NGD : Finally scored a CE24!

[toothace]

Been on a serious search for the last year or so, finally found what I was looking for. FedEx delivered yesterday and I'm lovin' it! First experience with the 5-way switch...so far I like it. Advanced apologies to Sergio...it's blue.




According to the pickup cavity info, this one was made by Dave in March of 1991; has a wide/thin neck with a rosewood fretboard(Brazilian?:iamconfused. You can see some of the original color under the pickup rings. It is fading nicely...maybe I should leave it with some sun exposure for a while?


Here she is hang in' with my 408


Also my first experience with the winged tuners...got 5 out of 6 restrung but can't get the G-string to catch.(There's the set-up for you guys...let's hear what ya got...:laugh Will play it for a week or so then probably let the PTC do a set up and dress the frets.

 

[garrettb]

Nice score! I was gonna guess Matteo Blue until I saw the small signature. I haven't seen Royal Blue with scraped binding and amber knobs before.

Wings should be easy as can be (in theory). Just hold your G string taut while you twist the knob (Wait, what?) until it grips and tune to pitch. I suppose the mechanism could be worn out though, and maybe that's why it isn't catching.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Congrats! Glad you finally found the one you were lookin' for!

Your fretboard is indian rosewood as all production CE's with rosewood fingerboards are. I think you should fade that sucker!!! I've seen some really sharp lookin' faded Whale blue PRS... they can almost look grey and natural.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

That's a really nice top. Too bad your G-string won't stay on. (Said no-one ever -- there ya go.)

 

[László]

Too bad your G-string won't stay on. (Said no-one ever -- there ya go.)

Hahaha! Thank you for my first good laugh of the day! :rock:

 

[CatStrangler]

Dang, I keep hoping my '91-92 (16th birthday present) will show up on a thread so I can pay a ransom to get it back. Alas. Congrats!

 

[CantankerousCarl]

That is a super-cool top on an undoubtedly monster CE. The royal blue looks surprisingly unfaded. Hope you get the tuners sorted out - I had issues with the ones on my 97 awhile back, G kept slipping and then one day she caught...so needless to say I didn't change the strings after that might need to swap one out...

 

[0defects13]

I love CE24s.

I doubt I'll ever get discovered and signed but if I do, I'm going to get a CE24 signature lol.

 

[markie]

Also my first experience with the winged tuners...got 5 out of 6 restrung but can't get the G-string to catch.(There's the set-up for you guys...let's hear what ya got...:laugh Will play it for a week or so then probably let the PTC do a set up and dress the frets.

Take the collar off of the peg & examine it. Either the post, collar, or both are likely to be galled. That can be fixed with a light polishing compound, a dremel, & a felt bob that is small enough to fit inside the hole in the collar. It is possible that the galling is too bad to repair, but highly unlikely. Also, I believe Jon Mann is now selling replacement tuners..........

 

[gush]

Nice score!!! I am head over heels for both of my CEs. I haven't gigged my customs for months! I seem to really like the maple necks.

 

[toothace]

Take the collar off of the peg & examine it. Either the post, collar, or both are likely to be galled. That can be fixed with a light polishing compound, a dremel, & a felt bob that is small enough to fit inside the hole in the collar. It is possible that the galling is too bad to repair, but highly unlikely. Also, I believe Jon Mann is now selling replacement tuners..........

Thanks Markie...I finally got it to catch after about 100 tries. I will definitely remember this next string change!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

If you take the collar off and it's f@cked lemme know, I might have one for you.

 

[jdbreshears]

Great guitar! I have a red 2008 CE24 that I will never part with.... but it has been even more enjoyable after swapping the rotary for 3-way switch and push/pull tone pot. Can sound very stratty or gritty depending on settings. And I love the VB/HFS pup combo with coil splits. Most versatile guitar I own.