seanchristopher
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Hey Everyone! I recently got a new CE24 and I'm really loving it aside from a small detail that I initially thought the guitar was going to have. Due to a misunderstanding with my Sweetwater rep, the guitar I got ended up missing a detail I initially really wanted for the PRS I was going to get. So now i'm trying to decide if I should exchange the one I have for the other one.
The problem is, I like a few things about each of them and with either of them i'd be making some compromises on things I prefer aesthetically.
With the first guitar, I love that it has a darker fretboard that's almost black like an ebony fretboard. I like the darker color of faded blue on the maple cap. I also like the figuring on the maple cap of this guitar a lot. But the first guitar is a wrap finish so it doesn't have any reveal binding, and that was a big selling point of PRS guitars to me initially. I've always loved that small detail and since it isn't available on the S2 line and the core line is out of reach for me for the foreseeable future, I figured the CE24 would be perfect because it gets the reveal binding typically like the core line.
With the second guitar, I love that it has stained reveal binding. I had never seen reveal binding stained before and it seems that it isn't very common. Which was of course, a factor in making me want it lol. So I'm not sure if I actually like it as much as I like that it's not common from what I've seen. The second guitar also has a lighter fretboard, which I don't love or particularly like the look of much on this guitar in particular. The maple top is different as well. It isn't that it isn't a good looking top, it's just that it doesn't look like it pops as much as the other guitars maple top. There are less "flames" from the figuring and there are a few imperfections and a few areas where the stain was sanded down almost too much when they were sanding for the faded look.
Even though I love the look of the one I have right now, I keep on looking at the other guitar thinking i'm going to be missing out on a really premium detail or something. And I can't help but wonder if the other guitar actually looks better due to the binding detail. And I worry the wrap finish doesn't look as good because I've seen it get some hate on this forum and people seem to really prefer the reveal binding when given a choice.
So I figured I'd post pics of both the guitars and see what you guys think!
Does the the first guitar still look good without binding and with the wrap finish?
Are the darker fretboard and a few other details that I slightly prefer on the first guitar, worth sacrificing for the stained reveal binding detail on the other guitar?
Which one would you guys pick?
Which one has a nicer maple top in your opinion?
I'd love your opinions!
The problem is, I like a few things about each of them and with either of them i'd be making some compromises on things I prefer aesthetically.
With the first guitar, I love that it has a darker fretboard that's almost black like an ebony fretboard. I like the darker color of faded blue on the maple cap. I also like the figuring on the maple cap of this guitar a lot. But the first guitar is a wrap finish so it doesn't have any reveal binding, and that was a big selling point of PRS guitars to me initially. I've always loved that small detail and since it isn't available on the S2 line and the core line is out of reach for me for the foreseeable future, I figured the CE24 would be perfect because it gets the reveal binding typically like the core line.
With the second guitar, I love that it has stained reveal binding. I had never seen reveal binding stained before and it seems that it isn't very common. Which was of course, a factor in making me want it lol. So I'm not sure if I actually like it as much as I like that it's not common from what I've seen. The second guitar also has a lighter fretboard, which I don't love or particularly like the look of much on this guitar in particular. The maple top is different as well. It isn't that it isn't a good looking top, it's just that it doesn't look like it pops as much as the other guitars maple top. There are less "flames" from the figuring and there are a few imperfections and a few areas where the stain was sanded down almost too much when they were sanding for the faded look.
Even though I love the look of the one I have right now, I keep on looking at the other guitar thinking i'm going to be missing out on a really premium detail or something. And I can't help but wonder if the other guitar actually looks better due to the binding detail. And I worry the wrap finish doesn't look as good because I've seen it get some hate on this forum and people seem to really prefer the reveal binding when given a choice.
So I figured I'd post pics of both the guitars and see what you guys think!
Does the the first guitar still look good without binding and with the wrap finish?
Are the darker fretboard and a few other details that I slightly prefer on the first guitar, worth sacrificing for the stained reveal binding detail on the other guitar?
Which one would you guys pick?
Which one has a nicer maple top in your opinion?
I'd love your opinions!
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