New guitar. It’s a Paul Reed Smith CE24, 2022 model in Blue Matteo.
PRS guitars are known for their Gibson-style set necks. The CE series uses traditional bolt-on construction, which gives it just a bit more snap. The other difference is the satin finish, as opposed to their usual gloss finish on the back.
The tone is still there: a warm but bell-like clarity that splits the difference between Fender (whose quality control has been dreadful lately) and Gibson. The PRS is a much lighter guitar than the Gibson, and it has the option of splitting the humbuckers into pseudo-single coils. The CE24 uses their unique “pattern thin” profile for the neck, which is flatter than a Strat but wider. It’s far more comfortable in my bass-player hands.
Now I just have to get better at playing it.