I picked up a used CE22 for what I think is a steal. It is my first PRS and I know I'm on the honey moon, but I can't get over how good this guitar feels - such a high quality instrument. Easily rivals my Fender Custom Shop...
Anyway, the person who sold it said it was from '98.
The serial number on the back plate reads:
8 CE17241
And I think, from what I've ready, that this would put that guitar as being from 1998. BUT I was reading up on PRS guitars, and it seems that the CE22 had covered Dragon II pickups in 98, where mine has uncovered, Dragon I pickups.
In the neck cavity, there is also a date, which seems to suggest 1994.
So what's going on with the guitar? Can anyone help me figure out what I'm seeing (and maybe what any of those numbers/codes in the cavities mean). Is it possible I somehow bought a frankenstein guitar with parts from 2 different guitars?
Here's the guitar:
Back neck plate:
And some pickup cavity shots:
Anyway, the person who sold it said it was from '98.
The serial number on the back plate reads:
8 CE17241
And I think, from what I've ready, that this would put that guitar as being from 1998. BUT I was reading up on PRS guitars, and it seems that the CE22 had covered Dragon II pickups in 98, where mine has uncovered, Dragon I pickups.
In the neck cavity, there is also a date, which seems to suggest 1994.
So what's going on with the guitar? Can anyone help me figure out what I'm seeing (and maybe what any of those numbers/codes in the cavities mean). Is it possible I somehow bought a frankenstein guitar with parts from 2 different guitars?
Here's the guitar:
Back neck plate:
And some pickup cavity shots: