Guitar adaptability/usage

[d1backwoods]

I am not the best guitarist by any means, but am not a beginner. Looking for guidance or tip on chosing right guitar.

I have owned over 1.5-2 dozen guitars and always keep them for a few months and swap/trade for something else. My issue is I play everything from praise/worship to indie/alt-rock to americana country. I have never had an instrument without a "pedal involved" that can swing the entire genre soundscape.

Maybe it's a operator error and my skill level needs to be increased, but just looking for input for a great guitar with perfect blend of humbucker and single coil (which PRS coil tap has always sounded amazing).

Thanks in advance, and open to ALL CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM !!

 

[jxe]

what have you been playing and what don’t you like that has you switching them out?

i talk a lot about superfluous pickups but i can get a good sound for almost anything out of my bridge pickup.

 

[d1backwoods]

what have you been playing and what don’t you like that has you switching them out?

i talk a lot about superfluous pickups but i can get a good sound for almost anything out of my bridge pickup.

Currently on a Telecaster Thinline classic vibe, previously than that PRS SE22 SemiHollow, and Fender Jaguar

 

[BrianC]

Many of the PRS line can be used as a Swiss Army knife. I think its a matter of finding one that you are most comfortable with and really mastering it to make it do everything you want.

For me, its the custom 24. I have had numerous elements of the PRS line and others outside of it and the custom fits best.

There is a video on YT from The Five Watt world about this - worth a look!

 

[Egads]

I see a couple ways to think about it. Multiple guitars or a Jack of All guitar.

There are a few Jack of All guitars, and tons of specific sound guitars. Jags and Teles can do a lot, but I find them to be fairly specific. Trying to cover the range you are talking about, I immediately thought about something like an S2 Studio.

Or, keep the Tele, add something with humbuckers, then add something with P-90s (my favorites), then add something with filtertrons...

Or, find a guitar you connect with and figure out how to make it sound like you.

Nothing wrong with pedals. That's the easiest way to to make an amp and guitar fit a gig.

 

[d1backwoods]

I been reading on the SE Paul's guitar as well, looks like more versatility than the average guitar (in that price point).

I have also owned previously a Zach Myers SE 2017 and that was a great guitar but I like living close or under the 7 pound range

 

[Egads]

I'm surprised your ZM was heavy. I've played two or three and found them on the light side. I'm a big fan of hollow and semi-hollow, and like light guitars, too. That said, I'm still pretty open. Having more than one opens some forgiveness on weight.

 

[Griz]

I think you should check out an S2 Studio. Broad range of tones and light weight.

 

[ThePod]

How about a Line 6 Variax. If you're looking for the ultimate in versatility, it doesn't get any more versatile than those

 

[Egads]

How about a Line 6 Variax. If you're looking for the ultimate in versatility, it doesn't get any more versatile than those

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[alantig]

Sounds like a DGT might be up your alley. Very versatile guitar, great single coil sounds, tons of tones available.

Just take a look at today’s Experience video, session 2. Conveniently, Grissom kicks it off.

 

[Iceman101]

509 perhaps?

 

[markd21]

I do P&W and a lot of local sessions - singer/songwriter, Americana, country, blues rock - and I can cover a lot of ground with a stock CE24 Semi-Hollow.

The weight and balance is spectacular. The 85/15 pickups can do a lot depending on volume and tone pot settings. The split tones are outstanding. The guitar works exceptionally well with Fender, Vox or Marshall style amps.

 

[Em7]

I been reading on the SE Paul's guitar as well, looks like more versatility than the average guitar (in that price point).

I have also owned previously a Zach Myers SE 2017 and that was a great guitar but I like living close or under the 7 pound range

A big part of your problem is your price point. The SE line was created at Carlos Santana’s request for entry level instruments. The “SE” in “PRS SE” stands for “Student Edition.” The SEs are good guitars for their price points, but the takeaway here is “price point.” The SEs are made under license. They are actually World Musical Instruments and Cort guitars. I am no stranger to Cort guitars. My first electric guitar, purchased in 1976, was a made in a Japan Cortez Les Paul copy (Cortez was an early Cort brand). It was a decent guitar, but it was not a Les Paul, not even a seventies Les Paul, which was the low water mark for Gibson. The guitars made in Maryland are simply better instruments, even the S2s and CEs.

With that said, I would look at new and used CE24s. The CE has the snap of a Fender with the sustain of a Les Paul. My pickups of choice for the CE are the 85/15 Treble and Bass (a.k.a. modern incarnations of the Standard Treble and Bass) or the Vintage Treble and Bass (the original CE pickups).

 

[Anachronism]

If you want a do-it-all guitar, try a 513

 

[pac90]

Used core mira - light weight, feels good & does everything

 

[dogrocketp]

Get a good PRS that you like, and remember, the sound starts in your hands. There isn’t any guitar anywhere that’s going to do everything. That’s why you need several PRSi. Get one sound down on your guitar, and when you’ve gotten good at that, chase the next one. We always need to do the work, not the Instruments. A carpenter does better work with Good tools he knows.

 

[d1backwoods]

Used core mira - light weight, feels good & does everything

This is what I went for over the weekend. Ordered a Mira :- ) .... I do love all the options out there, and to the user who commented about the SE line I will say that has always been my "market price". Once I get better at this craft I think I will make the jump to the S2 or CE Linep.

Thank you everyone for your input ad it was MUCH MUCH appreciated

 

[merciful-evans]

This is what I went for over the weekend. Ordered a Mira :- ) .... I do love all the options out there, and to the user who commented about the SE line I will say that has always been my "market price". Once I get better at this craft I think I will make the jump to the S2 or CE Linep.

Thank you everyone for your input ad it was MUCH MUCH appreciated

Good luck with the Mira. Hopefully that will serve you well.

 

[Nexlevel]

A big part of your problem is your price point. The SE line was created at Carlos Santana’s request for entry level instruments. The “SE” in “PRS SE” stands for “Student Edition.” The SEs are good guitars for their price points, but the takeaway here is “price point.” The SEs are made under license. They are actually World Musical Instruments and Cort guitars. I am no stranger to Cort guitars. My first electric guitar, purchased in 1976, was a made in a Japan Cortez Les Paul copy (Cortez was an early Cort brand). It was a decent guitar, but it was not a Les Paul, not even a seventies Les Paul, which was the low water mark for Gibson. The guitars made in Maryland are simply better instruments, even the S2s and CEs.

With that said, I would look at new and used CE24s. The CE has the snap of a Fender with the sustain of a Les Paul. My pickups of choice for the CE are the 85/15 Treble and Bass (a.k.a. modern incarnations of the Standard Treble and Bass) or the Vintage Treble and Bass (the original CE pickups).

To be clear...the CE and S2 are made in Maryland, however the S2 gets import SE level electronics. CE gets American CORE level electronics. CE has CORE body and shape with bolt on neck which is great yet is a lower cost design to make. Build quality of S2 is superb just simplified to reduce cost. SE build is similar to S2 built with low cost labor under design license from PRS. Licensed factories make Cort and great guitars. They may also make the MusicMan and G&L imports, but not certain. Try pricing Cort branded guitars. You may be surprised that they can reach to $1000 - $3000 or more. Their guitar piano violins are highly regarded.