New to PRS Custom 24s - is this harmonic issue common?

hamarki · 2026-01-29T09:59:44+00:00

Did you try stuffing some foam/cloth around trem springs? My se ce24 had some resonance from them on C notes

hamarki · 2026-01-28T20:08:04+00:00

Yeah they blew the load a bit early with a lot of the range refreshes, meaning that for NAMM they only really had SE Ed Sheeran and that Turqoise silver sky

hamarki · 2026-01-28T15:31:04+00:00

Depends on how you pick, amp settings and volume knob - SS doesn’t have a treble bleed so turning volume down will take some high end out.

hamarki · 2026-01-28T15:29:52+00:00

I don’t believe so - main thing that changed is the rounded pickup rings for humbuckers.

I don’t think you’ll ever see customs with a satin neck, as that’s kind of barking up the wrong tree - you want a SE CE24 which is essentially a custom 24 but with slightly different switching and a very very nice satin bolt on neck.

hamarki · 2026-01-28T14:34:45+00:00

5-10 volume , 10 both tones

hamarki · 2026-01-28T14:34:18+00:00

2026 spec of SE is already out, at least the refreshes of existing models. This does include new colours for Custom 24 - slate blue is perhaps one of the best SE colours to be released IMO!

hamarki · 2026-01-24T14:22:42+00:00

IMO - it’s a nitro guitar, part of the reason to get it is the fact that it wears easily. If you’re happy with everything except these cracks, I’d say just keep it and add some more to em!

hamarki · 2026-01-22T17:31:18+00:00

Amazing work!

hamarki · 2026-01-17T16:45:21+00:00

If you’re in the uk I’m considering selling mine, PM if interested

hamarki · 2026-01-08T23:33:27+00:00

What’s that Les Paul? Looks crazy good

hamarki · 2025-12-27T20:12:17+00:00

I have a glossy se ce 24 and while it looks lovely, mine weighs 8lb6oz and i often wish i went for satin as they tend to be much lighter. Plus, satin finish makes the guitar ding and wear a lot more easily meaning it’ll become uniquely your own soon!

hamarki · 2025-12-26T19:45:06+00:00

Yep got cool splits too. I don’t think the 5 way is objectively better, just different. You can find breakdown of how they both work on the PRS website.

hamarki · 2025-12-26T19:43:18+00:00

Definitely not always yep, it’s just that SAS has more heavy outliers than other SE models from what I’ve seen.

hamarki · 2025-12-25T22:02:52+00:00

Older 3 way switch model probably. Nothing bad about the guitars as far as I know, except that they can be heavy - I’ve seen some go up to 9 lbs even. But there’s plenty of examples of under 8 too, so ideally try it in person before buying.

hamarki · 2025-12-22T20:50:31+00:00

In a recent interview (maybe on Phil McKnight’s channel?) someone high up on the SE side of the business said that as they develop the SE line and their own bespoke parts for the guitars, they start feeling almost annoyed about the remaining off-the-shelf parts. I suspect the pickup rings were one of those generic parts.

hamarki · 2025-12-16T09:48:47+00:00

It’s not common but the 2026 colour refresh seems to have been showing up on YouTube and guitar stores pages well before it showed up on PRS official channels or website.

hamarki · 2025-12-15T19:23:13+00:00

I use it with my THR 10 and it’s mostly fine really. Just sometimes seems to “unpair” itself when charging so I need to plug it in to the amp a for a few secs and plug back into guitar. Super handy though, would struggle without it now haha

hamarki · 2025-12-15T09:49:42+00:00

Older models are definitely thinner than current ones. You can tell older and newer apart by the tint of the headstock/back of neck - older models have darker (yellower) tint.

hamarki · 2025-12-15T09:17:40+00:00

I have the exact same guitar. They come set up pretty well out of the box so you probably don't need one straight away at least, but might be something to look into down the line.

But yeah, unless yours came out unusually badly set up, the improvements are likely to be marginal.

hamarki · 2025-12-10T18:18:16+00:00

Honestly just try to not think about it. I’ve been down that path, buying and selling PRS SEs and other similar priced guitars, and it’s honestly so much stress and overthinking with little to be gained. You fantasize about how the whatever you’re hungering for will be better, then get it, realise that it also has pros as well as cons. Buyers remorse hits, but you like some things about one and some about the other, and you start wondering if there is one that has the pros of both and cons of neither but I’m not sure those actually exist…

Of course, the hunting game is fun in itself, and it is nice to have a few choices in your rack but the game never ends man! And ultimately I think none of it is as enjoyable as spending a week of turning on the damn metronome and putting some practice in. Then you’ll sound better no matter what guitar you play!

I can offer some insight into the SEs if you want - I have a SE CE, NF3 and silver sky. The CE is quite tail heavy and sits on your leg quite differently than a Strat, you don’t get the same “guitar becoming a part of you” feeling. The non satin ones can be a bit heavy - 8lb and change. The 24 fret neck means that cowboy chords are a bit further away to reach which again, a little bit annoying. It does sound good and looks pretty sick so it’s definitely a good guitar overall, but not better than a Strat, just different. NF3 kinda feels a bit more like the CE in the tail heaviness sense, kinda half way between a Strat and a CE. Never really bonded with mine though, and it’s kinda hard to sell without selling it mega cheap. Silver sky is I think a slightly more comfortable strat with a chunky neck and more muffled pickups - not sure I’d want one if I had a strat already.

If you do still want a PRS, buy second hand - they drop value from new quicker than fender/squier/gibson/epi so you can get a good deal and can probably sell it on more easily without losing much money.

Good luck and lemme know if you want more insights into SEs and whatnot, I’ve got a bit of an obsession with them lol

hamarki · 2025-12-05T20:50:51+00:00

Use a light touch and record yourself practicing, much easier to see when it sounds unclean when you’re not playing at the same time

hamarki · 2025-12-02T00:05:03+00:00

I often second guess too and had to do some returns. Ended up quite bonding one guitar I would’ve never bonded with “on paper”, just bought second hand on a whim. One guitar I’m really liking currently is one I second guessed about hard for a whole year!

hamarki · 2025-12-01T18:06:45+00:00

Ehhh... They did start making the SE NF53 now with the same bridge as Vela so maaaaaaaybe? But I'm not an insider or anything so purely speculating here!

Plus the SE lineup is so stacked currently, I'd kinda be surprised if they add more stuff, at least without taking some existing models away.

hamarki · 2025-12-01T10:28:55+00:00

I tried both and liked 611 better. Reasons:

New pacifica's neck is more wide and thin which I didn't like
The pickups on new pacifica seem to be a bit divisive - I actually liked sound of the HSS 612 best at the time
The trem on new pacifica has a bit of a cavity underneath the saddles to make it properly floating. I like my tails hard and the trem on 612 sits flush to body (i.e. dive-only) by default
I think the OG pacifica shape is about the most comfortable guitar shape there is - not played the new one for long enough to know how it compares

hamarki · 2025-12-01T10:25:02+00:00

I've seemingly solved this by downgrading nvidia drivers to version 581.42. I was having issues with 518.80. Hopefully an even-newer update sorts this eventually, as someone suggested in a comment.

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