NGD PRS Standard 24 Satin

[aivoryuk]

I’ve been looking for a new guitar for the last weeks.
I went to the UK guitar show but also decided to pop in to a couple of shops nearby (Fair Deal and GuitarGuitar).
I had my eye on a 2nd hand Charvel USA Style 2 with Floyd Rose but when it came to playing there were a couple of issues with it.

Was In GG and pick the PRS S2 up and really liked it - there was also a 2nd hand Dusty Waring which was also nice but I preferred the open pore finish as is very resonant and lovely to play acoustically.

The 85/15 LT pickups are nice sounding - I would prefer similar voicing but a little more output but nothing a boost can’t solve.

Setup was very good (rings out nicely, action good) and the term was set up to float (4 springs in back). I may put a vega term in it ( that was one of the ideas I had) but it performs really well as it is.

Overall I have to say these models seem to be very good value for the money (it was on sale but PRS always seem to be on sale).

 

[TravisG406]

Congratulations! That finish will wear very easily, but I had the singlecut and loved it! Traded up to a core.

 

[spawnofthesith]

Congrats!! Great guitar!!

 

[aivoryuk]

Congratulations! That finish will wear very easily, but I had the singlecut and loved it! Traded up to a core.

That’s what I’m hoping for - a natural relic
Crazy how the money for a relic job is more than if I was to sell something that has naturally been used.

 

[QQQ]

Congrats! Hope you enjoy it!

 

[ᛗᛜᛜᚺDᛜᎶ Ꮤᛨᚳᚴ]

Nice! I love the look of the satin finishes!! Congrats and enjoy ;~))

 

[Frankencat]

Happy NGD! I dig mine and have gigged it a bunch. It always makes me smile. Seymour Duncan Jazz/CustomCustom set, Mann bridge upgrade.

 

[aivoryuk]

Happy NGD! I dig mine and have gigged it a bunch. It always makes me smile. Seymour Duncan Jazz/CustomCustom set, Mann bridge upgrade.

Nice - I am enjoying mine it plays very nicely even through it doesn't gauge strings on. I may put a vega trem on it but we shall see.

 

[aivoryuk]

So I ended up selling this guitar - just started having problems mainly do to do with Tuning stability. Even slight bends on E and A strings would throw it. I expect some drift over but it was going a fair bit out.
Had it professionally set up, nut looked at (but not replaced). but still issues that I was tuning more than I was playing.

The springs they use for the trem block are too big for the block so trying to remove one required pliers which I've never encountered.

Such a shame as was nice to play and had a nice resonant tone acoustically.

I'm sure it is a one off as they seem quite popular.