What should I do? GAS advice required!

Big-G

So, as most of you will know, I recently bought a PRS SE One Korina, and I really enjoy playing it, and love everything about it, from the way it plays, to its simplistic looks, but I'm just not sold on the sound.... I have always prefered a more rounded sound, and find the single bridge positioned P90 a little too edgy and brittle for my liking..... So.....

This leaves me with 4 options, as far as I can see.... And I need your advice to help me decide which its to be?

Option 1 - Sell it! Make back my cash on it, and move it on. Plain and simple. Only thing is, I actually really like the guitar......

Option 2 - Trade it! Try and trade it for a Hollow body or semi-Hollow body? THis is what I'm really after, so this would make sense, but I doubt someone with a hollow body will look for something like this to trade for? And again..... I actually LIKE the way this guitar plays.....

Option 3 - Swap out the pickup! I could find a pickup that I'll prefer the tone of, and replace the P90... As far as I know though, there are no humbuckers that are a direct replacement for the P90? Don't really want to have to route out the guitar, or do anything irreversible?

Option 4 - Go whole hog and add a second pickup at the neck position, and make into a more versatile guitar that I'm likely to use? Not so keen on this idea, as it'll mean irreversible damage to the guitar, but it would become something I'd actually be more likely to use?

Sorry for all the questions, but I'm battling with myself to decide what to do for the best? And Alan.... I hope not to hear any 'I told you so's' in the replies! ?

Regards
G!

vic

Just sell the guitar IMHO.

Good luck with any decission you may take.

AlanRatcliffe

Big G wrote: And Alan.... I hope not to hear any 'I told you so's' in the replies! ?

I say nothing! </manuel> So endeth the first lesson. </monty_python>

Sell it or trade it. If you like it, keep an eye out for the two pickup P90 SE - they pop up occasionally around R5K.

Sneaky-Pete

Here's some quick fixes that might save your guitar...

1. Check the capacitor....if it's a .022, replace it with a .047

2. Check your tone pot....if it's a 500k, replace it with an A250k pot.

Either or both of these will take the crispy top off your tone and mellow it out.

Big-G

Thanks for the reply, but I made a decision...

http://www.guitarforum.co.za/your-gear/ngd-the-perfect-trade!/

Interestingly, the guy who traded with me put the PRS up for sale yesterday! Think he's the kind of guy that likes to play with a guitar for a month or two, then move it on and see what else he can get? Seems to always have some guitars on the 'Tree'. If I'd had endless money flows, I would have kept the PRS, as it was good at what it did, but just couldn't justify it when I could use the cash elsewhere!

Regards
G!