Just bought a prs guitar

[strat123]

Hi,

I just bought a 2006 PRS CE 24 guitar. It has a yellow-orange type finish to it. I bought this guitar because it was within my budget for buying guitars and although I have 2 prs se guitars that are very nice guitars, I always wanted a guitar made in Maryland since I live in the area. This is indeed a milestone for me because I never thought I would have enough money to buy a core model new or used. I played it through my VVT Night Owl Amp (15watts) but I think the guitar will sound better in my Mesa-Boogie amplfier. A couple of PRS guitars have played seemed to sound better through Mesas, I think my VVT is better for guitars with a single pick up configuration. All I need now is to put new strings on and have it set up. Sorry no pics but any observations, questions, and advice is welcome. Thank You.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Congrats! CE's are Bangin'!

 

[strat123]

Thanks Sergio, the whole prs experience is relatively new for me. I never seriously entertained the thought of owning one until I went to the PRS Experience 2013. After that, I was interested in owning one but how they are so expensive. A bass player friend of mine recommended I try the se models. I did and was really impressed by the quality of those guitars. The opportunity to buy a US made PRS came about and I figured I'd give it a try. I had played another PRS and it was in the same price range as the one I just bought and I really liked that particular guitar it may have been a CE 24 or a CE 22, but I just wasn't prepared to spend the money and I should have gone to my brother and borrowed the money, and I lived to regret the day I did not do that.

 

[toothace]

Congrats! Pics or it doesn't exist:top:

 

[Aeetus]

Awesome, always great to hear when a dream is realised.

 

[László]

Great story! How's it sound?

 

[strat123]

It sounds a little different from my other prs guitars: se custom 24 and se Santana model and I guess that is to be expected. This guitar does have something of a strat sound to it but it actually sounds different from a strat or at least the couple of strats I own. I'm slowly getting used to the sound of it. I played it through a 70's fender silver face twin reverb amp ate store, but that amp sounds a bit different than my VVT and my Mesa-boogie, but I need to lower the action and put on some DR strings before I can really get a handle on the feel of the guitar. However, so far so good

 

[alantig]

Congrats!