Is My PRS Still Good 1 Year Later? 

Check out the video I made when I first got it - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UMMLtQ57x2o.html

Sounds great man and thanks for the shoutout 🤠

My CE24 is, hands-down, my favorite guitar I've ever played. Had it for 2 years now. When I first got it, I thought it was OK but not "special." Now I play it all of the time and I sound the most like me while playing it. Great sounds from you, as always, Robert!

If it has Paul in the name it's a good guitar.

I'm a CE24 guy. It's my go to of the many I have. Have a 2019. Been buying guitars for 36 years and I know a great one.

I just upgraded from a squire to a prs

I have a PRS SE 245 w/cherry sunburst top which was cherry picked to be put in a glass case at a NAMM show. To say it is flawless is an understatement.It is 3 years later and the neck is still dead straight.

I got my ce24(my first PRS) shortly after you, somewhat in part because of your videos, and feel spot on with your thoughts. For as much as I love the bridge Humbucker, I’ve found myself more in love with the neck, both single and hum. Best coil split I’ve ever heard or played! Thanks for all the ce24 vids as I looked forward to them all.

If you're looking to try another PRS, i highly recommend the DGT! Great single coil sounds, with a little bit smaller neck than the 594. They really nailed the pups on the DGT. Also, bigger frets than other models.

PRS' definitely have a sound. Being a fan of Tyler Larsen over at MusicIsWin who plays them so much and I've listened to them so much now, I can pick out there own unique tone.

The PRS is cool, but my favorite of all of your guitars is the LP Custom you picked up. That guitar sounds phenomenal!

I'm a 61 year old beginner/intermediate player and have 2 PRS guitars now plus a couple of cheaper guitars. The PRS CE 24 semi-hollow and PRS SE Mark Holcomb are 2 guitars that I constantly reach for. I play every day now because these guitars just beg to be taken down off the wall and played. I definitely wouldn't practice as much if I didn't have these amazing guitars to inspire me every day. PRS also have amazing customer service. The Mark Holcomb I bought used, and the bridge had corrosion on it because of the humidity here. I asked PRS support where I could buy a replacement. They said they don't sell the bridge for that guitar, but they sent me a replacement free of charge. What an amazing company :)

I just got a CE 24 today. It’s fantastic! I can see it being with me for life.

Robert, yesterday (Oct. 7, 2020) I watched your original video on the PRS CE 24, among other videos. Long story short, by dinner time I had ordered one in Mint condition (the dark cherry sunburst) from a seller I connected with on Reverb.com. Your playing on that video, BTW, was stellar (as always). The tone on these guitars is phenomenal. I was blown away at the tone Phillip McKnight was getting on his video playing a CE 24 through a humble Fender Super Champ X2 (which I happen to own, and is a fantastic amp for the money). Now, here I am today, watching your one-year later video, and bursting at the seams with excitement and anticipation at receiving my new (and first) PRS. Rock on!

PRS wide/fat is also my favourite neck carve. I spec’d out a similar shape and fingerboard radius when I was building a Thinline tele partscaster a couple of years ago, and it really helped me to make the transition...

Sweet, it survived the gauntlet! Loving those pickups...heck ya, dude!

Just got a CE 24 and will be gigging with it tonight. I can see it becoming one of my favorites. I am usually a Fender player, but the CE is a nice balance between Fender and Gibson.

Hey Robert. I have a 1995 ce22. It's a beast man. Ce is a great line, glad they came back out with them.

I purchased one yesterday and it more than exceeded my expectations. I think this is the easiest guitar to play from my experience. It practically sold itself. I have been looking at PRS's for awhile now and have played a lot of them, but somehow I never played a CE24. This guitar is worth the money. The build quality and set up is excellent. I think that this guitar will be my number one from now on. These people build good guitars.

