Finally bought this exact lefty guitar after watching this video and your other PRS SE video dozens of times. It arrived 30minutes ago and I'm so happy I could cry haha it sounds incredible! Thank you for doing these reviews, is what steered me to this model.
@@To.Si.Ma. I watched that too (I grew up there ☮️) and I think it was a Gibson. I had the Zach Myers Trampas Green. I sold it cause of scale length, but told buyers- There is no classier color that will stand the test of time.
This is a full review of the 2021 PRS SE custom 24 that is now made in Indonesia. ►Thomann - bit.ly/2WsSNKN ►Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/a1WWJo ►Sky Music - alnk.to/7qelmiW 0:00 - Intro & Disclaimer 0:27 - Jam Track 2:56 - Guitar Overview (Sweetwater/Thomann links below) 5:04 - Clean Tones 8:00 - Crunch Tones 10:50 - High Gain Tones 12:11 - My Full Review
Always love it when you have the smile and the "Aaww yeah!" moment. I am also now very in-tune with your review tune, for lack of better description. It is nice to hear and covers a good spectrum of tones. My first and only PRS is the 277 Baritone. It has left a pretty deep impression on me and I now give more then just a cursory glance at other PRSs. Thanks Shane!
@@DMSProduktions I’m guessing he’s talking about it getting stolen or a random beer spill 🤷♂️. I’d understand using an SE as alternative if you’re doing a low budget tour with lots of moving parts, but otherwise don’t drink so much you forget to keep eye on guitar lol.
@@jeffrey.a.hanson Haha! Yeah' I'd gathered that as well, then if that is the case, WHY buy an expensive model ever, if you're NOT going to play it? NO point leaving it at home!
@@DMSProduktions Plenty of places to play other than bars and clubs where your guitar won't get stolen or messed with. Also it's perfectly fine to buy a nice guitar for home use. It's called recording
I just took delivery of one I bought on Reverb. After lowering the action a tad, it’s really a sweet instrument. Plays like a much more expensive guitar.
I bought one of these back in the spring. After owning it for 6+ months at this point, I absolutely love it. Its my guitar of choice for just about everything I play for; an absolute workhorse. Fun to play and sounds great imo. I love how warm and pleasurable the tone feels, and the guitar sounds great playing metal as well as blues which is a plus on stage having fewer guitars to keep with you. Only thing I'll say is mine has a little fuzz in the mode selector when changing modes, but that goes away once you're in the new position, so doing things like going from single coil to full humbucker mid riff sounds a bit rough. Personally I love the neck pickup on this guitar, easily wins my heart out of all the pickups on guitars I own. Overall, I love this baby. Best buy I've made in years.
These look fantastic and sound great, but for some reason they just don't gel with me. I was all geared up to buy an SE Custom 24-08, took the drive to another city to do just that, and when I grabbed it off the wall, we just didn't connect so I came home empty handed. Reason number 382 for buying from a shop and not online.
Props to PRS for giving the lefties a little more variety at an affordable price. Really digging that color. And everyone knows, you have to have one in every color.
It's a shame the only variety is finish. This is still the only cheap PRS we can buy, all they give us is another colour. Would love a Santana, Marsden, Tremonti model, or a Custom 22, SE Mira etc etc.
Love the playing, and the review. It's so hard to judge a guitar unless you're holding it, playing it, interacting with it, but an honest assessment is the next best thing.
Just bought a PRS SE semi-hollow 22 custom with the split coil feature. It's the second SE I've owned and for the money it's a remarkable instrument. Incredible playability, lovely neck and superb build quality. But I agree, the split coil sound is quite anemic and I seldom use it for blues or rock -- mostly for just noodling "soft jazz" riffs. But the feel of even the PRS SEs is addictive, and almost identical to the core models. And keeping a few grand in your pocket also feels quite nice!
people get hung up on Made in the USA . if you enjoy the guitar and it feel good play it. for the splits coil best use for funk and a little compression . I you let it play the damm this I have a Les Paul and tele and a Parker . my SE stands up to all of them.
I bought one and it arrived today, crazy coincidence.. I’m very happy with it. It’s my first PRS so can’t compare it directly, but I’ve got plenty of Fender and Ibanez guitars and it’s as good as any of them at similar or even a little higher price points.. and as you say, the gig bag is great!
I'm just wondering if you're getting the high overtone on your A string. I can't figure it out. I'm going to dampen the trem springs and see if that helps.
Perfect timing I have been thinking about getting that exact guitar. Thanks for the great video I think I will pull the trigger on getting one. You are sounding great Shane.
You should. I have a ruby red one. They sound amazing. I play out of a Marshall full stack and it can make the amp sound like a totally different amplifier. The Custom 24s are a no nonsense guitar.
I've got this guitar. The neck pickup is really good, the bridge so-so. And it has a strange overtone on the open A. Nice Strat tones through the Blues Deluxe. It plays great, with a great neck. Change strings as soon as you get it. Better pickups would help this guitar. Playing through my DSL 40 gets good tones with the neck, but that bridge pickup just doesn't cut it.
@@finishin.my.coffee8780 Yeah, I've read that. Haven't gotten around to that yet. Pickups are getting changed now and I'll see if that fixes the overtone. If not, I'll dampen the springs.
@@mikecorey8370 What are you putting in? I've got the same Peacocks that Shane has in his green PRS but I might change them out. I like a big neck pickup sound and the Peacock isn't quite giving me that.
Just got one of these used at a local shop. The pickups were replaced with filter trons. I got the original pickups. Im a tech. Its the perfect guitar for me.
I have an SE Custom 24 from Korea, and I love it, even if it was made in the last year they had the Vintage Bass and HFS pickups. Since I play mostly blues and jazz, it is a great guitar.
