Rusty Chops
Geezer
Nice score!
Welcome to the disease...
Welcome to the disease...
I traded away an SG a while ago (for its bass version), but if I ever wanted to replace it, I'd look at an S2 Standard 24 or used Core Mira before considering another SG. I'd also jump if a baritone joined the S2 lineup.Beautiful guitar! Congrats
Great choice stepping up to the core, even though S2 are terrific too. You'll eventually get an S2 anyway ....
Made it out to Chuck Levin's yesterday. I tried the S2 Cu24 in pink crackle and it was a more than capable instrument. Easily on par with the Gibson Les Paul that was my previous number one. I liked the way the finish was textured.
Then I asked about the 30th Anniversary Core Cu24 still sitting around. It really was a jump from the S2. While the S2 was nice and light, the Core felt lighter still. According to the site, it's 6.8 pounds - a welcome contrast to my previous latest guitar clocking in over 10 pounds. The Core sounded more alive even with the over-four-year-old dead strings vs. the S2's fresh strings.
I realized I'd probably be pouring more money into the S2: black hardware and most likely the Metal pickups, if not sending it to the PTC for a Floyd. But I wouldn't change a thing about the Core model, so I stepped up to the Core model and didn't look back.
It took a little time to get used to the pickups. My amps at home were set up for a Les Paul with an X2N, and the 85/15 set doesn't hit the amp with a brick of mids like the X2N does. But more importantly, the highs are there, to be sculpted away by the tone knob if necessary. Rarely with full-size humbuckers have I used the tone knob (it goes straight to mud). The neck profile fits me very well, especially standing and slung pretty low.
I too joined the PRS owners club with a 'Core' PRS - My 2016 PRS 594.
which also goes to show that once you buy a PRS, a second, then a third etc won't be too far behind.
It'll have to wait until after the next gear purge, which I'm already planning. Since one of the outgoing pieces is an Epiphone ES-335, I'll be left without a semi-hollow, and will probably fill that role with an S2 Custom 22 Semi-Hollow.which also goes to show that once you buy a PRS, a second, then a third etc won't be too far behind.
30th Anniversary birds and purfling. I LOVE IT. Very nice guitar, sir! Bonus points for the black rings.Made it out to Chuck Levin's yesterday. I tried the S2 Cu24 in pink crackle and it was a more than capable instrument. Easily on par with the Gibson Les Paul that was my previous number one. I liked the way the finish was textured.
Then I asked about the 30th Anniversary Core Cu24 still sitting around. It really was a jump from the S2. While the S2 was nice and light, the Core felt lighter still. According to the site, it's 6.8 pounds - a welcome contrast to my previous latest guitar clocking in over 10 pounds. The Core sounded more alive even with the over-four-year-old dead strings vs. the S2's fresh strings.
I realized I'd probably be pouring more money into the S2: black hardware and most likely the Metal pickups, if not sending it to the PTC for a Floyd. But I wouldn't change a thing about the Core model, so I stepped up to the Core model and didn't look back.
It took a little time to get used to the pickups. My amps at home were set up for a Les Paul with an X2N, and the 85/15 set doesn't hit the amp with a brick of mids like the X2N does. But more importantly, the highs are there, to be sculpted away by the tone knob if necessary. Rarely with full-size humbuckers have I used the tone knob (it goes straight to mud). The neck profile fits me very well, especially standing and slung pretty low.
Yep, black bobbin pickups, to me, look best with matching black rings, unless the finish is light and transparent.Bonus points for the black rings.