Plugging in old faithful

[gemyneye]

Has anyone else not plugged in a guitar they've had for a while, then said "Dayumn, this thing is awesome!"? I did that tonight when I plugged in my 2007 CE22 with bird inlays. I bought this guitar back in January of 2009. I had heard of PRS and knew they were really out of my league, but I went in to debt for this one. A reward to myself. I hadn't plugged it in for a while since I've been playing with all my new PRS guitars, but I plugged it in tonight and the Dragon IIs sounded so good! And it played and felt so awesome. I really lucked out when I bought this back then!

 

[RickP]

Oh yeah, I’ve done it with guitars and with amps!

 

[Sybo]

Yup , every day…….

 

[Birdsofprey]

Every once in a while I think maybe its time to rethink the collection and do a purge like others here have done. Inevitably a few none PRS guitars get the boot but every time I even pick one up out of the case it literally takes a few seconds to realize how important that guitar is to me from a playing/esthetic standpoint. I’m fortunate enough to have a few extra guitars because I want them don’t need them. Nothing against the other brands that I move on from its just that for me discovering and playing PRS is a perfect fit.

 

[gemyneye]

Every once in a while I think maybe its time to rethink the collection and do a purge like others here have done. Inevitably a few none PRS guitars get the boot but every time I even pick one up out of the case it literally takes a few seconds to realize how important that guitar is to me from a playing/esthetic standpoint. I’m fortunate enough to have a few extra guitars because I want them don’t need them. Nothing against the other brands that I move on from its just that for me discovering and playing PRS is a perfect fit.

Well it isn't that I don't play it, I just hadn't plugged it in in a long time. I play all my guitars often, I just don't plug them in and listen to them through my kemper/amp. I have a habit of just picking up my guitars and playing them unplugged. Or watching 45 min of TV when I'm not working while practicing drills/scales. I know, I really have to plug in a lot more which I am and will work on.

 

[Jimi D]

Ya... I do this with some regularity too... When we took shared custody of our autistic grandsons after the rat-bastard son-in-law flew the coop, the first casualty in the home redo was my studio/jam space; it was converted to an indoor play area that meets the needs of identical twin toddlers with a decided lack of judgement regarding self-preservation... Anyway, that meant most of my guitars ended up in their cases in my walk-in closet (now that I'm retired, I don't need suits and dress shoes anymore )... so when I do a little rotation and pull one out I haven't seen in a while, there's often a "wow" moment involved while I reacquaint myself with why I loved it enough to keep it in the first place...

 

[JasonE]

I experience this every time I think it is time to thin the collection down and start pulling guitars out of the closet and looking them over. I love the way they look then plug them in to make sure all is still good with with them. I get a quick reminder of why I bought and kept that particular guitar. It then goes back in the case and back into the closet. I am getting a lot more serious about thinning things down now. I have actually made it as far as reversing the mods I did on two guitars and will take them to my local shop soon. Depending on how painful that is, others may follow.

 

[gemyneye]

I just picked up a couple more guitars that are on the way. A vela and a Mira 245 soap bar (totally unexpected but it ticked off literally everything I was looking for in my last guitar - for a while anyway) and this puts me at capacity for room. So 14 total guitars. I can’t believe I’m at that level. But I’ve worked hard for many many years. So… time to enjoy them all!!

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

I just picked up a couple more guitars that are on the way. A vela and a Mira 245 soap bar (totally unexpected but it ticked off literally everything I was looking for in my last guitar - for a while anyway) and this puts me at capacity for room. So 14 total guitars. I can’t believe I’m at that level. But I’ve worked hard for many many years. So… time to enjoy them all!!

The Mira 245 Soapbar is a killer guitar. It’s been getting most of my playing attention as of late.

 

[gemyneye]

I’m glad you said that since I buying it never having touched it (like all but one of my guitars) but it ticked off everything I wanted. 245 check, standard neck check, soap bars check. Black (don’t have a black guitar) check, birds check.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

I’m glad you said that since I buying it never having touched it (like all but one of my guitars) but it ticked off everything I wanted. 245 check, standard neck check, soap bars check. Black (don’t have a black guitar) check, birds check.

I just ordered some Wolfetone P90’s for it. I dig the current pickups but wanted a more “raw” sound to it.

 

[Russ73]

OP the CE 22 is one of my favorite PRS ever made...ive been on the lookout for one in good condition for years ....i recently purged a couple of superstrats for a Vela and a non PRS that I'm already thinking is gonna go back due to the fact that I don't need it and don't think I'm going to play it much lol

 

[Jimi D]

I just picked up a couple more guitars that are on the way. A vela and a Mira 245 soap bar (totally unexpected but it ticked off literally everything I was looking for in my last guitar - for a while anyway) and this puts me at capacity for room. So 14 total guitars. I can’t believe I’m at that level. But I’ve worked hard for many many years. So… time to enjoy them all!!

I absolutely love my 25th Anniversary Mira 245 Soapbar and my Vela. I'm sure you'll be very, very pleased with the both of them.

 

[ViperDoc]

Every time I plug an oldie in, there is much joy.

 

[Andrew Paul]

Thanks to this post I plugged my old 1990 Cust24 workhorse!! Loving it!!

 

[gemyneye]

You just have to pull them out and play. In my mind, that's what they are for. At first I thought about scheduling each on to make sure they get equal rotations. But, I realized, I play all of them because I love to play all of them. Not gonna lie, the '76 ES-335 doesn't get as much play, but it has a high sentimental value, since I remember my dad getting it and playing it when I was a kid, then he let me play it a bit when I was a teenager. So, I will play it from time to time.