PRS SE Custom 24 - Quilt Charcoal, Sweetwater Exclusive Review

As Pictured - Better Then Expected

I purchased this guitar on a whim. And I was extremely pleased with the whole experience from start to finish. Sweetwater itself made this process quick and easy. I explained what I wanted and was surprised with the hands on service I received. And the fact I received some photos of the exact guitar before it shipped is something you can't even get from an in-store order sometimes.… read more This guitar itself is probably one of the best I've purchased at this price point, right out of the box. I do suggest locking tuners. You'll want them, trust me. These pickups provide good tones, and can do a lot more than I anticipated at this price point. The neck is smooth and the thin profile allows for some real room to shred.

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Simply Stunning

Wow, I'm blown away by the quilting on this guitar. This is my first PRS and my first experience with a floating bridge. I will be installing an L bracket to lock the trem so that it can only dive because apparently I have no idea how to USE a floating trem, hah! The pictures simply don't do it justice - and it looks great in the pictures! The only knock I have on the guitar is… read more I feel for the price, we should get a better nut and maybe some locking tuners. The pickups aren't for me, but that's highly opinionated, so I won't knock it there. I'll grab some drop-in PRS locking tuners and probably a DiMarzio Super Distortion for the bridge and Super 2 for the neck and call it the best guitar in my collection. The locking tuners will help when using the trem. A new nut could too, but I'll give it a shot with the locking tuners and see if it holds that way before replacing the nut. Aesthetically speaking, the nut looks great. Overall, I'm not going to deduct any stars simply because of the price point. You're getting out of this thing for less than a grand. It's a steal. If you're on the fence about a PRS SE, you really have nothing to worry about. Just buy it. You'll be glad you did. Oh, and shoutout to my dude Domenic Saracina for helping me choose this bad boy. I had no idea what I was looking for other than I wanted something other than my Fenders that I usually play. He helped me settle on this and, man am I glad he did. Domenic was an absolute pleasure to work with and went above and beyond my expectations of a sales associate. Sweetwater only employs the best, it seems.

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This is my first PRS, and definately not going to be my last.

I decided to go with this guitar as the finish on this was totally up my alley compared to other finishes on a custom 24 SE, great job Sweetwater. Straight out of the box this guitar was set up amazing - perfect intonation issues, no fret buzz, action was a little higher for my taste but was easy enough to lower. This is by far THE BEST playing instrument compared to my other guitars… read more in the near $ price range.The only downside to this was a purely cosmetic one and highly personal - I don't like the look of uncovered pickups. So I decided to get some covers and did a little "mod" by covering the pickups and installing new knobs that matched with the chrome / brushed aesthetic of the tailpiece. Looks much better IMO. Btw, Sweetwater was amazing as usual with the delivery and personalized help.

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6 months later still in love

This guitar is essentially amazing. The neck is a very slick gloss. It's like that part in National Lampoons Christmas Vacation where he puts the cereal varnish on the sled. It's that slick. Which I love. The tones are great I really like the coil tapping features. I don't use the trem as it's not my kind of thing. However it's easy to see this is one of the higher end trem… read more systems. It holds tune very well. I hung this puppy up on a wall in my apartment that I walk by frequently. It's almost like a magnet pulling my hands towards it every time I walk by. I have a hard time imagining a higher end PRS being better. I completely recommend this guitar. It looks fantastic, plays exceptionally well, and sounds great!

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LOVE IT!!!

This is the first PRS i have ever owned or even played before, but i love this guitar so much!!! Best guitar i have ever owned. Its visually stunning, and sounds AMAZING. The split coil mode has the most perfect chime to it, and the versatility of this instrument is phenomenal. In full humbucker mode its a little muddy in my opinion, but rolling off the volume a little bit fixes… read more that for me, or a little eq adjustment (about -2db) around 250hz-500hz balances it out. I am more than happy with this guitar and idk why it took me so long to own a PRS.

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