Do PRS SE production numbers matter?

[Gorebomb]

Hello all, first post here. I've been playing since I was 13, been going for 18 years now. started with a Squier guitar+amp combo and worked my way up to an SE. I'd have to sell my car to take that next step for a USA PRS, but I'm in love with what I got so I'll stick to it.

I decided to look up the serial # on my Trampas Green SE 24 on GuitarInsite and it shows that my SN is production number 1. Is that significant in any way? If it isn't and the info is legit it still feels nice.

 

[dmatthews]

Welcome, and congrats on a cool axe!
Not sure about the production number myself. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable on that subject will chime in soon!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Congratulations and welcome, same as Dave.

Someone will surf in with the answer.

 

[aphantomvaper]

Cool and welcome. Post some pics when you are able.

 

[Mozzi]

Its very unlikely to be the 'first' ever in production - At best its maybe the first off the production line that specific day, week or shift - I don't know how their Serial numbers work with the SE line - other than the letter being the 'year' indicator with R = 2017, S = 2018 etc.

I don't know how they do their SE numbers. Some part could be represent the 'day' (001-365) or 'week' (01-52) with the Letter for the 'year' and then a sequential part for number of guitars made that day, week, month or even year.

 

[Daryl Jones]

Welcome to the land of the addiction. I love my SE Custom too (even if I long for a higher end model) but it's still a very capable guitar. I also know next to nothing about the sequencing and meaning of serial # details. I think the ones made "across the pond" follow different parameters than the USA instruments that way.

 

[jkornel]

I recently picked up a Trampas Green SE CU24 and I am loving that guitar! I have been gigging with it along side my Core CU24 and Core Mira and it is every bit as capable of a guitar!

I don't know anything about the serial numbers but I am curious now too.

 

[Gorebomb]

Thanks everyone. The only issue I've had with the specific guitar that I purchased was the nut... it was too thinly filed to fit a .10ga set of strings, so I had it replaced with a bone nut. It sounds great, and the neck with feels like it was made for me.

I am however noticing a lot of "bleed" and low individual string clarity and muddiness on high notes when I play chords or multiple notes with high gain. For example, if I alternate playing eighth notes on the open B and fretted G string, the fretted notes on the G almost get completely buried by the ringing b string. I'm going to try adjusting the pickup height to see if it makes a difference in overall string accentuation... They look way too low at the moment. If that doesn't change anything I may go with replacing the 85/15 S PUs with SD Full Shreds.

 

[Gorebomb]

Cool and welcome. Post some pics when you are able.

sure thing

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Congratulations, very nice. Hope it brings you years and years of fun.

 

[aphantomvaper]

sure thing

Very nice!

 

[Black-Viper75]

Welcome. Great guitar. These are truly inspiring instruments. SE's feel like they're in a league of their own.