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All of the rich tones of a PRS Custom 22 with Dragon 2 pickups are further enhanced by the tone of the Solid Indian Rosewood Neck.  That’s why they make ‘em.  You can’t get these sounds or this sustain without a solid rosewood neck.  All original electronics.  Equipped with a push/pull coil tap on the tone pot for switching to single coil configuration.

The physical condition would be best described as excellent, rated at 9.5 on a scale of 10.  There are some minimal finish cosmetics.  Some random marks, only on the back in a small area as highlighted in the area highlighted in side-by-side pictures.  They are only on the clear coat and the rest of the finish is in perfect condition, front, back sides and edges.  The outline birds are among my favorite inlays.  The action is low and the frets show absolutely no wear at all.  The chrome is starting to show its age but is still in good condition.  One of the case latches is missing a tongue, but is repairable.  Someone must have lost the key at some point and pried them both open.  The hinges all work.  They are over-extended though as seen in the pictures.  The case itself is very solid.

I’m a working (weekend) musician who has bought, owned, gigged and sold over 300 different PRS guitars of all models since 2001.  I’ve always been a fan of the outline bird inlays and the IRW models (McCarty and Custom) have always earned their premium price.  At the time this guitar was made eighteen years ago, the Rosewood Neck option was an $800 upgrade.  These don’t come up very often and are worth the investment.   

A Word About Core PRS Guitars:

PRS has always made great guitars and they still do today.  From 1985 until 2002, all PRS guitars were core PRS guitars.  The 2001 Santana III was their first model created as a second-tier instrument.  Basically, a financial decision to explore a lower price point in the market.  A thinner body blank with no inlays, lesser parts, cheaper pickups and under-whelming neck inlays.  Through the mid 2000’s the core line developed and increased production of premium Artist Package Custom 22’s and Custom 24’s.  At that time PRS also jumped heavily into the development of the S2 second tier and SE third tier builds, which have since been off-shored and represent the largest part of their business.  These guitars are essentially made by two different companies creating two different families of instruments.  Theres the cores in one family and everything else in the other, not to mention the Wood Library pieces (a notch up from the former Artist Package line) or of course Private Stock in a league of their own.  I’ve played some rather impressive SE’s that were pleasantly above my expectation for their price point.  I’ve encountered some planks too.  In the Forums I see a lot of SE’s with problems right off the rack or that have been so modified by their owner, they could have just bought a core PRS to begin with. PRS still regards the new CE-24 as a core model, but they are less than one-half the guitar that core CE’s were from 1995 to 2016 and one-quarter the guitar that the pre-factory alder body CE-24’s are.  The body blank is thinner (less mass, easier to build and to finish), loaded with second tier parts and come with a gig bag for $2,500 bucks.  The internet is full of rock-solid core customs in that price range (with a hard case).  Used CE’s, even pre-factory CE’s which I consider to be among the best guitars PRS ever built, can be found for under two grand with a hard case.  Those second and third tier guitars lose what value they had quickly.  The new core guitars are fabulous instruments, but sticker north of five grand and will be worth far less in 4-5 years.  If you’re casually looking here out of curiosity, while thinking more seriously about buying your sixth SE in a different color, your third S2 or a new CE-24, give some thought and consideration to selling some of what you’ve already got, to buy a vintage Core PRS instead. Pre-Factory PRS guitars are still affordable and will always increase in value, for as long as you own, play and hold them.  Just the opinion of a PRS fanatic that has bought, sold, owned and gigged over 300 PRS guitars across the last 25 years.    

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