This guitar haunts me because I should have had this PRS back at the end of 2017 or early 2018 🙁😕😢 I ended up canceling the order because I got tired of waiting for it. That being said, this model has always been one I’ve wanted at times then I don’t. PRS has it’s own tone and sound and it would be a great addition to what I own, however I do feel like I could go without it. I love the tones of this guitar and Shane, you have made amazing videos with the SE Custom. I just don’t know what I want with this guitar!!!!🤪🤪🤪😳😳😳 Great video Shane!!!
I've always thought the bird inlays looked cool, but I think instead of flying into the guitar, I would prefer to have them flying out of the guitar. Just me...
Got mine back today with the JB in the bridge and a 59 in the neck. Huge difference in the clarity of the guitar. The muddy sound is gone and no more overtones on open strings.
I have a PRS SE Standard 24 and i love it it’s so easy to play and it sounds amazing. The first thing I did was install locking tuners on it and it makes quite a difference, after that it’s almost perfect
Shane, So I sent back the PRS SE Paul's Guitar but I kept the PRS SE Custom 24 Faded Blue Burst. I wasn't sure if I would like the Faded Blue Burst but I really like the color and this Custom 24. I also ordered a PRS SE Custom 245 in Charcoal Burst. I'm very impressed with the playability of the SE 245. So far I like both guitars. I'm also pleasantly surprised of the tones out of the Boss Katana MK-ll Head with the Epiphone 112 Cabinet. Oh, I upgraded the 112 Cabinet with a 12" Eminence Texas Heat 8 ohm Speaker... Very happy with this Guitar Rig.
Just bought this a couple of weeks ago. It is a replacement to my poor late McCarty 10 Top. Hard to get a lefty guitar that I love, but PRS has delivered for me again, Thank God! Since you are a lefty too, a subscribe is in order ;)
I have a 2020 PRS SE Custom 22 semi hollow (Made in Indonesia) and I absolutely love it. For around $1200 you get a quality instrument! I actually walked into the shop to buy a MIM Fender Strat HSS but it just didn't feel as nice to play as the SE.
I love my PRS custom 24 se in charcoal burst...was my first guitar purchase 14 months ago when I got back into playing after 13 years away from it completely.... following that I got my player strat.. Gibson Les Paul studio in wine red..gib SG standard in Ebony..and finally my hollow body I went epiphone es 339 pro inspired by Gibson line ...love every one as is and with setups and new strings I'm due to make them all as good as they can be..🤘🎸❤️
Love the feel and playability, but I’ve gone that direction of not caring for the splits as well. Not that I don’t like them, but I wouldn’t mind changing out the pickups for clean tones. I’ll actually go cheaper for the 245 next for full tone/volume control and hard tail. If selling my soul for core, then 594.
My experience- That’s a guitar that every youtuber seems to mention is great, but none of them have one nor do many stores carry them. So, last Christmas I saw one available 45 mins away and got all amped to play it in the sexy teal. So disappointed. First, the body looked mismatched to the neck. Fretboard was very spacious like an SG, but the body was small looking. Then, the neck just played awkwardly. It had no roll on the fretboard edges or ‘shoulders’ like an SG. Tho, that was same year I wasn’t thrilled with the custom 24s, but my hunch is that Paul’s Guitar was hyped by Paul, who is massive supporter of TH-camrs, who also hyped it..then they all went back to the custom 24, Zach Meyers, and Silver Sky. Then again you may Love it. That’s what’s great about guitars. Keep in mind I’m 6’4 built like tight end.
@@jeffrey.a.hanson I played one as well I really wanted to see what Shane’s opinion would be on one. I thought it was too light… Call me crazy but I like to have a little weight in my guitar. I even asked the sales guy if this was a chambered guitar. Then I played a custom 24 in pink panther pink and it felt so much nicer. I ended up walking out of there with guitar strings.
Bought one with Sapphire top after all the "amazing" talking from TH-cam reviewers. I ended up sending it back after 1 hour. Thing was terrible. The top look like a very bad resolution printed piece of papper, and the halfs were of total mismatch. The tuners, omg ,the tuners, those looked like from my 3 years old toy guitar. Pickups were interesting but sterile. The bridge was great, actually amazing.
I have the first issue of the Paul Allender signature model, made in Korea. Iv had it since around 2008 and it’s my favorite guitar. I pick that guitar up before anything else.
Just recently acquired a PRS Tremonti SE standard. I have seen a lot of comments by players wanting to change the pickups. They seem decent enough to me. Between the amp and pedals I can make it sound any way I want it to. My only complaint is the toggle does feel just a little sloppy. Other than that, I won't be changing a thing. Kudos to PRS for making awesome guitars affordable.
@@christianboning2732 ya I only picked up a guitar for the first time last year.....could not play...but as an engineer I could comprehend the value of a good design....I thought worst case....its a collectors item lol...I got a bunch of prs se and fenders straps and teles.....alsoits funny I know all the tech stuff as im a techie lol
@@timothymathew1540 ,i also started last year! ;-) First a cheap Ibanez, then a better Fender Player-Strat and finaly this PRS. Like them all, but the PRS is certanly my favorite. There is also more motivation to pick it up and practice when the guitar looks beautifull.
35th Vs Custom 24 Abalone bird inlays Vs plain TCI-S pickups (very marginally more vintage) Vs 85/15-S 08 wiring switching (8 combos, double mini toggle individual pup splits, 3-way selector) Vs 5 way (3-way blade, global push/pull pup split) 35 truss cover 35th vs Custom 24-08 that has the 08 wiring too is almost negligible differences. Abalone birds and truss cover. I haven't seen the two side by side to know if the 2021 carve is more than the 35th carve. The 35th limited edition colours (black+gold, blue) seem to have pretty much rolled over into 2021 models, almost.
Feb 23 and I just purchased one of these so hopefully like you say doesnt feel cheap. I got the Faded Blue burst lefty exactly like you are playing so hoping for good times to come.
