Older CE24: Dragon pickups?

[merciful-evans]

I've seen a CE24 up for sale. As is common, the store's description is confused. At the outset, it describes the PUs as 85/15 which of course they cant be. Later on they are described as 'Dragon II Treble and Bass'. Does that seem correct?

If so, I seem to recall these are a higher output style? I'm probably not seriously interested in buying, but I am curious. Are they hot or otherwise?

Also, there is no visible selection switch. So, how is this done?
Thanks.

 

[markd21]

I had one of those in blazing copper. The stock pickups were HFS/VB. They are hot, in my opinion.

Switching is fine via a 5 way rotary. It's positioned where the tone knob on models with a blade switch would be.

 

[dogrocketp]

That should be 2006 with a mahogany body. My son has that guitar in the copper. The pickups are hot, but clean up nicely. The Vb/hfs are an excellent combination with the all mahogany body. The rotary switch will give you both single coil and humbucker settings by turning the knob, I put a chicken head knob on my ce24 so I could see the settings fast while gigging.

 

[Fullmoon 1971]

I've seen a CE24 up for sale. As is common, the store's description is confused. At the outset, it describes the PUs as 85/15 which of course they cant be. Later on they are described as 'Dragon II Treble and Bass'. Does that seem correct?

If so, I seem to recall these are a higher output style? I'm probably not seriously interested in buying, but I am curious. Are they hot or otherwise?

Also, there is no visible selection switch. So, how is this done?
Thanks.

Like @dogrocketp said this a 2006 All mahogany bodied version of the CE-24. It features HFS & Vintage Bass pickups that are an excellent combination with the all mahogany body and suit virtually all music styles. the rotary switch works like this.

ROTARY POSITIONS

• Position 10: Treble pickup
  
  
• Position 9: Pararllel Outside coils- deep and clear
  
  
• Position 8: Series single coils – Warm version of the "in between the treble and middle pickups"
  
  
• Position 7: Parallel single coils – Crisp version of the "in between the treble and middle pickups"
  
  
• Position 6: Bass pickup

I love all the settings on the rotary switch (actually prefer it to modern 5 way blade). The five way chicken knob is a great idea.

I have a 2006 in orange natural that outplays and out sounds any of the modern reissue CE's I've ever tried, it's become my main gigging guitar recently.

2006 PRS Cataloge Page showing CE24 Mahogany specs.


My little beauty.


How much do they want for it? I'm always on the hunt for a backup for mine.

 

[merciful-evans]

Thanks for the info guys. Making more sense now.

 

[BMiller]

That will probably be an '06 with the DuPont series color. HFS and VB pickups. Rotary switch between the volume and tone for pickup selection. I had one in Blazing Copper (same year and model) but moved it along to fund another PRS.

My CE is my number one for playing with my cover band. Plays great, sounds great, and is rock solid.

 

[Johnny Rigs]

The confusion is probably coming from the variety of pickups that have come in the CE line. The current versions come with 85/15 pickups. And the older versions like yours differed between the CE-22 and CE-24. The 22 came with Dragon II, and the 24 came with VB/HFS.