The $700 PRS Sandblasted SE: Is It Worth the Hype?

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  • @liamartinproductions
    @liamartinproductions 5 місяців тому +21

    I got one for 350 on reverb

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому +9

      Hell yeah dude, major score. What color?

    • @zz-.-
      @zz-.- 5 місяців тому +2

      Wow what was the asking price?? I saw 550 that’s as low as I thought I’d see.

    • @tomaslopez2940
      @tomaslopez2940 Місяць тому

      I got one for $350 by trading in a Hamer

  • @hkguitar1984
    @hkguitar1984 5 місяців тому +3

    Love the high contrast sandblasted Ash finish.
    Thanks for the content Benny.

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому +1

      Always my pleasure dude. Thanks for watching, please help spread the word

  • @markstiffler6898
    @markstiffler6898 4 місяці тому +1

    I'm an old dude and even I think that guitar is amazing looking. All PRS guitars play amazingly. GLAD YOU ARE BACK BENNY!!

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  4 місяці тому

      I am top, mark, hopw you're awesome brother. ua-cam.com/video/rFBfijFUIp0/v-deo.html

  • @linheitzig9227
    @linheitzig9227 5 місяців тому +1

    That blue you painted the room is perfect Benny, and that speaker wall in just insane! Great, great studio Benny. The wait was worth it! Oh yeah, nice looking guitar! It sounded fantastic dirty. See ya next time.

  • @B-DueceTre
    @B-DueceTre 4 місяці тому +2

    Love the passion Benny! Couldn’t agree more. If a PRS SE is your first guitar, you can’t say you never stuck with it because the guitar was junk. And if you don’t stick with it, you still got hella rad wall art! Amazing the quality we are getting from these SE lines! Rock on Benny, thank you for the always killer content!

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  4 місяці тому

      thanks so much brother, I truly appreciate you from the bottom of my heart. keep spreading the good word

  • @kennethwatson4489
    @kennethwatson4489 4 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for the full video link Bro!.

  • @this_land3132
    @this_land3132 Місяць тому

    I picked up the red sandblasted se as my first PRS. I am a schecter user and, well, I absolutely love this great guitar!

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  Місяць тому

      It's amazing, right? I am so bummed I had to send mine back to PRS...I miss it. Thanks for watching 🤟🤟 please subscribe and join the madness

  • @scottbogfoot
    @scottbogfoot 5 місяців тому

    Id like to see in a few years that prs having great affordable guitars is just the way things are, because then they'll have to start making great affordable limited edition guitars or signatures that are just a bit more special or quirky. 6:21 -7:08 i like that, i cant play by ear very well but I'm gonna have to figure that out. Also, i like how you show the pickup position on screen but i think it would be easier to notice and look better if it had a colored border or a background layer so it stands out more. ❤ cheers Benny!

  • @MrJvieira72
    @MrJvieira72 5 місяців тому

    I dig it and if you made some minor aesthetic changes it'd be super cool. I'm huge fan of matte finishes so they had at the start on this one. Good to see you back in action. Cheers!

  • @brnrik500
    @brnrik500 Місяць тому

    My new favorite channel! You are a bad motha on geetar!!👏👍🎸✝️🇺🇸

  • @TreyShreddings
    @TreyShreddings 5 місяців тому

    Rock on! Glad you’re back to it man! 🎉

  • @DrGregWeisswasserND
    @DrGregWeisswasserND 3 місяці тому

    Very well done review and you even make it a good time. You rock brother. Much love from #majikband

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks so much brother. dropping a new prs video tomorrow at 12. check it out and much love to the band 🤘🤘

    • @DrGregWeisswasserND
      @DrGregWeisswasserND 3 місяці тому

      @@TheNeuroticGuitarist You have an excellent show. Happy to watch. Thanks for checking out the MAJIK BAND tunes. 👍

  • @Joop5000
    @Joop5000 5 місяців тому

    Yes! I have to get me one them! Love those classical parts you played! Sounds cool!

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому

      Thank you so much for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness if you haven't already 🤘😜🤘

  • @davidhaegens
    @davidhaegens 5 місяців тому

    good shit brother, the new studio is awesome!

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому

      Thanks so much for sharing, please check out www.theneuroticguitarist.com and subscribe and join the madness! 🤘🤪🤘

  • @papablue3015
    @papablue3015 5 місяців тому

    Cool guitar! Thanks for playing my favorite note! 🤘🤓

  • @MashaT22
    @MashaT22 5 місяців тому +1

    You are nearly as happy as Tim Pierce when you play. I love it! Great demo - I probably would have gone for the blue too!
    Btw, do you have guitars with the 85/15 LT and another with the 58/15 LT vs both of the SE versions? I’d love to for you to do a four way with all of these sometime - and no, that’s not what I meant so get your head outta the gutter! 😂😂😂

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  4 місяці тому

      haha I do have the hollowbody 2 in the background which has the 85/15LT...it's definitely on the list of demos I need to do!

  • @kennethwatson4489
    @kennethwatson4489 4 місяці тому +1

    What I am getting out of this guitar is DEFINITION. Love the look too. Just seems like a willing partner from over here.

  • @scottdickinson7156
    @scottdickinson7156 5 місяців тому

    I have a green one on order. Can’t wait for it to arrive!

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому

      Daaamn Scott! LMK what you think when the eagle lands

    • @scottdickinson7156
      @scottdickinson7156 4 місяці тому

      @@TheNeuroticGuitarist It’s absolutely fantastic. This is my first PRS also lol. Got a Jackson sandblasted in the same colour nearly so I had to get this.

  • @hkguitar1984
    @hkguitar1984 5 місяців тому

    Love the shirt
    RIP Mr. Mosesian

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому

      He was the best and that was the best movie he or Rob zombie ever did

  • @AndyDion
    @AndyDion 5 місяців тому

    Just saw sandblasted SE at local music store.
    They look sweet
    Dig that neo classical riffing

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому

      Thank you so much for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness if you haven't already 🤘😜🤘

  • @AJ_KISH
    @AJ_KISH 5 місяців тому

    Dang, that thing crunches out nice!! I really like the sandblasted look. How cool would it be for them to put some black chrome hardware on that? Seems like the trem unit stays in tune like all of theirs do. How many sub $1,000 guitars can do that?

  • @timreed-dq3nx
    @timreed-dq3nx 5 місяців тому

    BENNY ! I'm watching twice just to pump up the algorithm for you . . .

  • @timreed-dq3nx
    @timreed-dq3nx 5 місяців тому

    BENNY ! Thanks for finally posting again ! I feel like a junkie that just got a fix ! Give some belly rubs to Wolfie & Charlie for me !

  • @Georgian.A-Music
    @Georgian.A-Music 2 місяці тому

    I had in mind to get the red version of this one and upgrade it as my own signature. I love the finish. Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll surely buy it by 18 of this month. Does it have any fret issues? Like sharp endings or imperfections on the fretboard?

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  2 місяці тому

      mine certainly didn't. you're gonna wanna set it up most likely because just the plastic on the pickup covers will make the action high, but mine was money from the time I took a few mins to adjust it

    • @Georgian.A-Music
      @Georgian.A-Music 2 місяці тому

      @ I’ll surely buy it. It’s a good looking guitar and some upgrades won’t kill it

  • @FenderMarko47
    @FenderMarko47 5 місяців тому

    That thing sounds sick!!!!!!

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому

      Rock on! 🤘 thank you for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness. 🙌

  • @dlmyrs
    @dlmyrs 5 місяців тому

    Awesome review, Benny! PRS gig bags are awesome too. Better than EVH and Fender on higher price guitars. How does the tuning hold up on this with the tremolo bar? And beautiful new room. Looks like you can put in a lot more guitars!

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому

      it stays in great tune. it's not a floyd but I like the prs tremolo more than any other. I am also stoked w how the room came out. thanks for your support 🙏

  • @rosewoodsteel6656
    @rosewoodsteel6656 5 місяців тому

    Sounds great, Benny!
    Makes me want to get rid of my 85's. :)

  • @AlmostGrewMyHair
    @AlmostGrewMyHair 5 місяців тому +1

    This guitar looks glam as fuck. Sunset strip shred vibes.

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  4 місяці тому +1

      True story! Thank you so much for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness if you haven't already 🤘😜🤘

  • @hkguitar1984
    @hkguitar1984 5 місяців тому

    2:30 Ha ha ha ha
    Never Forget You Sir

  • @mattdechter6220
    @mattdechter6220 5 місяців тому

    Lets see more about that Swamp Ash and the customization!

  • @drualkire4224
    @drualkire4224 4 місяці тому +1

    my first tube amp was a blue doodoo

  • @James-vr5wh
    @James-vr5wh 5 місяців тому

    Question for you… Do you think by PRS releasing all these budget lines and models it semi cheapens the brand? I believe we are in the same age bracket and I remember also growing up and striving / drooling for my 1st PRS. It was kind dream for me at one point and when I got my 1st Custom 22 10 Top it made it that much more special. I love a great budget guitar and by no means knocking it but I just think it semi takes away from the magical mystique of the core line. That’s why I kind of like how Gibson and Fender brand Epiphone and Squire. You know it’s a budget line geared for students and semi professional. You also have something to strive for.

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому

      yes, I do. I think it's a smart economic move and marketing move and a good thing for prs, but from a purist level it makes them less exclusive. that said, they aren't making more core models, they're just making more se so they're still exclusive, but not in the same way as they were before. many people don't even acknowledge the se as being a prs. I think it's a double edged sword and it's hard to be in two markets but they're doing it by creating tiers between the core the s2 and the se

    • @bzarb14
      @bzarb14 4 місяці тому

      I understand the feeling but I never bought a PRS so someone else could say .....oh a PRS.... I bought it because it felt ...as you said magical in my hands. The way they are doing it is genius! There is no way I would have purchased a PRS back in the day but guess what...... I went SE to CE to core to private stock build. I still play all of them. Fan boy all the way!

  • @chriscooper8112
    @chriscooper8112 4 місяці тому

    I've been looking for a guitar with a trem and a bit lighter then my les paul

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  4 місяці тому

      this is def lighter than my les Paul's

    • @chriscooper8112
      @chriscooper8112 4 місяці тому

      @TheNeuroticGuitarist my lp is a 96. She weighs in at 10lbs. But I love her. I'm just getting old. Lol. Maybe I'll try a wider strap

  • @geneevans7885
    @geneevans7885 5 місяців тому

    700 bucks for that guitar? Total deal. Dude, You Are The Only Reason why I would buy a PRS. You demo these things perfect. Hey man, no diddy, but if you live in la, I would love to meet up with you . I’m thinking about doing a build and I would love to pick your brain.

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому

      thanks so much brother. I'm on the east coast! I appreciate ur support

  • @cgr88m
    @cgr88m 4 місяці тому

    They are great guitars, only thing they need to be perfect is to swap out the pots and switch with PRS American pots and switch.

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  4 місяці тому

      Rock on! 🤘 thank you for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness. 🙌

  • @KingCotton-8
    @KingCotton-8 2 місяці тому

    Those pick ups run hot ?

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  2 місяці тому

      I wouldn't say super hot, but on the hotter side. Not like ceramic magnet hot

  • @levig8236
    @levig8236 5 місяців тому +1

    So as a curious content creator, at what point do you start getting free guitars 😂 I don't have tiktok, so what's like the sub/viewer count across your platforms? I notice agufish would get free stuff at like 30-40k on UA-cam as well, but I'm sure there's more to it, like constant almost daily shorts on tiktok & ig right?

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому +1

      PRS has given me some of the guitars they've sent me but, for example, this one I sent. back. They gave me a few as thank yous but definitely not guaranteed. They hit me up because their marketing had seen a bunch of my videos. I don't think it had as much to do with my numbers as my content

  • @craigtodd8297
    @craigtodd8297 5 місяців тому

    How much are you selling the Gibson Crest for?

  • @scottbogfoot
    @scottbogfoot 5 місяців тому +1

    😊

  • @chriscooper8112
    @chriscooper8112 4 місяці тому

    Here in canada they cost 1100. Great price for a great axe

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  4 місяці тому

      they really are, man. Thank you so much for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness if you haven't already 🤘😜🤘

  • @andrewbecker3700
    @andrewbecker3700 5 місяців тому

    Looking at them from a strictly value driven standpoint. Charging $200 extra for the top to be blasted swamp ash? The satin ones at $499 are just fine. I'd save the money and buy other stuff.
    I'm pretty sure Paul did a limited run of them for a reason. Gauge the market (obviously),but most likely because they're a pain in the ass. Especially just to do only a top, for an extra few bones? Not that smart of a move. More trouble than it's worth.
    I think they're the best looking finishes on any guitar currently. But brands haven't been that keen on having standard production models with that spec. Unless it's that flat matte paint, and no colored grain filler. Like my LTD te1000 black blast. Somebody has to take the leap, and do a standard production run of them. With the whole body done proper, and 5-6 color options on the grain filler. Won't be under $1000-1200'ish, but they'd still sell for sure if they keep them under $1500. My LTD lists at $1099 currently.

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  5 місяців тому +1

      for 699 it rules. it feels much better than the Satin, I like the wide thin neck. just my two cents

  • @EMPATHYINART360
    @EMPATHYINART360 Місяць тому

    I hate the knob placement tho

  • @gspit391
    @gspit391 5 місяців тому

    i see stuff like that and i wish i was right handed.😢

  • @bcd1432
    @bcd1432 4 місяці тому

    I don't understand what's the point of buying this guitar if for 250 dollars less there is the standard satin one

  • @deckert618
    @deckert618 5 місяців тому

    That finish does tickle my no-no parts a bit, I can not lie.

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  4 місяці тому

      me too! Rock on! 🤘 thank you for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness. 🙌

  • @marcburtoneternal69
    @marcburtoneternal69 18 днів тому

    He's obviously getting paid by PRS.

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  18 днів тому

      I'm really not. PRS even has you sign an agreement with them specifically asking you to be truthful. I tell it how it is for me on this channel.

  • @TommyGunzzz
    @TommyGunzzz 5 місяців тому

    The cleans sound pretty lifeless actually

    • @TheNeuroticGuitarist
      @TheNeuroticGuitarist  4 місяці тому

      🤷‍♂️

    • @TommyGunzzz
      @TommyGunzzz 4 місяці тому

      @@TheNeuroticGuitarist I have an se Tremonti and love it, more than Les Paul's I've tried, so it's not PRS in general, just this one on clean channels lol. Great video