@@pmarciano1717 Awesome. My new favorite guitar. Before this my Ibanez RG 470 was my favorite because of the wizard neck. I have a Fender E series that I never play from Japan 1987 but I'm not a fan. That twangy Fender sound is too thin for most the stuff I like playing. My next guitar will be a Chinese Frankenstrat. Still waiting for it to show up.
@@pmarciano1717 Oh and the split coil is still a much richer sound than the Fender in my opinion. Less than a humbucker but still more than the Fender. I really need to take my fender out and play it again. Maybe new strings but from memory it is that thin twangy fender strat sound.
I think a lot of times people have brand loyalty or they just hate a brand for whatever reason. I tend to be really objective on the PRS and other guitars. They have pros and cons for me personally. Now I have the same guitar and I do really like it. It feels good it is constructed amazingly well and it is is a beautiful instrument and is easy to play. But after a few months I did start to notice some of the objective cons. It doesn’t have great sustain compared to many of my other guitars. I liked the pickups at first now in comparison for recordings with some of my others I have discovered through comparison they are kinda muddy. My final issues is probably my biggest issue and it is the tuning stability because of the nut hugging the strings. I was able to fix that last thing myself. And I don’t have that issue anymore but man it was frustrating having to retune after a few minutes
I've come to expect slight nut adjustments at any price point. My les Paul's and sg were the worst for string slot bind, but 30 minutes and its all sorted. Pickups are really subjective. Almost every brand has its haters. However these are two things that are very easy to remedy. If the general construction and neck is good, then you'll have a great guitar. Now, harley benton!, don't get me started on that firewood!!
@@thefivepoints if you know anything about pickup height you would realize that adjusting the height of the pickups does not adjust how muddy something is
I’m a leftie too and have this exact guitar. I love it! It’s so hard to find something unique for a leftie. For me this is it. Love the blue. Thanks for showing me how it could sound...if only I could play ;) Thanks!
Hi mate, you could make a shovel with one string sound amazing! Just waiting for my lovely guitars to come back to England, remember our green table days?
Another great review from Shane. Always helpful, especially for new (lefties) players like myself that are looking to upgrade their gear and expand their collection.
I have the Floyd version of the 24 SE. As with most Floyd's it took some time to get the setup dialed in to what I like. After that it has been a great guitar for the money. I have used it for almost exclusively recording. I am happy with it.
GREAT….last couple of really great video’s you produced ….I bought a DSL40CR and than a DSL20HR…now I am looking at PRS SE’s…..and don’t forget that Chellee Pony Boy…on my pedal board…these hot 🔥 video’s give me G.A.S….in a really good 👍 way
i got the SE custom 24 in bonnie pink and even tho the coil splitting isnt as good as a single coin strat pick up for the price i would get an SE over a MIM any day of the week and i been playing strats since day one of me playing guitar 20+ years ago (SEs and MIMs are about the same price where i live when i got mine there was $100 difference but now there is a $50 difference)
I have 3 PRS guitars all 3 are fantastic a custom 24 S2 a standard 22 S2 and... A 35th Anniversary Custom 24 SE in the Blue Burst. PRS quality is exceptional no matter where they make them!
I have the exact same model...got it a few months back. All good but I'm not a fan of the thicker neck and radius. I play Ibanez and Jackson - thinner neck and flatter fretboard. Love the blue maple top, bird inlays, weight and how shape of the body.
I'm a lefty too and just last month managed to get a really good deal on a pre-owned SE custom 24 in faded whale blue. The only thing that I find a bit marmite is the zebra pick up bobbins that come as standard on that colour. Otherwise, a great instrument.
It’s a shame you can’t do a lefty Revstar review. Think you would enjoy one as much as the PRS if not more.Revstar gig bags are also up there with the best. Excellent quality. 👍🇦🇺
The PRS SE Standard 24 (no maple top and veneer) is a great value. Se custom prices too close to the s2 standard satins to not spend a little more IMO.
Nice Vid Shane! I’ve got the same guitar as you do, color and all except stock pickups. Love it!! Played a new one at a store recently and it didn’t hold a candle to mine. I think the new ones are kind of hit miss where as the Korean ones were almost always great. I never played a bad one. Please keep up the Good Work Mate and Cheers from Salem, Ohio US.
I feel like PRS is the only modern guitar manufacturer that carved out it's piece of the market dominated by old brands due to nostalgia for the glory days of rock and blues. I wouldn't buy one because I'm too enamoured by the good old guitar shapes but I wouldn't reject that blue one in your hands if someone handed it to me
It IS their classiest one I’ve played in person. I’m like you, but this one did have a nice classic look. I think it’s the bird inlays that are a bit too cute for me and are personal to Paul. I like my dots and trapezoids ha.
What an awesome color!! I got the gray quilted top one and it plays great!! The only problem with mine is the guitar sounds plastic when I play the G string around the 2-4 fret. I will change strings then get it set up properly, but other than that I love my new PRS guitar!!
It’s mostly marketing to differentiate high end lines, and it adds to price whilst being a feature many intermediate guitarists don’t know even know exist. Those that are serious will convince themselves to buy it, then upgrade it later. I wish they were on all guitars.
@@jeffrey.a.hanson I really like my schecters locking tuners. I broke a tip of the string and just retightened it and was good as new. Saved me some money too
Buy a good telecaster. You won't understand why anyone needs locking tuners then. That aside, good quality regular tuners and a proper setup negates the need for lockers, trem or not.
Very helpful. Thank you. I have a made in USA version and I was wondering how these stacked up. Quite well it seems. Have you ever seen the gig bag offered by Canadian company Godin? Nice.
I would love one. But the centre of my universe would not be too pleased if I bought one. Fortunately I also love my SX Vintage Tele, so my universe is well balanced. However if I win the lotto …
You know CKP, to be honest I have never had a split coil / coil tap setup that I wanted to play. It just happened to come with the particular guitar. PRS does better than most with its USA products, but I'd still prefer a single coil or P90 guitar.
I have a PR s s2 it has the same pickups (85/15 s) the bridge is ok but a soon as I can im replacing the neck or both. They are not bad and are worthy of a guitar 700 or less but they are they weak point of the s2
Had a SE Custom 24 a few years ago. The medium to high gain tones were amazing, but I didn't care for the cleans. The SE guitars are one of the absolute best value guitars out there. When I was able to acquire a "core" PRS Custom 22 a sold my SE Custom 24. The core model PRS's are just so amazing, there was no comparison. That doesn't take away from the SE though. For under $1,000 they can't be beat!
@@JoonKimDMDi haven't owned one of the more recent PRS SE'S so take my opinion with a grain of salt. The SE that I had was a very good guitar, but the core I now own is light years better. The SE had a slab body with very little carve to it. The birds were very plain vs the mop or whatever the core's birds are made from. They look amazing. Fit, finish, setup: the SE played pretty good, no problems with it at all. The core PRS I have is perfection. The solid rosewood neck feels amazing. Intonation is perfect. Frets absolutely perfect. Plays better than any other guitar I've ever picked up. I believe that the core PRS guitars rival any other guitars, including vintage guitars from Gibson and Fender. That's just my opinion.
I've got one of these, and the playability is great. But the pickups always sounds just a bit muddy to me, especially with clean tones. So I rarely if ever use the neck pickup especially.
I had a beautiful core custom 24, but had to sell it not long ago as it spent all its time in the case in a cupboard, played at home only as was too nervous to take it out anywhere, I didn’t like it’s weak pick ups and it was a very bright, thin sounding guitar to my ears. Tempted by a CE Custom 22 though to mod.
Just looked at Sky music website and they don’t have any of these left handed in stock so hand it back :) why don’t you ever reference the equipment to Sky music store in your comments?
Finally bought this exact lefty guitar after watching this video and your other PRS SE video dozens of times. It arrived 30minutes ago and I'm so happy I could cry haha it sounds incredible! Thank you for doing these reviews, is what steered me to this model.
I just purchased a PRS SE Paul's Guitar in Trampas Green. I'm very happy with this Guitar.
@@To.Si.Ma. I watched that too (I grew up there ☮️) and I think it was a Gibson. I had the Zach Myers Trampas Green. I sold it cause of scale length, but told buyers- There is no classier color that will stand the test of time.
This is a full review of the 2021 PRS SE custom 24 that is now made in Indonesia.
►Thomann - bit.ly/2WsSNKN
►Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/a1WWJo
►Sky Music - alnk.to/7qelmiW
0:00 - Intro & Disclaimer
0:27 - Jam Track
2:56 - Guitar Overview (Sweetwater/Thomann links below)
5:04 - Clean Tones
8:00 - Crunch Tones
10:50 - High Gain Tones
12:11 - My Full Review
Great video!
Very nice! this is the same year/make as my Bonni Pink PRS SE Custom 24. the switch is the weakness link for sure, but everything else is awesome.
To Shane, your Bonni lies over the ocean. Because he's down under, it's a lefty.
I really dug your pink one, it was Shane's and your video's that convinced me into buying my Santana version 👍
I like your channel
I got an S2 Standard 24 a couple of months ago under $1000, and it might just be the easiest-playing guitar I've ever held. Lovin it so far
Always love it when you have the smile and the "Aaww yeah!" moment. I am also now very in-tune with your review tune, for lack of better description. It is nice to hear and covers a good spectrum of tones.
My first and only PRS is the 277 Baritone. It has left a pretty deep impression on me and I now give more then just a cursory glance at other PRSs. Thanks Shane!
I wouldn't feel comfortable playing a U.S. made PRS in bars and clubs so these SE ones are great in my book.
Why?
@@DMSProduktions I’m guessing he’s talking about it getting stolen or a random beer spill 🤷♂️. I’d understand using an SE as alternative if you’re doing a low budget tour with lots of moving parts, but otherwise don’t drink so much you forget to keep eye on guitar lol.
@@jeffrey.a.hanson Haha! Yeah' I'd gathered that as well, then if that is the case, WHY buy an expensive model ever, if you're NOT going to play it? NO point leaving it at home!
@@DMSProduktions Plenty of places to play other than bars and clubs where your guitar won't get stolen or messed with. Also it's perfectly fine to buy a nice guitar for home use. It's called recording
@@gregsnider2023 And a few eq tweaks or a pick up upgrade & you can't HEAR the difference!
Anyway, there IS no place TO place @ this point in time!
I just took delivery of one I bought on Reverb. After lowering the action a tad, it’s really a sweet instrument. Plays like a much more expensive guitar.
I bought one of these back in the spring. After owning it for 6+ months at this point, I absolutely love it. Its my guitar of choice for just about everything I play for; an absolute workhorse. Fun to play and sounds great imo. I love how warm and pleasurable the tone feels, and the guitar sounds great playing metal as well as blues which is a plus on stage having fewer guitars to keep with you. Only thing I'll say is mine has a little fuzz in the mode selector when changing modes, but that goes away once you're in the new position, so doing things like going from single coil to full humbucker mid riff sounds a bit rough.
Personally I love the neck pickup on this guitar, easily wins my heart out of all the pickups on guitars I own. Overall, I love this baby. Best buy I've made in years.
Spray some contact cleaner in there my dude
These look fantastic and sound great, but for some reason they just don't gel with me.
I was all geared up to buy an SE Custom 24-08, took the drive to another city to do just that, and when I grabbed it off the wall, we just didn't connect so I came home empty handed. Reason number 382 for buying from a shop and not online.
Props to PRS for giving the lefties a little more variety at an affordable price. Really digging that color. And everyone knows, you have to have one in every color.
