New to Me 1996 CE 22

[RC Mike]

Try tightening or loosening the strap just a little bit, to shift the guitar (and your hand position) ever so slightly up or down. I was talking with a friend who wasn’t digging his 24 fretter. He shifted the guitar up slightly, and now he’s happy.To me this is like changing the amp settings for a different guitar. It’s right there for us, and so obvious that we often don’t think about it.

Thanks for the idea! I did notice last night that I was changing my playing position, but that was in response to some wrist pain. I'll give a couple of different strap positions a shot.

 

[gush]

Congratulations and mmmm purple ️

I like the purple prs used too.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

I like the purple prs used too.

And that S2 on the PSF thread this week

Edit - Vela

 

[MarcWink]

That's a fantastic guitar. I'd love to get my paws on another mid-late 90's CE 22 with Dragon I pickups. Congrats on that!

 

[thewesdavis]

I found a really nice CE 22 this week. It's a purple 1996 with a maple top. It's in beautiful shape, but had a few surprises for me.

It didn't look like this guitar had been played in quite some time. Lots of corrosion on the strings and the frets were really tarnished. Thankfully, whoever put it away put a plastic fretboard protector between the strings and the frets. It took a lot of cleaning on Thursday morning, but the frets polished up nicely. Most of them were fine with some Gorgomyte, but I had to use a polishing head on a Dremel with about five of them. The trem had been decked with the claw screws in tight, so I took the time to do a full setup.

There were a few surprises. It's got a Dragon 1 at the neck, which I assumed. An HFS at the bridge, which I didn't expect. I was a bit disappointed, but the 9 position on the rotary is really beautiful. Not sure if it was stock with an HFS, but the control cavity work looks original to me.

The other physical surprise was that it's a Wide-Thin neck. I haven't liked Wide-Thin in the past. This one seems on the thicker side, but my wrist wasn't happy after 40 minutes of playing today. That might make me move this one along. Problem is, I want to like it.

The last surprise about this one is its history. Supposedly, it was owned by Barry Bailey from the Atlanta Rhythm Section. No idea on the veracity of that, but it fits with the guitar not having been played in quite a while. Mr. Bailey died of MS complications two years ago. The other unusual bit of history is that it was originally purchased locally to me, at Guitar Center Twin Cities. There's a sticker on the warranty paperwork showing that. Somehow it's found its way back from Georgia to where it first was sold.

Anyways, it's a really nice, well-preserved guitar that sounds great. It just doesn't yet feel right for my particular hand. I want to see if I can adapt.

If it doesn't stick around, let me know!

 

[RC Mike]

Just a small update to this. Had a hand physical therapy visit yesterday. My hand therapist is quite awesome—had me back up and running from a bad case of tennis elbow a couple of years ago.

Anyways, I’ve now got tendonitis in my left-hand, connected to the pinky finger. I’ve got a couple of different braces to wear, a series of exercises to do, and no guitar playing for two weeks.

I sold the CE22 a few weeks ago. No more Wide-Thin or Pattern Thin necks for me.

 

[thewesdavis]

Hope your recovery goes smoothly (and quickly) - congrats on the sale (although I am truly sorry I wasn't able to buy her, she's a beauty)

 

[d^rren]

Wow, that is gorgeous, and in beautiful shape.

Keep it out of the sun!

 

[Bogner]

That Is A Nice Grab! Congrats!

 

[bodia]

Just a small update to this. Had a hand physical therapy visit yesterday. My hand therapist is quite awesome—had me back up and running from a bad case of tennis elbow a couple of years ago.

Anyways, I’ve now got tendonitis in my left-hand, connected to the pinky finger. I’ve got a couple of different braces to wear, a series of exercises to do, and no guitar playing for two weeks.

I sold the CE22 a few weeks ago. No more Wide-Thin or Pattern Thin necks for me.

That sucks. Here's to a speedy recovery

 

[RC Mike]

Recovery will go well. I'm good about doing my PT work and following directions, because I know I'll get results if I do it.

The guitar went to a guy who I know will really, really enjoy it.

 

[Geo408]

Nice find..bummer about the wide thin…sorry you couldn’t get used to it! The 1st ce- Custom 24 I got back in 1989, (had a wide thin neck) I thought I would never get used to because the neck was thinner than my 1964 strat…but once I did, I played that guitar for over 20 years..and have owned many PRS guitars since. I sold the ‘64 strat in 2004, and paid off my mortgage !

 

[deathworlder]

Refresh my memory...
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