PRS CE 24 2007

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ManuPuerta

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Hello everybody,

I have the opportunity to buy a second-hand PRS CE 24 from the year 2007 for half its price in a shop, but I'm not sure, since the idea I had previously was to save money for the real thing (the Custom 24). However, I don't know if that would be too much and if this guitar would suit me better. Let's see what you think:

Currently, I have a Fender Strat Am Std and a Gibson SG Special because I want to have a Single Coil and a Humbucker for more versatility (I would try to sell the SG if I bought the PRS). My usual genre ranges from Prog Metal to Blues and I want a hot humbucker guitar that covers as many range that the Strat doesn't as I can.

The PRS is all in mahogany (no maple top). Vintage bass and HFS pups, push pull for single coil, floating PRS tremolo. Bolt on neck.

Thank you very much!
 
Re: PRS CE 24 2007

Used, the USA made version goes for well under $1500. https://reverb.com/p/paul-reed-smit...N7fEgsY9uQgTX4CJz481LBoCWFzw_wcB&hfid=4350646


But a used CU22 goes for well under $1500 too and is a better guitar, IMO.

I Traded a $1200 Strat for one a year ago. That's about what a CU22 sells for these days too.

Personally, I don't like the sound of the maple bolt on neck of a CE24 as much as the sound of a glued in mahogany neck like the CU22.

I don't care for the sound of a maple neck on 70's Les Pauls either. Not as much as mahogany anyway.
 
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I'm going to get it for about $1k (and it is a CE, not a SE), so I think it is worth it. The thing is if it will be much more the same as the Strat I already own (equipped with Custom Shop in the neck and middle and a SD JB Jr in the bridge) or if it is going to help me cover more tone spectrum (which is why I would want to have a humbucker guitar). Especially, I would be glad if anyone told their thoughts on the pups, because I have not found much info about them...
 
Re: PRS CE 24 2007

ManuPuerta said:
I'm going to get it for about $1k (and it is a CE, not a SE), so I think it is worth it. The thing is if it will be much more the same as the Strat I already own (equipped with Custom Shop in the neck and middle and a SD JB Jr in the bridge) or if it is going to help me cover more tone spectrum (which is why I would want to have a humbucker guitar). Especially, I would be glad if anyone told their thoughts on the pups, because I have not found much info about them...
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Good price. Get it. You may or may not like the pickups. I liked the Dragon II pickups in mine...but didn't love them. I prefer PAF style pickups and the Dragon II bridge pickup is too hot.

The problem is you'll have that 5 position rotary switch to deal with if you choose to swap pickups. I just pulled it out in both of mine and replaced it with a NOS 3 way Switchcraft.

After trying lots of great pickups in mine, I settled on replacing the stock magnets in a set Seth Lovers and in a set of 59's with ROUGHCAST ALNICO 5. I'm very satisfied with that.

Personally, I think Alnico 5 humbuckers sound best in CE and CU PRS guitars.

Here's mine:

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ManuPuerta said:
I'm going to get it for about $1k (and it is a CE, not a SE), so I think it is worth it. The thing is if it will be much more the same as the Strat I already own (equipped with Custom Shop in the neck and middle and a SD JB Jr in the bridge) or if it is going to help me cover more tone spectrum (which is why I would want to have a humbucker guitar). Especially, I would be glad if anyone told their thoughts on the pups, because I have not found much info about them...
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At that price, it seems like you could buy it, try it and flip it without loss (maybe with profit), so I say "go for it!"


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Re: PRS CE 24 2007

I did it! It was about two week ago and I'm so happy I did it! It's a fantastic guitar, everything I was looking for is in it. Thank all you very much for your help!
 
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