shallbe
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I really like the 2008 PRS Artist guitars. They were unique in that many of them had ebony boards, and although not popular, I like the outline birds. The outline pau birds look classy on the black wood, IMO. Plus, I really like the way ebony sounds on a PRS guitar. Since Santana Yellow is my favorite PRS color, I was fortunate to find these two on the internet years ago.
The CU24 was used and the CU22 was NOS but had been sitting at a dealer for years.
The Dragon II pickups were too dark in the CU22, so for the last 5 years or so, it has had a set of Lollar Imperials in there. The pickups sounded great, but it sounded much like a p-90 guitar, probably due to the rosewood/ebony neck on this one. It really has a piano-like acoustic tone. I was hoping for a set of old PRS Artist pickups to put in there, and last week a set from 1992 popped up on Ebay. These are GREAT sounding pickups--sweet, clear and robust. I also like the uncovered look as well, and they split as good as any humbucker I have ever had. This guitar sounds pretty incredible now.
The CU24 is by far the best sounding CU24 I have ever played, and it is stock and very resonant. The only thing I did was clip the treble bleed on the volume pot. The guitar is very chimey and clear, not congested at all, unlike a lot of CU24's I have played. It has a very fat neck for a standard carve---really a WF size. The owner sold it because the neck was too big.
Anyway, now they both sound the way I hoped and look pretty similar. I play relatively clean thru a Matchless most of the time, and these make me smile.
The CU24 was used and the CU22 was NOS but had been sitting at a dealer for years.
The Dragon II pickups were too dark in the CU22, so for the last 5 years or so, it has had a set of Lollar Imperials in there. The pickups sounded great, but it sounded much like a p-90 guitar, probably due to the rosewood/ebony neck on this one. It really has a piano-like acoustic tone. I was hoping for a set of old PRS Artist pickups to put in there, and last week a set from 1992 popped up on Ebay. These are GREAT sounding pickups--sweet, clear and robust. I also like the uncovered look as well, and they split as good as any humbucker I have ever had. This guitar sounds pretty incredible now.
The CU24 is by far the best sounding CU24 I have ever played, and it is stock and very resonant. The only thing I did was clip the treble bleed on the volume pot. The guitar is very chimey and clear, not congested at all, unlike a lot of CU24's I have played. It has a very fat neck for a standard carve---really a WF size. The owner sold it because the neck was too big.
Anyway, now they both sound the way I hoped and look pretty similar. I play relatively clean thru a Matchless most of the time, and these make me smile.
