I’m so glad someone else has picked up on this. The first PRS I ever played was an SE Paul’s Guirar and I was BLOWN AWAY. The thing just rings out. You can feel the vibrations up and down the neck and through the body as you play. It’s like it plays for you. Just incredible. I had to buy one. Had to. Now have the Amber version arriving in a week or so. Cannot wait to play it again.
my wife came in and caught me... yep... drooling over the PRS SE 35th anniversary model. She said "if that's what you really want - get it!" I've had it about a week and yeah, it's as good as I hoped it would be... thanks Paul! She's a keeper, and the PRS too. Am I a lucky guy or what?
@@tomvice Right?! I make the money. What I do with the excess after all household and personal needs are met is my decision. I can't imagine being a man and asking a woman permission to buy things with my own money.
I just got mine and I am blown away. The neck is wide fat and I have big hands so I'm cool with that. These pickups rock. The split pickups sound like single coils instead of a humbucker trying to sound like a single coil. Smooth as butter. Stays in tune. To me it's light but I play les Paul's, 335s and heavy strats. Now I'm looking at my other guitars wondering if it's time to part ways with them since this will cover EVERYTHING we play
Bought mine last weekend. I’m blown away. I own a Core McCarty 594 one-off. This guitar is not less quality, with the only exception being the tuners. The cosmetics on my Indonesian Paul’s are CLEANER than on my 594. The craftsmen behind mine at least cared very much about the work, and with global pay doscrepancy could likely spend as much time or more on any given guitar than the US workers in Maryland could. The pickups leave nothing to be desired. The split sounds are MUCH better than in the 2015 Core Paul’s I owned, and did not bond with as beautiful as it was (one piece top I might add). These are stupid. These first years will be coveted. Thanks for the great no nonsense video. ~Josh
John Bach ..... (( "Looks" )).. IS SOUND.. Inportant to... ANYONE ?... I say this Because Sooo many ppl; mention, "Looks" This U Tube trend/ situation is happening @ the same time as ppl, Texting a person, SITTING Right next to them ! & 10 New Guit sites, a week, With Someone demoing pedals or "Teaching" ... & Sitting .. ( Some Quite Uncomfortable wearing a strap) OR ACTUALLY STANDING ! Although some are Phenomenal @ playing with a backing track, IF You're intent IS To play In a Band, Practice like it ! You will find, Different Guitars ( lend themselves to different strap lengths) Strat style play Comfortably a bit higher, With the trem block @ belt level . A Les Paul, Quite comfortable lower. In ANYTHING, Perfect Practice Makes PERFECT. A good example is Malmsteen & ... EVERYONE ! [ Except Fripp ] ..& ( The Icon's) They do what they do... Running Around ! The only guitar I play Sitting, is Nylon/ Classical. & some Acoustic. [ Moving an audience... With the tips of your fingers] LIVE.. One of the best feelings you will EVER Experience ! Go For It !!
@@soundpainter2590 Plug this thing into a proper amp and maybe put some good pedals in front,crank it up and if you can tell a difference you're either having a hearing sense like Daredevil or are just lying to yourself. The Guys from Opeth are using SE's with upgraded pickups and hardware alongside their expensive USA PRS models and these guys play some technical demanding prog-rock/metal.
The sounds coming thru the phone as far as the tone of the guitar were really good. And phone speakers suck. You can imagine that live in the room it sounded much better. You can tell how good a guitar is by how it feels in your hands. Quality is a tactile thing and PRS has it in spades across their whole product line. They don't make these guitars to compete with a $4,000 core instrument. This guitar sells for around $1,000 and Paul's goal is for that guitar at that price point to be the best one you can get for the money. Compare it to others and see for yourself. Paul says he picks it up and it just works. You aren't fighting the guitar, you are just making music. Sounds good to me!
I use a PRS Paul’s SE as my main guitar and it sounds and feels awesome under my fingers. I only wish it had a tremolo bar but other than that it’s a great guitar
the SE's are some seriously good guitars. I love my Chris Robertson and remember how impressed I was with everything when I first got it. Can't wait to try Paul's when it finally hits stores
In faded blue with maple showing I tried to hollowboy but after I played the Paul's there wasn't a choice Paul's every day not sure if I just dropped on lucky but I don't think I need another guitar its perfect
Production of red design has been stopped in december 2020. Very hard to find. Try reverb, I saw recently from japan but very expensive. I wished the same and personaly phoned all guitar shop in France to find one. Hopefully found the last on the country. Good luck
Thanks for making a video on this guitar and playing to its strengths and uniqueness. Some of the videos I have come across, I think people don’t play to it’s strengths and make it sound bland but a few videos (and yours is one) really showcase its strengths and styles that it works well in. I have been interested in this guitar for a few years and hope to buy it. Thanks again.
I bought that guitar, just like that, without thinking much. I just asked "do you have a Paul's?" they said yes. I didn't even know teh difference between an SE and a Core. I didn't know PRS did "cheap guitars". Right when I passed my credit card through the machine, it hit me "shit, is an SE simply a cheaper guitar because it's just cheap made but didn't figure it out when trying it?". And yes. But no. I found myself it sounds incredible while testing it. It feels incredible. It looks incredible. It plays incredible. And now all the reviews I find on the web are nearly secretly telling people "don't waste 4k in a core, buy an SE, it's just the same, but for less".
Played one today. Enough sustain to last for days, but I wouldn’t consider a heavy guitar by any means. As a matter of fact the wait was the very thing that surprised me as soon as I picked it up. It is a tone monster fore sure👍
I’m not going to join the PRS love train quite yet but your assessment of what makes a guitar good is absolutely true IMO. I’m going to play a PG today (SE version) after just buying a Fender CS about a week ago. I’ve owned a few PRS guitars over the years and the consistency there is the best there is IMO. I’ve pulled many a Fender or Gibson high priced duds off the wall. I think we all have and PRS isn’t always perfect but damn close more often than not. The SE line has grown to the point to no longer even being prominent on the headstock yet they proudly tell you exactly who made it and where it’s made on the back. For a company like PRS, those two things say a lot About their confidence in the SE instruments. I hope I like the Paul’s guitar I play today (here in NOVA). If I do, I’ll proudly stand it right next to a LP & my Esquire CS. Each of those guitars would be 3x the cost of an SE but I can guarantee neither will play or sound 3x better. That’s my confidence level in PRS. PRS just makes great guitars, period. Also subbed bass on your genuine take here. 👍🏻
I'm a big PRS fan and this looks like a winner to me. I gave my '91 bolt-on to my grandson, and currently enjoy an SE Santanta, which I think is an incredible value. But I've been lusting after a PRS hardtail and this looks like an obvious choice. BTW, I think your verbal description of what constitutes a "good guitar" is spot-on...
@@baldbearded9601 Even more justification for the SE. I don't know if you've ever played an SE, but the quality of the Korean builds is amazing. But I also heard Paul moved the manufacturing of "his" guitar to another factory in Korea. Or was it Indonesia...
I agree also the guitar feels comfortable held and the neck allows your hands to do what they can. The tone is important up to a point because the pedals and amps take care of what comes out of the guitar to the sound you want or hear. It getting more and more that maybe in the future pickups will just capture the strings raw the musical frequencies and deliver that musical product that feeds into pedals and amps for the tones and sound you want. Its getting more and more that way which is good.
I like PRS guitars. I won't buy one though because there is another manufacturer that builds great guitars in the under $2000.00 range made here in the US. It is really pretty but I will stick with my hardtail Music Man Silhouettes.
David Bennett Well if you don't mind second hand instruments... I actually bought my 1998 CE22 two years ago for 1000$ CAD, which is about 750$ USD. I had been shopping it for a few months, and had to drive 3 hours back and forth, but it was absolutely worth it!
Got my Paul’s guitar a couple of weeks ago - same colour as this reviewed model and have to say that I concur with all the comments made in this review. I can’t believe how close to the full blown Maryland version this SE version gets straight out of the box. I have two core custom 24 models plus a couple of SE models and an Angelus T50E acoustic - guess Ilike PRS guitars😎
It's amazing how much that build looks the same, and from what you've said feels the same, as the 2008 SE Singlecut I've got. They obviously found a basic body build that they're happy with for the SE's. And yeah, it's construction is rock solid quality!
Beautiful guitar!! I just got a PRS SE Custom 24 Zebrawood and am blown away by it. I think the PRS SE line is one of the best deals in guitar right now. Just FYI, you may want to consider changing the tuners. They aren't great.
Okay. I’m sold. I have been trying to figure out what my first guitar should be and have been watching review videos of this one and your video has convinced me. I especially like the new blue faded sunburst that is coming out. Time to pull the trigger and put in the order. All the websites say they won’t ship till July though. So thats a bummer.
Yes me too. The earliest date I've been given from my UK supplier is June :o I'm seriously considering cancelling my order because of this. I think 6 months for a guitar to arrive in the uk is just rediculous. I know its not really PRS's fault but probably my stupid supplier Andertons.
I haven't ordered for the same reason and I'm in the US. I feel like PRS announces things too early sometimes. Gets the hype going but then so much time goes by That I end up losing interest. Same thing with the S2 studio when that came out. They hyped it and hyped but then it took like 8 months for anyone to have one in stock. By then 100 other things have come out and it gets lost in the mix for me. I always regretted not getting the s2 studio though.
I hear ha… I’m in the market for one now after playing one at GC, but all they have is Gold Sunburst finish which I’m not digging. Sweetwater too, same finish. But gotta agree, I picked it up and played it acoustic first and it vibrated. First words out of my mouth, “Wow!” Bring back that color!
Just subscribed, I am looking at getting one myself, Not sure to go with the red or the ash color. Watched a lot of vids regarding Paul's SE guitar in comparison to the Core version. From what I have seen and heard for the price you can't go wrong with a Paul's SE Guitar. Really like the actual coil split. Still at $999 from Sweetwater you are getting more guitar that others hundreds of dollars more.
Yes, when I first try one, I felt that didn't weigh anything... but now I don't know if I want the Se Custom 24 - 08 or this one. I like more the jazzy tone that the Paul's give, but I think I'm going to miss the Tremolo, the 24 frets and the dynamism of the 24-08. I really like the music that Jerry Gracía did and also the John Scofield and Albert King things, so they are my tone-references, What do you think?
@@fernandobolanos1649 I'm at the same crossroads as you are. I am so confused between the two. I know that I'll be owning both of them down the line. But which is going to be my guitar for now? I'm hella confused. Which one did you decide on?
@@gururajchadaga Finally I bought the Paul's becuase I think is more versatile. You even can play jazz in it and it has a lot of adventages; great sustain, more colorful in my opnion (I have the 2022 edition with that faded blue) I'm in love with the neck, its so confirtable, I listen to the tone like cristal clear but in a Gibson way, or cristal clear in a "wood" way. I think part of the reason is in the bridge with the brass inserts (this was the most difficult decision for me becasue I like the tremolo, but it worth the sacrifice) and in the 22 frets (you don't really need 24 frets 😂). So, my recomendation (and sorry for my english) if you want a specific tone more like a Strat with that cristal clear in a "cristal" way you maybe would be more satisfied with the 24-08 to play Indie or rock/blues but to play things more like jazz, fusion and also blues/rock in my opinion the Se Paul's guitar is better. Even Paul Red Say is his best guitar and that in the SE verison their are giving us far more than what we are paying for!!! Pd: The guitar that sounds more similar to the Pauls to me is the Jerry Garcia's "Wolf" that use in concert from Agoust 73 to October 74, in 78 and October 89, but he used it almost without no bass, with single coils and not using the sustain very often(you can imagine how it would sound with your eq) The eyes of the world from the 74 are great example... Good luck ua-cam.com/video/KlmjC4z6c-Y/v-deo.html
If there were no core models how good with these be? It seems to me, modern guitars that you can get for a thousand dollars, and not just in PRS but others as well are better than anyone should expect.
But the core model has differend pickups, more like mini humbuckers. I like mini humbuckers more than full humbuckers, so i still have to buy the core-one..I i could..
Eric Nootebos, you’re correct that the SE doesn’t have the same pickups as the core model Paul’s Guitar. However, it has the SE version of the core model’s pickups. Check out the videos where the core model and SE are compared. They sound very similar.
So much of what I'd try isn't cool groovy music stuff. Rather, are the 19th fret harmonics agreeing with the 12th fret harmonics, just how much too trebly can I set the amp to get a range to work off of using only the guitar's knobs. Hardly even matters anymore, I got my.... god... 10? 12, 8, and I'm set. Several homebrews, Warmoth, USA Custom wood, (real) Lawrence PU's; somehow or another I've ended up with an 80's Yamaha, a 90's Yamaha and an oughties (06) Yamaha = BIGASS NECKS. Hooray for bigass necks. Oh, a few anti-metal Schecters, C-1...Classic, I think? When you get to it, really, you don't want too much treble, too much bass, in other words - an average sounding guitar. And into an average-sounding amp (enough overdrive, not too much), average speakers, average P.A. - wok 'n' whoa. Play well.
In june I bought PRS 245 ,and telecaster US made... now I want this ,I have to.Its a sicknes ,I am telling you!!! Does anyone know anyone who is buying kindeys on black market ,I am serios ..... I also need tube 100 vat amp... I HAVE TO SELL KIDNEY ,there is no other way :)))
How does it compare to a s2 I got a single cut semi and a standard 24 and there awesome, I'm looking on getting one of these next, I want a les Paul junior or one of these. Haven't decided yet, eventually I have both but in time, I can't put that much money out at once, with all the other shit I buy. Lol
@@Ratchman_5000 i didnt get either yet, but i love the 2. S2s i have, best made guitars, u wont be disappointed. My singlecut plays itself, its easy on your fret hand and fingers. Easy to do lots of bends and vibrato.
The answer is no. I just bought one used for $650 but thats just the market and people's mindset on what they consider "cheaper" guitars. Worked out well for me though
Greetings from Maryland myself. I just ordered a Pauls guitar SE from Sweetwater. I guess my only worry now that I hit the buy button is that I have a USA 408 that I really love. I'm wondering if I won't like the Se because I'm spoiled from the USA model.
I get the impression of much more of a top carve on this than my SE, especially on that too horn. Mine is essentially flat at this point. I don't know whether they've stained it in such a way to just appear that way. Or idk...are Paul's Guitar SE 's just given more of a carve than standard SE's?
I tried one out yesterday, and it definitely seemed to have a bit more carve to it compared to the other SE's I've seen. The out of the box setup was what sold it for me though. Easily one of the best playing guitars I've ever picked up, regardless of price.
You can't sadly, but PRS said that as long as you have standard strings on it the intonation should remain perfect. They come with 10s so I would say just use 10s and you're good.
I dropped hints over a couple of months. I put one as the wallpaper on my pc. I let her catch me watching youtube videos about them. I put in a "notify me when in stock" request at Sweetwater. The other day they said they were in stock so I ran into the other room and said they finally got some! She caved. FedEx says it out for delivery. It's the aqua colored one.
The solid bridge just gives you more sustain. It IS adjustable for intonation, as it moves back and forth, just not for each individual string. This works just fine for "standard" sets of strings, but not for "top heavy light bottom" sets. Try one, they work just fine, and sound great.
Each string sits in a groove. Inside the bridge, each string sits on a ridge approximating the correct intonation, akin to an acoustic saddle. The fine adjustment is made with screws at the low and hide sides where the bridge sits in the posts. It's easy to adjust and intonates perfectly. I have two PRS SE Standard 22 guitars with this bridge.
To "Legitimately" demo an Electric guitar & use SOO Much Compression.... Is Beyond Ridiculous ! * ( Where is a "Demo" of this guitar's Possibilities or Lack of ) just saying .....
Yungsta Ben Nice Try ! & (( This is NOT About me)) . I've been performing Professionally Live, Recorded in quite a few of the Unreal legendary studio's engineers, producers, ect. What I'm hearing... IS. NOT "U TUBE " Compression. It's MXR Dyna Comp, ( or Similar ) After Guitar. Hey.. Sometimes I use a Comp too ! ( rarely ) My Point is.... If you REALLY Want to ( Hear & feel ) if an Electric Guitar.. has that "Thang" going "ON" Play it in a Quiet place. No Amp @ first.. Listen & FEEL IT ! ( You can ALLWAYS change the Pickups/ Electronics) If you're in a store that has multiple examples of the same guitar, you might find an UNREAL One. ( Cheap or expensive) Find a decent amp. Listen to it Clean... & through a Distortion you're familiar with. Happy Hunting, Ben ! [ When you find a "Magic one".. KEEP IT ! ]
Omg doesnt matter if somebody has amazing skills etc , But when they just slide up and down with zero structure playing nothing at all really loses my attention span I'd imagine my wife beating me to death of I played like that
I’m so glad someone else has picked up on this. The first PRS I ever played was an SE Paul’s Guirar and I was BLOWN AWAY. The thing just rings out. You can feel the vibrations up and down the neck and through the body as you play. It’s like it plays for you. Just incredible. I had to buy one. Had to. Now have the Amber version arriving in a week or so. Cannot wait to play it again.
my wife came in and caught me... yep... drooling over the PRS SE 35th anniversary model.
She said "if that's what you really want - get it!"
I've had it about a week and yeah, it's as good as I hoped it would be... thanks Paul!
She's a keeper, and the PRS too. Am I a lucky guy or what?
ME TOO, same story except 2 weeks later I lost her..not the guitar...and bought 3 core models with the insurance
Genuinely curious, what's up with the wife-permission comments I see everywhere, is it a thing? Unless she's paying the bills, it makes no sense to me
@@tomvice Right?! I make the money. What I do with the excess after all household and personal needs are met is my decision. I can't imagine being a man and asking a woman permission to buy things with my own money.
I just got mine and I am blown away. The neck is wide fat and I have big hands so I'm cool with that. These pickups rock. The split pickups sound like single coils instead of a humbucker trying to sound like a single coil.
Smooth as butter. Stays in tune. To me it's light but I play les Paul's, 335s and heavy strats. Now I'm looking at my other guitars wondering if it's time to part ways with them since this will cover EVERYTHING we play
Bought mine last weekend. I’m blown away. I own a Core McCarty 594 one-off. This guitar is not less quality, with the only exception being the tuners.
The cosmetics on my Indonesian Paul’s are CLEANER than on my 594.
The craftsmen behind mine at least cared very much about the work, and with global pay doscrepancy could likely spend as much time or more on any given guitar than the US workers in Maryland could.
The pickups leave nothing to be desired. The split sounds are MUCH better than in the 2015 Core Paul’s I owned, and did not bond with as beautiful as it was (one piece top I might add).
These are stupid. These first years will be coveted.
Thanks for the great no nonsense video. ~Josh
that is effing scary how close that guitar looks like vs. a full maryland made PRS. Man how far have the SE models come.
John Bach ..... (( "Looks" )).. IS SOUND.. Inportant to... ANYONE ?... I say this Because Sooo many ppl; mention, "Looks" This U Tube trend/ situation is happening @ the same time as ppl, Texting a person, SITTING Right next to them ! & 10 New Guit sites, a week, With Someone demoing pedals or "Teaching" ... & Sitting .. ( Some Quite Uncomfortable wearing a strap) OR ACTUALLY STANDING ! Although some are Phenomenal @ playing with a backing track, IF You're intent IS To play In a Band, Practice like it ! You will find, Different Guitars ( lend themselves to different strap lengths) Strat style play Comfortably a bit higher, With the trem block @ belt level . A Les Paul, Quite comfortable lower. In ANYTHING, Perfect Practice Makes PERFECT. A good example is Malmsteen & ... EVERYONE ! [ Except Fripp ] ..& ( The Icon's) They do what they do... Running Around ! The only guitar I play Sitting, is Nylon/ Classical. & some Acoustic. [ Moving an audience... With the tips of your fingers] LIVE.. One of the best feelings you will EVER Experience ! Go For It !!
@@soundpainter2590 Plug this thing into a proper amp and maybe put some good pedals in front,crank it up and if you can tell a difference you're either having a hearing sense like Daredevil or are just lying to yourself.
The Guys from Opeth are using SE's with upgraded pickups and hardware alongside their expensive USA PRS models and these guys play some technical demanding prog-rock/metal.
The sounds coming thru the phone as far as the tone of the guitar were really good. And phone speakers suck. You can imagine that live in the room it sounded much better. You can tell how good a guitar is by how it feels in your hands. Quality is a tactile thing and PRS has it in spades across their whole product line. They don't make these guitars to compete with a $4,000 core instrument. This guitar sells for around $1,000 and Paul's goal is for that guitar at that price point to be the best one you can get for the money. Compare it to others and see for yourself. Paul says he picks it up and it just works. You aren't fighting the guitar, you are just making music. Sounds good to me!
@@soundpainter2590 Interesting way of using punctuation.
@@soundpainter2590 ok boomer
I use a PRS Paul’s SE as my main guitar and it sounds and feels awesome under my fingers. I only wish it had a tremolo bar but other than that it’s a great guitar
the SE's are some seriously good guitars. I love my Chris Robertson and remember how impressed I was with everything when I first got it. Can't wait to try Paul's when it finally hits stores
I've been wanting one! BSC rocks
Iv just bought a se Paul's guitar and hand on heart its beautiful really superb for a guitar under 1000 pounds
In faded blue with maple showing I tried to hollowboy but after I played the Paul's there wasn't a choice Paul's every day not sure if I just dropped on lucky but I don't think I need another guitar its perfect
I wish the red color would come out again. Or matte black OMG
Wish they still made the red. Love my amber but red is my color
Production of red design has been stopped in december 2020. Very hard to find. Try reverb, I saw recently from japan but very expensive. I wished the same and personaly phoned all guitar shop in France to find one. Hopefully found the last on the country. Good luck
Thanks for making a video on this guitar and playing to its strengths and uniqueness. Some of the videos I have come across, I think people don’t play to it’s strengths and make it sound bland but a few videos (and yours is one) really showcase its strengths and styles that it works well in. I have been interested in this guitar for a few years and hope to buy it.
Thanks again.
A great demo of this guitar! Hopefully my amber SE Pauls guitar will ship in the next couple of weeks. Super skilled guitarist!
Good review. You were smiling the whole time you were playing it. That says something also. I have to check one of these out. I think i want one.
I bought that guitar, just like that, without thinking much. I just asked "do you have a Paul's?" they said yes. I didn't even know teh difference between an SE and a Core. I didn't know PRS did "cheap guitars". Right when I passed my credit card through the machine, it hit me "shit, is an SE simply a cheaper guitar because it's just cheap made but didn't figure it out when trying it?". And yes. But no. I found myself it sounds incredible while testing it. It feels incredible. It looks incredible. It plays incredible. And now all the reviews I find on the web are nearly secretly telling people "don't waste 4k in a core, buy an SE, it's just the same, but for less".
Played one today. Enough sustain to last for days, but I wouldn’t consider a heavy guitar by any means. As a matter of fact the wait was the very thing that surprised me as soon as I picked it up. It is a tone monster fore sure👍
Beautiful playing. Incredible touch, feel, and taste. I'm sure your other senses are great, too. Ha! Great demo. Thanks.
I’m not going to join the PRS love train quite yet but your assessment of what makes a guitar good is absolutely true IMO.
I’m going to play a PG today (SE version) after just buying a Fender CS about a week ago.
I’ve owned a few PRS guitars over the years and the consistency there is the best there is IMO. I’ve pulled many a Fender or Gibson high priced duds off the wall. I think we all have and PRS isn’t always perfect but damn close more often than not.
The SE line has grown to the point to no longer even being prominent on the headstock yet they proudly tell you exactly who made it and where it’s made on the back. For a company like PRS, those two things say a lot
About their confidence in the SE instruments.
I hope I like the Paul’s guitar I play today (here in NOVA). If I do, I’ll proudly stand it right next to a LP & my Esquire CS.
Each of those guitars would be 3x the cost of an SE but I can guarantee neither will play or sound 3x better.
That’s my confidence level in PRS.
PRS just makes great guitars, period.
Also subbed bass on your genuine take here. 👍🏻
What did you think?
I'm a big PRS fan and this looks like a winner to me. I gave my '91 bolt-on to my grandson, and currently enjoy an SE Santanta, which I think is an incredible value. But I've been lusting after a PRS hardtail and this looks like an obvious choice. BTW, I think your verbal description of what constitutes a "good guitar" is spot-on...
Frederick Thompson If I'm not mistaken, Paul said the stop tail on his SE is the exact same as the Core models
@@baldbearded9601 Even more justification for the SE. I don't know if you've ever played an SE, but the quality of the Korean builds is amazing. But I also heard Paul moved the manufacturing of "his" guitar to another factory in Korea. Or was it Indonesia...
Yup, great instruments for the price. WMI is a great factory.
I had an SE245 that I sold to get my CE, but I loved it! 🤘
@@baldbearded9601 Thanks... good to know.
@@baldbearded9601 I'm not planning on selling my SE but it's comforting to know there's a secondary market for these instruments.
Been waiting for this. I expect this to be his biggest seller this year.
I agree also the guitar feels comfortable held and the neck allows your hands to do what they can. The tone is important up to a point because the pedals and amps take care of what comes out of the guitar to the sound you want or hear. It getting more and more that maybe in the future pickups will just capture the strings raw the musical frequencies and deliver that musical product that feeds into pedals and amps for the tones and sound you want. Its getting more and more that way which is good.
I bought a Gibson Les Paul Tribute, 2017 model, I wish I had gotten the SE 245 standard instead. That will be my next guitar.
I have an old CE22.. and it's always gonna be my favourite guitar, but the top/veneer on this SE looks so much better than the top on mine! 😳
Bald & Bearded tell me about it. My CE-22 is my fav too, but one day I will own a luxury 10top custom 24 with a similar bright attack.
I like PRS guitars. I won't buy one though because there is another manufacturer that builds great guitars in the under $2000.00 range made here in the US. It is really pretty but I will stick with my hardtail Music Man Silhouettes.
David Bennett Well if you don't mind second hand instruments... I actually bought my 1998 CE22 two years ago for 1000$ CAD, which is about 750$ USD.
I had been shopping it for a few months, and had to drive 3 hours back and forth, but it was absolutely worth it!
@@baldbearded9601 . I pawned my 1995, CE-22. What a dumbass. Got $500 for it; had Paul's personal signature on it. Pawn shop got $2,000.
I value your opinion...looks and sounds like alot for the price point, thank you sir!
Great for $1k FOR SURE
Just picked one up in charcoal and love the pick ups !!!
I have the same guitar in that excactly gorgeous color. It sounds and plays best of all of mine.
Anyone who believes the myth " PRS don't have their own sound " please direct them to this video ☝
Got my Paul’s guitar a couple of weeks ago - same colour as this reviewed model and have to say that I concur with all the comments made in this review. I can’t believe how close to the full blown Maryland version this SE version gets straight out of the box. I have two core custom 24 models plus a couple of SE models and an Angelus T50E acoustic - guess Ilike PRS guitars😎
How does it compare to the other SE guitars that you have?
It's a beautiful Guitar
I just bought a 35th Anniversary Custom 24 SE and I still want one of these 😢
Great review! I pre ordered this, thanks for the insight!
That first lick you play is quite funky
It's amazing how much that build looks the same, and from what you've said feels the same, as the 2008 SE Singlecut I've got. They obviously found a basic body build that they're happy with for the SE's. And yeah, it's construction is rock solid quality!
My 25th anniversary custom 24 10 top is worth too much to bring on the ship with me when i sail. So i think this will be my backup guitar.
Beautiful guitar!! I just got a PRS SE Custom 24 Zebrawood and am blown away by it. I think the PRS SE line is one of the best deals in guitar right now. Just FYI, you may want to consider changing the tuners. They aren't great.
Old Guy's Guitar Vlog tuners and nut, are usually the only bad things I hear about on SE’s.
@@FrankThaThird so far, the nut on mine seems okay. I don't whammy much, though. We'll see.
How have I lived in maryland for so long and not known about the band
Okay. I’m sold. I have been trying to figure out what my first guitar should be and have been watching review videos of this one and your video has convinced me. I especially like the new blue faded sunburst that is coming out. Time to pull the trigger and put in the order. All the websites say they won’t ship till July though. So thats a bummer.
I've been wanting one of these since it was announced.
Yes me too. The earliest date I've been given from my UK supplier is June :o I'm seriously considering cancelling my order because of this. I think 6 months for a guitar to arrive in the uk is just rediculous. I know its not really PRS's fault but probably my stupid supplier Andertons.
I haven't ordered for the same reason and I'm in the US. I feel like PRS announces things too early sometimes. Gets the hype going but then so much time goes by That I end up losing interest. Same thing with the S2 studio when that came out. They hyped it and hyped but then it took like 8 months for anyone to have one in stock. By then 100 other things have come out and it gets lost in the mix for me. I always regretted not getting the s2 studio though.
@@guyfromnj I got an email from my supplier a short time ago and my guitar should finally be here tomorrow at some point :)
That's awesome Mark. Can you check back in once you get it and spend some time with it? I'm Curious what you think.
@@markgowans I got mine last Friday and am very impressed with the sounds-I am sure you will not be disappointed.
Sir your a good musician
This was a beautiful colour. Why would they discontinue it !!
I hear ha… I’m in the market for one now after playing one at GC, but all they have is Gold Sunburst finish which I’m not digging. Sweetwater too, same finish. But gotta agree, I picked it up and played it acoustic first and it vibrated. First words out of my mouth, “Wow!”
Bring back that color!
Just subscribed, I am looking at getting one myself, Not sure to go with the red or the ash color. Watched a lot of vids regarding Paul's SE guitar in comparison to the Core version. From what I have seen and heard for the price you can't go wrong with a Paul's SE Guitar. Really like the actual coil split. Still at $999 from Sweetwater you are getting more guitar that others hundreds of dollars more.
If they make a lefty I'm in pronto.
Sounds fantastic and looks absolutely gorgeous. What kind of color is that? Looks Blood Orange ha.
Yeah, doesn't look like any of the colors on the product page. I like this much better.
I believe it was called Fire Red. Discontinued. Only comes in amber and green now
Your microphone and guitar volume need to be the same. Then you could comment on what you are doing with the switches as you are playing.
Duly noted
Looks and sound great
Wow my SE Paul’s Guitar is light. At least compared to the Tele I was playing
Yes, when I first try one, I felt that didn't weigh anything... but now I don't know if I want the Se Custom 24 - 08 or this one. I like more the jazzy tone that the Paul's give, but I think I'm going to miss the Tremolo, the 24 frets and the dynamism of the 24-08. I really like the music that Jerry Gracía did and also the John Scofield and Albert King things, so they are my tone-references, What do you think?
@@fernandobolanos1649 I'm at the same crossroads as you are. I am so confused between the two. I know that I'll be owning both of them down the line. But which is going to be my guitar for now? I'm hella confused. Which one did you decide on?
@@gururajchadaga Finally I bought the Paul's becuase I think is more versatile. You even can play jazz in it and it has a lot of adventages; great sustain, more colorful in my opnion (I have the 2022 edition with that faded blue) I'm in love with the neck, its so confirtable, I listen to the tone like cristal clear but in a Gibson way, or cristal clear in a "wood" way. I think part of the reason is in the bridge with the brass inserts (this was the most difficult decision for me becasue I like the tremolo, but it worth the sacrifice) and in the 22 frets (you don't really need 24 frets 😂). So, my recomendation (and sorry for my english) if you want a specific tone more like a Strat with that cristal clear in a "cristal" way you maybe would be more satisfied with the 24-08 to play Indie or rock/blues but to play things more like jazz, fusion and also blues/rock in my opinion the Se Paul's guitar is better. Even Paul Red Say is his best guitar and that in the SE verison their are giving us far more than what we are paying for!!! Pd: The guitar that sounds more similar to the Pauls to me is the Jerry Garcia's "Wolf" that use in concert from Agoust 73 to October 74, in 78 and October 89, but he used it almost without no bass, with single coils and not using the sustain very often(you can imagine how it would sound with your eq) The eyes of the world from the 74 are great example... Good luck ua-cam.com/video/KlmjC4z6c-Y/v-deo.html
If there were no core models how good with these be? It seems to me, modern guitars that you can get for a thousand dollars, and not just in PRS but others as well are better than anyone should expect.
Sounds like some David Grissom in those licks
But the core model has differend pickups, more like mini humbuckers. I like mini humbuckers more than full humbuckers, so i still have to buy the core-one..I i could..
Eric Nootebos, you’re correct that the SE doesn’t have the same pickups as the core model Paul’s Guitar. However, it has the SE version of the core model’s pickups. Check out the videos where the core model and SE are compared. They sound very similar.
I waited the whole video for some gain
Clean tone reviews are what people generally lack in youtube reviews tho, so...
So much of what I'd try isn't cool groovy music stuff. Rather, are the 19th fret harmonics agreeing with the 12th fret harmonics, just how much too trebly can I set the amp to get a range to work off of using only the guitar's knobs. Hardly even matters anymore, I got my.... god... 10? 12, 8, and I'm set. Several homebrews, Warmoth, USA Custom wood, (real) Lawrence PU's; somehow or another I've ended up with an 80's Yamaha, a 90's Yamaha and an oughties (06) Yamaha = BIGASS NECKS. Hooray for bigass necks. Oh, a few anti-metal Schecters, C-1...Classic, I think? When you get to it, really, you don't want too much treble, too much bass, in other words - an average sounding guitar. And into an average-sounding amp (enough overdrive, not too much), average speakers, average P.A. - wok 'n' whoa. Play well.
I played one of these yesterday. I was surprised how light it was!!! Are the newer models of this lighter?
Right? And he said it was heavy.
i just ordered one from guitar center
Mr Valdez, which colour did you go for?
Fire Red
How is the intonation, with 10s and with 9s.
In june I bought PRS 245 ,and telecaster US made... now I want this ,I have to.Its a sicknes ,I am telling you!!! Does anyone know anyone who is buying kindeys on black market ,I am serios ..... I also need tube 100 vat amp... I HAVE TO SELL KIDNEY ,there is no other way :)))
Do you prefere this, or the custom 24 made in korea?
How does it compare to a s2 I got a single cut semi and a standard 24 and there awesome, I'm looking on getting one of these next, I want a les Paul junior or one of these. Haven't decided yet, eventually I have both but in time, I can't put that much money out at once, with all the other shit I buy. Lol
I'm looking at an S2 myself. What'd you end up getting?
@@Ratchman_5000 i didnt get either yet, but i love the 2. S2s i have, best made guitars, u wont be disappointed. My singlecut plays itself, its easy on your fret hand and fingers. Easy to do lots of bends and vibrato.
Got some quack there
Maryland? My old stomping grounds. I'm gonna guess you live near Wheaton, Md. Rockville, possibly.
My guitar store would literally not let me plug it in because of Covid yesterday. How do you buy a guitar without playing it first?
Nice plain black truss rod cover
Beautiful guitar. The question is, will it hold its value?
The answer is no. I just bought one used for $650 but
thats just the market and people's mindset on what they consider "cheaper" guitars. Worked out well for me though
Hi
The pickups in PAUL SE are Mini Humbucker ?
They are full Humbuckers that are splittable with the mini toggle switches.
Hey! Can this guitar do metal?
yes
Hey guys I’m struggling to choose between this and Gibson tribute. what’s your opinion?
Find a more recent video and ask.
Greetings from Maryland myself. I just ordered a Pauls guitar SE from Sweetwater. I guess my only worry now that I hit the buy button is that I have a USA 408 that I really love. I'm wondering if I won't like the Se because I'm spoiled from the USA model.
Did you like it?
@@Davey-Boyd Loved it. I did end up selling it however because I went ahead and used the money to buy a PRS Mark Lettieri model.
Looks great. How much does this one weigh?
Under 7lbs...it ain't that heavy.
Sounds great. But I still can't stop hating the bird inlays.
How is this guitar for metal?
I have this guitar, unfortunately the two layers are a mess. Terrible tuners swap them out if you can. Otherwise I love the guitar
Do the bird inlays bother anyone else or is it just me?
How does this compare to a SG? Thanks
I get the impression of much more of a top carve on this than my SE, especially on that too horn. Mine is essentially flat at this point. I don't know whether they've stained it in such a way to just appear that way.
Or idk...are Paul's Guitar SE 's just given more of a carve than standard SE's?
I tried one out yesterday, and it definitely seemed to have a bit more carve to it compared to the other SE's I've seen. The out of the box setup was what sold it for me though. Easily one of the best playing guitars I've ever picked up, regardless of price.
Do u sell this guitar ?
how do you adjust the intonation on that kind of bridge?
You can't sadly, but PRS said that as long as you have standard strings on it the intonation should remain perfect. They come with 10s so I would say just use 10s and you're good.
If prs didn't sent you the guitar, would you change your review response?
Sounds like you have a compressor on it....?
When are they shipping
I want this guitar but my wife....What can i do? Please help me.
I dropped hints over a couple of months. I put one as the wallpaper on my pc. I let her catch me watching youtube videos about them. I put in a "notify me when in stock" request at Sweetwater. The other day they said they were in stock so I ran into the other room and said they finally got some! She caved. FedEx says it out for delivery. It's the aqua colored one.
How did you get those Telecaster type sounds ?
I think that’s the most guitar you can get for under 1k
why all these dislikes?
I just hate that bridge that PRS uses. Why not put adjustable saddles on all guitars? If I change string gauge, intonation will be off.
The solid bridge just gives you more sustain. It IS adjustable for intonation, as it moves back and forth, just not for each individual string. This works just fine for "standard" sets of strings, but not for "top heavy light bottom" sets. Try one, they work just fine, and sound great.
@@paulsmith3583 I'll give it a try in a store. Thanks for that info.
If you look at the bridge on the 2020 SE single cut 245 standard it now has adjustable saddles.
Sustain is the most important property to look at when buying a guitar. Give me a break!😃😄😆
Resonance.
i keep hearing puck puck buck buck bluck black. tititik
Yeah, but is it heavy? ,, lol
Does this guy drone on 🤔
any concerns that PRS is now so diversified and doing the Indo made guitars? and how do you intonate the strings if the bridge is static?
Each string sits in a groove. Inside the bridge, each string sits on a ridge approximating the correct intonation, akin to an acoustic saddle. The fine adjustment is made with screws at the low and hide sides where the bridge sits in the posts. It's easy to adjust and intonates perfectly. I have two PRS SE Standard 22 guitars with this bridge.
Heavy? Most of them weigh about 7 lbs. That is NOT heavy!
To "Legitimately" demo an Electric guitar & use SOO Much Compression.... Is Beyond Ridiculous ! * ( Where is a "Demo" of this guitar's Possibilities or Lack of ) just saying .....
UA-cam will compress it anyways. So not really worth trying.
Yungsta Ben Nice Try ! & (( This is NOT About me)) . I've been performing Professionally Live, Recorded in quite a few of the Unreal legendary studio's engineers, producers, ect. What I'm hearing... IS. NOT "U TUBE " Compression. It's MXR Dyna Comp, ( or Similar ) After Guitar. Hey.. Sometimes I use a Comp too ! ( rarely ) My Point is.... If you REALLY Want to ( Hear & feel ) if an Electric Guitar.. has that "Thang" going "ON" Play it in a Quiet place. No Amp @ first.. Listen & FEEL IT ! ( You can ALLWAYS change the Pickups/ Electronics) If you're in a store that has multiple examples of the same guitar, you might find an UNREAL One. ( Cheap or expensive) Find a decent amp. Listen to it Clean... & through a Distortion you're familiar with. Happy Hunting, Ben ! [ When you find a "Magic one".. KEEP IT ! ]
@@yungstaben7675 he is talking about the guitar effect called compression. Usely comes in a pedal.
Dr. Waako Barbie been playing 12 years. I know what a compression pedal is thanks.
@@yungstaben7675
ua-cam.com/video/AYbmBtWtamE/v-deo.html here is a video about UA-cam compression you should watch.
youre gonna turn alot of people off this guitar with all that clucking
Doesn't really matter, can't find them in stock ANYWHERE (UK) :(
hard to hear the tone of these, quite frankly amazing value guitars, with this style playing. Pretty annoying.
Omg doesnt matter if somebody has amazing skills etc ,
But when they just slide up and down with zero structure playing nothing at all really loses my attention span I'd imagine my wife beating me to death of I played like that
I'm not a fan of PRS, they are priced way too high and I'm not interested in import guitars so he can take his SE's and stick em.
Tom S damn bro. Harsh.