First PRS on order - 35th Anniversary S2 24

[Dweebs]

To my fellow PRS enthusiasts, I've just got home after placing an order for my first PRS guitar, I literally can't wait for this thing to arrive.

I've gone for the S2 35th Anniversary in 'whale blue'

Just wanted to share my excitement and see if anyone is lucky enough to already have one of these, and see what they thought of them. Also I played an SE in whale blue, and a normal S2 in whale blue to see how i liked the neck profiles etc, and found the color difference to be quite large. I've not seen the anniversary one in the flesh, so if anyone has a whale blue version, I'd really appreciate some photos to see how these look in normal everyday life.

 

[Tahlee]

Congrats and welcome to the forum. The waiting is the hardest part. No, saving up the cash is actually the hardest part!

 

[toothace]

Congrats and welcome to the Enablers Club! You picked the best color, so it will sound extra sweet! If you don' post pics once you get it, we assume you've bought a Hello Kitty...

 

[bodia]

Congrats on your first, and welcome to the forum

 

[Black-Viper75]

Congrats and welcome to the forum. I hope your wait won't be long. Looking forward to you posting some pics when it arrives.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Congratulations and welcome. Looking forward to your photos!

 

[VHTStark]

Congrats and welcome! The first one is always exciting and I know once you get it in yout hands and plug it in, you will quickly realize why alot of us around here haven't been able to stop at one.

 

[dogrocketp]

Great choice! The best color in an incredibly good guitar for gigs. I’ve always been thrilled by how each piece of wood takes stain differently, and every single guitar looks different even though they may have the same color name. It’s great that we all have unique axes to treasure.

 

[Tony M.]

I have an S2 35th anniversary Cu24.
You're gonna love yours.

 

[shimmilou]

I have the plain old S2 Cu24 and it is fantastic, so I'm sure you will like yours with the extras it has. Can't wait to see pics.

 

[vovin777]

Same, I ordered the Aquamarine. Looks like its going to be a long wait.

 

[Andrew Leaman]

Congrats. I also ordered my first prs. Same guitar in the McCarty burst. So excited! May be waiting 6 months I've been told

 

[Jo-]

Welcome and Congrats... whale blue is a super colour but it looks different depending on the lighting. It can look very dark in dim light or it can pop in bright light. Can't wait to see pics.. in the meantime here's my CuRo22 in whale blue (artist quilt top)

and in the brighter light

 

[flynvgtr]

On the 35th Anniversary S2 Custom 24, are the pickups regular 85/15s or TCI?

 

[Dweebs]

Congrats. I also ordered my first prs. Same guitar in the McCarty burst. So excited! May be waiting 6 months I've been told

yeah, i've been told between 6 and 9 months, but i've got everything crossed it'll be here sooner.

cheers for those pics Jo, that's a lovely looking bit of kit you've got there

 

[bodia]

On the 35th Anniversary S2 Custom 24, are the pickups regular 85/15s or TCI?

Should have TCI

 

[TheDoktor]

Whale Blue does tend to vary a lot from guitar to guitar from what I've, and in different lighting conditions I find, even. I've noticed mine photographs a little different with a flash than without-



I love three color though, it's one I remember from when I was just a kid in the 90s with no money who could only drool over the PRS catalogs.

 

[vovin777]

Just an update: I ordered my 35th Anniversary Aquamarine model - May 26 It arrived this morning.

 

[TheDoktor]

Just an update: I ordered my 35th Anniversary Aquamarine model - May 26 It arrived this morning.

Awesome! Can't wait for pics!

 

[Dweebs]

well; firstly happy new year to you all and whilst it's been a while since my last post, lots of things have changed, and one of the main changes is that I received a phone call a few days ago to say there was a package waiting for me. This little beauty had arrived:

I have to say whilst not the most experienced guitarist around, I've had an opportunity to play a few rather expensive guitars, and considering the price point; the quality of this guitar has exceeded even what I'd have expected by PRS. Cheers to everyone on this forum too, as I'll be honest I was rather close to purchasing a rival brand, and a mixture of this forum and some further reading made me decide to go PRS, and am I glad I did. So thanks again to all you fellow members!