What upgrades to your PRS SE Custom 24

[Craig Clark]

Hi All,

I recent;y purchased my first PRS guitar, an SE Custom 24 in Trampas Green

What upgrades have you all done to your SE if any?

Thanks

Craig

 

[Dirty_Boogie]

You could start here...

https://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/lessons-learned-us-parts-on-se.23926/

 

[Craig Clark]

Thanks @Dirty_Boogie

 

[Opunaesala]

I don't have a custom 24, but a SE Tremonti Custom. I swapped out the nut for a core one, changed to locking tuners, and changed from 9's to 10's.

 

[andy474x]

Nut file or change if you go up in string gauge, locking tuners if you’ll use the trem a fair amount - really the SE tuners are as nice as any I’ve used, but non-locking tuners have their limits if you’ll use the trem a lot. Haven’t tried the 85-15S, but if you want to change, the 57/08 or 59/09 are stellar.

All that said, the nice thing about SE’s is that you really don’t have to do much to them, they’re already nicely equipped. We just like to tinker!

 

[Craig Clark]

Yeah unlike other guitars I have owned, the good thing is the SE plays and sounds great right out of the box, brilliant guitars.

 

[Jacobite]

I swapped out the nut for a core one, changed to locking tuners, and changed from 9's to 10's.

What would you say were the differences between the standard SE nut and a Core nut?
Is there a noticeable sound difference? Better material perhaps?
I've always been keen on GraphTech's Tusq line for nuts but I'm willing to learn.

 

[Opunaesala]

What would you say were the differences between the standard SE nut and a Core nut?
Is there a noticeable sound difference? Better material perhaps?
I've always been keen on GraphTech's Tusq line for nuts but I'm willing to learn.

I didn't really notice a tone difference, but it is better material. The SE nut is semi-hollow and seems to just be plastic. The core nut is solid and some kind of composite. You can easily tell a difference in a "drop test". It did make a pretty big difference in tuning stability when using the trem, which is what I was interested in. I've got a buddy that swears by the TUSQ ones, but I just went with the core. My shop didn't have to do much shaping for it, he said it was mostly a drop in.

 

[Jacobite]

I didn't really notice a tone difference, but it is better material. The SE nut is semi-hollow and seems to just be plastic. The core nut is solid and some kind of composite. You can easily tell a difference in a "drop test". It did make a pretty big difference in tuning stability when using the trem, which is what I was interested in. I've got a buddy that swears by the TUSQ ones, but I just went with the core. My shop didn't have to do much shaping for it, he said it was mostly a drop in.

Thanks.

 

[Ray Trevino]

I recently purchased a graphite tusq nut to up grade nut on my PRS, SE Custom 24 Koa top. After removing stock nut i compared both with drop test and lightly sanded both to compare dust. They both sounded exactly the same , all fine dust seemed to be of same materials. Does anyone know what PRS uses for the stock nut on this model ?
Thank You

 

[bodia]

I recently purchased a graphite tusq nut to up grade nut on my PRS, SE Custom 24 Koa top. After removing stock nut i compared both with drop test and lightly sanded both to compare dust. They both sounded exactly the same , all fine dust seemed to be of same materials. Does anyone know what PRS uses for the stock nut on this model ?
Thank You

I think they're just plastic.

 

[Ray Trevino]

I have went on several different forums and ask and nobody has had a solid answer. I do appreciate the reply. I swear by the drop and dust test however me, myself not %100 sure but either.
Any takers ?