Give some thought to series/parallel switches and maybe a phase if you dig that. It opens up a whole new realm of sounds....
I swapped my 5-way for the toggle on my first custom 22, and would recommend it if you're not really using the split sounds. You still get them via the push/pull if you want them.
Congrats on the new guitar! It's hard to go wrong with a PRS. I've never used a guitar with a rotary knob, I would think that would be hard to adjust on the fly. I'm with you on the change to a switch. Awesome looking guitar!
Try using it the way PRSh does. Slam the rotary to its extremes when making changing settings then click it once to go back or forward one notch.
Once I learned this technique it became much easier to use.
The usual prs 3-way is push/pull on the tone knob.
I have a CE24 and the neck is awesome
Were it mine, I'd've probably put the switch where the tone knob is and put the tone knob where the switch is, but looks factory....Much much better!
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Were it mine, I'd've probably put the switch where the tone knob is and put the tone knob where the switch is, but looks factory....
Congrats on the CE. I have a 98 CE 22 that I use a scotch pad on to keep clean/smooth. Have a Holcomb SE as well. A couple of my guitars I have baking soda blasted the finish to make them like the Holcomb. Cheap spot sand blasting gun backing soda and an air compressor. A little time to mask off but it makes a nice finish without taking a lot of material off. Naturally over time it will polish up again just from normal use and honestly not as nice as natural wood.
That’s an extremely clean guitar, congrats! I’ve got a newer CE-24 and the neck is great, satin finish that isn’t sticky. I highly recommend the 3-way switch. Mine has a push pull to split coils but I never use it. I’ll likely just replace with standard CTS 500k pots as mine are starting to get worn from pickup swaps.
Yeah, I did the 3-way with a push/pull tone. So far I’m loving it. I’ve owned many guitars over the years, and this one is, without a doubt, the best playing guitar I’ve ever owned. I wasn’t sure I’d like the HFS/Vintage Bass pickups, but they are surprisingly very good. They are actually close to what I was looking for in the first place. And for the price I got it for, it’s in amazing condition.