This is definitely one of the most versatile and best sounding (in my opinion) PRS guitars - and at the "SE" price point. I brought back the "One Minute Solo" for you guys too! Guitar link: imp.i114863.net/DDeVq Enjoy :)
Assuming an 800 bucks price point this seems to get you a lot of bang for the buck ....is there a good gig bag in their too and did you look under the hood to check out if the cap was an orange drop? I am an SE owner and love it chunky neck and all....did you notice the radius on the Paul?
I've had one for just over a year now, it was a 60th birthday present to myself :-) and now that it's played in a bit it's even better. The tuners may seem a bit cheap, but they work fine, tuning stability is excellent. The one issue I've had with it was that the output jack wasn't tightened up enough and rattled a bit. 30s with a socket and that was fixed. It's noticeably lighter than my US Strat, which is nice as I'm getting on a bit (see above).
Beautiful guitar! Literally just bought this for my husband's birthday! I love the versatility of the sound. I'm so excited to surprise him with an amazing guitar! Wife of the year award goes to...lol!
If you bought your husband any guitar that says Paul Reed Smith on it you definitely did awesome. I've been playing for 35 years and I play all styles of music from metal to country to blues to jazz and i've played just about every high end guitar out there and I always comeback to PRS. For me its the most versatile best playing best sounding guitar you can buy . IMO its the best guitar made . Even these models are assembled in Indonesia BUT they are made in Maryland USA and once assembled they are shipped back to the PRS factory and inspected before being sold . High quality instrument .
@@noclu4u384 doesn't it take just as long to box up all the components time to ship it out the logistics involved cuz it would just to hire more people to build more.. , I don't understand this move by so many cos
@@allguitar3349 Apparently not. My guess is they ship on a large scale . Probably hundreds at a time . There is a guitar company in France called Tramotane that does the same thing. . I have one of their acoustic guitars called Hy Vibe and its a quality instrument. It has a very innovative modeling amplification system and it plays almost as good as my Taylor acoustic .
I got one a few weeks ago. And I absolutely love it! I am well known in my musical circle as a tone chaser and guitar modder. This is the first guitar I've ever owned that has gone untouched, except for the personal setup, and will remain in its stock form. That has set a big impression on me and my friends and musical cohorts. PRS hit a homerun with this model.
I admit that I'm always changing pickups and chasing "tone" but I was so shocked that this SE had such good pickups. They're sensitive to height and pole adjustments, split nice, not muddy.. just perfect!
These pickups must be different from the pickups in the normal SE line. I had a $900 SE that was beautiful, but the pickups were so shrill and spikey, it was horrible. Easily the worst pickups I've ever experienced in many guitars I've owned. Ultimately sold it. Shockingly bad pickups in my SE.
That intro track you did was unreal! I actually said “oh piss off” out loud I was so impressed. It happened when you did that bend, tapped a note and then bent that. Hot damn I wanna do that!
@@t23c56 17th seems to worked best. And if you also play D on the 2nd string at the 3rd fret, you can get a fair bit of complexity into your bent harmonic, especially if you've got some feedback going. I won't even mention the tremolo bar.
I bought a core Paul's Guitar a few years back and it's easily my favorite guitar. When I heard they were doing an import model, I actually got really excited about it. I'll probably never be able to justify buying another core level guitar, but I could absolutely see myself buying an SE version of it. If they throw in some Phase III tuners and maybe a few different colors, I'll probably shout "shut up and take my money" at Paul.
Bought one played really nice pickups are 😕 meh bro 999 and I was thinking of changing the pickups bro I sent it back paid 300 more and bought a kiesel zues 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 if your gonna spend a 1000 buy a American made kiesel
@@tperry5839 Agree except for the build in America thing I would say Kiesel is a fantastic brand with really well built guitar dispite being build in US.
If you´re interested in a "PRS Style" guitar and don´t want to pay PRS´s horrendous prices, I would definetely look into a Kiesel/Carvin CT6 model. Made in USA,super customisable and with much better bridge option. The fixed bridge variant comes with an adjustable, one-piece string though hard tail the trem version with a Hipshot Contour tremolo. (the older Carvin branded models had Wilkinson trems). You can find older,Carvin branded CT models on the second hand market for really good prices.
Wow ! The Se line has sure come a long way from where it started ! This is a beautiful sounding , looking , playing , guitar . So many cool things about this guitar . They have really gotten upscale with their Se line !
I’ve got 7 SE models, and 3 core models, but the SE’s, starting with my 1st one, the 2013 Tremonti w/birds and tremelo is out of this world amazing, yet they’re all fantastic instruments! I added PRS Locking tuners to each one, making string changes fast, easy, and effortless. (And expensive) These are extremely giggable instruments in every way, and don’t think twice, if you’re looking at one. They are that good!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Best, ✌🏼
If I didn't already own one of these, I'd go out and buy one today! I replaced the tuners (PRS locking SE tuners) and pickups (Wolftone Dr Vintage) and this is a screamer that gives the core models a run for their money.
Dear Mr Braun, You are doing the musicians of this world a great service. The PRS SE Paul's Guitar is a fine instrument. Thanks again for showing us what it can do -
Just bought this se for my second guitar, it’s just amazing all around. The price can’t be beat for what it is, PRS I feel are in a league of there own and setting the bar for sound and craftsmanship over seas and the us. Great video, Jeff.
You reviews are consistently outstanding. I am a average guy who enjoys playing. I buy a new guitar maybe every three years. I count on these objective well balanced review. Appreciate your channel
I bought one as a "Covid 19 2020 Year that will not be forgotten very soon Memorial Guitar." That was suppose to be a joke, but it almost came true! I just went through a week of Hell Battling The Covid and I Can tell you that the Illness felt from the beginning like it was going to kill me. I have never experienced anything like this in 69 years. To say I was scared is an understatement. I fought it on every level. What I learned was Diet, Supplements, Deep breathing, Exercise and Hydration are crucial elements in surviving this terrible Disease. I'm on the mend now, but let me tell you for a couple of days I didn't think would be playing that Guitar again. Darrell's review is spot on. It plays like a dream. I will gladly upgrade the tuners. I have a Custom 24 Core and side by side "The Paul" holds its own and fit and finish are top notch. I love it!
The single coil sounds are really incredibly close to a Strat when keeping in mind that the build should technically not be able to deliver that same twang - but the Paul's Guitar does! Amazing! Great presentation, thanks!
I got just that same colored model. It's amazing and so beautiful. I didn't know how PRS is so nice. If you don't define because it's SE. Don't worry about that. Go on!
Sounds great. The problem I have always had with coil splits is that there is often a huge volume loss. That guitar doesn't seem to suffer from that. You're right about the birds. Those are beautiful! I agree about the neck finish. Satin is always best.
I am a lucky man. I have the 35th anniversay SE. Custom appointments and finish throughout. Custom quality and phenomenal tone and playability. Thank you MR. PRS for making amazing affordable!
Starting from the nut the birds (which Paul inlaid for his mother who loved birdwatching) are: Peregrine falcon Marsh Hawk Ruby Throated Hummingbird Common Tern Coopers Hawk Kite Sparrow Landing Storm Petrel Hawk Landing Screech Owl On A Branch (24-fret models only)
Darrell has this spot on. Bought one untested on line last month in Aqua and it looks and sounds stunning. Excellent weight/balance and the neck reminds me of an SG I used to own. I am OK with the gloss neck (which the SG also had but that guitar suffered severe neck dive) but I am with Darrell on a satin finish given the choice. The coil splits work well and give loads of sound options, albeit the single coils will never be a substitute for a Fender SC in my view. The small toggles are such a simple and effective solution to switching. Downsides? The tuner knobs look cheap although the tuners work well. The best action I can achieve I would describe as Medium (a pro set up would achieve better) without getting upper neck string buzz. There is probably a technical reason why it can’t be achieved, but I always wonder why they cannot stain the maple top edges the same colour as the veneer. Overall, I love its character and a month on, it is still my go-to guitar.
I've just traded in an old Epiphone G-400 (SG copy) for one of these, and you're spot on. I went in intending to buy an SE McCarty, but hated the balance. Just like Les Paul. This feels just like the SG, but a gazillion times better to play.
Another reason that people appreciate your channel just a little bit more: I've noticed you take a very "If you don't have anything nice to say..." approach without disregarding the aspects that you think could be improved. Really helpful, especially when deciding on a guitar to upgrade.
I've got the Aqua blue version, it's been a staple in my rig since I've got it! I can't pick up any other guitar after playing it, I've been really enjoying it 🙏
Darrell, I absolutely love you, your reviews and your lessons. I look forward to coming home from work and taking a break to check out your posts everyday. You are also an incredibly talented and tasteful musician. Please keep up the great work, the dynamite attitude, and infectious sense of humor. Appreciate ya, man! Happy Holidays!
Tried a 35th anniversary SE that was really similar to this. Same pickups, coil split but different bridge. Wasn't a fan of the neck profile and that it had a gloss finish. If it is your type of neck, it is a fine guitar.
I got a PRS Custom 24 couple years ago, a 2010 model and the 5th one made that year. Plays excellent. But the GnB pickups had to go in the trash can. I put in a set of vintage wound 59s with coil split option. It sounds great but not like a Fender when in single coil mode. Recently I re-engineered a set of humbuckers, I pulled off the bar magnets and popped out the slugs and replaced the slugs with magnetic pole pieces. Now in single coil mode they sound very close to a Strat, however when in humbucker mode they do have a bit different tone than the bar magnet. That might have been what PRS done here on this model. I always enjoy your videos Darrell.
I recently purchased a Paul’s SE. Beautiful guitar to say the very least. I did a few modifications/upgrades. I did an upgrade to the tuning machines… Locking vintage tuners by graph tech. I swapped out the chrome mini toggles for black ones… It was an aesthetic thing. I routed out to flush-up the stock surface mounted electronics cover plate, with an upgraded mahogany plate to blend into the body. It looks so much cleaner on the back. And finally… I swapped out the stock strings for hybrid .09 to .46. It’s a dreamy guitar at a fraction of the core price. Keep up the great reviews and tech talks. Cheers!!
You can actually buy PRS locking tuners for this model that are AMAZING and it’s an easy 5 minute installation. Just make sure to buy the right ones (two screws per tuner for this model). I’d love a satin neck too. I hope they offer that soon.
Ya i put them on my Se's with trems Work great. Fixed bridge ? Don't see any point. Prs se Santana and prs se custom 24 are perfect with locking tuners
just got a SE custom 24 in the new bonnie pink, my first prs, and for roughly the same price i dont understand why anyone would buy a MIM strat and ive been playing strats my whole life and have owned 3 MIM strats
@@lruddy8820 really just a preference I think. I started out with a Mexican strat and then for years I played different humbucker guitars (epiphone Les Paul, PRS se, etc) and now I’m back to the single coils and consider my self a strat player through and through. Now with the PRS SIlver Sky SE available and right at the price point of the MIM fenders it’s really a no brainer…
I just bought one of these Darrell after watching your video (and then several more afterward for my due diligence of course). Love it! Thanks for the review. I bought the fire red one. It’s gorgeous. Splitting the coils sounds awesome especially with the variety of tones using both pickups in the middle position.
Adjust the PRS neck pickup screw poles into the same stagger pattern as your Strat and then re-test. The Strat dynamics come from that classic "EQ" setting. The PRS having all flat screw poles effectively gives a 'scooped mids' tone.
That's funny I seriously have the same problem. Guitars are an obsession... addiction. I always tell my wife after the fact. I have so many in my wall sometimes she doesn't notice lol. This guitars seems like it would be really great. I have a core 24, a ce 24, se Chris Robertson... and sold a se 245. The two se guitars I've had sound as good as my core and ce any day of the week... they just have different tone based on body and neck mainly. I may have to buy a Paul's guitar too. PRS se guitars are getting so good now there is really no justification for spending for the core models... except for the pretty tops on the core. I own both and love both... except for some reason the se 24 feels like a toy and doesn't sound at all like my core 24...
I’ve had my SE Starla two months. I love it! I have a feeling it won’t be my last PRS. I’m new to the guitar world and after getting the PRS and playing a Squier Affinity Strat for a year I’m very pleased with the two guitars from Indonesia!
AGREE. I AM ORDERING THIS GUITAR THROUGH SWEETWATER AND HAVING AN UPGRADE ON TUNERS. THAT SHOULD MAKE FOR AN ABSOLUYELY AWESOME EXPERIENCE. THEY ARE ON BACKORDER RIGHT NOW.
Oh man why did I see this !! I was set on the Zach Myers SE.... but now ??? What to do. Really like the splits bucker option. Decisions Decisions!!!! Thank you for the PRS se demos !!
I’ve had my eye on this guitar as my upgrade from a lower level tele that I put some custom shop twisted tele pickups in and a 4 way switch. I love the versatility in tone and it seems these are some of the best dollar for dollar 1k guitars around. Wish there were some more colors available but that amber is still quite pretty
I have a blue Paul's guitar and it plays like a absolute dream..once you get one it's hard to put down..great quality guitar..if people want to try a PRS this might be one to try. Thanks Paul,thanks for the review Darrell.
I've been hearing that over the past year or so. I'm kind of adamant about 24 fret guitars, but a 594 is always on my "maybe" list unless I get a pair of 58/15 LTs.
Great Review. Bought one after seeing this. Your review is bang on. Satin neck and better tuners would be my preference but it is a great guitar for the money. The bird inlays look fantastic. Set up perfect out of the box. A lot of guitar for the money.
I got the '24 fret, tremelo' version of this in the SE Custom 24 35th Anniversary model yesterday. It's the faded blue burst version. Stunning in every sense. My expectations were fairly high - they've been exceeded. The TCI's" pickups are insanely good and I can't stop looking at the 'art' of the guitar itself. I have three other, more expensive guitars - it looks and sounds better than any of them. Well done PRS!!
A very concise, straight to the point review with no irrelevant or distracting comments. Reviewer stayed on track all the way through the video. Subscribed.
My girlfriends dad is one of the original co founders of PRS, I went over to his house to meet him for the first time last week, you wouldn’t believe the guitars and memorabilia he collected from 1984-2010...
I got one of these beauties about 6 months ago and I absolutely LOVE it! I got mine in the Trampas Green finish and it is gorgeous. Mine came with a bunch of grease covering the pickups and front of the guitar, but after I cleaned it up, it all looks and plays fine. I can't recommend this guitar enough!
I considered this guitar when I was looking for a PRS. It was between this and a 35th anniversary se custom 24 because they both had similar pickups and switching configurations. I ended up getting the custom 24, but I liked this guitar as well
Same here. I went with the 35th Ann. Custom 24 because I liked the finish better, and preferred the 24 fret neck (as opposed to 22) and the trem tailpiece on the custom 24 instead of the stop tailpiece.
I got my SE Paul's Guitar (Fire Red) in mid Nov. 2020 and I love it. Amazing tones throughout all combinations. The coil taps are fantastic! Playability is amazing and sustain for days! (Plus... I found mine "used", and in pristine condition, at a very substantial savings! SCORE!)
Great review as always Darrell! I just got the Black Gold Burst model (2022/2023) and as you said it's beautiful and versatile. Like you I would've preferred a satin neck (love that feel on my Fender Strats), locking tuners (ordered those seperately), lampshade knobs (replaced those with amber & black ones), and a thinner neck for such a compact sized guitar (neck is fatter than my Fender Strats and Epi LP). Mine did come with binding on the neck however although it's a clear binding I think that shows the rosewood color of the fretboard underneath it. Other than that, it kind of gives me the best of both worlds between the single pickup tones of my Strat, the shorter scale length and growl of my Epi LP, in a much lighter and compact build. Love the simplicity of it's design and unique tones with the switches. All usable tones I must say unlike other humbucking guitars I have with nearly unusable coil-splits. This is my first PRS guitar but probably won't be my last 😊
Just love your very professional, thorough, balanced and informative reviews, Darrell, but you're also one extremely versatile, super-musical, TASTY guitar player! You'd fit in well here in Nashville. Keep up the great work, and thanks for all you do!👍👍👍
That Amber is the colour of mine. It looks really beautiful. The machine heads are supposed to be specially designed by Paul and are quite stable. However I would like te ability to fit locking heads. Nothing I have found at the moment fit without either drilling extra holes or leaving the existing hole exposed. Some people complained that the bridge is not adjustable, however a true compensated bridge like this is far more accurate than trying to adjust unless you are an expert Luthier. The brass inserts make a vast difference over plain steel or chrome. Nice review.
@@Baci302 Yes there is nothing "wrong" with the tuners, just that I would prefer locking ones for things like ease of string replacement. But I will probably stay with the PRS ones unless Paul brings out a set of Locking Tuners for the SE series.
@Christopher De Tar Which are they? I have been advised by a number of Locking Tuner suppliers that they don't fit the Paul's guitar, or for the ones I found that do need either new screw holes drilled, the posts reemed or the old screw hole being exposed. I do believe some GOTOH vintage locking tuners will fit but are 1:15 ratio not 1:18 as the originals. Even the PRS Locking Tuners for the SE range don't fit the Paul's guitar without modification.
Wow, the splits sound fantastic, and really don't seem to lose much volume. The thing I don't like about my PRS is only having one volume- I like to work with the shades of different volumes between pickups in the middle position a la Jimmy Page- although this electronic setup on this guitar addresses that to some degree. I also like more control over intonation than the PRS bridge offers. Great guitars though.
Intonation is perfect and easily adjustable. Set the two E strings with the screws and the rest magically are correct. And you are 💯 about no volume loss. It’s become my number 1 over my SE 245. Was never a double cut guitar guy (started with a fender telecaster in the 80’s) but I just love playing this guitar.
Hi Darrell, thanks for the review. I know that PRS SE line used to be manufactured in Korea by this company called World Music. But ever since they moved their production line to Cort factory in Indonesia, there have been some complaints about how the quality of SE line has gotten worse. If you have played both SE guitars made in Korea and Indonesia before, can you tell the difference in quality between those two guitars?
I had such a bad experience with a 35TH anniversary Se custom 24, was absolutely awful QC, every other SE I’ve played was miles ahead. Was just my experience though
I bought this guitar and had to send the first back. The strings were sticking on the nut and the bridge seemed to be tilling forward. Oh, and the electrics crackled! The second one PRS sent me was great. Just as it should have been. I've changed the tuners for lockers and swapped out the pickups, they were just too bland for me. I went for Pearly Gates and now it is the best guitar I own. The one thing they don't tell you about this guitar is how much it sustains. It just rings and rings, even unplugged. the whole neck and body vibrate in such a resonant manner. Just fantastic.
Love this guitar, waiting on some new color options, fingers crossed for that purple mist option the core line has, it would be incredible. Dream guitar!
Thank you for another great review. I have 2 of this model in the 35th anniversary edition with the. Strange but they both have a little different sound than each other. The TCI pick ups are amazing, I feel like I can get a Tele sound, Strat sound and of course PRS sound. The birds are beautiful, I get many compliments on the tone and looks.
You mean check it ou’u’u’t. The way he says out sounds like a noise I make when I stump my toe. Lol Got to be from up north. Gonna guess Wisconsin. Or at least on the Canadian border somewhere. Love the videos though. Very informative.
I've been following the channel for a long time but just recently started to notice it. Now its impossible not to hear it and I smile every time! 😄 Cute!
The 13,000 private stock Paul's Guitar uses the same unbranded Kluson style tuners as the SE! I price tested them and they are 189 for the set of six. The same price as the phase 3 locking tuners!
I have one in fire red. Agree completely. My se one has the simple version of this aluminum bridge the brass makes a difference. My se hollowbody has the adjustable saddle version. All of them are stable easy to use with perfect intonation . changing string gauge has never been a problem. The Paul's guitar is the best sounding of the se line. I own more se models than any other line. Se custom24, se one, se Santana, se hollowbody standard, se paul's guitar. All of these models blur the lines between student and core models. Purchased most new. Total cost less than a used core would cost. Se models are money well spent. I have always needed to modify my fender and Gibson guitars before I liked them. Prs se are fine right out of the box.
A lot of people asking about the bridge: It’s pretty easy to get these guitars intonated due to the way these bridges are designed. I’m not a PRS fan but I’ve never played one with a wrap around that had intonation issues that couldn’t be adjusted. Don’t listen to everyone whining about it. Other style wrap arounds tend to get you close enough to perfectly intonated. The Rivolta Combinata is the perfect example for a well made and designed guitar with that tailpiece. Again never having an issue with those either. Wrap around bridges can also get some of the best tone and attack if you’re into that sort of thing. I’m personally a huge fan of wrap around bridges and yes there are a few models that have a flawed design. Having said that I’ll never buy a PRS let alone the SE model. Hope this helps.
Thanks that you Upload that Video now i wanted to buy my First guitar next week and was thinking about getting this guitar this Video convinced me to get it
I have 3 paul guitars.. 1 core Copperhead artist, a red burst indonesian, and green indonesian. Love all 3. The quality on the import PRS still getting better and better.
I have the fire red version . Love it . You are right about the abalone birds , beautiful. The maple top is AAAA . Fit, finish frets were perfect . First MOD after Ernie Ball pinks and setup (factory action too high) , was to polish the dull brass bridge studs to look like the CORE model . The pickup selector was a wierd diagonal, easy change to tele orientation. And the change from gloss to satin neck is easy, satin to gloss , well you see the point of starting with gloss. Stock clouson tuners stay in tune and are smooth to operate , do you need more ? Variety and quality of tones is great . My Strat is lonely these days
I’ve had this guitar for a about year now. Trust the positive review...it’s awesome. Even unplugged it sounds good! Feels /sounds nothing like a strat.. not sure about those comparisons? It’s got a much more rich and full sound. The weight and balance are perfect. Does have a slightly high action lower down the fret board, but that’s a matter of preference I suppose? I’ve got the red one, think it looks the best with these bird inlays. I don’t even touch my strat any more and sold my tele as it wasn’t getting used either. Saw some comparisons to the Zach Meyer also. It’s a great guitar too... much different feel and tone..but this is the superior instrument.
It's not exactly like a Strat but I do find some level of familiarity with it in terms of feel, weight, and balance. It's not the same but it doesn't feel completely foreign like picking up a Les Paul does after you've always been a Strat guy.
If you want a slicker neck, try putting several coats of Meguiar’s liquid cleaner/wax on the neck. After 3 initial applications a day apart, I put another coat on every time I change strings. After 6 months you can fly, and you won’t need to worry about sweaty hands.
Thank you for this review. I have wanted to jump in on PRS since I first saw them. I waited and the PRS I want is the CE but from 1990-1999 as it’s their sweet spot. Well that was till I played this in Sam Ash. Love at first feel. The only thing I’d change is the tuners.I’ll put the PRS locking tuners on. The price point is great at $999 but I really wish PRS would get rid of the gig bag and go back to the hard shell case.
@@BryanBowden Absolutely! I just didnt want you to think it was a cheapening move on PRS part. They also sell their USA cases for a decent price which are fantastic and would fit most if not all the SE models.
@@th3m1ke It’s not a cheapening on PRS at all. It’s become a very bad industry standard. I remember the not so old days where over a certain price point (around $600) it would come with a case. I loved PRS since I first saw them in the 80’s. Should have picked one up then. What I want is a CE from the 90’s (1990-1999) really was the sweet spot. Reverb has a bunch but everyone is inflating the price by around $500. If I get into that current price range then I’m going to go with a new CE and hold off on a 90’s till the prices go back to reality pricing.
Great review, i am the proud owner of a prs paul's guitar since april this year, and it is a winner, it beats my les paul and fender strat. greetz boertie, i have changed the bridge pickup to a Gibson 500 T and it sounds awesome, if select the inner singlecoil, it sounds like a les paul wth a p90
I called PRS to inquire about LH PRS SE. The lady that I talked to was rude and didn't seem to wanna be bothered with me. So, I bought a LH Player Tele from Sweetwater. It will go nice with my Les Paul Traditional and two Am Deluxe Strats. I also believe that PRS with coil split and 2 tone, 2 volume would sound better.
@@mahdiyussuf9804 There are small set screws on each end of the back of the bridge that can push each side away from or closer to each post. I have this guitar, and am not crazy about that design, but you can intonate it pretty good.
I am the only one that thinks that those PRS fixed bridges are incredibly stupid? You can't adjust octaves there, if you use a different string gauge or tuning from the one it was build for (or even a substantially different action), bye bye tuning!
I had this guitar for a while. I absolutely loved it and regret getting rid of it. I traded it for a Gibson SG and actually didn’t even end up liking the SG. I’ll definitely be getting another one of these.
The coil split circuit is unlike others in that when you take out one coil, it activates extra windings on the active coil. I wanted a pickup to do this since the late 80s, and wrote to all the big pickup makers (Duncan, dimarzio, and Lawrence at the time. They all wrote back saying it would never work, and it’s not a practical idea. Guess PRS had the same train of thought, but since he owned the pickup manufacturing he could make it happen.
I ordered both the yellow and blue ones. Can’t wait. I love my PRS’s. Wishing you and your family a very safe and Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2021!!! Absolutely love your videos!!!!
It's my favorite color and finish. Love me some tiger amber,saweet. It sounds fantastic too. It looks very comfortable to play. The inlays are incredible. I always loved the look of the inlays. Might have to get me one.😉🤘🎸🎶🎵
I have the green acqua one and its amazing. I've owned it for 1.5 years and if you only could have 1 guitar these things can seriously handle any genre and they look tits to boot
Been an SG player for 40yrs. In 2003 I bought a PRS McCarty. Something different for a double cutaway. Just didnt like the neck straight from the word go. It was a beautiful guitar and couldn’t bring myself to get rid of it. Finally after 17 yrs and never been played I sold it. Was really sorry to see it go just because it was a beautifully crafted guitar. But with the proceeds I bought a Flynn Tweed Deluxe. Oh happy happy days👍😀
This is definitely one of the most versatile and best sounding (in my opinion) PRS guitars - and at the "SE" price point.
I brought back the "One Minute Solo" for you guys too!
Guitar link: imp.i114863.net/DDeVq
Enjoy :)
Such a tough call I love the other intro but it was great hearing that solo again at the beginning :D
Thanks for the review! I wish you compared it on a Les Paul type guitar too.
you're getting over it, hueon, continue like this, you'll be a good shredder in the not too near future, keep practicing
Assuming an 800 bucks price point this seems to get you a lot of bang for the buck ....is there a good gig bag in their too and did you look under the hood to check out if the cap was an orange drop? I am an SE owner and love it chunky neck and all....did you notice the radius on the Paul?
I've had one for just over a year now, it was a 60th birthday present to myself :-) and now that it's played in a bit it's even better. The tuners may seem a bit cheap, but they work fine, tuning stability is excellent. The one issue I've had with it was that the output jack wasn't tightened up enough and rattled a bit. 30s with a socket and that was fixed. It's noticeably lighter than my US Strat, which is nice as I'm getting on a bit (see above).
I don’t understand coil splits. If 1 guitar can do everything, how can I tell my wife I need more than one guitar.
The question is, can you tell your guitar you need more than one wife?
You need more guitars for all the different tunings. Problem solved.
@@ThunderBassistJay Who the heck would want more than one wife
@@gfd165 The others don't have to be wives to be more than one wife. Female, attractive and mature will do. 😁
@@stanLugs That's a very viable explanation. Did you consider becoming a lawyer?
Beautiful guitar! Literally just bought this for my husband's birthday! I love the versatility of the sound. I'm so excited to surprise him with an amazing guitar! Wife of the year award goes to...lol!
I got socks and aftershave.
Yes it does...now tell my wife, so she can be runner up.
If you bought your husband any guitar that says Paul Reed Smith on it you definitely did awesome. I've been playing for 35 years and I play all styles of music from metal to country to blues to jazz and i've played just about every high end guitar out there and I always comeback to PRS. For me its the most versatile best playing best sounding guitar you can buy . IMO its the best guitar made . Even these models are assembled in Indonesia BUT they are made in Maryland USA and once assembled they are shipped back to the PRS factory and inspected before being sold . High quality instrument .
@@noclu4u384 doesn't it take just as long to box up all the components time to ship it out the logistics involved cuz it would just to hire more people to build more.. , I don't understand this move by so many cos
@@allguitar3349 Apparently not. My guess is they ship on a large scale . Probably hundreds at a time . There is a guitar company in France called Tramotane that does the same thing. . I have one of their acoustic guitars called Hy Vibe and its a quality instrument. It has a very innovative modeling amplification system and it plays almost as good as my Taylor acoustic .
I got one a few weeks ago. And I absolutely love it! I am well known in my musical circle as a tone chaser and guitar modder. This is the first guitar I've ever owned that has gone untouched, except for the personal setup, and will remain in its stock form. That has set a big impression on me and my friends and musical cohorts. PRS hit a homerun with this model.
I love mine, too. Only thing I changed was I put Gotoh locking tuners on it.
I admit that I'm always changing pickups and chasing "tone" but I was so shocked that this SE had such good pickups. They're sensitive to height and pole adjustments, split nice, not muddy.. just perfect!
best pickups I've heard
These pickups must be different from the pickups in the normal SE line. I had a $900 SE that was beautiful, but the pickups were so shrill and spikey, it was horrible. Easily the worst pickups I've ever experienced in many guitars I've owned. Ultimately sold it. Shockingly bad pickups in my SE.
Now, I want one !!! Those mini toggles for coil tapping are so much more appealing to me than tapping with the pull pots. Bravo PRS 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
That intro track you did was unreal! I actually said “oh piss off” out loud I was so impressed. It happened when you did that bend, tapped a note and then bent that. Hot damn I wanna do that!
1. G string, 5th fret. 2. bend up whole tone 3. tap a natural harmonic on the 12th fret 4. back down and up again. Hope this helps!
@@t23c56 12th? Or 12+5= 17th?
@@Ndlanding I can't remember it sorry. Try both though and see which one sounds better🙂 Both of these options will produce natural harmonics.
@@t23c56 17th seems to worked best. And if you also play D on the 2nd string at the 3rd fret, you can get a fair bit of complexity into your bent harmonic, especially if you've got some feedback going. I won't even mention the tremolo bar.
I bought a core Paul's Guitar a few years back and it's easily my favorite guitar. When I heard they were doing an import model, I actually got really excited about it. I'll probably never be able to justify buying another core level guitar, but I could absolutely see myself buying an SE version of it. If they throw in some Phase III tuners and maybe a few different colors, I'll probably shout "shut up and take my money" at Paul.
That’s a great point!
Nice to see this kind of quality being made more accessible! Have had my eye on one of these since they were released.
Yeah they look really nice! I wish there were more color choices!
Bought one played really nice pickups are 😕 meh bro 999 and I was thinking of changing the pickups bro I sent it back paid 300 more and bought a kiesel zues 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 if your gonna spend a 1000 buy a American made kiesel
@@tperry5839 Agree except for the build in America thing I would say Kiesel is a fantastic brand with really well built guitar dispite being build in US.
If you´re interested in a "PRS Style" guitar and don´t want to pay PRS´s horrendous prices, I would definetely look into a Kiesel/Carvin CT6 model. Made in USA,super customisable and with much better bridge option.
The fixed bridge variant comes with an adjustable, one-piece string though hard tail the trem version with a Hipshot Contour tremolo. (the older Carvin branded models had Wilkinson trems).
You can find older,Carvin branded CT models on the second hand market for really good prices.
Just bought one from AMS so weregonna see lol
Been my number 1 for a few months now. Such a solid guitar! It does everything!
The finish on that thing. Beautiful.
Wow ! The Se line has sure come a long way from where it started ! This is a beautiful sounding , looking , playing , guitar . So many cool things about this guitar . They have really gotten upscale with their Se line !
I’ve got 7 SE models, and 3 core models, but the SE’s, starting with my 1st one, the 2013 Tremonti w/birds and tremelo is out of this world amazing, yet they’re all fantastic instruments!
I added PRS Locking tuners to each one, making string changes fast, easy, and effortless. (And expensive)
These are extremely giggable instruments in every way, and don’t think twice, if you’re looking at one.
They are that good!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Best, ✌🏼
If I didn't already own one of these, I'd go out and buy one today! I replaced the tuners (PRS locking SE tuners) and pickups (Wolftone Dr Vintage) and this is a screamer that gives the core models a run for their money.
Damn the splits are brighter than the SC's and that full humbucking crunch of both pickups are impressive!
Dear Mr Braun, You are doing the musicians of this world a great service. The PRS SE Paul's Guitar is a fine instrument. Thanks again for showing us what it can do -
Just bought this se for my second guitar, it’s just amazing all around. The price can’t be beat for what it is, PRS I feel are in a league of there own and setting the bar for sound and craftsmanship over seas and the us. Great video, Jeff.
You reviews are consistently outstanding. I am a average guy who enjoys playing. I buy a new guitar maybe every three years. I count on these objective well balanced review. Appreciate your channel
I bought one as a "Covid 19 2020 Year that will not be forgotten very soon Memorial Guitar." That was suppose to be a joke, but it almost came true!
I just went through a week of Hell Battling The Covid and I Can tell you that the Illness felt from the beginning like it was going to kill me. I have never experienced anything like this in 69 years. To say I was scared is an understatement. I fought it on every level.
What I learned was Diet, Supplements, Deep breathing, Exercise and Hydration are crucial elements in surviving this terrible Disease. I'm on the mend now, but let me tell you for a couple of days I didn't think would be playing that Guitar again.
Darrell's review is spot on. It plays like a dream. I will gladly upgrade the tuners. I have a Custom 24 Core and side by side "The Paul" holds its own and fit and finish are top notch.
I love it!
The single coil sounds are really incredibly close to a Strat when keeping in mind that the build should technically not be able to deliver that same twang - but the Paul's Guitar does! Amazing! Great presentation, thanks!
I got just that same colored model.
It's amazing and so beautiful.
I didn't know how PRS is so nice.
If you don't define because it's SE.
Don't worry about that.
Go on!
I'd rock that guitar! It has tonality options and seems to be very playable. That's right up my ally!
Sounds great. The problem I have always had with coil splits is that there is often a huge volume loss. That guitar doesn't seem to suffer from that. You're right about the birds. Those are beautiful! I agree about the neck finish. Satin is always best.
I got this one. Got to say no or slim volume loss. Check out premier guitar review of this one. Bolinger looked into this specifically
I am a lucky man. I have the 35th anniversay SE. Custom appointments and finish throughout. Custom quality and phenomenal tone and playability. Thank you MR. PRS for making amazing affordable!
Starting from the nut the birds (which Paul inlaid for his mother who loved birdwatching) are:
Peregrine falcon
Marsh Hawk
Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Common Tern
Coopers Hawk
Kite
Sparrow Landing
Storm Petrel
Hawk Landing
Screech Owl On A Branch (24-fret models only)
Darrell has this spot on. Bought one untested on line last month in Aqua and it looks and sounds stunning. Excellent weight/balance and the neck reminds me of an SG I used to own. I am OK with the gloss neck (which the SG also had but that guitar suffered severe neck dive) but I am with Darrell on a satin finish given the choice. The coil splits work well and give loads of sound options, albeit the single coils will never be a substitute for a Fender SC in my view. The small toggles are such a simple and effective solution to switching. Downsides? The tuner knobs look cheap although the tuners work well. The best action I can achieve I would describe as Medium (a pro set up would achieve better) without getting upper neck string buzz. There is probably a technical reason why it can’t be achieved, but I always wonder why they cannot stain the maple top edges the same colour as the veneer. Overall, I love its character and a month on, it is still my go-to guitar.
I've just traded in an old Epiphone G-400 (SG copy) for one of these, and you're spot on. I went in intending to buy an SE McCarty, but hated the balance. Just like Les Paul. This feels just like the SG, but a gazillion times better to play.
Love the versatility! I like having all tones in one guitar.
Another reason that people appreciate your channel just a little bit more: I've noticed you take a very "If you don't have anything nice to say..." approach without disregarding the aspects that you think could be improved. Really helpful, especially when deciding on a guitar to upgrade.
I've got the Aqua blue version, it's been a staple in my rig since I've got it! I can't pick up any other guitar after playing it, I've been really enjoying it 🙏
Got the Aqua as well. The neck is so smooth! Amazing sustain as well! Definitely worth the money.
Thanks guys - actually thinking about one of these - love the tone options. Do the tuners keep it in tune well?
@@nazmoking3171 Tuners feels very stable and smooth/accurate. I think it feels very high end even though it’s not a high end brand name.
Raymond Grigorian thank you - I might have to get one of these!
Raymond Grigorian thank you - I might have to get one of these!
Darrell, I absolutely love you, your reviews and your lessons. I look forward to coming home from work and taking a break to check out your posts everyday. You are also an incredibly talented and tasteful musician. Please keep up the great work, the dynamite attitude, and infectious sense of humor. Appreciate ya, man! Happy Holidays!
I need someone to love me this way.
Someday
@@PapaWheelie1 😅🤩💕
@@michaelcashner1573 lol
Ditto! Great work Darrell.
Tried a 35th anniversary SE that was really similar to this. Same pickups, coil split but different bridge. Wasn't a fan of the neck profile and that it had a gloss finish. If it is your type of neck, it is a fine guitar.
I got a PRS Custom 24 couple years ago, a 2010 model and the 5th one made that year. Plays excellent. But the GnB pickups had to go in the trash can. I put in a set of vintage wound 59s with coil split option. It sounds great but not like a Fender when in single coil mode. Recently I re-engineered a set of humbuckers, I pulled off the bar magnets and popped out the slugs and replaced the slugs with magnetic pole pieces. Now in single coil mode they sound very close to a Strat, however when in humbucker mode they do have a bit different tone than the bar magnet. That might have been what PRS done here on this model. I always enjoy your videos Darrell.
I recently purchased a Paul’s SE. Beautiful guitar to say the very least. I did a few modifications/upgrades. I did an upgrade to the tuning machines… Locking vintage tuners by graph tech. I swapped out the chrome mini toggles for black ones… It was an aesthetic thing. I routed out to flush-up the stock surface mounted electronics cover plate, with an upgraded mahogany plate to blend into the body. It looks so much cleaner on the back. And finally… I swapped out the stock strings for hybrid .09 to .46. It’s a dreamy guitar at a fraction of the core price.
Keep up the great reviews and tech talks.
Cheers!!
I love mine but I hate the tuners. Which tuners did you get and was it an easy swap or did you have to modify it?
You can actually buy PRS locking tuners for this model that are AMAZING and it’s an easy 5 minute installation. Just make sure to buy the right ones (two screws per tuner for this model). I’d love a satin neck too. I hope they offer that soon.
Ya i put them on my Se's with trems
Work great. Fixed bridge ? Don't see any point. Prs se Santana and prs se custom 24 are perfect with locking tuners
would you have a link possibly to the correct tuners? i would like to swap mine out on my SE!
Zach Myers SE model comes with satin neck. And an adjustable bridge.
@@duaneforrand5253 do you have a li k to the correct tuners? Thanks
Do you have link to proper fitting locking tuners?
The SE line has really gotten pretty incredible compared with the original Santana SE
just got a SE custom 24 in the new bonnie pink, my first prs, and for roughly the same price i dont understand why anyone would buy a MIM strat and ive been playing strats my whole life and have owned 3 MIM strats
@@lruddy8820 really just a preference I think. I started out with a Mexican strat and then for years I played different humbucker guitars (epiphone Les Paul, PRS se, etc) and now I’m back to the single coils and consider my self a strat player through and through.
Now with the PRS SIlver Sky SE available and right at the price point of the MIM fenders it’s really a no brainer…
I just bought one of these Darrell after watching your video (and then several more afterward for my due diligence of course). Love it! Thanks for the review. I bought the fire red one. It’s gorgeous. Splitting the coils sounds awesome especially with the variety of tones using both pickups in the middle position.
Paul really has good taste for fine looking instruments, and we all know how PRS guitars play, even the SEs are freaking unbelievable
I'm not having a fantastic day today but I like your videos.
I'm constantly tempted by this guitar. It's like the swiss army knife of guitars.
I bougut one man i love it. Definitely wanna switch out the tuners but it sounds amazing.
They just released a new SE guitar ... it's basically this guitar but with different pickups and a strat style trem.
Adjust the PRS neck pickup screw poles into the same stagger pattern as your Strat and then re-test. The Strat dynamics come from that classic "EQ" setting. The PRS having all flat screw poles effectively gives a 'scooped mids' tone.
I picked one up today...love it, all my wife said was...you bought another guitar?
@P Bebnowski of all the guitars I own she's bought 7 of them...she's an enabler
@@uspsdaveable you married the right woman. Congratulations on the new guitar. I want one now too.
That's funny I seriously have the same problem. Guitars are an obsession... addiction. I always tell my wife after the fact. I have so many in my wall sometimes she doesn't notice lol. This guitars seems like it would be really great. I have a core 24, a ce 24, se Chris Robertson... and sold a se 245. The two se guitars I've had sound as good as my core and ce any day of the week... they just have different tone based on body and neck mainly. I may have to buy a Paul's guitar too. PRS se guitars are getting so good now there is really no justification for spending for the core models... except for the pretty tops on the core. I own both and love both... except for some reason the se 24 feels like a toy and doesn't sound at all like my core 24...
Guns and Guitars.
We love to collect then
@@abrahamyanes2405 yep I have at least six guns and 10 guitars lol...
Just bought a SE Starla. Can’t wait to add it to my collection as it joins my SE Hollowbody II Piezo
Looking to get an SE myself, looking at the Hollowbody, Mira, and Paul's. What are your thoughts?
I’ve had my SE Starla two months. I love it! I have a feeling it won’t be my last PRS. I’m new to the guitar world and after getting the PRS and playing a Squier Affinity Strat for a year I’m very pleased with the two guitars from Indonesia!
I’m selling an American Strat I’ve had 10 years because I like PRS so much more.
I bought a Used PRS Santana SE I and I absolutely love it. Used is a good way to get your first PRS SE. I also have the PRS SE Acoustic.
Nothing that a little sand paper and locking tuners can’t fix. Solid guitar.
AGREE. I AM ORDERING THIS GUITAR THROUGH SWEETWATER AND HAVING AN UPGRADE ON TUNERS. THAT SHOULD MAKE FOR AN ABSOLUYELY AWESOME EXPERIENCE. THEY ARE ON BACKORDER RIGHT NOW.
Wow! Darrell, that guitar is a beauty! Thanks for featuring it in your video.
Oh man why did I see this !! I was set on the Zach Myers SE.... but now ??? What to do. Really like the splits bucker option. Decisions Decisions!!!! Thank you for the PRS se demos !!
Just got this guitar. Perfection.
I’ve had my eye on this guitar as my upgrade from a lower level tele that I put some custom shop twisted tele pickups in and a 4 way switch. I love the versatility in tone and it seems these are some of the best dollar for dollar 1k guitars around. Wish there were some more colors available but that amber is still quite pretty
I have a blue Paul's guitar and it plays like a absolute dream..once you get one it's hard to put down..great quality guitar..if people want to try a PRS this might be one to try. Thanks Paul,thanks for the review Darrell.
This sounded way better than I even expected!
PRS core 594 if by far the best guitar I've ever had in my hands. It's like a Les Paul but better in every way.
I agree
100% agree. I got a 594 Singlecut back in September and it’s everything I always wanted a Les Paul to be and more.
I've been hearing that over the past year or so. I'm kind of adamant about 24 fret guitars, but a 594 is always on my "maybe" list unless I get a pair of 58/15 LTs.
would love to try one. The SE models sound boring and are uninspiering to play
@@thematsc 100% agree
Great Review. Bought one after seeing this. Your review is bang on. Satin neck and better tuners would be my preference but it is a great guitar for the money. The bird inlays look fantastic. Set up perfect out of the box. A lot of guitar for the money.
I got the '24 fret, tremelo' version of this in the SE Custom 24 35th Anniversary model yesterday. It's the faded blue burst version. Stunning in every sense. My expectations were fairly high - they've been exceeded. The TCI's" pickups are insanely good and I can't stop looking at the 'art' of the guitar itself. I have three other, more expensive guitars - it looks and sounds better than any of them. Well done PRS!!
A very concise, straight to the point review with no irrelevant or distracting comments. Reviewer stayed on track all the way through the video. Subscribed.
My girlfriends dad is one of the original co founders of PRS, I went over to his house to meet him for the first time last week, you wouldn’t believe the guitars and memorabilia he collected from 1984-2010...
That's like Obama giving Obama a medal
There's so much good put into this guitar! And wow it is a comfortable body.
I got one of these beauties about 6 months ago and I absolutely LOVE it! I got mine in the Trampas Green finish and it is gorgeous. Mine came with a bunch of grease covering the pickups and front of the guitar, but after I cleaned it up, it all looks and plays fine. I can't recommend this guitar enough!
Thanks for all the great reviews and playing. You helped alot. I bought a SE Paul's, fantastic. Lives up to anything I have including vintage guitars
I considered this guitar when I was looking for a PRS. It was between this and a 35th anniversary se custom 24 because they both had similar pickups and switching configurations. I ended up getting the custom 24, but I liked this guitar as well
Wise decision in my opinion
Same here. I went with the 35th Ann. Custom 24 because I liked the finish better, and preferred the 24 fret neck (as opposed to 22) and the trem tailpiece on the custom 24 instead of the stop tailpiece.
Same here. I love my 35th Anniversary. The black/gold burst finish is just so sexy.
Yup, just got the 35th anniversary, is awesome.
my wife got it for me... yep, she's a keeper.
I got my SE Paul's Guitar (Fire Red) in mid Nov. 2020 and I love it. Amazing tones throughout all combinations. The coil taps are fantastic! Playability is amazing and sustain for days! (Plus... I found mine "used", and in pristine condition, at a very substantial savings! SCORE!)
How heavy is you SE Paul’s guitar?
@@hollywoodactress Let me see if I can weigh it...... 7lbs. 3.9oz.
I really like the way this guitar coil splts. There isn't a huge drop in volume and the single coil sound is really good.
Great review as always Darrell! I just got the Black Gold Burst model (2022/2023) and as you said it's beautiful and versatile. Like you I would've preferred a satin neck (love that feel on my Fender Strats), locking tuners (ordered those seperately), lampshade knobs (replaced those with amber & black ones), and a thinner neck for such a compact sized guitar (neck is fatter than my Fender Strats and Epi LP). Mine did come with binding on the neck however although it's a clear binding I think that shows the rosewood color of the fretboard underneath it. Other than that, it kind of gives me the best of both worlds between the single pickup tones of my Strat, the shorter scale length and growl of my Epi LP, in a much lighter and compact build. Love the simplicity of it's design and unique tones with the switches. All usable tones I must say unlike other humbucking guitars I have with nearly unusable coil-splits. This is my first PRS guitar but probably won't be my last 😊
I completely agree these guitars are the bests ever to me
Just love your very professional, thorough, balanced and informative reviews, Darrell, but you're also one extremely versatile, super-musical, TASTY guitar player! You'd fit in well here in Nashville. Keep up the great work, and thanks for all you do!👍👍👍
Always loved this colour. I wanted a guitar with AFD colours but more versatile and better upper fret access. Looks like this could be it.
That Amber is the colour of mine. It looks really beautiful. The machine heads are supposed to be specially designed by Paul and are quite stable. However I would like te ability to fit locking heads. Nothing I have found at the moment fit without either drilling extra holes or leaving the existing hole exposed. Some people complained that the bridge is not adjustable, however a true compensated bridge like this is far more accurate than trying to adjust unless you are an expert Luthier. The brass inserts make a vast difference over plain steel or chrome. Nice review.
Does it stay in tune?
@@Baci302 Yes there is nothing "wrong" with the tuners, just that I would prefer locking ones for things like ease of string replacement. But I will probably stay with the PRS ones unless Paul brings out a set of Locking Tuners for the SE series.
@Christopher De Tar Which are they? I have been advised by a number of Locking Tuner suppliers that they don't fit the Paul's guitar, or for the ones I found that do need either new screw holes drilled, the posts reemed or the old screw hole being exposed. I do believe some GOTOH vintage locking tuners will fit but are 1:15 ratio not 1:18 as the originals. Even the PRS Locking Tuners for the SE range don't fit the Paul's guitar without modification.
@@Baci302 Yes
Wow, the splits sound fantastic, and really don't seem to lose much volume. The thing I don't like about my PRS is only having one volume- I like to work with the shades of different volumes between pickups in the middle position a la Jimmy Page- although this electronic setup on this guitar addresses that to some degree. I also like more control over intonation than the PRS bridge offers. Great guitars though.
Intonation is perfect and easily adjustable. Set the two E strings with the screws and the rest magically are correct. And you are 💯 about no volume loss. It’s become my number 1 over my SE 245. Was never a double cut guitar guy (started with a fender telecaster in the 80’s) but I just love playing this guitar.
Hi Darrell, thanks for the review. I know that PRS SE line used to be manufactured in Korea by this company called World Music. But ever since they moved their production line to Cort factory in Indonesia, there have been some complaints about how the quality of SE line has gotten worse. If you have played both SE guitars made in Korea and Indonesia before, can you tell the difference in quality between those two guitars?
I've actually heard that superior quality comes out of the Cort factory. Philip McKnight even said he seeks out Indonesian made guitars.
I had such a bad experience with a 35TH anniversary Se custom 24, was absolutely awful QC, every other SE I’ve played was miles ahead. Was just my experience though
I bought this guitar and had to send the first back. The strings were sticking on the nut and the bridge seemed to be tilling forward. Oh, and the electrics crackled! The second one PRS sent me was great. Just as it should have been. I've changed the tuners for lockers and swapped out the pickups, they were just too bland for me. I went for Pearly Gates and now it is the best guitar I own. The one thing they don't tell you about this guitar is how much it sustains. It just rings and rings, even unplugged. the whole neck and body vibrate in such a resonant manner. Just fantastic.
Love this guitar, waiting on some new color options, fingers crossed for that purple mist option the core line has, it would be incredible. Dream guitar!
Thank you for another great review. I have 2 of this model in the 35th anniversary edition with the. Strange but they both have a little different sound than each other. The TCI pick ups are amazing, I feel like I can get a Tele sound, Strat sound and of course PRS sound. The birds are beautiful, I get many compliments on the tone and looks.
Love to hear him say "out" that many times. Canuck. :)
You mean check it ou’u’u’t. The way he says out sounds like a noise I make when I stump my toe. Lol Got to be from up north. Gonna guess Wisconsin. Or at least on the Canadian border somewhere. Love the videos though. Very informative.
My latest review aboot PRS!
I've been following the channel for a long time but just recently started to notice it. Now its impossible not to hear it and I smile every time! 😄 Cute!
"Oat." As in, "After I have the Chesterfield repaired, I'm going *oat and aboat* for a few beers, eh." 😂
@@cannonwilliamsfbt7331 He lives in Canada, dude.
Beautiful guitar and really nice video. You always pump up the guitar vibe! 🤘🏾🖤
The 13,000 private stock Paul's Guitar uses the same unbranded Kluson style tuners as the SE! I price tested them and they are 189 for the set of six. The same price as the phase 3 locking tuners!
I have one in fire red. Agree completely. My se one has the simple version of this aluminum bridge the brass makes a difference. My se hollowbody has the adjustable saddle version. All of them are stable easy to use with perfect intonation . changing string gauge has never been a problem. The Paul's guitar is the best sounding of the se line. I own more se models than any other line. Se custom24, se one, se Santana, se hollowbody standard, se paul's guitar. All of these models blur the lines between student and core models. Purchased most new. Total cost less than a used core would cost. Se models are money well spent. I have always needed to modify my fender and Gibson guitars before I liked them. Prs se are fine right out of the box.
Love mine, so versatile and amazing tones
Wow that guitar sounds and looks AMAZING!
I was hoping to see you review one of these! I bought one back in March and have been absolutely loving it
A lot of people asking about the bridge: It’s pretty easy to get these guitars intonated due to the way these bridges are designed. I’m not a PRS fan but I’ve never played one with a wrap around that had intonation issues that couldn’t be adjusted. Don’t listen to everyone whining about it. Other style wrap arounds tend to get you close enough to perfectly intonated. The Rivolta Combinata is the perfect example for a well made and designed guitar with that tailpiece. Again never having an issue with those either. Wrap around bridges can also get some of the best tone and attack if you’re into that sort of thing. I’m personally a huge fan of wrap around bridges and yes there are a few models that have a flawed design. Having said that I’ll never buy a PRS let alone the SE model. Hope this helps.
I tried a core Paul's guitar in Long&McQuade in Quebec, it was the most beautiful guitar I've ever seen.
Long and Mcquade is the place to be!
Your playing skill is incredible. I can just sit and listen to you play.
Thanks that you Upload that Video now i wanted to buy my First guitar next week and was thinking about getting this guitar this Video convinced me to get it
I have 3 paul guitars.. 1 core Copperhead artist, a red burst indonesian, and green indonesian. Love all 3. The quality on the import PRS still getting better and better.
THE BET PRS SE is an absolutely the best guitar you will EVER buy on the SE line, NONE BETTER!!!!!!!
I have the fire red version . Love it . You are right about the abalone birds , beautiful. The maple top is AAAA . Fit, finish frets were perfect . First MOD after Ernie Ball pinks and setup (factory action too high) , was to polish the dull brass bridge studs to look like the CORE model . The pickup selector was a wierd diagonal, easy change to tele orientation. And the change from gloss to satin neck is easy, satin to gloss , well you see the point of starting with gloss. Stock clouson tuners stay in tune and are smooth to operate , do you need more ? Variety and quality of tones is great . My Strat is lonely these days
I like mine but disagree about the tuners. I’d love to find some nice locking tuners for it
I’ve had this guitar for a about year now. Trust the positive review...it’s awesome. Even unplugged it sounds good! Feels /sounds nothing like a strat.. not sure about those comparisons? It’s got a much more rich and full sound. The weight and balance are perfect. Does have a slightly high action lower down the fret board, but that’s a matter of preference I suppose? I’ve got the red one, think it looks the best with these bird inlays. I don’t even touch my strat any more and sold my tele as it wasn’t getting used either. Saw some comparisons to the Zach Meyer also. It’s a great guitar too... much different feel and tone..but this is the superior instrument.
Interested in similarities and differences from zach myers (thats what I have). How exactly they compare?
It's not exactly like a Strat but I do find some level of familiarity with it in terms of feel, weight, and balance. It's not the same but it doesn't feel completely foreign like picking up a Les Paul does after you've always been a Strat guy.
If you want a slicker neck, try putting several coats of Meguiar’s liquid cleaner/wax on the neck. After 3 initial applications a day apart, I put another coat on every time I change strings. After 6 months you can fly, and you won’t need to worry about sweaty hands.
Thank you for this review. I have wanted to jump in on PRS since I first saw them. I waited and the PRS I want is the CE but from 1990-1999 as it’s their sweet spot. Well that was till I played this in Sam Ash. Love at first feel. The only thing I’d change is the tuners.I’ll put the PRS locking tuners on. The price point is great at $999 but I really wish PRS would get rid of the gig bag and go back to the hard shell case.
SE's never came with a hardshell case, only core/WL/PS do. The SE gig bags are super sturdy and for free, pretty damn good.
@@th3m1ke thanks for the information. I did check one out and it’s rather interesting. I’ll still buy a hard shell for longer storage situation.
@@BryanBowden Absolutely! I just didnt want you to think it was a cheapening move on PRS part. They also sell their USA cases for a decent price which are fantastic and would fit most if not all the SE models.
@@th3m1ke It’s not a cheapening on PRS at all. It’s become a very bad industry standard. I remember the not so old days where over a certain price point (around $600) it would come with a case. I loved PRS since I first saw them in the 80’s. Should have picked one up then. What I want is a CE from the 90’s (1990-1999) really was the sweet spot. Reverb has a bunch but everyone is inflating the price by around $500. If I get into that current price range then I’m going to go with a new CE and hold off on a 90’s till the prices go back to reality pricing.
Great review, i am the proud owner of a prs paul's guitar since april this year, and it is a winner, it beats my les paul and fender strat. greetz boertie, i have changed the bridge pickup to a Gibson 500 T and it sounds awesome, if select the inner singlecoil, it sounds like a les paul wth a p90
Thanks for the demo. I just ordered one !
I called PRS to inquire about LH PRS SE. The lady that I talked to was rude and didn't seem to wanna be bothered with me. So, I bought a LH Player Tele from Sweetwater. It will go nice with my Les Paul Traditional and two Am Deluxe Strats. I also believe that PRS with coil split and 2 tone, 2 volume would sound better.
A bridge like this would drive me crazy as there is no fine intonation adjustment.
I have a Gibson with that kind of bridge. You can surprisingly almost perfectly intonate it no problem
@@scaredycat8685 how? what moves?
@@mahdiyussuf9804 There are small set screws on each end of the back of the bridge that can push each side away from or closer to each post. I have this guitar, and am not crazy about that design, but you can intonate it pretty good.
Stew Mac sells a drop in replacement that is a must have for the PRS's
@@pmroy24 Thanks!
I am the only one that thinks that those PRS fixed bridges are incredibly stupid? You can't adjust octaves there, if you use a different string gauge or tuning from the one it was build for (or even a substantially different action), bye bye tuning!
No, you're not the only one. 👍
I think that bridge is stupid dumb and someone said the stewmac have a drop in???
I had this guitar for a while. I absolutely loved it and regret getting rid of it. I traded it for a Gibson SG and actually didn’t even end up liking the SG. I’ll definitely be getting another one of these.
The coil split circuit is unlike others in that when you take out one coil, it activates extra windings on the active coil. I wanted a pickup to do this since the late 80s, and wrote to all the big pickup makers (Duncan, dimarzio, and Lawrence at the time. They all wrote back saying it would never work, and it’s not a practical idea. Guess PRS had the same train of thought, but since he owned the pickup manufacturing he could make it happen.
I feel like I need to listen to Count of Tuscany now
Please review the PRS SE Starla! Great review as always!
I have this one in the fire red, and it is amazing
I ordered both the yellow and blue ones. Can’t wait. I love my PRS’s. Wishing you and your family a very safe and Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2021!!! Absolutely love your videos!!!!
It's my favorite color and finish. Love me some tiger amber,saweet. It sounds fantastic too. It looks very comfortable to play. The inlays are incredible. I always loved the look of the inlays. Might have to get me one.😉🤘🎸🎶🎵
I have the green acqua one and its amazing. I've owned it for 1.5 years and if you only could have 1 guitar these things can seriously handle any genre and they look tits to boot
Gorgeous guitar....I would love to see Paul make that for lefties....
Been an SG player for 40yrs. In 2003 I bought a PRS McCarty. Something different for a double cutaway. Just didnt like the neck straight from the word go. It was a beautiful guitar and couldn’t bring myself to get rid of it. Finally after 17 yrs and never been played I sold it. Was really sorry to see it go just because it was a beautifully crafted guitar. But with the proceeds I bought a Flynn Tweed Deluxe. Oh happy happy days👍😀