You would love 594. You love LP and you love playability and stability of a PRS. Well 594 is no brainer. It captures vintage 59 sounds and still plays modern stuff as any PRS should. When I say vintage 59 sounds I mean sound of non potted PAF humbuckersstat sound like big single coils. Plus you get coil tap/split. Still on mine I mostly stay on the humbucker setting. So it is not sounding like 80/90-ies LP big dark and power rock sound only. It can do it to but it can do so much more. When I have seen mine that was it. Wood library 10 top quilted maple top Maccarty Sunburst. Mahogany neck with figuring. Well if you like it there are maple necks with rosewood to. Also rosewood neck models to. 58/15 LT are special. They split/tap great. Mine is with hybrid Phase III tuners and those are unbelievable. Magic. Easiest tuners to smoothly go into the tuning and combined with the rest of the guitar they hold tuning for ages despite the torture of bending and aggressive playing. Provided strings are good. I have went to a local high end guitar shop and tried it vs many high wnd guitars and it stood out. Tried it vs anniversary 59 and first 80-ies reissue that second hand costed twice more then my 594 and for me mine sounded best. Every time I open the case it feels like that moment in the Pulp Fiction movie when they got the case and open it. It is like it shines. My birds are abalone in the middle with pearl outline. Perversion. Looks and sound awesome. Neck is a perfect fit.mine is patern vintage. Looking at it you would say it is a chunkers but it disappears in your hand and it never ever gets in the way. It both fits a hand perfectly providing great bending platforms and allows shredding speeds. Sustains for days. If your amp is at working level and you let it ring out you think it stopped and you mute the strings you understand it was still going. It resonates with higher pitch then any other guitarthat I have ever seen. Most guitars keep on going with thicker strings but this one keeps on going with all of them. Well guitar has it or it doesn't have it. This one has the X factor. Most of the 594 I have heard habevot in spades. So go for it you will be surprised 594 Maccarty is class above CE despite CE being way better than what people who never played it think about.

Robert, I absolutely dig your videos. I had my first PRSCE 24 back in 1997 colored orange. Absolutely beautiful and very cool Guitar. I’ve had a half a dozen since then and just bought one off of reverb in the amber color. The PRS‘s are some of my favorites.

This is what I like about my 1996 PRS CE I got on Reverb: the darkness wrapped up in brightness.

I own a PRS SE Custom 24, and tbh, it's got pretty much everything I ever wanted in a guitar

I have a CE24 1996 with the rotary switch (that I love) and the HFS/VB pups. It’s my favorite guitar period

I have a 2016 CE24. Exact same color. Pickups on mine are the 8515. Most articulate pickups on any guitar I own. Like yours, I've never touched it. Never had it worked on.

I just recently bought a Custom 24. Its like home for me. After all these years I have found "The Guitar"

Nice to see you come back to this guitar with a long-tern use perspective.... While I love the 'bling' of some of the more expensive PRS guitars, I'm kind of scared to play them. The CE therefore feels like a great spot in the line up to me and I therefore bought a CE24 back in 2016 (my first PRS). It is, hands down, the best guitar I've ever played and I've bonded with it completely....it is a complete workhorse guitar and, while it looks great, I don't feel quite so precious about it that the few dings it has collected have made me feel too bad.... I've just bought a Silver Sky and, while it is a very different vibe, it is a phenomenal take of the SSS Strat platform. I'm lucky enough to own a bunch of other good guitars collected over the years but these are the two I'd pick pretty much every time. When the house burns down, I'll have one in each hand as I run out.... :-)

Hey Robert maybe try one of the new “Studio” guitars. PRS haven’t really got around to shipping this new model much but it’s a bit different with 2 narrow bucker/P90 style pickups and the 58/15LT in the bridge. The PuP selector is Strat like but you also get the ability to split the bridge Humbucker. I think this one is a dark horse and while I like the “Special” I reckon the “Studio” will give off a more lively/textured tone. I look forward to trying a specimen one day when they’re readily available. Cheers 🍻

G’day. I’ve had my PRS custom 22 for almost 20 years now and I’m still I love with it, just gets better with age.

I should've made this one post, but I get the feeling you would like an older McCarty Soapbar. I have a 2001, fatter neck, amazing guitar ✌

I got the PRS SE Dave Navarro. I really like it a lot. I use it more than my any of my Gibson's. I did make a change. I was going to put a brass block on the tremolo but broke the plastic insert so I ordered the upgrade kit which I received but I looked on line and found an all brass version of the trem for $55 in china. It looks Identical to the American all brass for $400. It actually got louder and sustain is better and tones are more defined.

Sold! Long time les paul lover…just bought a PRS CE in large part because of your experience with your CE!

PRS does 80s hair metal really well. I'm not surprised at all that you're pleased with the CE24.

I absolutely love my Custom 24. I'm sometimes sad I traded my CE24 to get it, because that CE had its own cool vibe, as you mentioned. But the core Custom is a phenomenal guitar, with the same 85/15 pickups. Another great video!

I like the sound of their Les Paul Studio neck pickup I used to always use the bridge

I saw a PRS factory tour here on RU-vid and PRS levels the frets and sets up the guitars at the factory - even in the Indonesian SE factory. I don't know if that's standard practice across the industry, but I feel like it's not. I've never had one. Very tempted.

