NGD: Custom 24 and some questions

[loocnmad]

Thx for the advice and all the replies. Fretboard oil makes sense. It's strange but I guess they have their reasons. I can live with the noise for now. Like I said, I'm probably going to end up rewiring it anyway.

I'm now on day three and I can't seem to put it down. The last few years I've been drawn to the narrower nut widths on EBMM but the neck on this just feels right. Definitely worth the 20 year wait.

And of course now I'm looking at the studios and thinking those look pretty good, too. Gonna have to sell off a few pieces of gear before I get ahead of myself. Kids don't NEED to go to college, right?

 

[VH5]

Congrats! Purple guitars are the best!

Your experience is similar to mine - PRS guitars are impossible to put down. I went into the store intent on picking up an S2 or maybe a CE24 model, sat down with my core Custom 24 and lost like an hour and a half just playing... it went home with me despite me trying to be financially responsible

 

[FragileThunder]

Congrats, beautiful guitar! And welcome!

 

[RickP]

its the fretboard oil not the finish.

This is my guess, too. Rancid oil often smells fishy, and the oils in some fretboard treatments can sure have that aroma.

Beautiful guitar!

 

[loocnmad]

The fishiness is starting to subside on its own. As for the noise, I found two things.

First, one of the wires came off the switch. The diagrams are a little confusing because the wire colors on the 85/15's don't match up to the posted schematic.

Second, the room with my amps has a dimmer switch whis I know is bad for noise. The CU24 is more sensitive to it than my other instruments. Don't think that would also be related to the loose wire but I'll get it soldered back up tomorrow.

 

[Glide-bpm]

Hit 3 posts, here goes

That's one fine guitar there, Tex!!!!

 

[toothace]

Congrats! Sweet top!

 

[Greywolf]

congrats , get the wiring checked and rock on

 

[loocnmad]

That's one fine guitar there, Tex!!!!

Haha! I may currently live in TX but I am most assuredly not FROM here, way too hot and flat. I need some mountains or beaches.

 

[Lewguitar]

Haha! I may currently live in TX but I am most assuredly not FROM here, way too hot and flat. I need some mountains or beaches.

Here in western Colorado we have mountains and canyons. No beaches unfortunately.

 

[loocnmad]

Here in western Colorado we have mountains and canyons. No beaches unfortunately.

It's an and/or scenario. I have friends near Durango who routinely taunt me with pics of their property.

 

[phillybri]

Oh how I dig that beauty!!!