The SE Series from PRS offers world-class quality at an accessible price.
PRS Guitars have today announced new models into their ever-growing SE Series of guitars. Building on the back of some classic models, here’s a few of our favourites!
SE CUSTOM 24 SEMI-HOLLOW PIEZO
The PRS SE Custom 24 Semi-Hollow Piezo is a highly sophisticated and incredibly versatile instrument. A solid body guitar with a maple top, mahogany back, dual hum- buckers, and the patented PRS tremolo, the Custom 24 is the original PRS design first introduced in 1985. This semi-hollow version adds natural resonance and a vibrant, organic tone.
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The humbuckers in this model are PRS 85/15 “S” pickups, which can be tapped via the push/pull tone control for more sounds. The addition of the LR Baggs/PRS Piezo sys- tem furthers the instrument’s versatility by offering electric and acoustic tones in one guitar. The PRS SE Custom 24 Semi-Hollow Piezo is designed with two discrete volume controls (magnetics and piezo) and output jacks (mix/piezo and magnetics). Players can plug into the “Mix/Piezo” jack and use the individual volume controls to blend the 85/15 “S” pickups with the piezo’s acoustic tones. Alternatively, players can plug into the jacks separately, so the guitar can run magnetic pickups into an amp and run the piezo through an acoustic amp or DI into the soundboard. When using the magnetic output jack in isolation, the piezo battery is bypassed completely, acting as a failsafe (in this scenario, the magnetic pickups still work even if the piezo battery has run out of juice).
Additional details include a matching headstock veneer, headstock and fretboard binding, and lampshade knobs. With nearly infinite tones and roadworthy reliability, the PRS SE Custom 24 Semi-Hollow Piezo is a modern classic that looks and feels as good as it sounds.
SE T60E
The PRS SE T60E pairs ziricote back and sides with a solid spruce top. The Tonare Grand body shape delivers a familiar feel and a thunderous tone with full bottom end and rolled-off highs, well suited for picking and fingerstyle playing. When matched with PRS hybrid“X”/ Classical bracing, which allows the top to freely vibrate and project, the SE T60E’s voice projects with breathtaking volume and delicate nuance.
Plugged in, the PRS-Voiced Fishman Presys VT Pickup delivers dynamic, organic tone that allows the natural sound of the instrument to come through. “The EQ in this pickup system sounds like you mic’d the guitar. It’s very musical,” said Paul Reed Smith. This electronics system features an undersaddle pickup and soundhole mounted preamp with easy-to-ac- cess volume and tone controls.
The SE T60E is beautifully appointed with abalone and figured maple accents. Additional high-quality features include a solid spruce top, ebony fretboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, as well as PRS trademark bird inlays and headstock design. Ships with a high-quality hardshell case.
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