Alnus Rubra
Loving nature’s wonders
Welcome Charlie. Congratulations on your new guitar.
Happy birthday guitar.New to the group. Still haven't had much experience with prs. But this week I ordered my first. As a birthday present to myself I ordered the 35th anniversary s2 custom 24. Really excited to get this and learn more about the instruments from this forum.
Just bought a brand new Silver Sky from Sweetwater. Been playing it for a couple days. I don't think it likes me yet. The radius is way different and I find myself stumbling across the neck when I play. I pick up my Strat and its magically fast and smooth. My Strat is a bad ass mofo. lots of attitude. Its modded with a Texas Special at the neck. Nothing in the middle and a Fabulous Semour Duncan double coil in the bridge. Set up with 10s and floating tremolo. Also only has a volume knob no tone knobs. Custom set up by a great guitar guy.
I'm going to have him set up the Silver Sky I want a floating tremolo and to lower the action just a bit. No buzz please. lol I have already lowered the pickups down. That has greatly improved the sustainability in those power notes. I have so many guitar hero's but if I were to nail it down to what I inspire to be like, it would be a David Gilmore & Stevie Ray Vaughn with a splash of Joe Bonamassa & topped of with a sauce of Joe Satriani.
This is just the ones that have made me feel something other than Life's painful bruises.
Jesus this is going to be a long story for F sake. I'm a 7 year 10 month recovering Addict. More was my drug of choice way more! It's been hard to play again because of my addiction and where I was...playing and using My muscle memory is wow, way gone. So its been frustrating and lacking. I thought well maybe i would reward myself with a new guitar. Oh god, what have I done 2500 bucks? Since it arrived I've had the hardest time relating to this guitar. I was hoping someone on here would tell me the same but that it would get better with time.
Like I said its going to get a little set up and minor adjustments I've called Sweetwater and they said Thats fine I could still return it if I cant seem to fall in love with it. One thing is......Tonight she made me work a lot harder but I fell into a familiar groove with it. Which was kinda awesome for about 10 minuets. So there is hope.
Anyway, Hi, Name is Charlie. I'm a newbie to this forum. hope all you people are well and safe.
Hello. Just checking in. Bought my first PRS, SE Custom24. She is a great guitar but I am having issues with the first 2-3 frets (Dead string/major buzz). Was fine when it got to me so perhaps a change in weather etc. Whats say you? Thanks
Thanks for the reply. I will plan to give that a try.If it was fine when it got to you and you haven't changed anything, then it's probably the guitar adjusting to the different conditions at its new location. Probably a quick truss rod adjustment - easy to do. Just go slow and small. Sounds like you'll want to dial a little more relief into it. The key is slow and small - 1/8 to 1/4 turn, then wait. You should have an idea fairly quickly if you've gone the right way, but the neck will need to settle a bit.
The shelves fit pedals well and are cheap. Got them from Ikea, just search MOSSLANDA..
Welcome to the forum, Charlie. Good job staying clean.
I do hope you bond with your Silver Sky. Hopefully, the set up will do that for you?
For a floating tremolo on a guitar like that, I like to set it up the way that Steve Lukather sets up his Music Man Luke’s. Back out the tremolo claw screws so that you can go one and a half steps sharp at the 12th fret. You can get your Joe Satriani flutters with ease this way.
That’s great that Sweetwater is so cool. I love buying stuff from them.
I wish you the best of luck, Charlie.
This is me with my new 35th Anniversary SE Custom 24. I seriously did not expect a guitar from Indonesia to play like a dream. I'm so in love with this guitar.I am blown away by my new PRS SE Custom "Paul's Guitar" made in Indonesia.
Hi, New to the forum I have a SE Starla and a C22 and i live in NH
Sweet! Welcome to the forum, and congrats on your first. Good luck on your journey.Howdy!
First and most important a big Thank You for sharing excellent information here.
Second it’s all your fault! My first PRS, an absolutely beautiful A55e arrived yesterday!
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