Se standard 24 vs 245

[prsguy]

Had a korean 245, replaced it with an indonisian 24.
The 24 has a very shrill and biting top end, the coil split is unusable. I keep the tone at 6 to keep things under control.
The 245 had a much more pleasing tone and i think was built much sturdier in general.
I'm really clueless- Is this related to the korea/indonesia thing?
And are all se 24 like this or is that an exception? How could it be fixed?

 

[AP515]

It's probably more that the SE24 is made differently with different pickups. The 245 is more of an LP type with a PAF vibe. I would recommend lowering the pickups on the SE24 and see if that gets you more of the tone you are looking for. Just a 1/4 turn at a time until you hear the tone you are after.

 

[Spudman]

I had to work with pickup heights for some time on my STD 24 until I could get it balanced and not shrill. Now that I dialed it in I really love it, and all switch positions sound really good with the stock pickups. Start by lowering them further than you think you should - play it for a while or days - raise the pickups by 1/2 turn - repeat until you dial in a sweet spot.

 

[Glide-bpm]

Pickup height and pole piece adjustments are a very powerful transformational tool for your guitar tone!!!!

 

[Prina]

Korean SE245s are great and no doubt set a high bar for comparison.

And all guitars need to be set up correctly.