It's a shame the only variety is finish. This is still the only cheap PRS we can buy, all they give us is another colour. Would love a Santana, Marsden, Tremonti model, or a Custom 22, SE Mira etc etc.
J Ray. I fail to see what politics have to do with it.
@@spumemonk11 what you on about? Who mentioned politics?
@@tims001 . That was meant to be a joke! Obviously a little bit too dry for your taste.
I need a blue guitar and this shade of blue does it for me
Love the playing, and the review. It's so hard to judge a guitar unless you're holding it, playing it, interacting with it, but an honest assessment is the next best thing.
Just bought a PRS SE semi-hollow 22 custom with the split coil feature. It's the second SE I've owned and for the money it's a remarkable instrument. Incredible playability, lovely neck and superb build quality. But I agree, the split coil sound is quite anemic and I seldom use it for blues or rock -- mostly for just noodling "soft jazz" riffs. But the feel of even the PRS SEs is addictive, and almost identical to the core models. And keeping a few grand in your pocket also feels quite nice!
people get hung up on Made in the USA . if you enjoy the guitar and it feel good play it. for the splits coil best use for funk and a little compression . I you let it play the damm this I have a Les Paul and tele and a Parker . my SE stands up to all of them.
I bought one and it arrived today, crazy coincidence.. I’m very happy with it. It’s my first PRS so can’t compare it directly, but I’ve got plenty of Fender and Ibanez guitars and it’s as good as any of them at similar or even a little higher price points.. and as you say, the gig bag is great!
What colorway?
I'm just wondering if you're getting the high overtone on your A string. I can't figure it out. I'm going to dampen the trem springs and see if that helps.
I have a PRS SE Custom 24 08 (with the mini toggle switches for the coil switch). I love it. Like you said, such a comfortable neck. Great guitar!
Me too I love my 24 08 its face melting perfection
That colour looks 🔥
It's a Beauty!
I have one of these a few months now and still love it, all though it's a little bit heavier than my strat. (Ca. 300g)
Perfect timing I have been thinking about getting that exact guitar. Thanks for the great video I think I will pull the trigger on getting one. You are sounding great Shane.
You should. I have a ruby red one. They sound amazing. I play out of a Marshall full stack and it can make the amp sound like a totally different amplifier. The Custom 24s are a no nonsense guitar.
I've got this guitar. The neck pickup is really good, the bridge so-so. And it has a strange overtone on the open A. Nice Strat tones through the Blues Deluxe. It plays great, with a great neck. Change strings as soon as you get it. Better pickups would help this guitar. Playing through my DSL 40 gets good tones with the neck, but that bridge pickup just doesn't cut it.
The overtones could be from the tremolo springs.
@@finishin.my.coffee8780 Yeah, I've read that. Haven't gotten around to that yet. Pickups are getting changed now and I'll see if that fixes the overtone. If not, I'll dampen the springs.
@@mikecorey8370 What are you putting in? I've got the same Peacocks that Shane has in his green PRS but I might change them out. I like a big neck pickup sound and the Peacock isn't quite giving me that.
So funny listening to everyone blaming pickups for their bad tone.
Just got one of these used at a local shop. The pickups were replaced with filter trons. I got the original pickups. Im a tech. Its the perfect guitar for me.
I have an SE Custom 24 from Korea, and I love it, even if it was made in the last year they had the Vintage Bass and HFS pickups. Since I play mostly blues and jazz, it is a great guitar.
Couldn’t agree more, exactly my thoughts. This e little differences and the finish was better too
This guitar haunts me because I should have had this PRS back at the end of 2017 or early 2018 🙁😕😢 I ended up canceling the order because I got tired of waiting for it. That being said, this model has always been one I’ve wanted at times then I don’t. PRS has it’s own tone and sound and it would be a great addition to what I own, however I do feel like I could go without it. I love the tones of this guitar and Shane, you have made amazing videos with the SE Custom. I just don’t know what I want with this guitar!!!!🤪🤪🤪😳😳😳 Great video Shane!!!
I've always thought the bird inlays looked cool, but I think instead of flying into the guitar, I would prefer to have them flying out of the guitar. Just me...
🦉Doesn't the owl just stand there looking out at everybody?
That would make a lot more sense you’re right
You could pay them a few thousand for a custom Custom 😂👍
@@Jackhammer69able or they could do a limited run to see if it would sell. They would be collectors items before they hit the stores.
@@ericskinner7355 True true mate. I’d be keen on that.
Greatly appreciate you, Shane. Awesome video 👍👍
Great playing and great vid! Cheers!
Got mine back today with the JB in the bridge and a 59 in the neck. Huge difference in the clarity of the guitar. The muddy sound is gone and no more overtones on open strings.
Why is everyone blaming pickups for their muddiness? Get a decent amp, eq it properly and change your strings once in a while.
"hehehe yeah !"
That last lead was ff-in' epic ! It was good to see you enjoyed it so much.
So did I !
I have a PRS SE Standard 24 and i love it it’s so easy to play and it sounds amazing. The first thing I did was install locking tuners on it and it makes quite a difference, after that it’s almost perfect
the locking tuners have nothing to do with the sound to put the strings on right it will be ok
Shane, So I sent back the PRS SE Paul's Guitar but I kept the PRS SE Custom 24 Faded Blue Burst. I wasn't sure if I would like the Faded Blue Burst but I really like the color and this Custom 24. I also ordered a PRS SE Custom 245 in Charcoal Burst. I'm very impressed with the playability of the SE 245. So far I like both guitars. I'm also pleasantly surprised of the tones out of the Boss Katana MK-ll Head with the Epiphone 112 Cabinet. Oh, I upgraded the 112 Cabinet with a 12" Eminence Texas Heat 8 ohm Speaker... Very happy with this Guitar Rig.
