NGD PRS Custom 24 Floyd 10 Top

[haffner1]

This is my first post in quite a while as I haven't been on this forum much lately. I've missed posting at least 2 NGDs but this is a big one for me so I figured I'd better. I picked up my 2nd core series PRS on Reverb last week and it came out pretty good! My first one was a Custom 24 non-10 top with moon inlays that I bought new back in 1994. This one is used but in pretty great shape and it saved me about $1.5 - $2K from buying it new. It's also about 1 lbs. lighter than my old one! There are a few scratches on the back of the neck that are very hard to see and a small ding on the back of the upper horn, but otherwise nothing. Fret wear is minimal if any at all. This is a black gold "wrap" burst, so without the usual natural binding.

 

[Sermo Lupi]

Looks great! Love a PRS with a Floyd.

 

[jaxadam]

I’m good with it.

 

[protest]

The Custom 24 Floyd was my first PRS. Love the satin flamed neck, and Black Gold Wrap is such a classy looking finish.

 

[profwoot]

Classy. Do we know why PRS insists on that big neck heel? Seems pretty superfluous.

 

[budda]

Love that finish, had it on a cu24 myself. Enjoy!

@profwoot the amount of guys who shred with that heel are far enough above 0 the heel isnt the problem imo

 

[haffner1]

Classy. Do we know why PRS insists on that big neck heel? Seems pretty superfluous.

I have no idea. Ed Roman used to go on rants about it and had a conspiracy theory about how it had something to do with the CNC machines lol! My old '94 has a much smaller neck heel. Then they went to one that was much longer than this one for a while. This one seems to be somewhere in between the two extremes. It doesn't seem to bother me as far as fret access though.

 

[haffner1]

Classy. Do we know why PRS insists on that big neck heel? Seems pretty superfluous.

This one seems superfluous -- from a Custom 22 I saw on the PRS forum:

Here's how it compares to my '94 and the 2017:

 

[Shawn]

That is gorgeous. I love the detailed inlays, too. Very nice!

 

[lost_horizon]

This one seems superfluous -- from a Custom 22 I saw on the PRS forum:
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Here's how it compares to my '94 and the 2017:
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That heel seems so stupid, contributes nothing to tuning stability etc....
Look how massive it is on the Mira:

 

[profwoot]

Yeah PRS seems like Gibson in having their most popular guitar shapes locked-in by tradition despite being kinda half-baked. I wonder if the core audience would squeal at any improvement like Gibson fans or if it's more about PRS being stuck in its ways.

 

[profwoot]

I mean come on even with a reasonable heel that neck joint would still look like a tootsie pop.

 

[jaxadam]

That shit never bothered me.

 

[haffner1]

I mean come on even with a reasonable heel that neck joint would still look like a tootsie pop.

I'm not really that concerned about the look per se, as it's really only visible from the back of the guitar anyways. I checked for reference, and the heel on the back of my 2000 RG570 starts at the 18th fret, which is right about where the neck starts to get thicker on the heel of the 2017 PRS. Furthermore, unlike the RG, the PRS doesn't really have shredders as the primary target buyers, although there are some who use them. Personally, if I feel the need to play something where I have to have a heel like a neck thru guitar, I'll just use my Charvel Model 6 instead.

 

[nightsprinter]

I have no idea. Ed Roman used to go on rants about it and had a conspiracy theory about how it had something to do with the CNC machines lol! My old '94 has a much smaller neck heel. Then they went to one that was much longer than this one for a while. This one seems to be somewhere in between the two extremes. It doesn't seem to bother me as far as fret access though.

Classic lol

PRS Heel Removal - Ed Roman Guitars

Heel Conversion Custom Neck Sizing

edroman.com

 

[mlp187]

Congrats - that thing is beautiful. I hope you thoroughly enjoy it!

 

[Musiscience]

From what I’ve heard, the longer tenon result in better resonance. No idea if there is an actual perceptible difference though

 

[protest]

Yeah PRS seems like Gibson in having their most popular guitar shapes locked-in by tradition despite being kinda half-baked. I wonder if the core audience would squeal at any improvement like Gibson fans or if it's more about PRS being stuck in its ways.

There is literally 0% of a PRS guitar that is half baked.