some_dude
Raging BB Gunologist
Went out to buy a new bass... failed at that job terribly. However, I still consider the day a success.
I found this downtown. There's an old independent guitar store here where the owner passed away a number of years ago. He had a warehouse full of stock and vintage gear that's slowly being sold off in what is probably the worlds longest estate sale. I went there looking for a P Bass and decided to check out the guitars before leaving and came across this;
1997 PRS CE 22 in near mint condition. Just over $1000 out the door.
The salesman says it's been in shop possession since at least 2013 since that's when they stopped buying used guitars. I don't think I've never seen it there before, so they must've pulled it out of storage somewhat recently. Except for some corrosion on the bridge and the oldest set of strings I've seen in a long time the guitar looks like it's brand new/never been used before. No damage anywhere, no wear on the frets, pickups, rings or the back of the guitar. The back of the guitar doesn't even have swirls in the finish from rubbing against clothing.
The guitar sounds great and I'm liking the Dragon pickups, which just howl through a wah pedal. The maple neck seems to give it more upper midrange than my other PRS... more aggressive, more cut.... but not as smooth. Combined with the Dragon bridge (19k, ceramic) this thing breaths fire, but still cleans up remarkably well. It's never going to win "best blues guitar"... unless you want to play some pretty aggressive blues.
The 5 way rotary I'm not sold on. I never liked the in-between positions on a Strat, so this feature isn't as appealing to me. That said, the "middle" position on this guitar uses the two outside coils in series, which I'm finding I like better than the sound of two humbuckers in parallel. I may eventually convert it to 3 way switching, but I'm going to leave it as is for now.
The back is so mint there isn't even swirl marks from rubbing against clothes. The guitar appears to have been a closet queen. If it weren't for the corrosion on the bridge this twenty year old guitar would be brand new.
I found this downtown. There's an old independent guitar store here where the owner passed away a number of years ago. He had a warehouse full of stock and vintage gear that's slowly being sold off in what is probably the worlds longest estate sale. I went there looking for a P Bass and decided to check out the guitars before leaving and came across this;
1997 PRS CE 22 in near mint condition. Just over $1000 out the door.
The salesman says it's been in shop possession since at least 2013 since that's when they stopped buying used guitars. I don't think I've never seen it there before, so they must've pulled it out of storage somewhat recently. Except for some corrosion on the bridge and the oldest set of strings I've seen in a long time the guitar looks like it's brand new/never been used before. No damage anywhere, no wear on the frets, pickups, rings or the back of the guitar. The back of the guitar doesn't even have swirls in the finish from rubbing against clothing.
The guitar sounds great and I'm liking the Dragon pickups, which just howl through a wah pedal. The maple neck seems to give it more upper midrange than my other PRS... more aggressive, more cut.... but not as smooth. Combined with the Dragon bridge (19k, ceramic) this thing breaths fire, but still cleans up remarkably well. It's never going to win "best blues guitar"... unless you want to play some pretty aggressive blues.
The 5 way rotary I'm not sold on. I never liked the in-between positions on a Strat, so this feature isn't as appealing to me. That said, the "middle" position on this guitar uses the two outside coils in series, which I'm finding I like better than the sound of two humbuckers in parallel. I may eventually convert it to 3 way switching, but I'm going to leave it as is for now.
The back is so mint there isn't even swirl marks from rubbing against clothes. The guitar appears to have been a closet queen. If it weren't for the corrosion on the bridge this twenty year old guitar would be brand new.
Last edited:
