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The pickups is what makes this guitar quite special. They’re PRS 1957/2008. Only 250 of these SC245 with these pickups were made. Apparently Mr. Smith got a hold of Gibson’s pickup winding machine, the wire, and even the magnets they used in their late 50’s PAF pups. 1957 is the pickup voice they shot for, and 2008 being the year they got the machine.
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some_dude
Raging BB Gunologist
57/08s should have the name etched into the front of them. Those covers are plain.
Here’s an example from another 2014 SC245:
57/08s should have the name etched into the front of them. Those covers are plain.
Here’s an example from another 2014 SC245:
Zoom on the bottom right corner. The covers are oddly scratched, as if someone tried to polish it and ended up scratching it. But the 57/08 etching is there.
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some_dude
Raging BB Gunologist
Zoom on the bottom right corner. The covers are oddly scratched, as if someone tried to polish it and ended up scratching it. But the 57/08 etching is there.
Ah! That also explains why they looked like brushed nickel. I thought maybe someone had installed Bare Knuckles or something.
Either way, it looks cool. There’s millions of perfect looking PRS that rarely leave their cases. That one actually looks like it gets played.
Yeah it was definitely played, but also taken cared of. Not a single ding on that body. Maybe the previous owner went for that brushed nickel look. I don’t mind it, it gives the guitar mojo.
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Yep. Had it for about 6 years and promised myself to keep it. It was in a bit rough shape which I think would keep it from gaining too much value. I valued it at 800-1000.
So the deal was the S2 which I value at around $1100 since it had JB/Jazz pups and tortoise pick guard, and the AH-10. So I got that 245 for $2200 give or take if he re sells those guitars at top value.
If I didn’t rush this deal, I would’ve re-installed the factory pickups on the S2, but the deal is done. Everything happened in the space of two hours or so.
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eclecticsynergy
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Great trade, nice guitar. 57/08s are great pickups, among my very favorite PAF types.
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Definitely a great trade. The S2 series is excellent, but the Core models are just the stuff.
Jack_TriPpEr
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Beautiful green on that McCarty.Complete impulse buy last night. Traded a PRS S2 and a rare Ibanez for it and couldn’t be happier. Only catch is no hard case, but it has all paperwork which is really what matters.
2014 PRS SC245
And the guitars I traded for it.
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If you don't mind disclosing, did the trade-in of your 2 former guitars cover most of the cost of the new McCarty, or not really?
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Thanks! Well, a new core McCarty goes for what, $3500 at the low end, to 4+ grand? At top dollar, the S2 is maybe 1200, and the AH-10 $1100. The AH-10 was missing key components that would make it a $2000+ guitar. The case is missing, and there’s quite a few blemishes. Tons of mojo for sure, but to a collector, condition is everything. I listed that guitar about a year ago for $800. Not a single bite.
So let’s say both my guitars are valued at $2300, let’s say $2500 as the very top dollar. Can you find a new core McCarty for $2500 or less?
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My friend just told me that I know where the guitar is if I ever want it back. We trade gear back and forth all the time, it’s quite funny since it’s almost like we just long term rent our gear to each other.
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