Mine is beat up, scarred and very well loved. One guitar I can't see myself getting rid off....
Mine is beat up, scarred and very well loved. One guitar I can't see myself getting rid off....
I have 6 CE's dating from 1988-2000!!! I love these! They have never let me down and I have abused and loved them all in the same night!!
Any holoflake is a great guitar to have and play!!
I always equate the switch to mahogany bodies with the move to Stevensville, so if that was 95 then that's the same time it occured.
If I may, I'd like to give very brief descriptions of the two CEs I've owned. The first was a 99% mint, used CE-24 I got from Guitar Center. Vintage Yellow finish, rosewood board, HFS and Vintage Bass pickups, 5-way rotary. This had an alder body and unfortunately the Wide-Thin neck. If it had the Regular neck carve, I'd still own it. That guitar SANG! I was totally shocked by the tone of that particular instrument. If you've ever heard "John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton", THAT'S the tone of that guitar on the bridge pickup, especially on "All Your Love" and that G in "Hideaway". If I run into another one like that, but a Regular carve, I'll snag it in a minute.
By comparison, my 1994 CE-22 has a mahogany body with maple top, Wide-Fat neck, and Dragon 1 pickups. The 22 sounds awesome, but it's a thicker, more "rock" sounding guitar. I love it too, but it's a very different animal. Granted, the different number of frets, body wood, and pickups are very different, so I wouldn't expect them to be very similar.
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We found very similar guitars. I found a 1st year CE24 with alder body and you describe it well. It Sings. The pickups/electronics were damaged in mine so I put 245's in it and I am still amazed at how it sounds. Like no other.Originally Posted by Brad737
Then I found a CE22 Standard with Dgaron 1's. Different sound but still amazing. I love both of them. I'm just glad I have two of them. I don't know why people think a PRS needs to be a set neck and at the same time everyobdy raves about the CE's. One or the other folks! I'd like to see the CE's make a comeback but if nobody buys them....
1958 Martin 0-15
1988 PRS CE24
1995 PRS CE22
2000 PRS SC
2004 Heritage H150
2006 PRS Cu24 AP
2006 PRS McRosie
2007 PRS CuRo22
2007 PRS SE Soapy 2
2010 PRS SE 25th Anni Cu24
Mesa Single RectoVerb
Mesa Lonestar
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
Peavey Classic 30
CE's are great! $800 is a steal. If you don't get it, tell us where it is. Someone here will find it a good home!
Joe ... They say having a dark side will lead to no good... I certainly hope so!
PRS: 07 CE-22; 08 SE Singlecut; 12 SE Tremonti || Ovation: 06 Elite-T 1868T; 79 Glen Campbell Artist 1627; 95 Balladeer 1751 || Fender: 69 Mustang Comp; 91 Strat Plus || Gibson: 11 Les Paul Studio 60s Deluxe || Martin: 12 GPCPA4 RW || Bradley: 77 Les Paul Custom
4 springs are the stock setup for 9's or 10's I don't know why the 1 spring is in the center hole of the trem block? Normally the center hole is left open on the block and on the claw because that is where the ground wire is soldered to.Is there supposed to be 5 springs in the back? is this an issue?
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Maybe it's a replacement spring and it's just too long, so it was put in at an angle. (?)
LOVE CE's. Yet another I will have to add to the collection someday. One of the best sounding electrics I have played is a friends old alder bodied CE with a maple board.
Also like the mahogany/maple combo ones.....great rock guitars IMO. To my ears, they sound like a custom with more 'tude! A little brighter, tighter and upfront.
That's a fantastic deal on a cool finish, bumps or not! CE's are a great value, $800 for a guitar built in the USA is always a good deal and having owned a dozen CE's I'm confident that you'd end up with a winner. I've had some sound/play better than others but they've all been very solid!
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