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£800 for PRS Custom 24?

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    Adam_MD said:
    stonevibe said:
    Here is a cheap ish PRS.

    That ended at £560!!! What a bargainous price.  :-O
    Hence why a knackered Custom with the wrong pickups isn't shifting at £800. (Sorry "£785"... )

    CEs are even cheaper - although that doesn't mean they're lesser models as a lot of people think, they were just cheaper new because they were less expensive to make with the bolt-on neck. Exactly the same quality as a Custom.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

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  • stonevibestonevibe Frets: 6677
    ICBM said:
    Adam_MD said:
    stonevibe said:
    Here is a cheap ish PRS.

    That ended at £560!!! What a bargainous price.  :-O
    Hence why a knackered Custom with the wrong pickups isn't shifting at £800. (Sorry "£785"... )

    CEs are even cheaper - although that doesn't mean they're lesser models as a lot of people think, they were just cheaper new because they were less expensive to make with the bolt-on neck. Exactly the same quality as a Custom.
    I quite fancy a CE myself as they tend to come in plain colours more often and generally my taste in guitars is more 'F' than 'G', so bolt on makes perfect sense to me.
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  • DefaultMDefaultM Frets: 6724
    What are the PRS Standard 24s like? Same quality but without a fancy top?
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    DefaultM said:
    What are the PRS Standard 24s like? Same quality but without a fancy top?
    Solid mahogany body rather than mahogany/maple. That's not just a cosmetic difference, it has a big effect on the tone - darker, more open and resonant. Other than that they're identical. You could get them with bird inlays if that's your thing, although moons seem more common.

    The Standard 22 - with trem and moons - is my favourite PRS, and the one I bought new (admittedly shop-dinged, so a bit cheaper) having tried several others and realising that's what I wanted.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

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  • DefaultMDefaultM Frets: 6724
    Do they have a carved top? I can't tell from the pics.
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    DefaultM said:
    Do they have a carved top? I can't tell from the pics.
    Yes, identical in every way to a Custom except no maple.

    Some of the more recent ones are matt finish though, if that matters. Personally I think it looks crap.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Frets: 136
    DefaultM;19630" said:
    Do they have a carved top? I can't tell from the pics.
    Yes. Bodies are exactly the same shape as maple-top versions.
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  • UnclePsychosisUnclePsychosis Frets: 12324
    stonevibe said:
    Here is a cheap ish PRS.

    I hate to inform you all, but the sky is about to fall on our heads, because me liking a PRS guitar is surely the beginning of the end...

    Thats lovely! No, really... help, there must be something wrong with me! 
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  • DefaultMDefaultM Frets: 6724
    Picked up a really nice flamed maple top CE22 for £750 :)
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  • John_PJohn_P Frets: 2725
    DefaultM said:
    Picked up a really nice flamed maple top CE22 for £750 :)
    Awesome!    but we need pics ;) :)
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  • DefaultMDefaultM Frets: 6724
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Paul-Reed-Smith-PRS-CE22-Mapletop-Stunning-2000-Model-/300954023817?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&nma=true&si=J9NpgkqzkXQv%2FphvaBdjLGuU5BQ%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
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  • geepers0677geepers0677 Frets: 119
    edited August 2013
    That is frickin' lovely! Just missed out on a silver CE22 that went today on ebay for £620, but that is far more beautiful!

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  • John_PJohn_P Frets: 2725
    Very nice indeed -  looks almost identical to my first cu22.    I hope it plays as nice as it looks....  tempting me to start looking for another, although it'll be a santana or an EG next I think :)
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  • DefaultMDefaultM Frets: 6724
    It's very nice. The strings are rusty and its dirty so it can only get better. I just can't decide if I should stick with the 9's that are on there or go up to 9-46 or 10-46. The 9's are too easy to play.

    I was looking at the silver one on ebay, but my main guitar is silver, I don't particularly like silver and I didn't want to start a theme haha.
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