ericstratton
It's done when it's good.
Hello everyone! Back in November I purchased a CE-24 Goldtop in pretty good condition (a few scratches and dings never hurt anyone). Ever since the first time I saw one of the Modern Eagle models, I obsessed over someday owning a USA PRS. As someone on a bit of a budget, I discovered the CE models, and found that the bolt-ons were pretty unique, and also were a little cheaper than the set-neck models. I was able to get a good deal on this beast, and to this day I'm stoked! This one is a '94 with an alder body, so it is definitely on the bright side. The Vintage Bass neck pickup is very smooth with an abundance of low end, and sounds fantastic. However, I was very disappointed to find that the HFS bridge pickup has very little low end response, and is actually very shrill. After some reading, it seems like many people like to change out the HFS because of the fact that it's too dark and muddy. It's funny because that's what I want! Not necessarily muddy, but darker and thick. The current HFS in my CE-24 is weaker than a weak Tele single coil (not that there's anything wrong with a good 'ol Tele)! After lengthy research, I could not figure out the problem. The wiring is correct, and everything is connected properly with no cold solder joints, but there is just too much difference in bass between the bridge and neck pickup. I do understand that the neck is naturally supposed to have more bass than the bridge, but not overwhelmingly so. I even adjusted both pickup heights time after time. Again, the VB pickup sounds fantastic, but the HFS is very shrill and lacks bass. I was able to contact someone selling an older HFS pickup from a CE-24, and he said the one he was selling made his sound thick and heavy like a Les Paul. That's exactly what I need, and I got a good deal, so hopefully it solves my problems and I'm not doing anything rash.
Other than that, I couldn't be happier with this guitar! The playability is unreal. It has a great finish, and PRS' attention to detail is phenomenal. If this HFS pickup that I ordered solves my problems, then I will be 110% satisfied. Thank you for welcoming me to the PRS community!
- Eric
P.S. Sorry if the pictures are too large or poor quality, I'm quite new to this.
I plan to post more pictures of the rest of the guitar as soon as I can take some good ones.
Other than that, I couldn't be happier with this guitar! The playability is unreal. It has a great finish, and PRS' attention to detail is phenomenal. If this HFS pickup that I ordered solves my problems, then I will be 110% satisfied. Thank you for welcoming me to the PRS community!
- Eric
P.S. Sorry if the pictures are too large or poor quality, I'm quite new to this.
I plan to post more pictures of the rest of the guitar as soon as I can take some good ones.
beautiful guitar!
