msteeln
January 12th, 2011, 02:54 PM
Havn't seen a mention here, but after reading a new review about this pretty baby with it's unique to PRS 24 1/2" scale and the high score it was given, this may be the '11 hot-ticket item at maybe $500 street, if lucky. I guess these came out well before Christmas... so me and Santa need to talk. MIKorea, standard maple cap w/thin figured veneer, 3 piece mahagony body w/no abalone inlays, has the bird markers, PRS PUs, vibrato, non-lock tuners, and is about 90% killer sound/play compared to the real McCoy.
:happy
As read...
The locking tuners and carved top have been eliminated and the guitar has SANTANA instead of PRS on the headstock but other than that there really isn't an overly large gap in quality bettween the american and korean models. While cut from an entirely different stock of mahogany( a less extravagant grain with a much lower density), the SE retains all of the warmth and sustain of the PRS namesake while bringing the price ludicrously down. The action on the SE is comparable to other PRS guitars and the SET NECK is completely unheard of on a guitar with this price. If you've ever dreamed of owning a PRS or you simply need another guitar but don't want to spend $3,000+ then the SE should be your very next purchase. This is the only PRS guitar that I've found that I could afford, and it was worth every penny paid. This guitar is comparable to any Gibson special I've ever tried out, and even better than a high end Ibanez.
More user reviews...
http://www.musicgearreview.com/reviews.php?man=PRS&cat=Electric_Guitars&mod=Santana%20SE
Pix...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Paul-Reed-Smith-PRS-Santana-SE-2010-Birds-Leather-Case-/250754217902?pt=Guitar&hash=item3a621db7ae
:happy
As read...
The locking tuners and carved top have been eliminated and the guitar has SANTANA instead of PRS on the headstock but other than that there really isn't an overly large gap in quality bettween the american and korean models. While cut from an entirely different stock of mahogany( a less extravagant grain with a much lower density), the SE retains all of the warmth and sustain of the PRS namesake while bringing the price ludicrously down. The action on the SE is comparable to other PRS guitars and the SET NECK is completely unheard of on a guitar with this price. If you've ever dreamed of owning a PRS or you simply need another guitar but don't want to spend $3,000+ then the SE should be your very next purchase. This is the only PRS guitar that I've found that I could afford, and it was worth every penny paid. This guitar is comparable to any Gibson special I've ever tried out, and even better than a high end Ibanez.
More user reviews...
http://www.musicgearreview.com/reviews.php?man=PRS&cat=Electric_Guitars&mod=Santana%20SE
Pix...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Paul-Reed-Smith-PRS-Santana-SE-2010-Birds-Leather-Case-/250754217902?pt=Guitar&hash=item3a621db7ae