Mira X a good idea in this case?

[Going Modal]

I've got an idea/concept for a guitar featuring 59/09 pickups (either factory-stock or I will retrofit them) that goes a little something like this:

1. Double-cut body
2. Dual humbuckers
3. 245 scale
4. Stoptail bridge
5. Rock out...!!!

Guitars that I know meet these criteria are Paul's Dirty 100, the DC-22, the Ted McCarty DC 245, and--significantly more affordable than those--the Mira X. The obvious point here being that the Mira X could be the ticket to a budget-friendly 59/09-based setup.

Can anybody confirm or deny whether this might be a worthwhile venture in this regard? (I know, I know--this is kind of like asking for an "Amen!" from the church choir.) Speak now, or forever hold your peace...

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Yes! Fantastic guitar. I definitely miss the one I had.

I put my 57/08’s in it for awhile and man did that thing rock. I traded it with a few other others to get my CU24 back. If I could have kept it I definitely would have.

When I got rid of it, it had SD PRails in it

 

[RedGuitars]

I maintain the Ted McCarty 245 is one of the best models PRS produced. I can’t believe I don’t still own one.

 

[Going Modal]

@Bowtiefanatc, I think I spotted your guitar (possibly?) in Reverb's "sold listings." Possibly the guy you sold it to moved it along, as well.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

@Bowtiefanatc, I think I spotted your guitar (possibly?) in Reverb's "sold listings." Possibly the guy you sold it to moved it along, as well.

I traded it to Dave’s, and then I saw it on reverb from the guy who bought it. Those things weigh like 2 1/2lbs too

 

[vchizzle]

Most of the specs are right on with something I want these days. The wood choices always worried me though. When they came out, I always wished they’d used mahogany or korina. Never have seen one in the wild to try out.

 

[Mark Ray]

Do it!

 

[aphantomvaper]

Do it. I'm looking for the right Core Mira 'cos the SE Mira I have is sooo good!!

P90 would kill in that platform.

 

[andy474x]

My Mira X was really light, and pretty bright sounding (not in a bad way). But it was a killer guitar.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Most of the specs are right on with something I want these days. The wood choices always worried me though. When they came out, I always wished they’d used mahogany or korina. Never have seen one in the wild to try out.

I get that. The woods were used to keep the price extremely low. This was the precursor to the S2 line.

 

[vchizzle]

I get that. The woods were used to keep the price extremely low. This was the precursor to the S2 line.

Yeah, I remember that. My frustration with the Mira models in general is they never give the full spec. Just give me a short scale hog rock machine without a thin neck.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Yeah, I remember that. My frustration with the Mira models in general is they never give the full spec. Just give me a short scale hog rock machine without a thin neck.

Yeah, obeche/basswood body, sipio neck in wide/fat only, pao ferro fretboard. 24.5” scale of no nonsense Rock.

 

[Geo408]

I had one for about a year. I wound up moving it along because it was too light..it felt like a toy. It sounded okay, after I put a set of Antiquities in it, but I just never bonded with it. All of the electric guitars I own, are between 7 and 8 pounds. The only exception is my Vela, which is just under 7 pounds…I had to really hunt to find that one, as they are almost all under 7 pounds!

 

[Going Modal]

Do it!

Do it.

Okay, well... I'm guilty AF over here! New guitar in the house:

XMO2--SXPDS_SP_N4-43

I kind of expected to be immediately swapping some hot pickups into it (well, hot-ish, like 59/09), but I've gotta say these Mira pickups are super impressive medium/low-output. Not real hot but very much in the direction of my favorites, the 57/08's. I dig this thing! Extremely lightweight and comfortable ("tossable," I would almost say) but it's still well-balanced on the lap or hanging on a strap.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Mira X with 57/08’s or 59/09’s would be killer!

Loved my old one with 57/08’s