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MGR/Rui Tavares , Portugal « Paul Reed Smith Santana SE »
Published on 10/07/03 at 15:00I bought this superb axe from FAMINHO in Famalicão (Portugal) for 850 (about the same amount in USD). Why did I bought it? Well, I was looking for a humbucker based guitar and found this amazing piece of equipment
come on, its a PRS (even if it is Korean made).
I love everything about this guitar. For starters, its extremely beautiful (mine is dark brown woodlike colour I think its Mahogany Black Sunburst, but Im not sure. That colour does not appear in PRS site as one of the available colours for the SE! Dont know how I got it, but I love it )! Its really light (compared to a Gibson) and the neck fits me perfectly and the strap buttons seem sturdy. Theres a small buzz on the A string, but nothing special As for the sound, just one word: PERFECT for a guitar with this price range. I mean its a full, warm yet a little dark sound. Maybe not as powerful as some of the extreme metal players would like, but since I mostly play blues and rock&roll it suits me fine. I play it through a Line6 POD and a Fender Rockpro 1000! The result is great.
I havent found any major complaints about this guitar yet. I would like to have locking tuners, so maybe Ill upgrade them in the future.
This guitar seems quite solid. No finish flaws or anything. Built to last, Id say
Bottom line: an excellent buy!! Perfect tone and intonation, incredibly lasting sustain, fantastic neck. Theres no way youll get a better guitar for nowhere near this kind of price. Ive been playing an Epiphone Les Paul and the is no possible comparison the PRS blows the competition away. On live gigs I use both this guitar and my Eric Clapton Stratocaster. I love them both, yet the Claptoncaster was much more expensive. This PRS really rocks
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I love everything about this guitar. For starters, its extremely beautiful (mine is dark brown woodlike colour I think its Mahogany Black Sunburst, but Im not sure. That colour does not appear in PRS site as one of the available colours for the SE! Dont know how I got it, but I love it )! Its really light (compared to a Gibson) and the neck fits me perfectly and the strap buttons seem sturdy. Theres a small buzz on the A string, but nothing special As for the sound, just one word: PERFECT for a guitar with this price range. I mean its a full, warm yet a little dark sound. Maybe not as powerful as some of the extreme metal players would like, but since I mostly play blues and rock&roll it suits me fine. I play it through a Line6 POD and a Fender Rockpro 1000! The result is great.
I havent found any major complaints about this guitar yet. I would like to have locking tuners, so maybe Ill upgrade them in the future.
This guitar seems quite solid. No finish flaws or anything. Built to last, Id say
Bottom line: an excellent buy!! Perfect tone and intonation, incredibly lasting sustain, fantastic neck. Theres no way youll get a better guitar for nowhere near this kind of price. Ive been playing an Epiphone Les Paul and the is no possible comparison the PRS blows the competition away. On live gigs I use both this guitar and my Eric Clapton Stratocaster. I love them both, yet the Claptoncaster was much more expensive. This PRS really rocks
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com