Robert, love the channel, and also my PRS SE. But at 0:28, you don't need any winds around the post with locking tuners. Just pull it straight and tight, and tune.

I went thru numerous strats and teles. Landed on a PRS CE and I love it. Spot on review!

I've never had a new guitar that I bonded with more than the PRS CE24. I ended up trading it for a 1993 CE24. I love the 93 but I STILL longed for my Grey Black 2020 CE24 that sounded like heaven, so I had to get another one. Stellar guitars. So good for the money.

I sold my ‘16 CE-24 and bought a core CU-24 25th anniversary model with the 08 pick ups. Those pick ups just worked better for my rig but I loved how the CE played. But man, sounds great in your hands!!

Check out the PRS S2 Vela, the SE dual Soapbar, and SE Custom 22. Note that the 22 fret models will be more LP while 24 are more SG due to pickup placement from the frets. The Vela is like a Tele and Gretch mashup.

Right around 11:20 - damn, that kills!

I also have a P R S , C E from 2008 , but with the 5 position Robert switch ! It is one of my favorite guitars ! There is something special about a P R S , that you have to play one to get ! I have a couple of them , and they are special among my collection ! I think they made a very nice product ! They hold their value very well also !

First time I picked up a CE, I was not a fan. Fast forward 3 yrs later and it’s now my all time favorite guitar. Can’t wait to get another. Super versatile and they feel fantastic to hold and sound crazy good.

Just picked up a CE24 semi-hollow a few weeks ago and it’s great. Pattern thin profile isn’t my favorite but the satin finish on the neck is great. ❤️ the TCI pups

I had the volume knob altered to split the bass pickup on mine. More sounds!

Yes the PRS is still great after a year sounds awesome and even though you don't have Eric Johnson chops the chops you do have are tasteful and creative on the PRS and all of your guitars btw during your last livestream you said the acacia was the only 24 fret guitar you owned you had forgotten that the PRS also has 24 frets and is now the only guitar you own with 24 frets

I have a les paul custom and this guitar. The LP does still have more bite but the clarity is 100% on this guitar when hitting a distorted chord for example. The prs has bite no doubt but nothing is going to match an LPs growl. It's why you try to aquire an LP. Playability is amazing and lightweight too.

People sometimes complain the Custom 24 doesnt work well on recordings because they get lost in the mix, try a C24, new ones are amazing, if you can get older ones pre 2003, those are the ones. Those are the PRS guitar you will find yourself playing all the time. The customs are amazing too bit I do see how it can be easy to switch guitars more often than if you were using a CE model.

I played a 594 and really liked the feel, so I know I'd go crazy for a DGT. Definitely no. 1 on my list.

I've always maintained that PRS hit on something special with the CE, there's just something about that maple bolt on neck that works so well with the mahogany/maple body. I have a (now very gigged and battered!) '97 CE-24 and I'd not part with it for anything. I've had a few set neck PRS guitars over the years and as nice as they were, I never liked them anywhere near as much as the CE.

I'm definitely a strat guy but I picked up a ce24 semi hollow last year and it is definitely my go to guitar in any situation.. they're absolutely beautiful playing instruments

Love that PRS. It’s my bucket list guitar. Maybe get the Santana version if you are thinking of another PRS.

I just got the semi hollow version and it's my main now. The only guitar I've played that actually sounds good with split coils. Sustain for days too.

WOW! Totally loved your assessment and review, Robert. I caught a killer deal on a used 594 (2016 core) earlier this year and INSTANTLY fell in love with it. The PRS guitar is the perfect "go-between" of the Fender Strat and the Gibson LP without outright competing against them. Enjoyed the review of the PRS CE and the tremolo it has which was NOT a feature on my 594. I do enjoy the 3 position switch location on the 594 which matches my LP...but seeing the CE's tremolo sound enhancement, I may need to find a place for one in my collection. I errantly "thought" I was DONE buying guitars until YOU spotlighted this little gem. (Your NOT being much of a help to me, Robert! THANKS A LOT!!) LOL! Anyone need a three place guitar holder?

Love that guitar ...But more than that guitar being awesome what's more awesome is your wearing the same shirt in the prs unboxing video...MACHO MAN🤘🤘🤘💪

An excellent video, thanks for sharing. 😀

If you want to get another prs, the 594 and modern Eagle are both amazing, but i can't recommend the 513 highly enough. They're hard to source though (at least they are here in the U.K) but well worth it.

Nice vid, great playing. I love my cu24!

I believe CE stands for ‘Classic Electric’ due to the bolt on. Sounds killer!

