All user reviews for the PRS SE Santana (2010-2016)

Made in Korea under license PRS
22 frets, 2 humbuckers
2 pots: 1 volume, 1 Tone selector 3 positions + 1
sleeve type Gibson

UTILIZATION

Channel trs enjoyable, though typical Gibson. This can dconcerter beginners to fans of Stratocaster.
Accs ais to acute and excellent ergonomics:
The guitar is not too heavy, and the limited number of pots allows rglages easy (I had an Epiphone Les Paul before, and I've never understood the intrt time controlled theirs!)
It is therefore ais to find the sound you want.
Vibrato.

SOUNDS

I play on a small Marshall AVT 20 and get the PRS with a large variety of sound. it's a guitar ultrapolyvalente. We are two guitarists in my band (taken from Radiohead, Muse, Placebo, Smashing Pumpkins ...) and alternate the parts of lead and rhythm guitar. Well, the PRS is well in the two cases:
In rhythm mode, with a rglage lgrement Crunshy at the amp, it happens to sound like a Tlcaster.
Guitar solo selector in the down position, distal branch was for much less than with Gibson, the "Les Paul", rich and full of sustain. A rgal. It sounds much more "Les Paul" as my old Epiphone Les Paul.
Apart from the rock record in which it excels, it is also convincing in trs things more intimate (sounds of Jean-Louis Murat in Mustango for example).

OVERALL OPINION

Santana SE I use this for almost two years.
It gives me satisfaction Entire. I was looking for a reliable guitar, which does not dsaccorde. In this respect it is the gniale. On lead guitar, I use a lot of notes tires (Gilmour), and my Epiphone lived poorly to such treatment: j'tais obligation to connect the guitar every song (a little Gnant in concert!). L no problem. I think it's the vibrato tailpiece SPECIFICATIONS that makes mcaniques (finely crafted for that matter) are less in demand than a Les Paul MODEL.
For less than 1000 EUR, it is a good value qualitprix trs.
The look is nice, although I remain a fan of the Les Paul shape, so endearing.

It says in the notice dja Previous, I do not see what I could add.

Oh yes, the cover is supplied with!

UTILIZATION

The handle is a little big. I felt ca APRS have played on my Chevy, I felt like taking a pickaxe handle, but c'tait APRS have played on another skyscraper.

Pretty easy to use, one volume knob, 1 Tone 1 3 position selector, there's more complicated as use. Apart from the selector knob up derrire Tone can be a bit far.

A good place for lgret and natural position taken by the guitar, well balance.

SOUNDS

Uh .... I would say the bof. The micro acute lack of personality and bright and then also winning, I'll also change it. The microphone must be serious trs well for clean sounds, I used only for ca elsewhere.
A bad point for the micro acute, not happy

EDIT 20/12/2004:

Since I have a Bill Lawrence L500 mountain top and I have my paufin rglages, it's going much better! I ride a 7 note because I'm in a good mood and what not sound so bad.

OVERALL OPINION

I do not think I would do this choice, for her, otherwise I like the color and shape. In addition to mine the volume knob a squeaky, guitar control by PRS?? I have a doubt ...., surtoutq hether a continuous crack APRS change, finally, the sav that merdouille. I'm on the wrong tomb SERIES of knobs.

For the next three times I would take my time to choose!

EDIT 20/12/2004:

In fact it is not bad, but thinking has to change the micro acute if you want to do more than rock!

I think I love him well in the end ... I would put samples of my stuff the day I realized how Tracktion!

Against it by a hair remains CHRE ...

I think the features have already been properly documented by the manufacturer (see website PRS).

UTILIZATION

The handle is very, very nice. The comfort and simplicity. This is also what makes me a guitar. The guitar is very well balanced (the center of gravity is located at about the level of micro bass), and is very slight. It is a pleasure to handle.

SOUNDS

The pickups are PRS and it shows. You really feel the sound with any PRS roundness and warmth. I love! I plug the guitar on a PC with cubase. I use plug-ins such as amp simulation Simulanalog etc ... The result is really very good.
The guitar has 2 knobs, 1 volume and bass / treble. Button bass / treble enormously influence the sound and provides access to a very wide range of sounds. The guitar has a 3 position selector:
Micro-position low: wonderful for clean, jazzy enough anyway, but it's not a Start (for those looking for a specific stratum). For saturates, it's a very hot with lots of bass.
Intermediate-position: It's the heat of the micro bass with more acute. Perfect for saturates to be clearer while retaining heat.
Positioin micro-acute: I use it to saturate only. Enough rock type.

OVERALL OPINION

It was exactly the guitar I was looking for. A very versatile guitar, but while having its own character. I really like the PRS tone and wanted to make nice clean. I played before on a fender and I was looking for a guitar instead of saturated clean and warm but in a different style than the fender. That's what I had.

In one sentence: it is an easy guitar, with very pleasant and beautiful sound.

And all this for one low price! A strong recommendation.

Manufacturing Corenne in CONTRL amricain course
Body and mahogany neck
I "ve the model with vibrato
A volume a tone slecteur three positions
and of course two pickups prs

UTILIZATION

The handle is very enjoyable
the access to even more acute is That a les paul
the sound is very good

SOUNDS

I play more punk kind of sum 41 blink 182 ...
but the only default for me it did not asser his teeth to level solo

OVERALL OPINION

I play it for 1 year
is that these m'nerve that I took in black and she very quickly claw

the price is RAPORT Calita

Manufacturing Coren (in CONTRL amricain (like bombs from Saddam, what))
Body and mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard
22 frets two PRS humbuckers two drivers (ie not and split)
MODEL I chose the quip of a PRS tremolo
A volume a tone slecteur three positions
The handle is wide enough and profile plutt round (Les Paul as plutt Start)

UTILIZATION

The handle is a delight for aficionados of Gibson, but will scare users strats or Musicman thinner sleeves and flat
Access in acute facilitated by a heel and a little pais dcoupe profile in the Horn infrieure
Ergonomics is tudie, for my part I find the game sitting is possible, easier than a Les Paul for example. The weight is relatively consquent, but it's lighter than a Les Paul (it still!)
The sound is the dpart Submitted, trs hot on the grave, and trs prcis in intermdiaire edged sharp!

SOUNDS

I play bluesy rock accents, so it suits me really well
I play with my usual set, three amplifiers simultaneously and moults effects
It sounds warm and round trs in the Hot Rod Deluxe, and much more aggressive in the JCM 900 is what I was looking for!

Last day 06/05:
I just change the pickups for a PRS Vintage Bass neck, which provides an even more hot rocks 70's. PRS HFS treble and a bridge in giving a true power riffs and solos in a micro killer!
Using the possibilities of the two microphones splitage gives a greater range of sounds is that of happiness!

OVERALL OPINION

APRS one year of use even when I should put a BMOL on my opinion on this guitar.
I MODEL with vibrato, and playing with ropes pulling 12/54, and despite a change in the spring vibrato guitar do not want the agreement with such a firing (though the guitar can quip es a vibrato by the way), so I tried 11/52 but the problem remained, so I ended up blocking my vibrato!
Conclusion: those who use strong string ties, should select the MODEL without vibrato.

Hi,

Guitar made in Korea under license PRS US:
- 22 boxes
- Tun o matic or vibrato
- Body and mahogany neck
- Delivered in deluxe PRS gig bag
- Price 1000 euro nine

.

UTILIZATION

Nice
Impossible to play sitting

SOUNDS

From what I read, she was appointed three years in a row best guitar of the year by 51 international newspapers (source: the black box).

For my part, I have one, I am satisfied, the finish is nickel. Good guitar but changing the pickups it even better. I bought OCCAZ to a person who has very well maintained.
In bridge pickup is a seymour jeff beck (SH-4).

It uen guitar, in my opinion, rocker and more.

This is what I can say. Research by the cons of OCCAZ because it costs 2 times less expensive. for the same price, there may be models of best quality or best suited to your game

OVERALL OPINION

Kinder to please take off my = copy / paste.

UPDATE April 27, 2007:
I sold some time ago. To conclude my opinion. I confirm "guitar only bought time." The market has moved and scratches can be found in this best on the market.

The version I had was from 2001. The output of the microphones was not powerful enough to change or mic.

PRS is a super high end guitar maker known around the world. They are known for their high end instruments built for professionals. Lately they have started a Line of foreign made guitars called the SE line. These guitars are much cheaper but have most of the tone and playability of the much more expensive USA made models. This is the foreign made version of the Santana signature guitar. This guitar is pretty unique in the PRS line since it has more of a Gibson Double Cut shape to it and a short scale. The body on this guitar is mahogany with a mahogany set neck. The profile is PRS's wide fat neck that a lot of people like. It has a 22 fret rosewood fretboard with the PRS birds on it. The neck scale is 24.5 inches. You get PRS tuners up top and a PRS Fender style tremolo bridge. The pickups are two PRS pickups voiced specifically for this model. The controls are basic with a master volume and master tone with a 3 way switch.

UTILIZATION

PRS guitars are some of the best playing guitars out there. This one has a strange feel to it due to it being a Santana signature. The Wide Fat neck profile is something you find on many PRS guitars. It is a very popular profile. It is not as fat as the name implies. The shorter upper horn gives you a bit different feel when playing high on the neck. The short scale may trip some people up. It is shorter than that of a Gibson. It gives you a really loose feel on the strings so you can bend them like crazy but it also gets very crowded on the upper frets. With just about every PRS SE model I hate where they put the pickup selector. It is out by itself on the body away from the knobs. I wish they would put it closer to the knobs. This isnt a big problem but it takes some getting use to.

SOUNDS

The sound from this guitar is super smooth. The clean tones from this guitar are super mellow because of the short scale. With less tension on the strings you get less snap on each note. The pickups help make the notes super fat when you are playing with some drive. The neck pickup has a really vowelly PAF sound to it. Almost like you have a subtle wah on at all time. This gives you really smooth but clear leads in the neck position. The bridge position has a crunchy classic rock voicing. Soloing in the bridge position gives you great bite and attack on the notes. The pickups are like hot rodded PAF's. They give you a great combination of clarity and definition with your overdriven tones.

OVERALL OPINION

This guitar is good for the hardcore Santana fan but personally I would not select this guitar over a normal PRS. The things that make this guitar unique for Santana do not add to the overall great playability of a normal PRS. The unusually short scale may put people off as well as the modified shape. If you are a PRS fan looking for a more affordable way to have the same guitar as your hero here it is.

Korea original PRS licensed
2 humbucker pickups (neck and bridge)
1 3 position selector
1 volume and 1 tone
handle typical PRS (very comfortable, not too flat or too round!)
22 boxes

UTILIZATION

This is a 6-string electric guitar
branch and we play it!
the handle is super nice
the fact that there is only one volume and tone for the two microphones is not ideal.

Very good mechanical tuning is done very easily and keeps the concert.
The vibrato is limited but it can do nice effects qq, however it is not his main asset.

SOUNDS

Very versatile guitar, the pickups sound good home but with Di Marzio or Seymour Duncan's foot

blues rock pop crunch is impeccable clear but it is not that the metal is a bit light.

OVERALL OPINION

I have 3 years.
I like the handle ultra comfortable
his vibrato is good but without more
for a mid-range guitar it's worth, we do not get bored with a floyd, grrr ..
and even home address it allows bcp style.
short if you can not afford to pay you a gibson or a PRS made in USA
santana the SE will satisfy all your desires (with a change in microphone, you will not be disappointed)

Korean guitars, 22 keys, two PRS humbuckers with a three-position selector.
Tune-O-Matic. 2 knob (volume and tone)
Handle very round (typical Gibson Les Paul). A very good config for this jewelry.

UTILIZATION

The neck of this guitar is perfect for fans of Les Paul-type instruments, beautiful curves, a tune stack hair ... The movements of the handle is facilitated by the varnish on the handle. It's a set neck so that promote sustain "a good sustain that does not equal the high end PRS, Of course." In short, a good lil run. Access to acute is very easy thanks to the cutting of the cutaway. Excellent!
The Santana is light and very nice played with a strap but one thing is a shame, the game really is not sitting easy (difficulty placing agreements throughout the run) but the problem is quickly forgotten because the pleasure is there ! It pleases by its aesthetic "blending standards" (I will explain: despite its form stratabound it still Gibsonian a soul, everything is subjective). The volume knob is not progressive asses revolutionary autant.Le Tonalitéaccomplit knob of the task assigned. No problem!

SOUNDS

This guitar is in pretty good style (Funk, Rock, Blues, or even metal) it provides a nice range of his playing the tone knob. As against the pickups are in my opinion has changed because they have a huge potato (maybe change for Seymour Duncan). The sounds can range from severe to very harsh acute-crystalline Of course, passing by all the intermediaries. The distortion is fat and clean according to the setting of the volume knob. But the top tip of the scraper with tpo is the Crunch, a very good response as a function of pressure médiator.Vraiment shot a lot without being great. This scratching makes good with a Hughes and Kettner Blue 60.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week. It pleases me greatly!
What I like most about it is its aesthetics and comfort of play and use (except the game seated) and what I like least is the pickups that sound too PRS and n ' not have a very high output! but otherwise it's perfect!