Good Lord, that thing looks radical!E CU24 with SD Hades Gates pickups and a MannMade tremolo unit.
I had been playing a pair of NF3s for a while prior, really loved the Narrowfield pickups, but thought a full size humbucker would be a good add. So I was considering the PRS Studio or SSH as the next thing I might try. Out of total good fortune, a guy offered to trade his SSH to get my 594 HBII, a great guitar as well. I did the swap, thinking I might have come out on the short end but really wanting to give the guitar a shot. Man, I totally won on that one. As a bonus, I found out later mine was the original limited edition version, and was quite expensive. Another win.Y'all trying make me buy one? You doing areal good job! Just keep going. That's all purdy! Buddy been on me for two years to get one, and he still doesn't have one....think I'll beat him to it, and the 10 Tops are just beautiful. And enhances the tone too.

Thanks. Man all you guys are waking up the 11 year old in a 70 year old man! I love everyone of you!I had been playing a pair of NF3s for a while prior, really loved the Narrowfield pickups, but thought a full size humbucker would be a good add. So I was considering the PRS Studio or SSH as the next thing I might try. Out of total good fortune, a guy offered to trade his SSH to get my 594 HBII, a great guitar as well. I did the swap, thinking I might have come out on the short end but really wanting to give the guitar a shot. Man, I totally won on that one. As a bonus, I found out later mine was the original limited edition version, and was quite expensive. Another win.
I can’t say enough good things about them. For what I was looking for, it was a perfect fit. If that versatility and tone is you, I’d jump right in.![]()
Yeah, it happens, and you're not alone on that time continuum. Next month is another one for me. :-/Thanks. Man all you guys are waking up the 11 year old in a 70 year old man! I love everyone of you!
I’m north of the Medicare line myself, but that hasn’t stopped my interest in music and live gigging, though the gigging is intentionally less often than it once was.Yeah, it happens, and you're not alone on that time continuum. Next month is another one for me. :-/
Getting those 58/15 MT pickups from the Limited Edition run was a great bonus!!!!!!! My wife ordered mine with an Artist package back in 2018 and I received it just a few months after my retirement party. Paul singed it "To Will. Happy Retirement. Paul Reed Smith.I had been playing a pair of NF3s for a while prior, really loved the Narrowfield pickups, but thought a full size humbucker would be a good add. So I was considering the PRS Studio or SSH as the next thing I might try. Out of total good fortune, a guy offered to trade his SSH to get my 594 HBII, a great guitar as well. I did the swap, thinking I might have come out on the short end but really wanting to give the guitar a shot. Man, I totally won on that one. As a bonus, I found out later mine was the original limited edition version, and was quite expensive. Another win.
I can’t say enough good things about them. For what I was looking for, it was a perfect fit. If that versatility and tone is you, I’d jump right in.![]()

I love that neck. It feels a little weird the first few playings, then it fits like a glove!@GLiDE BPM Does the Zelinsky have this sweat-wicking, less frictiony, patterned neck? (Was it called the Z-neck?) If yes, how does it feel? Apart from the neck - how is everything else about it? I wish I could just grab it and pull it out of my screen... (without making yours disappear, of course.)
Man, I don't put people on pedestals really, or shop for names - but I really would love to have a proper Dean. And nowadays, that's a Zelinsky one, like you got.
Tough to find space when you start approaching 40 including 2 acoustics... I have a very patient wife!!!This thread has made me realise that I don’t have enough guitars![]()

I'm pretty sure it was around $2200.00 tax and all.2000!? I#d have thought 3k, maybe 3.5k. Of course, importing one to Europe might easily double what you paid, I guess....
I looked it up on myj Account... $2248.00 shipped to my door! The ones that get expensive are the ones with the carved bodies!2000!? I#d have thought 3k, maybe 3.5k. Of course, importing one to Europe might easily double what you paid, I guess....