowledge of the years concerning tube & solid state amps and guitars which I was able to access to help folks.Maybe, Maybe Not. Just How Sure Are You? If It Isn't Private Stock, The Dealer In The Huge Majority Of Instances Across The Board Are Buying Off The Menu Paul Gives Them To Order From. The Saying "I Build What Sells" Is A Great Heat Deflector And Neutralizer In Addition To Steering The Consumer To The Private Stock Department For Their "Unique" Wants And Needs.
How Much Time Does Paul Really Spend On The Phone Or In Person With His Dealers Actually Getting The Pulse Of What The Customer Is Saying To The Dealer... Who Then Gives That "Accurate Information" To Paul So He Can Make His Guitar Building Business Decisions? How Accurate Do You Really Think That Information Is? How Much Of That Information Do You Really Think He Is Getting Overall? Not Much If He Is Going About It Like That. It Simply Doesn't Work Because The Huge Majority of Information Will Be Lost Or Watered Down And Paul Is Smarter Than That.
I Have Been In This Game For Many Years And Not A Single Dealer I Know And Deal With Truly Knows My Wants And Needs Gear Wise. Dealers Concerns Are Typically First And Foremost Margin Or Else They Won't Be Dealers For Long.
As a practical matter, my situation is like yours.Les, you’re lucky to have 2 stores that are tuned into your needs. It’s certainly not the norm where I live…..