My Family + SE Mod Question

[AlexB]

Hello everyone! Alex here! New member, just wanted to show everyone my new love, PRS guitars! It all started 4 months ago when I got a Custom 24.. I instantly fell in love with it! Finally a guitar worth of my time and money! Here it is

Shortly after setting it in the studio I started to think "I need a backup for this guitar" so I started looking into SE series, and found the Sweetstock line from Sweetwater! But I wasn't ready to buy a new guitar yet, and there wasn't any in stock at the moment so I had to wait, in the meantime, magic happened, as I won in a guitar playing contest this beautiful Santana SE Corazon signed by the man himself! and with a custom, unique trophy case! The only bad part of it is that it's completely sealed, so It wont be played as long as I have it (for life!) here it is:

So after having a new PRS so close yet so far, I finally decided to buy last black friday not 1 but 2 PRS SE models, One Sweetstock Spalted Maple and one SE 245! They are both amazing pieces and I've completely fell in love with them, the Maple has the looks while the 245 has the tone! Here they are

Finally I have discovered a brand that can fulfill all my requirements guitar-wise!

here comes the question now! If I want to change the pickups of the SE Custom 24/Maple for some 59/09, will they fit? I like the stock pickups sound but I really believe they could be better! Or maybe some SC245 pickups? I really don't know! Any suggestions?

Thanks! and I'm really happy to be here!

 

[sleary]

I'd check the spacing of cavities. I know for core prs it's a 53mm that has to go in with short legs.

Damn nice collection you got happening there. Congratulations

I did some digging lol......50mm in the neck position and 53mm (f spacing) in the bridge

 

[AlexB]

Thanks Sleary! I need to do more research then, been trying to search the dimensions of the 59/09's but can't find any info and I'm not very accomplished in the guitar mod department!

 

[ADP]

They'll fit just fine. I've done exactly the same thing.

 

[veinbuster]

Aces family. All are good, but that Santana is off the hook.

 

[wardog]

Welcome and damn nice collection. Man we saw the SE you won in a private stock Friday forum post and I was all over it. Too bad it is sealed --for now!!!! As for the pickups. you should be fine. The issue comes into play when you want to swap other brands into you core prs. the legs or screw poles in the pickup of non prs are longer and my not fit in neck pickup cavity. SE will accommodate prs core and non prs brand pickups due to the pickup cavity being deeper.

 

[rubalup]

I will play the hell out of that Santana. Live´s too short to have a guitar just to stare at it

congrats on all your axes

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Bangin'!

 

[g.wizz]

Awesome bunch, enjoy playing them all
congrats

 

[toothace]

SWEET!!