Left is my Custom 24 SE, right is my 513. The 513 is far and away my favorite, and one of the most comfortable, versatile guitars I’ve ever played.
Left is my Custom 24 SE, right is my 513. The 513 is far and away my favorite, and one of the most comfortable, versatile guitars I’ve ever played.
The 513 has no equal, IMO. Just the absolute versatility of being able to use one or more of the pickups from all positions independently gives it so many options.
That being said, the SE is super capable. The stock pickups in the SE are a little hot and can give a really nice crunch when overdriven. I keep the SE tuned to D standard (sometimes D drop C) so I play mostly chunky stuff on it and it’s wonderful for it.
The pots are a little lacking on the SE. Specifically the tone pot really only makes a difference between about 0-40%. After that, it loses nuance.