It Comes With A FREE AFRO! | 2021 PRS SE Zach Myers Signature Electric Guitar Blue History + Review
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if you want a more fun fact. . . My name is actually Michael Myers (True story) . . my middle name is Zachary
I'm jewish
My last PRS had that too as a way to protect the headstock and keep tuners from moving.. I think it's a great idea,a little bit of foam always helps...great review Trogly!!
The shots at 1:38 are phenomenal! The video quality is very crisp and that guitar looks very clean
I totally agree. Even for a veneer the top looks great.
It really is interesting how your cameras interpret the blue color differently.
I would hope in person the green under color would be easily visible, just a really beautiful color scheme.
Thanks for reviewing an affordable PRS.
I got one recently, love it, and can definitely say the color pops much better in person as far as the greens and blues interact, like caribbean water. Its stunning!
@@nalleydrummer Cool, and congrats on the new guitar. YES, nothing like seeing a guitar in person, great description of that PRS finish. Check out a PRS with the Indian Ocean Sunset Finish......WOW!
PRS hands down is the best at what they do. Not to mention the best QC process in the biz.
I concur
I have been learning everything I can from every guitar and/or bass building company I know of, since getting my first at 14 years old, and now am applying all these lessons to the instrument building business started by my wife and I recently. I can safely say that I have learned the most about running this type of business, and about building high end instruments, from PRS.
I totally agree awesome guitars for sure
Schecter is pretty good too. I play Gibson’s and ESP’s mainly. I was impressed with PRS SE line and Schecter Diamond E1-FRS .
I've ordered 2 brand new PRS McCarty 594 Singlecuts in two weeks. Both have have corrosion all over the fretboard.
The PRS SE guitars that I have tried in the last 5 years have been some of the best guitars that I have ever played. (As long as you aren't trying to get "That" Les Paul... or Strat. The SE's can be a great workhorse guitar that have a lot of sounds to provide.... but they only come "close" to "That L.P. or Strat" tone. There is the "EG" model with 3 single coils if you want to get closer to the Strat sound... but it is still slightly different.) Love my two PRS SE guitars!
I got the Zach about 18 months ago, and even though I have a PRS Mira, and US made Tele and 60th anniversary Strat, both of which I love, the Zach has kind of taken over my #1 spot. First, I think it's fantastic sounding at all pickup positions, has a real purity of sound, the neck is beautifully playable with the satin finish and shape, plus it's a super comfortable guitar for ergonomics including the light weight. I noticed you didn;t say too much about that, so just noting that, a great guitar when sitting down especially. The blue finish is stunning and contrasts beautifully with the naturally finished parts, let alone the headstock matching finish. So many people note its value for price too, just another virtue and many saying this could easily list for twice its price.
I have one of these. For clean tones, the magic happens in the middle position on the pickups. I actually played some green Day songs with it on the bridge and it still sounded great. It's my go-to for recording clean tones still. It's amazing for the price, just don't expect a djenty metal machine and you'll be really happy.
Hi , im wandering if its loud enough unplugged with the F hole? I often don't bother plugging really.. cheers
Always a joy to see PRS on the show! Would be great to see more
Actually, my first question was “Who the hell is Zach Myers?”
first thing I ask when I wake up in the morning
@@ZachMyersOfficial Lol... at least you have the answer!
hes apart of the greatest band in the world
Glad to see you have done a PRS SE. I have two SE's from Indonesia and one from Korea. I also have a Squire bass from Indonesia. All of the instruments I got new and were ready to go out of the box. i have never had to have fret work or even a basic setup. Indonesia is the premier Asian string instrument manufacture in my experience.
I am not sure if PRS is still performing final QC checks on SE's before they are shipped out to dealers and distributors in the age of Covid. But I do believe that was an important step to maintain a QC level. PRS produced some videos, one of them detailed the process they go through when they get SE's delivered. They have an entire team go over every guitar doing a QC as well as a setup. They showed the pallet of the ones that did not pass. There are some dealers in NA that are able to get SE seconds and sell them at a discount. They are upfront and honest about all imperfections or issues. I have found they will upgrade them by swapping out the fixed wrap tailpiece with a fully tailpiece with full intonation and brass saddles.
I’m kind of new at playing guitars, been playing for about five years, for me it’s always been about acoustic guitars. Mostly own Martin’s. I do have a Siegel. And I have a couple classical guitars. I thought I’d never play electric. Then I went over to a friends house who has about six electric guitars, and just for fun I played around with his. The last one I played was this very guitar, and instantly fell in love with it. The tones are amazing, and the ease of play was incredible. Love the thick neck. Long story short, turned right around and bought one. Now I’m learning, slowly, all about electric guitars. So glad to see this video, kind of makes me feel better about my first electric. Thanks!
Back veneer to hide the more than 2 piece body, 70s Gibson: “Why didn’t we think of that?!”
I have a 2014 Trampas Green ZM made in Korea. Body appears to be three pieces, but there is no veneer on the back. Neck appears to be one piece except for the "wings" on the headstock. Cavity covers are recessed. It is interesting seeing these subtle changes.
Love PRS guitars I love the contours and natural backs as well. Thanks for another excellent review.
I really like this SE. I own two, a Custom 22 and a Tremonti. Excellent platform for Modding.
I bought this guitar several months ago. I absolutely love it but I hated the black plastics. So I swapped it for the cream pickup rings, replaced the toggle switch to cream as well as cream kluson locking tuners. It looks so much better than stock.
Hey what cream covers did you get and were they a direct drop in , any mods , thanks
@@christylasure7072 I bought the usa ones from the prs website. The screw holes don't line up perfectly, but the rings cover everything so I didn't mind making additional holes.
@@markmoyle3661 thanks
Locking tuners because it kept going out of tune?
@@nitrojanks2977Locking tuners don't actually improve tuning stability. They just make string changes easier.
Quick comment on the control covers sitting proud--as a guitar tech I MUCH prefer they sit the way they do. You have no idea how frustrating it is (and how many covers I've ruined as a result) to struggle with trying to pry one of the recessed covers. I mean, it's not like they get in the way any at all when playing.
God forbid you have to pry one off in pitch darkness in the middle of a show to fix something.... Having them not be recessed would be a godsend.
You really should try the SE Hollowbody II. Such a good guitar.
Specially on that case, the SE looks so much better to me than the USA core.
I picked up the green series needing a light single cut for some gigs I had booked instead of bringing a heavy LP. Had and still have no idea who he is or anything about his band but I will say he specs out a great guitar.The neck finish is something I haven't experienced before and I really like it. It feels and sounds as good as anything twice the price I've got laying around. Though the pickup switch is buggy and needs replacing, other than that it's a great guitar for the money.
I love my PRS SE 245 Standard tabaco burst . I went and got me one of these it'll be here in a few days . I really like the raptail/ tail/bridge setup . yes I know what ya mean . love the sounds .
I wonder which do you prefer between this guitar, the epiphone 1959 and the epiphone modern. Please, let me know. Thanks and best regards.
Nice in depth review, could you please post a link where i can get a cable like the one you used on the multimeter to measure the pickup's impedance? Thanks.
Got the same guitar but updated the plastics to cream color and the tuners plastics to cream and took off the clear knobs to black looks amazing!!!!! Love the guitar!!!!
What cream covers did you get were they a direct fit ?, any mods ? Thanks
You have the best tear downs on UA-cam. I mean theres other ones, but I appreciate the fact that you look for things like maple caps and stuff when you pull the pickups out. Really great stuff!
I bought one of these - I was close to pulling the trigger on the Green one, but they then announced the updated Blue.
This thing is all about little details that just elevate it - the gloss stinger with satin back on the neck.
The headstock veneer that is usually only on higher-end PRS models - SE and S2 usually have plain or painted headstocks.
The high end wrap-around bridge with big brass saddles and intonation screws.
The strap buttons - large diameter and with a wide flat base that do hold well to straps (unless you are really throwing it around). Way better than Fenders inverted cone that almosty guides the strap off of it.
The stain on the veneer - how they manage to create movement in a thin veneer I'll never know - it's sheer magic.
The rosewood neck on mine looks a touch darker than yours (camera effect?) and mine has a couple of lighter streaks in it - that I really like.
There is colour variation in the tops too - some have a greenish undertone, some whiter and the depth of blue varies a bit. Since the veneer is real wood, I expect there would be some variation in it.
Mine DOES NOT have any veneer on the back - you can clearly see the 3 pieces of the body and they do not appear to have been chosen as to match. It looks like 3 pieces from 3 different trees - not that I care to be honest.
The covers proud of the back, I think, are the compromise demanded by PRS in exchange for the headstock veneer - to trim the production cost back.
The green version has flush covers but no veneer.
I may go to locking tuners, graphtec nut and maybe brass/nickel covers (or pickup swap) on mine - but it's not necessary right now. (and some have suggested a treble bleed mod)
Maybe in a few years if I want a change.
Oh, and I like the sound of it unplugged - it makes late night practice non-marriage threatening :)
PS - yes - the afro reduces headstock breaks - but Paul Reed Smith also chose a lesser headstock break angle to further reduce the chance of breakage.
Does it go out of tune easy?
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Looks sick. I’d love to try this.
Best sounding humbucker guitar I've seen trogly demo. Ever.
I played one of these at a guitar center and thought it definitley needed work. Then again at another guitar center and it was one of the best playing guitars ive ever held. I always want to try a guitar out before buying, because it isnt always the same.
could you do a comparison between this and the se McCarty 594 singlecut??
Regarding the back covers, even on the $2300 CE24 Semi-hollow, those things aren't routed out so they stick out at the trem cover and control cover. It'd be nice if they were flush. Still, I love these satin finished necks and gloss bodies. The body is protected and the finish won't wear but the neck will feel great. That CE24SH has it too.
How did you do that wild vibration look at 4:30 ?
Love the tone on the middle pickup position
I ended up buying a semi hollow Vela satin, but I love the neck on the ZM and still want one.
The 12th fret inlay on the blue SE you talked about is a fluer de lis. You see that in a lot of french settlements in Louisiana and Canada not to mention France. I love the band Shine Down nut don't care much for the covers. Likely because they're overplayed. I will give PRS this . They make a damned good looking guitar not to mention very playable for a decent price.
i love my original blue ZM sig, unlike the most owners i use the middle humbucker the most, love the sound of it
I have a PRS SE standard and they are great guitars don’t get me wrong. My one issue is the pickups as well. They tend to have a dark and muddy tone at times.
Hermosa guitarra y versatil, bien revisada y expuesta. Por cierto, es agradable ver un video en el que el protagonista es el instrumento en comentarios, y no el youtuber. Hay algunos en que solo se ve la cara de éste y eventualmente, el instrumento. ¡Muy bien por ustedes! Tienen un nuevo suscriptor.
Nice looking guitar love the color and flame/stripe patterns in the top. Excellent review Trogly! 👍
What's the white colored junk on one of the rubber feet of the gigbag? Had to use acetone to remove from mine.
Nickel pickups covers would make this guitar look even more premium, imo.
I’m thinking of buying this guitar - is it possible to retrofit the covers?
Yeah it would look sick
Great guitar, glad I grabbed one.
I also dont like how those pickups look on that. I would change the rings if i liked the pickups. I have an s2 (made in maryland) the pickup covers are the same. I dont notice if im playing only if i flip it over and look
I think I’d throw covers on those pickups. I own a few PRSs and their new TCI pickups are the best they’ve made yet (at least the ones that I’ve tried).
you have a point about the back covers, I too would prefer them to be flush, looks more pleasing.
Fantastic guitar. Love PRS. Such quality. Watch the factory videos of the SE production. Jack had done an amazing job.
I’ve seen a few reviews where people complain about the rear cover plates not being recessed, yet no one ever says anything about Fenders doing exactly that
Man
That looks and sounds INCREDIBLE!
This so beautiful and I would love to own one of these, I always love prs guitars.
I live an hour and half from the prs factory but don't own a prs ....Maryland in the house
Nice Fro!
Edit - lovely guitar, thanks for the great review. I have been thinking about purchasing one for a while and putting 57/08s in her
beautiful guitar i just picked one up same model same color too
The wide fat profile is my favorite neck profile PRS does. It’s just comfy to me.
I honestly didn’t know who he was so from the video title I was expecting him to have an afro and the guitar come with a wig
Nice choice for the review.
Metal pickup covers on any of these PRS SE models automatically makes the whole guitar look 2× more expensive. It's very frustrating as gorgeous as these guitars are, how cheap the pickups always look. I've owned 3 of them myself and swapped the pickups on every single one of them.
Agreed. I have an S2 Semi-Hollow and the covers make a huge difference to the look.
@@CW0123 tastes are wild like that. For some reason I like my pick ups uncovered and black/cream.
The least amount of plastic on a guitar (or anything else) the better.
If you get one with the zebra pickups with the cream and black they look a little better as well but yeah plain black looks way cheaper than what these guitars have to offer
True, the zebra ones do look a little better. My Custom 24 SE in grey-black had the zebra ones, but I had a set of black-chrome covered Dave Mustaine Live Wires I threw in it and that looked SHARP! Sounded amazing too cuz those are basically an active boosted version of the JB / Jazz set. 🤘
nicest looking one so far imo. and i don't even like PRS
Zach Myers’s full name is actually Michael Zachary Myers so I guess this is appropriate for Halloween.
I own several PRS SE models, they are well crafted guitars for the price range.
PRS reviews suit Trogly so much better than Fender and other bolt on guitars. Enjoyed 👍🏼
I like the blue finish, though I would have put a trem on it. Looks a good quality guitar.
I like my Gotoh wrap around bridge as an upgrade on my guitar.
My student that I teach has this I really like it
I bought the ZM3 but decided to replace the stock tuners with Gotoh SD90 locking tuners (direct drop-in replacement). I also swapped the pickups with PRS 58/15s adding the coil taps that are normally associated with those pickups. The guitar played awesome before but now plays more like PAF with the ability to go to a Tele thinline or P90 guitar when I ever I want to. It's one of my favorite guitars and my first PRS. Its worth taking a look at if you see one.
Also note when looking for a guitar one wants to mod, look to see if somebody as put in mods that you want. Those guitars actually end up cheaper than stock guitars. More work and money put into a guitar usually equals less resell value.
@@orlock20 depends on the mod and the guitar. But for low end guitar it usually doesnt matter about upgrades. I have sold two of the 14 guitars I have owned my life so for me its playability.
Just ordered one . I have a PRS SE standard 245 tabaco burst I love it . I've heard that these pickups have alico 5 magnates in them could be just a rumor .
I’ve often wondered; where the heck do you mount a Snark on a PRS?
the tone and volume are butifull
Wow now I regret selling my custom 22. Then again I did get a 60s catalogue amp and some cash for it so I think it was worth it
I totally love how the tenon fits right to the body.
Not like Gibson where they got space between the two. Go PRS!
You got to buy a Gibson custom shop to get the old long neck tenon these days, but all the high end Epiphones have it???? Go figure.
Mine has that same little spot you were talking about.
Although mentioned, what is the deal with a rather short 24.5 " scale? Is it to make the playability easier thn a 25" or 25.5" scale?
The longer the scale, the lower the pitch. Parlor guitars have a much higher pitch than a baritone guitar. It's why necks on bass guitars are so long.
Got to see Shinedown in Paris a few years back, incredibly tight band, and great showmen to boot.
One of greatest live show I've ever been to !
Lol. The use tons of tracks. Might have something to do with it.
I absolutely agree that Zebra pickups would look better, or wood pickup rings.
I also would prefer the CNC vertical mill run the roughing end mill about 15 to 25 seconds longer, and run the finisher about 30 to 40 seconds longer, to cut a very shallow pocket for the control cavity cover and switch cavity cover to sit flush ro the body.
That's not just a guess pulled out of... nowhere... that's an estimate based on years of experience programmung and running many CNC machines, a wide variety of tooling, dozens and dozens of extremely diverse workpiece materials, and years of building guitars and basses. The rougher could be a little faster, finisher probably a little slower...
They were in the green version. On top may be the compromise due to Zach asking for a headstock veneer on an SE (usually reserved for the Core models and above) so they had to trim the cost of manufacture elsewhere. I have one and I'd take the stained, flamed headstock veneer over flush covers any day of the week.
Those black tuner tips have to be the same ones demo/mod shop is using when they swap for black plastics.
I had an SEone and it was a great well made guitar with frets like glass. That was Korean made but the Indonesian ones seem pretty good too. Head and shoulders above Epiphones
I got this guitar in June an it ended up being my favorite guitar
I like bridge pickups bordering on 10 K Ohms, it's nice, hot enough but still dynamic.
I have one and it’s hard to remember it’s an SE. I’ve done all the core upgrades to mine and it hangs with the cores I own.
I have this guitar and it's amazing
I own one of the green ZM models. Couple things, the tuners aren't actually glow in the dark, all though that shade of green makes you think they should. Also mine is a 1 piece neck instead of the 3 piece. No back veneer on mine either....interesting!
Also the back plates are recessed on the green knes
Nice to see a PRS, great vid T, Thank you.
Oo a PRS! We never see these on the show! Love a little surprise :)
Greetings and well wishes from Utah man!
All appointments look great, but the SC PRS shape always looked a bit woofy for me.
Looks good enough to... Devour!! The neck is my favorite finish. Neck pup' no mud out on OD. Pups' look stealth, not cheap, IMO. Bang for the buck. Ghoul beans!! Ü
Totally fits the Halloween theme because The Birds
How about Marty Friedman signature single cut like Jackson or PRS SE of his?
Looks gorgeous! Am looking for a Semi-Hollow for my next guitar and I'm hesitating between this and maybe an Epi 339 (I'm a short-ass so a 335 might be way to massive for me xD)
If you want the full “semi hollow” effect - go for the 339. This is more just a guitar with weight relief and an F hole. Not quite the same in my opinion. Pros and cons to each though
You still need to checkout highend ESP LTD EC-1000 :)
I love it! PRS makes pretty guitars. I just figured out how to watch UA-cam on my TV. So now I can be the ultimate couch potato 🥔
Anyone happen to know if this is a neck heavy guitar or is it well balanced?
very well balanced...I have one...great guitar all around...
love that guitar
You should review some FGN guitars.
PRS do sell the core style pickup rings. However they don’t always fit all SE’s. For the record they DO fit to a SE Custom 24. Look much nicer.
I put the cream pickup rings on mine,…makes all the difference! Lampshade knobs round out the customization.
What rings did you use ? Thanks
@@christylasure7072 PRS se version…they don’t sell the Core style aftermarket.
@@GypsyLane the ones on prs website say the won’t fit the Zach myers 2021 is there a model # on them ?
My 2008 Korean SE has a recessed cavity cover, but not recessed trem block cover. Guess they got tired of routing the one cover.
Dude your the best part of my day.. and now I want this … bad
Cool 😎 I think I’m going to add to the Christmas list ✅🎸🎸🎸
Cool guitar
Thanks for weighing it too. Missed off by most others👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
The New 2021 PRS SE Zach Myers is a master piece.
I love prs guitars
I've been a little apprehensive about buying one of these models cuz I'm a metal guy and it's a semi-hollow, but this video really helps to show it's really not all THAT hollow. It's almost more like he just wanted the f-hole there for cosmetic purposes only? 🤔
Basically just 1 new chambered area in the guitar that is opened with an F. Not quite like a 335 at all
I think what your looking for is a BC Rich Dagger
But a solar, it's worth the money
I had one of these that I put fishman fluence pickups in. I didn't notice any over-the-top feedback due to the "semi-hollow" design if that's what you're worried about. The short scale length though, meh... had to have 13's on it to be playable for me in D standard.
People with better ears and amps than me say the semi-hollow adds a slight airiness to the tone.
For me - it sounds louder, fuller and richer when I practice unplugged vs my solid body guitars.
I was surprised how much sound comes out when I first strummed it.