NGD - CU24 Wood Library (Arrived!)

[Ty89m]

Hey all,

Finally decided on a new CU24 and ended up settling on a Wood Library in Aquableux Purple Burst with a roasted maple neck (which I had on my last CU24 and freakin' loved). I'm not usually one for the wild/loud finishes, but I couldn't help myself this time - plus the price difference was negligible vs. the regular CU24 10 top I was looking at, so I took the plunge.

The only point of contention was the fact that it comes with 58/15LT's which I've never had the opportunity to try - sadly, my local shop (as great as it is), seldom has higher end PRS models to demo. I think I get the gist though (lower output vintage/PAF inspired pickups) but would be curious to hear some feedback from those who have a CU24 with these pickups?

I'm a classic rock guy for the most part, though do try my hand at some higher gain/metal stuff on occasion, so am curious to see how it handles the various genres. I know it's best suited to classic rock/blues, but I'm hoping with a bit of boost etc it'll still be a decent jack of all trades.

In the end it's not a huge deal either way, I'm a "man cave/bedroom" player so I'll have fun regardless, and I can always swap them out for something else if necessary. I have noticed quite a few Wood Library builds that get spec'd out with 58/15's, and they keep selling, so that's a good sign

Either way, I'm pretty darn excited, and would love to hear from others that have either played and/or own a setup similar to this!

I'll update post with photos when she arrives.

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[Alan Jurgens]

I have the same finish on my 24-08. I love it. Mine has the mt’s. Sounds great. The lt’s are awesome too. Congratulations looking forward to the picks!

 

[Ty89m]

I have the same finish on my 24-08. I love it. Mine has the mt’s. Sounds great. The lt’s are awesome too. Congratulations looking forward to the picks!

Excellent, it's a wild color but I'm digging it. I attempted to add the listing photo into the OP - hopefully it worked.

 

[Glide-bpm]

$weetne$$

 

[WA Paul]

Congrats, that’s a beauty!

I have the pre-TCI 58/15LT in a DC594 and sometimes I feel it’s lacking some oomph. A boost pedal (or effect on my Kemper) can address that pretty well. The pickups have nice clarity so gain staging works pretty well. I also have 53/10, 57/08 and 59/09s for comparison.

 

[Ty89m]

Congrats, that’s a beauty!

I have the pre-TCI 58/15LT in a DC594 and sometimes I feel it’s lacking some oomph. A boost pedal (or effect on my Kemper) can address that pretty well. The pickups have nice clarity so gain staging works pretty well. I also have 53/10, 57/08 and 59/09s for comparison.

Good info! My only experience is with the 85/15s so it'll be fun to compare. I just picked up a Pod Go wireless and a Headrush MX5 (have yet to toy with the Kempers) so it'll be fun to experiment with all this new gear.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Congratulations, what a beauty.

 

[DISTORT6]

Congrats on that beauty!

 

[Bill SAS 513]

Well, gorgeous axe, first of all...second...the 58/15's are a smidge bright to my ear, but can be adjusted in a multitude of ways.
Enjoy that beauty!!!!

 

[BrianC]

I am 90% on board with them. Most of my PRS I switch out to Suhr Aldrich for the same music you described.

 

[bodia]

Sweet as sweet

 

[John K]

That is beautiful!!

 

[zerolight]

Looks terrific

 

[Rod/]

That’s a great Wood Library! Enjoy..

 

[QuiltTop319]

Really like the way that looks. Enjoy it!!

 

[Ty89m]

Thanks for all the kind words everyone! If UPS does its part, it should be here Thursday afternoon!

 

[Utkarsh]

Beautiful guitar. A loud finish now and then never hurt anyone.
On the 58/15 LTs, I may be in the minority here but for a alnico pickup, I find it great for high gain modern metal as it has amazing clarity. I prefer it to the 85/15 actually as it has a bit more girth. What it cannot do is give you a satisfying chunk a ceramic pickup gives you when you palm mute, but that is true for the 85/15 as well.
I have two 594s with 58/15s all around as well multiple Cu24s & 1 CE24 with 85/15s so this is fairly first hand opinion across multiple guitars.

 

[Ty89m]

Beautiful guitar. A loud finish now and then never hurt anyone.
On the 58/15 LTs, I may be in the minority here but for a alnico pickup, I find it great for high gain modern metal as it has amazing clarity. I prefer it to the 85/15 actually as it has a bit more girth. What it cannot do is give you a satisfying chunk a ceramic pickup gives you when you palm mute, but that is true for the 85/15 as well.
I have two 594s with 58/15s all around as well multiple Cu24s & 1 CE24 with 85/15s so this is fairly first hand opinion across multiple guitars.

Thanks! Yeah, I'm sold on the finish, everything else I have is fairly understated looking beyond an SG Modern in blueberry burst, so it's nice to add some variety.

Thanks for sharing your impressions on the pickups - all the other CU24's I've had were the standard 85/15 setup, so this will be a welcomed change.

 

[andy474x]

I have the 58/15 LT in my 594 - to me they sound very clear and articulate via not over-accentuating the low mids the way some humbuckers do. But, in contrast to the 85/15’s, which to me sound almost too even, the 58/15 still has some interesting and characterizing frequency peaks to it.

The 58/15’s with their leaner low mid profile are very good pickups, certainly for versatility, and yes, classic rock. For hard rock and metal, I actually like the 57/08 and 59/09 more, they have more of that low mid that thumps harder on the low strings, but if I had to pick a set to go in a guitar, it would be the 58/15. Unless I could get bit-picky and do a 57/08 bridge pickup with a 58/15 neck pickup.

 

[Ty89m]

I have the 58/15 LT in my 594 - to me they sound very clear and articulate via not over-accentuating the low mids the way some humbuckers do. But, in contrast to the 85/15’s, which to me sound almost too even, the 58/15 still has some interesting and characterizing frequency peaks to it.

The 58/15’s with their leaner low mid profile are very good pickups, certainly for versatility, and yes, classic rock. For hard rock and metal, I actually like the 57/08 and 59/09 more, they have more of that low mid that thumps harder on the low strings, but if I had to pick a set to go in a guitar, it would be the 58/15. Unless I could get bit-picky and do a 57/08 bridge pickup with a 58/15 neck pickup.

I actually saw a few WL Customs with two differing pickups for neck/bridge last time I was shopping for a CU24 - looked a bit odd but I bet it made for a sweet setup! Unfortunately I've been too busy to properly test this new guitar out, hoping to fire 'er up tomorrow!!