Traded a epiphone 335 for a Zebrawood custom 24 a month ago. Lovin the PRS
Just bought this a couple of weeks ago. It is a replacement to my poor late McCarty 10 Top. Hard to get a lefty guitar that I love, but PRS has delivered for me again, Thank God!
Since you are a lefty too, a subscribe is in order ;)
Aside from the occasional gripe about stock pickups, I rarely hear any complaints about the SE models ... except from the "Core Police."
I own an SE Custom 24 Black Gold Sunburst and it’s fine. Great guitar.
I have a 2020 PRS SE Custom 22 semi hollow (Made in Indonesia) and I absolutely love it. For around $1200 you get a quality instrument! I actually walked into the shop to buy a MIM Fender Strat HSS but it just didn't feel as nice to play as the SE.
I love my PRS custom 24 se in charcoal burst...was my first guitar purchase 14 months ago when I got back into playing after 13 years away from it completely.... following that I got my player strat.. Gibson Les Paul studio in wine red..gib SG standard in Ebony..and finally my hollow body I went epiphone es 339 pro inspired by Gibson line ...love every one as is and with setups and new strings I'm due to make them all as good as they can be..🤘🎸❤️
Love the feel and playability, but I’ve gone that direction of not caring for the splits as well. Not that I don’t like them, but I wouldn’t mind changing out the pickups for clean tones. I’ll actually go cheaper for the 245 next for full tone/volume control and hard tail. If selling my soul for core, then 594.
I would love to see a review of the PRS Paul’s Guitar SE I’ve heard great things about them that they are the highest quality guitar of the SE line.
My experience- That’s a guitar that every youtuber seems to mention is great, but none of them have one nor do many stores carry them.
So, last Christmas I saw one available 45 mins away and got all amped to play it in the sexy teal. So disappointed.
First, the body looked mismatched to the neck. Fretboard was very spacious like an SG, but the body was small looking. Then, the neck just played awkwardly. It had no roll on the fretboard edges or ‘shoulders’ like an SG. Tho, that was same year I wasn’t thrilled with the custom 24s, but my hunch is that Paul’s Guitar was hyped by Paul, who is massive supporter of TH-camrs, who also hyped it..then they all went back to the custom 24, Zach Meyers, and Silver Sky.
Then again you may Love it. That’s what’s great about guitars. Keep in mind I’m 6’4 built like tight end.
@@jeffrey.a.hanson I played one as well I really wanted to see what Shane’s opinion would be on one. I thought it was too light… Call me crazy but I like to have a little weight in my guitar. I even asked the sales guy if this was a chambered guitar. Then I played a custom 24 in pink panther pink and it felt so much nicer. I ended up walking out of there with guitar strings.
Bought one with Sapphire top after all the "amazing" talking from TH-cam reviewers. I ended up sending it back after 1 hour. Thing was terrible. The top look like a very bad resolution printed piece of papper, and the halfs were of total mismatch. The tuners, omg ,the tuners, those looked like from my 3 years old toy guitar. Pickups were interesting but sterile. The bridge was great, actually amazing.
I have the first issue of the Paul Allender signature model, made in Korea. Iv had it since around 2008 and it’s my favorite guitar. I pick that guitar up before anything else.
Not the color I would wear but certainly a great guitar. My fav prs color is trampas green
My dream guitar! Saving up for one. I cant wait 😍
Pretty cool guitar. But man I wish they'd do more matching headstocks. Or at least a nice lacquer on the headstock for looks.
Sweetwater have their own SE exclusive spec with matching headstock. Don't know if there's >1 colour option though.
Thanks for the great demo. This guitar is on my radar as well as the Custom 24 08. Cheers!
I came for a guitar review, but really enjoyed the intro jam! Now I feel like picking up the guitar myself haha! Cheers! Have a nice day buddy :)
I enjoy mine and use it a lot. Best combo so far has been that PRS with a VOX AC30 TB, man that was fun.
Just recently acquired a PRS Tremonti SE standard. I have seen a lot of comments by players wanting to change the pickups. They seem decent enough to me. Between the amp and pedals I can make it sound any way I want it to. My only complaint is the toggle does feel just a little sloppy. Other than that, I won't be changing a thing. Kudos to PRS for making awesome guitars affordable.
That Tremonti is their hidden gem. Those pickups are seem to have great clarity when dirty if I recall. Just a comfortable guitar overall.
I got the 35th anniversary model ...whats the difference between these models
You were lucky, unfortunatly there was no lefty model.
I think they have colorfull inlays instead of white and some small other design differences.
@@christianboning2732 ya I only picked up a guitar for the first time last year.....could not play...but as an engineer I could comprehend the value of a good design....I thought worst case....its a collectors item lol...I got a bunch of prs se and fenders straps and teles.....alsoits funny I know all the tech stuff as im a techie lol
@@timothymathew1540 ,i also started last year! ;-) First a cheap Ibanez, then a better Fender Player-Strat and finaly this PRS.
Like them all, but the PRS is certanly my favorite.
There is also more motivation to pick it up and practice when the guitar looks beautifull.
35th Vs Custom 24
Abalone bird inlays Vs plain
TCI-S pickups (very marginally more vintage) Vs 85/15-S
08 wiring switching (8 combos, double mini toggle individual pup splits, 3-way selector) Vs 5 way (3-way blade, global push/pull pup split)
35 truss cover
35th vs Custom 24-08 that has the 08 wiring too is almost negligible differences. Abalone birds and truss cover.
I haven't seen the two side by side to know if the 2021 carve is more than the 35th carve.
The 35th limited edition colours (black+gold, blue) seem to have pretty much rolled over into 2021 models, almost.
Just noticed the Vice City poster 🤣, some great tunes in that game.
The color on that custom is killer 🤘🏽
Too many good memories of that game. If I have to pick a favorite game it's that one.
