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In the specific instance of the Vela, some people don’t “get” the Type D neck position pickup. Its offset body shape is begging for a vibrato, if anything, more so than the Starla.
I have one of the semi-hollow reclaimed Brazilian Shed models from a couple of years ago. I find it as enjoyable as other PRS guitars - both cheaper and more expensive.
This.
I've got a satin finish one, and it's lovely to play. I bought it with the intention of mostly playing metal, and ended up with a bkp crawler in the bridge position. But it's still too open sounding for the fast tight stuff, but for riffs and sludgier stuff is feking awesome.
I then found out it is beautify for lead work on the bridge.
And the dcoil into a clean amp is lush,and you can get some nice sounds with it and the bridge split.
It's mad how little they go for second hand . Kinda makes me sad I paid full price... But then I had been waiting for over a year for a satin one to appear so never mind
I picked up an S2 custom 24 for about 700 a few years before . So I guess it's just the resale on S2 is bad!
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years ago is nitro finished - worth tracking down if you can find a clean example - and the stock pickups sound good, even though the Starla humbucker sounds nothing like the (excellent) USA Starla.
Used S2 models are often bargains.
I kinda feel like the S2 line is more what the SE line should really be, ie more stripped down plain versions at a more affordable price. S2 should be where you get birds, fancier tops etc.
Joe Knaggs reckoned the starla pickup was the best he ever made at PRS. It’s gretschy but more tv Jones powertron than classic.
In short, they’re a bloody bargain. I’ve just spent too much money on a reclaimed that arrived yesterday having had 3 “standard” versions before that I’ve sold and regretted at various points. The thing I’ve not liked is the poly finish on the necks, but a satin or the reclaimed takes care of that. I’ve also had a studio that @TTony is now the owner of and I think he’s enjoyed the studio, which is very similar.
I guess the S2 trades the bling of the upper-end SEs for better quality, but less visible materials?
I really am. No bling, but great quality, and the pickups give me a useful change from my usual (in order of preference) P90s, HBs, or, hot-rodded SCs.