NGD x 3!! MEV for SE
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markd21
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I spent tonight playing the 594. It feels incredible- pretty much the way I remember my Core 594 played:
It sounds really good, too. I think these pickups are okay - I'll await judgement until the wiring is upgraded. Again, that's the painfully obvious weak spot to me. The pots just don't have the taper range to be as versatile as the get-up in my modded SE245.
I'm loving the neck pickup rolled back a little on vol/tone (the way I think almost every PRS sounds best). It is gorgeous clean and gained up. A truly usable tone that's getting used on a track tonight.
I'll update more later.
It sounds really good, too. I think these pickups are okay - I'll await judgement until the wiring is upgraded. Again, that's the painfully obvious weak spot to me. The pots just don't have the taper range to be as versatile as the get-up in my modded SE245.
I'm loving the neck pickup rolled back a little on vol/tone (the way I think almost every PRS sounds best). It is gorgeous clean and gained up. A truly usable tone that's getting used on a track tonight.
I'll update more later.
Clashcityrocker
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3 more for the road!
Alnus Rubra
Loving nature’s wonders
“One more PRS SE ‘fore I go, to the valley below…”
Moondog Wily
Howlin' At The Moon!
3 for the trade of one! You done good!! Congrats on the new harem!!!
Jimi D
@ the hundredth meridian
Says a whole lot about the quality of SE's when players that know are trading off cores for a few of 'em... congrats on your new stable additions!
xxxadixxx
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Not only am I impressed with the trade overall, but your specific vision for each of the guitars is pretty cool. I can't wait to see the updates after all of the work is done. Taking an already really good SE DGT and upgrading it to next level is pretty exciting. Great work all around!
markd21
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The "core" of the guitar is great. Necks feel right. The fret work is stellar. These Indo-SEs are getting whete it matters as far as I am concerned. When I started with PRS?? No. The SE guitars were budget in everyway. The feel wasn't there. I can truthfully say that's not the case now. I feel the need to replace almost everything else because of wanting more nuance out of the guitar. If you were/are a "keep all knobs up" player these will be great as is.
I'm excited by the DGT. Having each pickup with its own split is important to me. After looking around at some other ideas yesterday, Fralin has a push/pull mod for variable resistors on the tone control. I might do that instead of phase. Not sure, but the guitar will be unique when I'm done.
The HBII. That one is a conundrum. I might gut that one and have another hole drilled for a second volume pot. Not sure. It's a sweety, but it could be more tonally versatile for my desires...
We'll see....
markd21
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A tale of two Gold Tops:
Specimen 1 is a 1998 Custom 22 Semi-Hollow with a solid top. I ronically, this guitar was traded off for my DGT Artist Package (I'm trying to find the pictures of it)
Specimen 2 is the new SE DGT Gold Top.
Not the same angle. But still, a comparison of the colors.
Specimen 1 is a 1998 Custom 22 Semi-Hollow with a solid top. I ronically, this guitar was traded off for my DGT Artist Package (I'm trying to find the pictures of it)
Specimen 2 is the new SE DGT Gold Top.
Not the same angle. But still, a comparison of the colors.
Alnus Rubra
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Rawr!
markd21
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Then. For those wondering about the Core version, here's the AP DGT from times past. Braz fretboard, one-off color, quilt top. Very pretty to look at. I was not a fan of the Braz board...
