Congrats! I fully modded an SE CU24 and turned it into a 24-08 (before you could get an SE 24-08). Probably ended up costing $2k with the guitar, the hardware upgrades and paying someone to install the new pickups, wiring, mini toggles for the coil taps etc... It was my main guitar for years.
I now have a core 24-08, and I still pick up the SE and play it all the time. It's amazing how good the SE's are now, especially with a little extra love.