Looking for advice.

[RustyDP]

Hi everyone, I want to hear some of your thoughts on what guitar do you think has the closest sound to an SG in the PRS S2 and SE range.
I really want to start playing some Greta van fleet but with an PRS.
Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Birdsofprey]

S2 Mira or S2 MaCarty 594 Thineline. Good choice of music!

 

[JasonE]

I don't own any of the S2 line but I have a Starla from back when they put the stop tail bridge on them for a short while. That guitar is all mahogany like an SG. It has a really good SG type tone to it. It just sounds like rock-n-roll with some drive. Comparing the Starla construction to the S2 line, I would probably look at these;

S2 Standard 22
S2 McCarty 594 Thinline

 

[bodia]

I'd lean Mira as well.

 

[Birdsofprey]

I don't own any of the S2 line but I have a Starla from back when they put the stop tail bridge on them for a short while. That guitar is all mahogany like an SG. It has a really good SG type tone to it. It just sounds like rock-n-roll with some drive. Comparing the Starla construction to the S2 line, I would probably look at these;

S2 Standard 22
S2 McCarty 294 Thinline

The very Rare 294 Thinline. I even put very in front of rare!

 

[SinSir]

S2 Mira or S2 MaCarty 594 Thineline. Good choice of music!

This. One of these days I'll pick up a thinline to replace my SG.

 

[JasonE]

I'd lean Mira as well.

The thing that kept me from suggesting the Mira is 24 frets. The neck pickup is going to sound different.

The very Rare 294 Thinline. I even put very in front of rare!

lol, thanks. I fixed it.

 

[Jimmy]

I was thinking S2 Standard 24. There's a guy on Youtube that loved SGs, and that's what he went with. It does have the trem though. You could also go SE Standard 24-08 as well. However, you get the 85/15S pickups there, so they wouldn't naturally have that vintage sound. Pickup swaps though!

 

[bodia]

The thing that kept me from suggesting the Mira is 24 frets. The neck pickup is going to sound different.


lol, thanks. I fixed it.

True. But, if you don't mind an SE or S2 you'll get 22.

 

[RickP]

McCarty 594 Thinline. Pickups, frets, scale, bridge & stop tailpiece, selector switch location, 4-control arrangement… it’s as SG as a PRS has ever been.

 

[Prina]

McCarty 594 Thinline. Pickups, frets, scale, bridge & stop tailpiece, selector switch location, 4-control arrangement… it’s as SG as a PRS has ever been.

And all hog!

The only thing that MAY not be exactly what you want is the pickups. On my '22 594 McCarty the not LT version of the pups aren't great but there are lots of fantastic alternatives. A Wolfetone Marshallhead A2 I put in my SE245 last week is awesome.

 

[Ovibos]

And all hog!

But does it replicate the horrible neck dive, to give you the full SG experience?

 

[Alnus Rubra]

The very Rare 294 Thinline. I even put very in front of rare!

The thing that kept me from suggesting the Mira is 24 frets. The neck pickup is going to sound different.


lol, thanks. I fixed it.

Hey what’s 3/10ths amongst friends?

TWSS

 

[RustyDP]

Love the feedback. Also love the fact that the S2 Thinline even has that dark red wood that just gives off rock vibes.
Going to go play test it tomorrow.

Thx everyone.