I had a PRS S2 Mira. Sounded great. Played great. The neck felt incredible. But I hated that the body felt so small. Traded it off. Then got a McCarty 22 in special nitro Paul’s finish. That was a magical sounding guitar. I regret selling it. The only thing I hated was the control layouts

I’m interested in the CE24 because I believe it has a satin neck over the usual high gloss neck from other PRS guitars that I have tried.

I love my PRS SE Custom. I thought it just a “Summer Thing”. Can’t not play it! Selling my LP.

Thank yuu robert because of this video i’m buying this guitar i already a prs se custom 24 but this one for some reason for me it stands out and so beautiful i’m definitely getting one same color and all i love the way it sounds and love the way you play it

I love the way you talk 🙂

Of course it is, it's a PRS

I've got a 594 Wood Library if you're wanting one.

Hated PRS until i found one that fit. They are quality axes

I have my red CE24 4 years and it play’s 100% and is so versatile as you say. The only thing I don’t like is the .019ins gap between the neck and the body at the high e string. It has no neck movement and stays in tune so haven’t contacted prs about it as I’ve seen a John Mayer prs and it had the same gap.

I wish PRS made Lefty CE's. Though it's probably a good thing they don't because i would buy every one of them.

My CE has been my number 1 for a few years, crazy versatility!

The humbucker neck pick up does sound awesome.

I’m just starting to watch your videos on a more regular basis. It’s good chill time. Thank you. So, Ultimate Warrior, Macho Man, and...who else do you have ready to rumble, the Hacksaw, Jake the Snake, Andre the Giant, Hulkster?! Who else? Nah, don’t answer; I just need to watch and find out.

Dude, I don't think it matters what guitar you play, you have a sweet tone dialed in! And of course the great chops! :D

Thanks for sharing your own feelings. I think I´ve got -in a good way- you´re showing how do you feel playing your guitar instead of how it sounds ´cause it´s how the guitar sounds which is however imo very subjective but, somehow it makes sense to me. (If that weren´t your intention -I did never played a PRS- it´s alright, I will find the ball over my roof or iow I´ll still playing my tele to make it feels like a tele. Anyway, cool stuff!

Honestly that particular guitar, (or the way you play that guitar) sounds the best to me out of everything in your collection and I am not a PRS guy.

It's an absolutely high quality, beautiful, incredibly smooth playing instrument.

Looks AND sounds great!

I just got a prs ce and it slays

The CE-24 is a solid PRS, but you should really get a McCarty (one of the originals built between ‘94-‘06). Be prepared to be blown away.

I am not into the look of the PRS. But they sound fantastic! I have also never played one, but with the sound like this, i'd keep it.

This last November I got me a prs SE custom 24 i absolutely love it sounds and plays Great I want another one now lol

I saw this video while sitting at my computer with my whale blue CE 24.

I have 2 strats and a tele....recently purchased a PRS. I am afraid to play it too much....why you ask.....i dont want to admit it....it may have replaced my love for fender...

Give it away, Robert - I'm waiting for the postman, already!!🙏🙏😀

Great guitar! I have one in black and love it!

Great video, please talk about your gear that used with this guitar thank you.

Hi there! I was wondering - every time you say: I got this guitar... is it like you bought it or did the manufacturer give it to you? By the way, I like your playing. Stay healthy!

I am on wait for this exact CE24. now I might just get a Custom 24 in orange tiger or the 35th anniversary in aquamarine. I'm really not sure what to do.

I’m les Paul type of guy but want to buy my first PRS and so glad I came across this video. I just don’t know what to get, I’m having a had time understanding their neck profiles. I’m looking at the PRS CE 24, S2 McCarthy 594, & the SE Paul’s guitar. Looking for something comfortable yet familiar, what do you guys suggest ?

The intro was so good man

The m actually on the fence on which to get between the CE or S2. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to try them side by side soon

I’d love to do your theory course when you release it! Will people who have already bought your current course get it for free or will it be additional?

PRS are the bomb diggity

Hello! I'm planning to buy my first electric guitar. What to buy? Strat or Tele or Les Paul I'll be mainly playing: alternative/indie, bedroom pop, indie pop, indie rock, and lo-fi music

Why wouldn't it be?

prs is my next guitar.i played one at GC and loved it just diddnt have the dough.lol

You singlehandedly sold me this guitar over others, buying it today! What amp or overdrive are you using in minute 8:12?

To each their own but... I have tried five different CE24's, I only liked one but not enough to keep it.

I love my CE....great video