(Annoying because PRS Guitars are so boringly reliable they don't play well with the TH-cam meta of talking crap about everything lol). First demo in the new space, what do you think? :D
Let’s kick that off then. PRS makes an undeniably great guitar. But the way Paul talks about the tone wood makes me not want to give him money. Smacking a piece of wood with a mallet is only proof that you can smack a piece of wood with a mallet. Although everyone PRS I’ve touched has been great. Even the SE line.
The "TCI" term is incredibly confusing in the way it's described, but I think I can help clear some things up. "TCI" is a process, a pickup modifier, and an actual pickup model. All pickups have inductance and capacitance - among other readings - but those two measurements do most of the heavy lifting in determining the pickup's resonance curve, which more or less determines its character. In reality, ALL pickups have a tuned capacitance and inductance, and they're tuned by modifying the wire type, turn count, magnet type, etc. By process, PRS just means that instead of using turn count for tuning a pickup, they've determined an inductance and capacitance to create a specific resonance curve, and are building the pickup to that specification. They may even have a machine that can measure inductance and capacitance as the pickup is being wound. If that's the case, it would lead to each pickup sounding very consistent. As a modifier, PRS has added "TCI" to the end of pickups that have gone through this process. Example: 58/15 TCI, 85/15 TCI, etc. This just means they've taken the core spec of that model, decided what the resonance curve should be, and started manufacturing them according to the new process. They are just the latest version of the pickup and likely don't sound that different. You could just as easily say 58/15 v2. TCI is also the model name for the pickup in the Paul's Guitar core and SE. This is simply because it was the first guitar to have used that process. They probably weren't thinking about using that naming convention for anything else... but then they did, making things confusing. That pickup should just be called "Paul's Pickup." In the SE line, the "TCI S" pickup is also in the 24/08, where as the 85/15 S is in the Custom 24 SE. I've captured the resonance curve of both pickups and while they have different specs, the curve is identical between them.
@@agufish I bet it does. New studio came out great BTW. I pre-ordered the new LTD MH1000 midnight Ocean. Maybe you can get ahold of your friends at ESP and demo one? That would be awesome.
I have the SE Custom 24 35th Anniversary which is the same setup with a carved 1/2" maple top and a significant amount of bling. Those TCI 85/15 'S' pups are extremely versatile and among my faves. Plays like butter, tons of tonal options, looks fantastic, does NOT crush your wallet. I freaking love my SE's. That Cort factory does amazing work.
Have the 35th Anniversary SE as well. Absolute workhorse of a guitar. Actually went in to buy a completely different guitar, but the shop had sold it an hour or so before I got there. Decided to give the PRS a try and took it home.
For real! I’m more of a single cut TOM bridge kinda guy, but I wanted a nicer PRS, so I got a CE24. I ended up putting a Tremol-No on its because I switch tunings often enough that it was a pain in the ass with the floating bridge. I will say though, that guitar is probably the most stable guitar I own, and rarely needed to be retuned. I can’t comment on the SE’s though, as I have no experience with them.
@@kronabus199a Dunno if a Tremol-no would do it for me, usually I can't play as well with a bridge so close to the body, although a tele usually does fine for me, might be different if it's a carved top with the middle part of the body being higher than anywhere else.
@@Masterfighterx I’m with you there, but I’ve found the CE24 carved top to be pretty comfortable for palm muting and whatnot. It’s not nearly as comfy as my guitars with a TOM bridge, but I don’t notice it much after playing it for awhile. YMMV of course!
Great guitars from Core to SE, from which i have the HB II Piëzo. My Custom24, McCarty594 SC and Studio are from the S2 line and then there is the CE24 SH and the Core McCarty DC. Very nice to have vintage spec guitars, a bit of everything but yeah def a PRS addict, for me they are next level ))
The new SEs sound pretty awesome! I have an older WMI/Korean made SE and it's great. What you mentioned about the hardware is true. Imo these are great guitars because the money really does go into build quality. The hardware can always be upgraded later if desired. I've done so many part swaps on my Bernie Marsden SE (graphtec bridge and nut, gotoh locking tuners, different pickups) but the build quality/fretboard has always been great!
Awesome video. I didn't recognize you without your glasses for a moment. I just got a brand new PRS SE Custom 24-08 in Faded Blue Burst from Sweetwater this week. I hate that it's $70 more, but I was fortunate enough to get a really good deal on it. Loving the guitar, and I'm already modding it to what I want it to be.
I just got the regular standard 24 in that color on an amazingly good deal at AMS. I'm yet to find the B-stock flaw or any others. I'm sold on PRS completely.
After snubbing PRS forever, I tried one of these, and wow. As hard as it may be to believe, I traded a Gibson SG Tribute and an Epiphone LPS in to get one of these! No regrets!
I've been in love with PRS since the first time I saw one in a catalog. I have a core 10 top Custom 22 now and the Custom 22 SE semi-hollow now. Always happy to look at others though!
Hunter.. doing an exit solo? I think I speak for everyone when I say I wish you'd solo more (Been a fan since your esp vs gibson single cut comparison video, seeing your new set up makes me real happy and I would love to see what your reaction would be back then to your current set up)
I wanted one but was told I would have to wait until November-january of 2022-2023. I was able to get a 2408 custom. It's cool but I prefer the straightforward look of the standard.
Got the 24-08 Custom couple of months ago, it's my favorite guitar, second being my USA Pro Strat, and last the Harley Benton Max signature guitar with reverse head stock and telsa pickups, for dive bombing. 24-08 for so many tone choices. For blues nothing beats the USA Strat Pro. Glad to hear the Standard is so good, the Custom is worth the extra pay IMHO.
You're gonna get smoke from the Marylanders if you keep dissing Paul like that 😂 Jokes aside, I'm still hoping to get that custom PRS someday, even though it'll be like $6k. Also still haven't heard back about the other custom, send help
I won’t call myself a PRS junkie, I mean I only have 4. I don’t need anymore. I can stop at anytime. But if someone has a SE one, I would take. I don’t need it or anything. Lol
So I had this very weird dream where Hunter showed off his Top 10 guitars of all time and one was a mod-project banjo with perloid top, telecaster pickup in the neck and some chunky humbucker in the bridge and I fear we now need this one to happen
Hey I have that exact guitar! I bought it right when they came out. Mine has a fluence modern in the bridge and some Graphtech ratio tuners. Not a fan of the tremolo, think I’m going to try and block it off somehow and just have it like a hardtail.
That was awesome, what's the bit you had around the headstock during the full mix at the start? You're video on the SE Custom 2408 contributed to me ordering one (in Eriza Verde) about a week ago. Just waiting for it to arrive 🤘
@@ianbruce9960 Sweet, I think I'll stare at it for quite a while, the colour is amazing. What are some of the others you've got? I've got a nice variety - Epiphone Les Paul and SG, a Strat, an Ibanez RG and a LTD MH series.
Push pulls don't ever get smacked - not unless your playstyle is 'constantly' smacking your Tone Control and then you probably will knock it. It doesn't 'pop up' a great distance. The main drawback with Push/Pull is that they can be a bit of a pain to pull up - especially with sweaty hands when gigging - especially if you also get to carried away and pull the knob off if it becomes a bit loose. Its also not that easy to see quickly if your up and splitting or down and in full HB mode so of the 3 'main' choices (Push/Pull, Push/Push or mini-toggles) its not the 'best' for hot, sweaty and performing artists. Push/Push is better because you don't need to grip to pull up - but still not easy to tell at a quick glance if its up or down. The best in my opinion is the mini-toggles - doesn't matter if you Sweaty, in a dark room gigging, you can easily switch and can easily see or feel if the mini-toggle is up or down so I think its the best solution overall - just requires space in the cavity and more holes in the top - potentially not as 'aesthetically' pleasing and for some 'off-putting' to see multiple switches...
Good video bro. I have a PRS Tremonti SE Standard single cut in black as my first entry into the PRS world. It’s one of my fave guitars and the QC of it is stunning. So much so that tbh I’ll be buying more of them. In your model in this video I’d probably go for the blue colour but if I found a natural one with decent wood grain then yeah why not !! Greetings from NZ 😎🎸🤘
Greta Van Fleet? Wow. Color me surprised. I am nearly a Boomer but I do always appreciate your thoughts as they are typically on the money especially when you are in that 700 - 1000 usd price range. I had a Custom 24 w Floyd SE that I never really bonded with. I will say it was a GREAT guitar but it just never did it for me. PRS is one of those things that you can appreciate it more when you actually have one. It's an interesting guitar but I prefer the Tremonti in the back. I just prefer single cuts. All that said, no doubt the quality is top notch.
I picked up this very model a few months ago and I absolutely love it! You’re spot on about the split coil tone. Best I’ve heard! I was wondering if in your research you found out what kind of magnets they used for the pickups. I can’t find any info on that anywhere. I was just curious because the pickups sound SO good!
PRS is one those guitars that are “too nice” for me. They play great, look great, durable and so on. There’s literally nothing wrong with them. I need something ugly to fight with when I play.
@@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy you know I’ve never owned one but always wanted to lol I’m an 80s kid at heart. I think a neon green warlock or something would be pretty sweet to have on the wall…
I have seen and felt no difference between the SE Standard and SE Custom 24 fretboards. The frets on both are well rounded. I prefer the Standard, simply for the binding and all mahogany body. Awesome playing, btw
TCI is a method they used to design the pickups rather than some tech used to manufacture them. Construction-wise it's still a normal humbucker with bar magnets and copper wire wrapped around metal pole pieces.
I ordered this model on purpose especially for those mini toggles, and the reason is cause when playing live, the need to switch fast from neck humbucker pickup to neck coil split, is difficult with push pull. It's much easier and faster to switch with the mini toggles.
Sorry but I just don't get PRS guitars...they aren't bad....in fact they are well built .... But so are a lot of other guitars. I just don't get why people rave about them. I have played many PRS guitars....In fact, I make it a point to play one whenever I am in GC or Sam Ash...because I just can't figure out what I'm missing. The is nothing about them that wows me...makes my jaw drop in amazement....or makes me want to buy one. What am I missing?
The one thing that I'm a little nervous about getting a PRS is the trem system. I don't like trems so I avoid them like the plague. I almost went and grabbed a PRS SE custom 24 in faded blue burst but because of the whole trem issue within my mind,I opted for a much safer Epiphone Les Paul Standard,which is weird for me since I prefer Les Paul Customs,thank you Matt Heafy. But there's a part of me that feels like I'm missing out on not getting a PRS. Guess I'm feeling a bit of buyer's remorse,I don't know...
FWIW it's possible to get them with stop-bars or one-piece wrap-arounds. I had a PRS soap-bar with a wrap-around, and it was dope. I traded it for a Tele, and while I don't regret the Tele, I do miss the PRS.
I’ve owned quite a few PRSs, and honestly, their trems are probably the most stable trems I’ve ever experienced. My CE24 with the normal 6 point trem holds tune better than some of my fixed bridge guitars.
@@brettstokes4038 that's good to know. On top of considering a custom 24 se,I also considered getting a Mark Tremonti PRS SE Custom and tuning it to drop C#.
how i understand it what Paul is trying to say to Hunter: if you look at a high pass filter, the capacitor comes first to filter out the lower frequencies, and in a low-pass filter it's the other way round. So it could be that they've been experimenting with the number of windings on the pickups, and the capacitor in the controlcavity to create another (or more balanced as Paul says it) band-pass filter. correct me if I'm wrong btw :)
Hi. Great review. Just need a clarification. You said at around 4:11 that the PUPs are split, but in the official website of the guitar, the specification said it's coil-tap. Can you clarify which is which?
I just bought a spotless tobacco burst SE Standard 24-08 from a pawn shop for $350. I love it! Sounds great and plays beautifully. It joins a Syracuse orange 2012 CE-22 that I purchased from a friend last year for $800. I like the SE better. Thanks for the review.
I have 2 SE Custom 24s (both European limited editions [trans black with a roasted maple neck/board, and sandblasted ash with red grain fill]), and both had the same non-functional pots (they were either 10 or 0...both pots on both guitars), the stock PRS pickups were thin and tinny, and the bridge felt soft, spongy and unresponsive. I gutted the electronics and replaced the bridges with Mann Made USA trems (made by the guy who designed the bridge for PRS). Yeah, the neck and fretwork were immaculate, but damn, I shouldn't have to dump $3-400 into a $900 guitar to make it gig-worthy.
I recently told a friend of mine that "PRS has no soul." And frankly that's an ignorant comment on my part. The Zach Myers SE that I just got plays and stays in tune better than the Gibson Studio that I have. Why do I prefer Strats and Les Pauls? Because Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, Robin Trower, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Slash, Jimmy Page, Ace Frehley and Peter Frampton play them. I was mesmerized by the posters I had on my wall growing up. But when it comes down to straight up reliability, quality and playability/tuning stability, i haven't played a better guitar than the 3 PRS's that I have had. I stupidly got rid of the S2 Standard 24 to help fund the purchase of the Gibson Les Paul. I don't regret getting the Paul, but yeah the PRS stayed in tune WAY better. I may need to get another PRS to go with the Zach Myers one of these days.
I like switches which switch and knobs which turn, that said, the position of the switches could be better, perhaps more inline between both knobs? Maybe use the space and add a phase switch too or other wizardry like Yamaha did with the Revstar?
Greetings and thanks. I’ve been looking for a thin and wide-necked guitar with low action as well, as it suits me for some problems I have with my hands. Ibanez is my first choice but many of their suitable guitars have their own version of Floyd Rose locking tremolos which I don’t want. They don’t feel that playable either, when I tried them (maybe they were set up badly). Any suggestions as to whether this particular guitar would be a good choice from that point of view. Also, does it stay in tune after heavy tremolo use
I have the PRS SE 24-8 Standard. The hum is so bad with this guitar, I'm about to have someone check out the wiring and probably install some copper shielding.... It sounds great but it's by far my noisiest guitar. Anyone else have this issue?
I think it is cool that PRS offers the low cost version... I just do not understand anybody that says oh yes I can afford 750 but I cannot afford 950. I don't think that person exists. If you want a truly good but cheaper guitar, they do exist at the 250 price point. For me I think the McCarty or the DGT is the shit. I don't want to "save" $200 by compromising some things.
well… a guitar is a RCL circuit. a normal resistance + a coil + a capacitor. all the resistances added give you the impedance. inductivity is the “quality” of the magnetic field signal in mVolts dc (give you high frecuencys) and the capacitance, given the value; is a resistance the affects some frecuencys. (in the practice a LPF or a HPF). it’s a shitty explanation… I learned this on german… For example: A cheap high output pickup: coil with a ceramic magnet= high inductivity/ lots of winds more resistance in ohms therefore more capacitance (losing highs) = loud and muddy pickup.
don't know what it is, but PRS's are so nonsexy to me - despite of the Headstock Tuning Technique, I will never order or play one...crazy how a different Shape just makes such huge impact *thatswhatshesaid
I don’t know if I’m just unlucky, but I’ve purchased almost 15 guitars the past couple months made in Indonesia and they’ve always been trash. Most guitars of all price ranges recently have been just junk.
I have that tabaco sunburst and like it but the dead spot seriously at the 12th fret on the 3rd string. Why at the 12th on the 3rd string of all positions😞 How did you guys solve this problem?
I want to like them but there's something missing which is really hard to define. I guess it's that they are so compliant. Whereas my Fender Esquire looks at me and says no "Fk You" we are doing it this way.
I love the look and operation of the mini-toggles switches. And I don't like push pull knobs for splitting coils. Period end of story🙃. Thanks for the review.
(Annoying because PRS Guitars are so boringly reliable they don't play well with the TH-cam meta of talking crap about everything lol). First demo in the new space, what do you think? :D
Let’s kick that off then. PRS makes an undeniably great guitar. But the way Paul talks about the tone wood makes me not want to give him money. Smacking a piece of wood with a mallet is only proof that you can smack a piece of wood with a mallet. Although everyone PRS I’ve touched has been great. Even the SE line.
I like how you’re able to stand and play! You really rocked out to! It was awesome.
I think PRS might not like your thumbnail title, but you did justice to what I know is a great guitar.
@@ryner5171 Sweetwater does 48 months no interest financing fairly often.
@@ryner5171 check out the standard 24 instead of the 24-08. Also try looking at used ones, they could get down to 400$.
You’re a dad now. That guitar strap needs to be much shorter.
i'm proud of Hunter. If anything, I would like to see it four inches lower.
Damn that mix footage was dope. The quality improvement was nuts.
Thanks, man! Really pleased with how unnecessarily cinematic it looks now
@@agufish Unnecessarily cinematic guitar playing is a stable of metal, don't change anything
He's standing!!!! The Lights!!!! The opening jam!! I don't know why this makes me happy but it does!
I'll say it again. I'm diggin the studio man! Nice to see you be able to stand up and jam. 🤘
The "TCI" term is incredibly confusing in the way it's described, but I think I can help clear some things up. "TCI" is a process, a pickup modifier, and an actual pickup model. All pickups have inductance and capacitance - among other readings - but those two measurements do most of the heavy lifting in determining the pickup's resonance curve, which more or less determines its character. In reality, ALL pickups have a tuned capacitance and inductance, and they're tuned by modifying the wire type, turn count, magnet type, etc. By process, PRS just means that instead of using turn count for tuning a pickup, they've determined an inductance and capacitance to create a specific resonance curve, and are building the pickup to that specification. They may even have a machine that can measure inductance and capacitance as the pickup is being wound. If that's the case, it would lead to each pickup sounding very consistent. As a modifier, PRS has added "TCI" to the end of pickups that have gone through this process. Example: 58/15 TCI, 85/15 TCI, etc. This just means they've taken the core spec of that model, decided what the resonance curve should be, and started manufacturing them according to the new process. They are just the latest version of the pickup and likely don't sound that different. You could just as easily say 58/15 v2. TCI is also the model name for the pickup in the Paul's Guitar core and SE. This is simply because it was the first guitar to have used that process. They probably weren't thinking about using that naming convention for anything else... but then they did, making things confusing. That pickup should just be called "Paul's Pickup." In the SE line, the "TCI S" pickup is also in the 24/08, where as the 85/15 S is in the Custom 24 SE. I've captured the resonance curve of both pickups and while they have different specs, the curve is identical between them.
Weird seeing you stand up and play lol
Feels great, though!
@@agufish I bet it does. New studio came out great BTW. I pre-ordered the new LTD MH1000 midnight Ocean. Maybe you can get ahold of your friends at ESP and demo one? That would be awesome.
Love that guitar
It’s a fun one, definitely!
I have the SE Custom 24 35th Anniversary which is the same setup with a carved 1/2" maple top and a significant amount of bling. Those TCI 85/15 'S' pups are extremely versatile and among my faves. Plays like butter, tons of tonal options, looks fantastic, does NOT crush your wallet. I freaking love my SE's. That Cort factory does amazing work.
Have the 35th Anniversary SE as well. Absolute workhorse of a guitar. Actually went in to buy a completely different guitar, but the shop had sold it an hour or so before I got there. Decided to give the PRS a try and took it home.
I have the blue one and it is absolutely amazing. Setup perfectly out of the box. Love it.
I have a PRS SE Custom 24 08 and I love it!
Standafish
Picked the blue one up a couple weeks ago. Great guitar. Fell in love with the neck. Put the PRS SE locking tuners on mine already.
3:54 I screamed "Let's go" at the top of my lungs, now my parents are concerned and I blame you almost entirely
Really awesome playing their mate. That opening riff was really good
Was wondering slightly what the stagelights might wind up actually being good for until i saw this video. Now its obvious
I really enjoyed the new video set up
We need more SE models with Tune-O-Matic and Stopbar/Adjustable wraparound!
100% so many of their guitars I've passed on because it's a trem
For real! I’m more of a single cut TOM bridge kinda guy, but I wanted a nicer PRS, so I got a CE24. I ended up putting a Tremol-No on its because I switch tunings often enough that it was a pain in the ass with the floating bridge. I will say though, that guitar is probably the most stable guitar I own, and rarely needed to be retuned. I can’t comment on the SE’s though, as I have no experience with them.
@@kronabus199a Dunno if a Tremol-no would do it for me, usually I can't play as well with a bridge so close to the body, although a tele usually does fine for me, might be different if it's a carved top with the middle part of the body being higher than anywhere else.
@@Masterfighterx I’m with you there, but I’ve found the CE24 carved top to be pretty comfortable for palm muting and whatnot. It’s not nearly as comfy as my guitars with a TOM bridge, but I don’t notice it much after playing it for awhile. YMMV of course!
Try looking for a used standard 22, they come with wraparound bridges!
Great guitars from Core to SE, from which i have the HB II Piëzo. My Custom24, McCarty594 SC and Studio are from the S2 line and then there is the CE24 SH and the Core McCarty DC. Very nice to have vintage spec guitars, a bit of everything but yeah def a PRS addict, for me they are next level ))
Nice collection - I have 7 Core PRS guitars myself (HBii w Piezo, 594 HBii (my pfp), 594 DC, Cu24, Cu 24 'Floyd', 509 and Ltd Edition Special Semi-hollow...
Absolutely incredible guitars!!
Waiting for the comments from the people that just saw the thumbnail and didn’t watch the video
@@firemarshal2629 Oh he did. He texted it to our group chat before this video went live 😂
Also waiting for those saying SEs are overpriced junk... I know they'll come
I have an SE Starla, I absolutely love it. I don’t think I have ever played a PRS that wasn’t pretty good. I want a Dusty signature quite a bit.
Must admit, I was intrigued after watching the SE Custom video and knowing how much he liked that one 😎
If those comments do roll in, he'd have had it coming.
Ahhhhhhh
Ahhhhhhhh!!
Loved the Bullet For My Valentine, Sum 41 and Metallica for those clean demos
The new SEs sound pretty awesome! I have an older WMI/Korean made SE and it's great. What you mentioned about the hardware is true. Imo these are great guitars because the money really does go into build quality. The hardware can always be upgraded later if desired. I've done so many part swaps on my Bernie Marsden SE (graphtec bridge and nut, gotoh locking tuners, different pickups) but the build quality/fretboard has always been great!
Awesome video. I didn't recognize you without your glasses for a moment. I just got a brand new PRS SE Custom 24-08 in Faded Blue Burst from Sweetwater this week. I hate that it's $70 more, but I was fortunate enough to get a really good deal on it. Loving the guitar, and I'm already modding it to what I want it to be.
I just got the regular standard 24 in that color on an amazingly good deal at AMS. I'm yet to find the B-stock flaw or any others. I'm sold on PRS completely.
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After snubbing PRS forever, I tried one of these, and wow. As hard as it may be to believe, I traded a Gibson SG Tribute and an Epiphone LPS in to get one of these! No regrets!
It's insane how good all the SE's are. I have had $3,000 guitars that don't play as good as these 2408 we are blessed
I've been in love with PRS since the first time I saw one in a catalog. I have a core 10 top Custom 22 now and the Custom 22 SE semi-hollow now. Always happy to look at others though!
Thanks, literally was just looking at this guitar online and was wondering about it cuz I didn’t even know PRS made a standard.
I love it when you throw in a riff of The Poison on a demo
is that like a huge bean bag in the background? its quite fun!!
It’s a Lovesac lol
I like to see PRS SE line up for 2022 on the single cut version.
My only doubt is whether the neck will suits my small Asian hands
Hunter.. doing an exit solo? I think I speak for everyone when I say I wish you'd solo more
(Been a fan since your esp vs gibson single cut comparison video, seeing your new set up makes me real happy and I would love to see what your reaction would be back then to your current set up)
I wanted one but was told I would have to wait until November-january of 2022-2023. I was able to get a 2408 custom. It's cool but I prefer the straightforward look of the standard.
Got the 24-08 Custom couple of months ago, it's my favorite guitar, second being my USA Pro Strat, and last the Harley Benton Max signature guitar with reverse head stock and telsa pickups, for dive bombing. 24-08 for so many tone choices. For blues nothing beats the USA Strat Pro. Glad to hear the Standard is so good, the Custom is worth the extra pay IMHO.
You're gonna get smoke from the Marylanders if you keep dissing Paul like that 😂
Jokes aside, I'm still hoping to get that custom PRS someday, even though it'll be like $6k. Also still haven't heard back about the other custom, send help
That double mini toggle splitter was on my core Mira. Boy do I miss that guitar.
I won’t call myself a PRS junkie, I mean I only have 4. I don’t need anymore. I can stop at anytime. But if someone has a SE one, I would take. I don’t need it or anything. Lol
Cool listening to you playing some leads. Always a pleasure hearing you play anything
So I had this very weird dream where Hunter showed off his Top 10 guitars of all time and one was a mod-project banjo with perloid top, telecaster pickup in the neck and some chunky humbucker in the bridge and I fear we now need this one to happen
Hey I have that exact guitar! I bought it right when they came out. Mine has a fluence modern in the bridge and some Graphtech ratio tuners. Not a fan of the tremolo, think I’m going to try and block it off somehow and just have it like a hardtail.
A little BFMV
That was awesome, what's the bit you had around the headstock during the full mix at the start?
You're video on the SE Custom 2408 contributed to me ordering one (in Eriza Verde) about a week ago. Just waiting for it to arrive 🤘
You wont be disappointed, it is my number 1 right now
@@ianbruce9960 Sweet, I think I'll stare at it for quite a while, the colour is amazing. What are some of the others you've got? I've got a nice variety - Epiphone Les Paul and SG, a Strat, an Ibanez RG and a LTD MH series.
Awesome mix track, love the extra production value in your new space!
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Nope. Never get smacked. My se has been modded with push pulls and ive never bumped them like I would have switches
Push pulls don't ever get smacked - not unless your playstyle is 'constantly' smacking your Tone Control and then you probably will knock it. It doesn't 'pop up' a great distance.
The main drawback with Push/Pull is that they can be a bit of a pain to pull up - especially with sweaty hands when gigging - especially if you also get to carried away and pull the knob off if it becomes a bit loose. Its also not that easy to see quickly if your up and splitting or down and in full HB mode so of the 3 'main' choices (Push/Pull, Push/Push or mini-toggles) its not the 'best' for hot, sweaty and performing artists. Push/Push is better because you don't need to grip to pull up - but still not easy to tell at a quick glance if its up or down. The best in my opinion is the mini-toggles - doesn't matter if you Sweaty, in a dark room gigging, you can easily switch and can easily see or feel if the mini-toggle is up or down so I think its the best solution overall - just requires space in the cavity and more holes in the top - potentially not as 'aesthetically' pleasing and for some 'off-putting' to see multiple switches...
Thanks guys!!
Awesome input. :)
The new room makes me want to be there for the rest of my life:) also I caught you with the tears don't fall
Time to go headless, Hunter! Don‘t leave us hanging!
I tried one today, it felt great to play
Good video bro. I have a PRS Tremonti SE Standard single cut in black as my first entry into the PRS world. It’s one of my fave guitars and the QC of it is stunning. So much so that tbh I’ll be buying more of them.
In your model in this video I’d probably go for the blue colour but if I found a natural one with decent wood grain then yeah why not !!
Greetings from NZ 😎🎸🤘
I think I just found my first PRS. Maybe in translucent blue, though.
That demo with the lights was much cooler that I expected.
Having a smoke machine would be the icing on the cake imo
The old studio was so small that you could not stand. Nice to see you have legs. :-)
Greta Van Fleet? Wow. Color me surprised. I am nearly a Boomer but I do always appreciate your thoughts as they are typically on the money especially when you are in that 700 - 1000 usd price range. I had a Custom 24 w Floyd SE that I never really bonded with. I will say it was a GREAT guitar but it just never did it for me. PRS is one of those things that you can appreciate it more when you actually have one. It's an interesting guitar but I prefer the Tremonti in the back. I just prefer single cuts. All that said, no doubt the quality is top notch.
I picked up this very model a few months ago and I absolutely love it! You’re spot on about the split coil tone. Best I’ve heard! I was wondering if in your research you found out what kind of magnets they used for the pickups. I can’t find any info on that anywhere. I was just curious because the pickups sound SO good!
PRS is one those guitars that are “too nice” for me. They play great, look great, durable and so on. There’s literally nothing wrong with them. I need something ugly to fight with when I play.
Well, you would be hard-pressed to find something uglier than a B.C Rich.
@@ThatBaritoneGuitarGuy you know I’ve never owned one but always wanted to lol I’m an 80s kid at heart. I think a neon green warlock or something would be pretty sweet to have on the wall…
@@misterknightowlsguitarrant6984 A Warlock is the dictionary definition of ugly, so go for it!
Put on 13-62 strings with 4 mm string height at the 12th fret and tell me how you feel.
It might get loud...
Thanks for that Greta Van Fleet riff, Hunter!! Love those guys!!!
I have seen and felt no difference between the SE Standard and SE Custom 24 fretboards. The frets on both are well rounded. I prefer the Standard, simply for the binding and all mahogany body.
Awesome playing, btw
I feel like your tone is different, is it because of the new studio?! Oh shit, dose studio affect tone?!😓
TCI is a method they used to design the pickups rather than some tech used to manufacture them. Construction-wise it's still a normal humbucker with bar magnets and copper wire wrapped around metal pole pieces.
I ordered this model on purpose especially for those mini toggles, and the reason is cause when playing live, the need to switch fast from neck humbucker pickup to neck coil split, is difficult with push pull. It's much easier and faster to switch with the mini toggles.
Sorry but I just don't get PRS guitars...they aren't bad....in fact they are well built .... But so are a lot of other guitars. I just don't get why people rave about them. I have played many PRS guitars....In fact, I make it a point to play one whenever I am in GC or Sam Ash...because I just can't figure out what I'm missing. The is nothing about them that wows me...makes my jaw drop in amazement....or makes me want to buy one. What am I missing?
Nothing, they just don’t suit you.
Goshen Coffee! I live about 10 minutes from their headquarters. Haha
I swear by my Mushok SE baritone. So snappy!
please review the S2 Standard 22 in Satin White
at some point. I would love to know your personal take on it Hunter
The one thing that I'm a little nervous about getting a PRS is the trem system. I don't like trems so I avoid them like the plague. I almost went and grabbed a PRS SE custom 24 in faded blue burst but because of the whole trem issue within my mind,I opted for a much safer Epiphone Les Paul Standard,which is weird for me since I prefer Les Paul Customs,thank you Matt Heafy.
But there's a part of me that feels like I'm missing out on not getting a PRS. Guess I'm feeling a bit of buyer's remorse,I don't know...
FWIW it's possible to get them with stop-bars or one-piece wrap-arounds. I had a PRS soap-bar with a wrap-around, and it was dope. I traded it for a Tele, and while I don't regret the Tele, I do miss the PRS.
@@zadtheinhaler I don't really like wrap a round bridges either. It's one of the things I hate about myself,being so picky lol.
I’ve owned quite a few PRSs, and honestly, their trems are probably the most stable trems I’ve ever experienced. My CE24 with the normal 6 point trem holds tune better than some of my fixed bridge guitars.
@@brettstokes4038 that's good to know. On top of considering a custom 24 se,I also considered getting a Mark Tremonti PRS SE Custom and tuning it to drop C#.
Ohhhhhhhh, how the hate comments based on just the thumbnail are gonna be wild. This is why people just listen with their eyes and not their ears
Since when does this man listen to Greta Van Fleet?
'CAUSE I'M IN TOOO DEEEP!
Appreciate you throwing a Sum-41 riff into the video. 🤙🏻
how i understand it what Paul is trying to say to Hunter: if you look at a high pass filter, the capacitor comes first to filter out the lower frequencies, and in a low-pass filter it's the other way round. So it could be that they've been experimenting with the number of windings on the pickups, and the capacitor in the controlcavity to create another (or more balanced as Paul says it) band-pass filter.
correct me if I'm wrong btw :)
Hi. Great review. Just need a clarification. You said at around 4:11 that the PUPs are split, but in the official website of the guitar, the specification said it's coil-tap. Can you clarify which is which?
Love the production on the video bro massive step up with the new studio ❤️
I just bought a spotless tobacco burst SE Standard 24-08 from a pawn shop for $350. I love it! Sounds great and plays beautifully. It joins a Syracuse orange 2012 CE-22 that I purchased from a friend last year for $800. I like the SE better. Thanks for the review.
I have 2 SE Custom 24s (both European limited editions [trans black with a roasted maple neck/board, and sandblasted ash with red grain fill]), and both had the same non-functional pots (they were either 10 or 0...both pots on both guitars), the stock PRS pickups were thin and tinny, and the bridge felt soft, spongy and unresponsive. I gutted the electronics and replaced the bridges with Mann Made USA trems (made by the guy who designed the bridge for PRS). Yeah, the neck and fretwork were immaculate, but damn, I shouldn't have to dump $3-400 into a $900 guitar to make it gig-worthy.
