Chewie5150
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oh yeah that was way overpriced.
oh yeah that was way overpriced.
Same here with my 3 week old S2 594 SC. Fortunately I don't an easily accessible way to compare against 58/15 LT's or Core models in general and I'm happy not knowing what I'm missing. The ripple effect on my other guitars has been to intonate everything & upgrade to Highwood Contoured saddles on a MIJ superstrat and seriously thinking of switching to P90's for my LP Dlx since the 58/15 S's are pretty darn good HB'ers. Otherwise it's going to take a while to explore what the S2's best for compared to the rest of the family and getting the best sounds thru the FM9. Will take months to years to upgrade my playing to be worthy of the PRS.
Similar to my DGT. What a guitar!
The pickups are probably going to make the biggest difference. You can find the bridge and tuners at the PRS store, or at MannMade USA, who worked with PRS designing and making them.Figured i'd update this thread on my S2 594 that I'm still lovin. Today stumbled on a great deal on a set of the Core limited run 58/15 LT pickups from this shop that I just learned is in the process of liquidating inventory/closing out. The set normally runs about $650 CAD and I grabbed them for $330! This guitar is has been one of my best guitar choices ever. Once I install the pups it's practically at Core level...nearly
I remember seeing a vid or read an article way back addressing some of this and true it won't and nor do I expect it to be on par with a Core. I think the S2's use some different value capacitors etc...really small variations that I won't ever likely hear. I am quite curious though to how the pickups will sound. I need to remember to record some clips with the old before I drop in the new pups. I thought about tuners as well but the stock ones have held up really good. I'm amazed at how well this guitar stays in tune so I think I'll leave everything else as is for the time being.
They wouldn't happen to have more of those, would they?Figured i'd update this thread on my S2 594 that I'm still lovin. Today stumbled on a great deal on a set of the Core limited run 58/15 LT pickups from this shop that I just learned is in the process of liquidating inventory/closing out. The set normally runs about $650 CAD and I grabbed them for $330! This guitar is has been one of my best guitar choices ever. Once I install the pups it's practically at Core level...nearly
I have a few guitars with those or one of their minor variations, and I really like them. I tried lots of different PAF-type pickups over the years when I was chasing the Les Paul sound, and these work plenty well for me.
Looks like I'll have the opportunity to try them out in a week or two when they arrive. I currently have a set of 85/15 "S" pickups in my SE 245, which I got from a forumite here, and I stuck the old Gibbo covers on 'em to class 'em up a bit. The 85/15 "S" pickups sound clearer and better than the 245 "S" pickups (which sound a lot like the Burny pickups in the Burny LP I had years ago - great for Marshalls, a bit wooly for any other amp), but 58/15 LTs will really open it up, I think, based on the way the one in Hobbes' bridge spot sounds.
Maybe the covered 85/15 "S" pickups will wind up in the SE24 Standard. That'd look nice with the pickups in chrome covers, I think.
It is wired to my custom circuit, and does all that I want out of a Strat. Big shiny toggle does series/split/parallel for the bridge pickup in two spots on the 5-way, but defaults to split in the bridge+middle spot. The actual split is diagonal across the four coils of the two bridge pickups, and is hum cancelling even when split, so it gets a much more Strat-like split sound than a typical humbucker does when split. The S-1 swaps out the middle for bridge+neck, which works in conjunction with the big shiny toggle to get three slightly different faux "Tele" sounds. 
I had written many different iterations in response to this, but decided none was worth the effort and from experience know there’s nothing I could say and deleted them. So I’ll just say this. You seem like a cool guy, but it’s disappointing you’re seriously repeating these 25 year old unfounded and silly cliché remarks about PRS.
If this store you mention is the one I'm thinking (in Mississauga), that is simultaneously a great deal and also very sad news.Figured i'd update this thread on my S2 594 that I'm still lovin. Today stumbled on a great deal on a set of the Core limited run 58/15 LT pickups from this shop that I just learned is in the process of liquidating inventory/closing out. The set normally runs about $650 CAD and I grabbed them for $330! This guitar is has been one of my best guitar choices ever. Once I install the pups it's practically at Core level...nearly
I hate seeing smaller guitar shops close down. Nothing left but the chains at some point. Some great deals to be had at this shop; I wish I was prepared for a larger purchase so I could grab one of their guitars
Same. I'm a freelancer, and I hate seeing small businesses shut down. Feels like a community loss every time.
