I definitely dig the new SE SAS. One may be in my future...or an SE Custom 24 Quilt for purposes of dropping some EMG's in and making it another drop tune guitar. As for the necks, I'm surprised that no one in this thread has mentioned the fact that the new SE's (CE, SAS, Cu Quilt) are all scarf jointed necks as opposed to the other SE's which are rocking the multi piece laminated necks.