@@brandonlesko3126 the sea sparrow was my JAM :)
🤘LOVE FIST!!!!🤘
Feb 23 and I just purchased one of these so hopefully like you say doesnt feel cheap. I got the Faded Blue burst lefty exactly like you are playing so hoping for good times to come.
Update buddy how it the giitaahh?
@@pmarciano1717 Awesome. My new favorite guitar. Before this my Ibanez RG 470 was my favorite because of the wizard neck. I have a Fender E series that I never play from Japan 1987 but I'm not a fan. That twangy Fender sound is too thin for most the stuff I like playing. My next guitar will be a Chinese Frankenstrat. Still waiting for it to show up.
@@pmarciano1717 Oh and the split coil is still a much richer sound than the Fender in my opinion. Less than a humbucker but still more than the Fender. I really need to take my fender out and play it again. Maybe new strings but from memory it is that thin twangy fender strat sound.
@@wealthfinder192 thank u very much for the response Bro u helped me deciding ❤️
Played a used one unplugged in GC today and it is one of the smoothest guitars I've ever played
I think a lot of times people have brand loyalty or they just hate a brand for whatever reason. I tend to be really objective on the PRS and other guitars. They have pros and cons for me personally. Now I have the same guitar and I do really like it. It feels good it is constructed amazingly well and it is is a beautiful instrument and is easy to play. But after a few months I did start to notice some of the objective cons. It doesn’t have great sustain compared to many of my other guitars. I liked the pickups at first now in comparison for recordings with some of my others I have discovered through comparison they are kinda muddy. My final issues is probably my biggest issue and it is the tuning stability because of the nut hugging the strings. I was able to fix that last thing myself. And I don’t have that issue anymore but man it was frustrating having to retune after a few minutes
I've come to expect slight nut adjustments at any price point. My les Paul's and sg were the worst for string slot bind, but 30 minutes and its all sorted. Pickups are really subjective. Almost every brand has its haters. However these are two things that are very easy to remedy. If the general construction and neck is good, then you'll have a great guitar. Now, harley benton!, don't get me started on that firewood!!
Everyone on here saying pickups are muddy 🤦♂️ just adjust the height of them, eq your amp and change your strings.
@@thefivepoints if you know anything about pickup height you would realize that adjusting the height of the pickups does not adjust how muddy something is
I’m a leftie too and have this exact guitar. I love it! It’s so hard to find something unique for a leftie. For me this is it. Love the blue. Thanks for showing me how it could sound...if only I could play ;) Thanks!
Do you get a high overtone on the A string?
@@mikecorey8370 no I haven’t noticed.
Hi mate, you could make a shovel with one string sound amazing! Just waiting for my lovely guitars to come back to England, remember our green table days?
Another great review from Shane. Always helpful, especially for new (lefties) players like myself that are looking to upgrade their gear and expand their collection.
Gorgeous color had the privilege to play one a couple weeks ago
I have the Floyd version of the 24 SE. As with most Floyd's it took some time to get the setup dialed in to what I like. After that it has been a great guitar for the money. I have used it for almost exclusively recording. I am happy with it.
Great guitar, wouldn’t call it a budget guitar though. Not too long ago American Fenders were sold for that much.
I love there PRS SE Zach Myers Semi-hollow Electric Guitar - Myers Blue ! I hope to buy one in the next year.
GREAT….last couple of really great video’s you produced ….I bought a DSL40CR and than a DSL20HR…now I am looking at PRS SE’s…..and don’t forget that Chellee Pony Boy…on my pedal board…these hot 🔥 video’s give me G.A.S….in a really good 👍 way
i got the SE custom 24 in bonnie pink and even tho the coil splitting isnt as good as a single coin strat pick up for the price i would get an SE over a MIM any day of the week and i been playing strats since day one of me playing guitar 20+ years ago (SEs and MIMs are about the same price where i live when i got mine there was $100 difference but now there is a $50 difference)
I have 3 PRS guitars all 3 are fantastic a custom 24 S2 a standard 22 S2 and... A 35th Anniversary Custom 24 SE in the Blue Burst. PRS quality is exceptional no matter where they make them!
Hi again, omfg you are a great guitarist I wish I had your chops
I picked up the green 2408 from this year and just love it
It's an ok guitar Shane! A bit 'sterile' sounding!
Also, a SAD day for Rock'n'roll! R.I.P. Charlie Watts! \m/
So basically a PRS.
its because of the plastic wrap still on the pickups hehe
RIP Charlie Watts😢😢😢
@@Separade I NOTICED that! 'Tone' plastic!
@@kirkscobey3031 Indeed!
Very nice playing mate. 🙂
Props for the Fulchi Zombie movie poster in the background.
Thanks for the video man, I have this exact guitar and have just ordered the MLA Peacock Set for it, same as yours!
@intheblues you're a lefty? same here so im wondering how the feel is on bends and playing fast?
I have the exact same model...got it a few months back. All good but I'm not a fan of the thicker neck and radius. I play Ibanez and Jackson - thinner neck and flatter fretboard.
Love the blue maple top, bird inlays, weight and how shape of the body.
Another great review, alongside your camera reviews. Subbed to both (and another lefty.... I'm finding the guitar tricky to source in the UK)
I'm a lefty too and just last month managed to get a really good deal on a pre-owned SE custom 24 in faded whale blue. The only thing that I find a bit marmite is the zebra pick up bobbins that come as standard on that colour. Otherwise, a great instrument.
Splits need some boost or something. N biggie. Otherwise it's nice. The switch on my Zach Meyers is pretty crappy.
It’s a shame you can’t do a lefty Revstar review. Think you would enjoy one as much as the PRS if not more.Revstar gig bags are also up there with the best. Excellent quality. 👍🇦🇺
Jimmy...I heard the revstars have a unique neck carve ...is that true, cuz I’ve never held one in my hands??
Great review and great guitar!!!
Awesome demo, great playing. I would swap the pickups with Seymour Duncan “59(neck)+JB(bridge) my opinion lol great guitar color is one of my fave!!!
Glad you said that because that's what I've been thinking of doing.
The PRS SE Standard 24 (no maple top and veneer) is a great value. Se custom prices too close to the s2 standard satins to not spend a little more IMO.
I have an S2 McCarty 594 and it’s a fantastic guitar!!!!
My wife got me one for my Birthday over the weekend... I think I will keep her...
Sounded decent for sure. IS the weight the same as the Korean PRS?
I can't wait to go buy my SE 24 model
It's a lefty and it's a hot blue with a natural wood accent. Budget or not, I'd happily have one.
Nice Vid Shane! I’ve got the same guitar as you do, color and all except stock pickups. Love it!! Played a new one at a store recently and it didn’t hold a candle to mine. I think the new ones are kind of hit miss where as the Korean ones were almost always great. I never played a bad one. Please keep up the Good Work Mate and Cheers from Salem, Ohio US.
I feel like PRS is the only modern guitar manufacturer that carved out it's piece of the market dominated by old brands due to nostalgia for the glory days of rock and blues. I wouldn't buy one because I'm too enamoured by the good old guitar shapes but I wouldn't reject that blue one in your hands if someone handed it to me
It IS their classiest one I’ve played in person. I’m like you, but this one did have a nice classic look. I think it’s the bird inlays that are a bit too cute for me and are personal to Paul. I like my dots and trapezoids ha.
There are variants with dots if that's your only objection.
What an awesome color!! I got the gray quilted top one and it plays great!! The only problem with mine is the guitar sounds plastic when I play the G string around the 2-4 fret. I will change strings then get it set up properly, but other than that I love my new PRS guitar!!
awesome playing!
My only complaint is the lack of locking tuners. I feel like for any guitar over $700 you should get locking tuners.
Alot of the mainstream brands don't do locking tuners till their super high end guitars.
Now my Schecter at 999 has them
It’s mostly marketing to differentiate high end lines, and it adds to price whilst being a feature many intermediate guitarists don’t know even know exist. Those that are serious will convince themselves to buy it, then upgrade it later. I wish they were on all guitars.
@@jeffrey.a.hanson I really like my schecters locking tuners. I broke a tip of the string and just retightened it and was good as new. Saved me some money too
I put locking tuners on mine and it makes such a difference, it almost never goes more than just slightly out of tune
Buy a good telecaster. You won't understand why anyone needs locking tuners then. That aside, good quality regular tuners and a proper setup negates the need for lockers, trem or not.
Lovve your jam track brother
I'm looking forward to getting a new 24-08 with the tci pickups. It's by far the best se pickup
Very helpful. Thank you. I have a made in USA version and I was wondering how these stacked up. Quite well it seems.
Have you ever seen the gig bag offered by Canadian company Godin? Nice.
What a coincidence. My name is Shane and I own this exact guitar, down to the color.
I would love one. But the centre of my universe would not be too pleased if I bought one. Fortunately I also love my SX Vintage Tele, so my universe is well balanced. However if I win the lotto …
as a PRS MHHB owner, SE's are really sick.
I got the made in Korea version and love it a lot. The Indonesia version, unfortunately, doesn't cut it.
I felt the same with the original Indonesian guitars, they weren't as good but these are far better than the first run.
Great tones and playing on this! Agree the split coil sounds anemic. I dig that blue though. :)
You know CKP, to be honest I have never had a split coil / coil tap setup that I wanted to play. It just happened to come with the particular guitar. PRS does better than most with its USA products, but I'd still prefer a single coil or P90 guitar.
I have a PR s s2 it has the same pickups (85/15 s) the bridge is ok but a soon as I can im replacing the neck or both. They are not bad and are worthy of a guitar 700 or less but they are they weak point of the s2
Same here... I’m not sure what pick-ups I wanna put in there...what were you thinking??
@@eddiejr540 bare knuckle boot camp true grit. Its medium output but still paf
It sounds bright, and I don’t like split coils either. It’s just OK.
Had a SE Custom 24 a few years ago. The medium to high gain tones were amazing, but I didn't care for the cleans. The SE guitars are one of the absolute best value guitars out there. When I was able to acquire a "core" PRS Custom 22 a sold my SE Custom 24. The core model PRS's are just so amazing, there was no comparison. That doesn't take away from the SE though. For under $1,000 they can't be beat!
How is core better?
@@JoonKimDMDi haven't owned one of the more recent PRS SE'S so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
The SE that I had was a very good guitar, but the core I now own is light years better. The SE had a slab body with very little carve to it.
The birds were very plain vs the mop or whatever the core's birds are made from. They look amazing.
Fit, finish, setup: the SE played pretty good, no problems with it at all. The core PRS I have is perfection. The solid rosewood neck feels amazing. Intonation is perfect. Frets absolutely perfect. Plays better than any other guitar I've ever picked up.
I believe that the core PRS guitars rival any other guitars, including vintage guitars from Gibson and Fender. That's just my opinion.
I've got one of these, and the playability is great. But the pickups always sounds just a bit muddy to me, especially with clean tones. So I rarely if ever use the neck pickup especially.
Love this PRS SE CUSTOM 24 with your Marshall!!!
Great video Shane. One question though.
This one or a Les Paul Tribute?
I had a beautiful core custom 24, but had to sell it not long ago as it spent all its time in the case in a cupboard, played at home only as was too nervous to take it out anywhere, I didn’t like it’s weak pick ups and it was a very bright, thin sounding guitar to my ears. Tempted by a CE Custom 22 though to mod.
Just looked at Sky music website and they don’t have any of these left handed in stock so hand it back :) why don’t you ever reference the equipment to Sky music store in your comments?
I always reference sky music in the videos. This video was shot about a month ago so it may have just sold out or it's not listed on their site.