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MGR/doug « PRS Santana SE »
Published on 06/06/02 at 15:00I was trading in my Epiphone LP Special for an upgrade, maybe an Epi Les Paul Standard. I was playing an Epi Les Paul and happened to look at the Santana hanging on the wall. I plugged it in and I'll tell you the playability was much better than the LP Standard. I paid $422.00
I have a Tobacco sunburst, but this one is a darker burst than what you see on the PRS site, it has a black pickguard which looks cool. The neck is nice and fat and has white binding, easy playing. There are black open coil humbuckers which sound great. I saw on other reviews and on the PRS site that there are non locking tuners. I got it home and took it out of the bag to play it, and as I was tuning up I noted that my guitar has locking tuners! This has a tremolo which I dont really use but it looks cool and you can remove the bar anyway. The tones are amazing. I play through a small Marshall, and both distorted and clean tones are superb. The best way I can describe it is a nice blend of Gibson and Fender sounds. The guitar even sounds great un-amplified. The guitar came with a great gig bag.
I really have to work to answer the dislikes. I found run-of-the-mill minor things- there is a fret buzz here and there, and a small amount of wax visible between the coils of one pickup, that is it!
The guitar is superbly put together. This is a set neck guitar. I could not find any finish flaws. As I said above, this has a beautiful dark tobacco sunburst, which really brings out the mahogany wood. In comparison with the Epiphone Les Paul, I found the Santana to feel stronger and less flimsy, and more substantial- feeling.
This is a great guitar. Great feel, tone, construction,pickups, and tones. You get all of this for a great price. You can not go wrong with this choice and I highly reccommend it.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I have a Tobacco sunburst, but this one is a darker burst than what you see on the PRS site, it has a black pickguard which looks cool. The neck is nice and fat and has white binding, easy playing. There are black open coil humbuckers which sound great. I saw on other reviews and on the PRS site that there are non locking tuners. I got it home and took it out of the bag to play it, and as I was tuning up I noted that my guitar has locking tuners! This has a tremolo which I dont really use but it looks cool and you can remove the bar anyway. The tones are amazing. I play through a small Marshall, and both distorted and clean tones are superb. The best way I can describe it is a nice blend of Gibson and Fender sounds. The guitar even sounds great un-amplified. The guitar came with a great gig bag.
I really have to work to answer the dislikes. I found run-of-the-mill minor things- there is a fret buzz here and there, and a small amount of wax visible between the coils of one pickup, that is it!
The guitar is superbly put together. This is a set neck guitar. I could not find any finish flaws. As I said above, this has a beautiful dark tobacco sunburst, which really brings out the mahogany wood. In comparison with the Epiphone Les Paul, I found the Santana to feel stronger and less flimsy, and more substantial- feeling.
This is a great guitar. Great feel, tone, construction,pickups, and tones. You get all of this for a great price. You can not go wrong with this choice and I highly reccommend it.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com