![]() Today, you can bag a used example for a lot less than a Custom from the same year or earlier. To them, it’s a PRS and it’s an old workhorse. “They’ve worn all the finish off the neck. ![]() “When I go to an in-store signing, people that bring their CEs say how much they love them,” said Paul Reed Smith in 2016. Yet, rather like the Fiore, that original Classic Electric comes across as a similar hot-rod-style PRS, a child of the times. It’s slightly more V’d than either the Fiore or especially the Silver Sky, which both feel fuller in the hand. The Regular neck shape back then is nearly identical dimensionally to the Fiore at the nut, with a similar depth to both the Silver Sky and Fiore at the 1st fret and only marginally slimmer by the 12th. You can really hear that difference A/B’ing the original with the current CE 24, reintroduced in 2016. Our pictured guitar is modded so you can hear the potential with partial coil-splits and there’s a lot more Fender flavour at the neck, not to mention a more snappy, percussive voice.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |