Heya fellas,
New here. Been a long time Gibson fan, had many lps, sgs, an explorer or 2, and quite a few strata and others. While enjoying both my Strat deluxe and LP classic, I wanted something a bit more modern, and a bit lighter. From there I took my strat plus and traded it for an S2 after looking at PRSi for a long time
After getting this one I loved the lighter weight and easier access, so naturally I swapped in some metal \m/ pickups and continued to enjoy it. I was really impressed with the build quality, how easy it played, how resonant it seemed to be, and pretty much the whole package.
As time passed I decided I had to have a core custom 24, I did a bit of searching, craigslisting etc. I was looking to trade my LP classic for one. Many deals fell through for many colors and types. I really wanted a black or blue with hollow birds. In a possible deal for a singlecut ( that was not really up my alley) I ended up with a Z06 standard 22. While the Z06 was super nice, I wasnt really digging not having the matching car,
. However the solid mohogany, paired with the Dragon II pickups was quite nice. Shortly thereafter I found myself at guitar center where I traded the Z06 for a 2008 Custom 24 10 top.
It has a few dings, some buckle rash, and the faintest fret wear, but it feels like home. I absolutely love it and have found my new number one.With the HFS/VB combo I can hit many tones, and super nice leads. Both are truly great instruments and built fantastically well. I may eventually send the core to PTC for a fix on the top ding, a level, crown and setup.
New here. Been a long time Gibson fan, had many lps, sgs, an explorer or 2, and quite a few strata and others. While enjoying both my Strat deluxe and LP classic, I wanted something a bit more modern, and a bit lighter. From there I took my strat plus and traded it for an S2 after looking at PRSi for a long time
After getting this one I loved the lighter weight and easier access, so naturally I swapped in some metal \m/ pickups and continued to enjoy it. I was really impressed with the build quality, how easy it played, how resonant it seemed to be, and pretty much the whole package.
As time passed I decided I had to have a core custom 24, I did a bit of searching, craigslisting etc. I was looking to trade my LP classic for one. Many deals fell through for many colors and types. I really wanted a black or blue with hollow birds. In a possible deal for a singlecut ( that was not really up my alley) I ended up with a Z06 standard 22. While the Z06 was super nice, I wasnt really digging not having the matching car,
. However the solid mohogany, paired with the Dragon II pickups was quite nice. Shortly thereafter I found myself at guitar center where I traded the Z06 for a 2008 Custom 24 10 top.
It has a few dings, some buckle rash, and the faintest fret wear, but it feels like home. I absolutely love it and have found my new number one.With the HFS/VB combo I can hit many tones, and super nice leads. Both are truly great instruments and built fantastically well. I may eventually send the core to PTC for a fix on the top ding, a level, crown and setup.
Last edited:
