Krosen11

Haha, I guess I don't feel that way about tremolos because I haven't had to restring my MIM strat yet. Changing the tuning is a b****, though, which is why I use my SG for RS. But if that is really the only difference between them, then the SE wins hands down. At least American strats have upgraded pickups, on top of other differences to justify the cost!

God, I wish that I could do that... But I can't for many reasons, one being that I'm in college, another one being that I already have 2 guitars (1 for each month of playing! :) ), and, by extension, the fact that such a beautiful instrument doesn't deserve my crappy playing! Most of what I'm doing is research for the next time in the (hopefully not to soon...) future, when I buy a PRS. Plus, at my current stage of beginning guitar, I'm really not a fan of singlecuts (can't access above, like, the 16th fret without contouring my hand). Did you ever get to play the two of those? Was there a big difference between the two? Or were they both so close that you said "To hell with it, I'll just get the super premium version of this :cool: "?

Hey everybody. I have only been playing for 2 months but, being a gadget guy and loving to get new stuff, I keep finding guitars to drool over. My latest obsession: PRS guitars. I went to a GC yesterday to get some lemon oil for my 1st ever restringing of a guitar (my Gibson SGJ), and while I was there, I played 2 S2 Custom 24's, a S2 Mira, a SE Santana, and a used SE Custom 22. Of those, the 22 felt the best to me for playing, the Mira was the best to hold (so light! so nice!), and the 24 is the most beautiful. My question is this: I have been reading online to try to find differences between the SE and S2 series, and I only seem to be able to find comparisons between the S2 and Core series. I know that the S2's are made in Maryland and the SE's are made in Korea, but what are the other differences? What other features does the S2 series have over the SE's to justify the $500 price difference? On a seperate note: the used SE Custom 22 had a flattop, which really put me off for some reason. I thought all PRS Custom guitars had a maple cap (or a not flattop)? Could someone clarify that for me? Because if that is the norm, then maybe I will get it!

I just started playing 2 months ago, and am still looking for "the" guitar that is just perfect. I currently have a Gibson SGJ 2014 (worn cherry) and a MIM HSS Strat (sunburst) that both are awesome to play. I love having a satin finish on the neck, because all of the gloss guitars that I have played (including my Epi SG Special and LP Studio, both of which I traded in for these guitars) seem sticky and a bit slow. I have been super lusting after PRS guitars as of this past week, and am definitely looking at the SE Custom 22/24, and the S2 Custom 22/24!

I play Lead (as some have said, I only switch to rhythm when there is no lead part). I started playing exactly 2 months ago (yay!), so playing lead and learning riffs to songs that I love is something that keeps me playing, and trying to learn the ridiculously hard parts of other songs that I love keeps me practicing! As some have said, I have "the bug" of getting new toys, and being a college student makes that harder... At least being a Software Engineer gets me paid quite a bit during internships, so I have a Gibson SGJ that I got on clearance for $350, and a MIM Fender Strat HSS, both at GC. Next, I need to upgrade my amp...