I love the TCI-S pickups on my 35th anniversary custom 24SE. Definitely more of a classic rock pickup but they growl man. Fat, but Bitey. Love it
I recently told a friend of mine that "PRS has no soul." And frankly that's an ignorant comment on my part. The Zach Myers SE that I just got plays and stays in tune better than the Gibson Studio that I have. Why do I prefer Strats and Les Pauls? Because Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, Robin Trower, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Slash, Jimmy Page, Ace Frehley and Peter Frampton play them. I was mesmerized by the posters I had on my wall growing up. But when it comes down to straight up reliability, quality and playability/tuning stability, i haven't played a better guitar than the 3 PRS's that I have had. I stupidly got rid of the S2 Standard 24 to help fund the purchase of the Gibson Les Paul. I don't regret getting the Paul, but yeah the PRS stayed in tune WAY better. I may need to get another PRS to go with the Zach Myers one of these days.
New space needs a fog machine for those lights
Man is getting his dad riffing down
I’ve been looking for an SE lately as a backup to my 2012 Core Custom 24, this or the custom sounds like it may fit the bill
I like switches which switch and knobs which turn, that said, the position of the switches could be better, perhaps more inline between both knobs? Maybe use the space and add a phase switch too or other wizardry like Yamaha did with the Revstar?
Greetings and thanks. I’ve been looking for a thin and wide-necked guitar with low action as well, as it suits me for some problems I have with my hands. Ibanez is my first choice but many of their suitable guitars have their own version of Floyd Rose locking tremolos which I don’t want. They don’t feel that playable either, when I tried them (maybe they were set up badly). Any suggestions as to whether this particular guitar would be a good choice from that point of view. Also, does it stay in tune after heavy tremolo use
My se standard 22 is the most comfortable guitar for my hands I’ve ever played
I have the PRS SE 24-8 Standard. The hum is so bad with this guitar, I'm about to have someone check out the wiring and probably install some copper shielding....
It sounds great but it's by far my noisiest guitar. Anyone else have this issue?
I think it is cool that PRS offers the low cost version... I just do not understand anybody that says oh yes I can afford 750 but I cannot afford 950. I don't think that person exists. If you want a truly good but cheaper guitar, they do exist at the 250 price point. For me I think the McCarty or the DGT is the shit. I don't want to "save" $200 by compromising some things.
well… a guitar is a RCL circuit. a normal resistance + a coil + a capacitor. all the resistances added give you the impedance. inductivity is the “quality” of the magnetic field signal in mVolts dc (give you high frecuencys) and the capacitance, given the value; is a resistance the affects some frecuencys. (in the practice a LPF or a HPF). it’s a shitty explanation… I learned this on german… For example: A cheap high output pickup: coil with a ceramic magnet= high inductivity/ lots of winds more resistance in ohms therefore more capacitance (losing highs) = loud and muddy pickup.
I bought one. They’re freaking awesome & super versatile but they never stay in tune. I mean NEVER. Had to upgrade to PRS locking tuners (+~$100).
don't know what it is, but PRS's are so nonsexy to me - despite of the Headstock Tuning Technique, I will never order or play one...crazy how a different Shape just makes such huge impact *thatswhatshesaid
I don’t know if I’m just unlucky, but I’ve purchased almost 15 guitars the past couple months made in Indonesia and they’ve always been trash. Most guitars of all price ranges recently have been just junk.
The mini toggle switches look like a do-it-yourself mod. Horrible. I guess PRS doesn't like push-pulls or push-pushes.
I have that tabaco sunburst and like it but the dead spot seriously at the 12th fret on the 3rd string. Why at the 12th on the 3rd string of all positions😞 How did you guys solve this problem?
Got the custom in green and man is it a beaut! First guitar i grab when i play
I want to like them but there's something missing which is really hard to define. I guess it's that they are so compliant. Whereas my Fender Esquire looks at me and says no "Fk You" we are doing it this way.
Indonesian guitars haven't gotten better, it's just that USA quality and prices have gotten Worse! 😢
The lights were definetely worth it. The footage from the demo are so cool
PRS stole the worst parts of both Gibson and fender to make one truly butt ugly guitar.
I've been wanting to buy a PRS but the only ones I actually wanted to buy are only available in Europe? Thanks PRS 👎
I got my first PRS, the 24 8, but I'm really not liking the tone of these bright, trebelly pick ups.
Dude that lumpy bean bag on the floor looks awful! Please replace in with an indoor ficus or something, will help class up the joint.
I love the look and operation of the mini-toggles switches. And I don't like push pull knobs for splitting coils. Period end of story🙃. Thanks for the review.
Man Thats cool,Looks like my Wolf guitar,Its kind of a knock off Of my Wolf from California.
My friend is obsessed with his PRS. Rightfully so, they're damn good
To my understanding the 85/15 is higher output but TCI has different voiceing.