Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Ratrod on December 26, 2005, 04:19:56 PM
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I just read about the new SE series from PRS. You can get them with a flame maple veneer top now. Looks pretty nice. I'm starting to GAS for a single cut in black cherry.
(http://www.prsguitars.com/showcase/current/guitars/gt_sesinglecut.jpg)
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I saw one in Guitar Center a couple of weeks ago.
Looked terrible, lol
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well it isn't going to have the same quality wood etc of a proper PRS, but for the money the SE's are good value. obviously they don't have the same sort of curve as a real PRS.
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:o well i want one!!! I'd like the SE Custom Doublecut in cherry sunburst please. With some BKP Rebel Yells aswell - that'd be good. Anyone know how much they're gonna be selling for over here? I expect they'll be up in the £500-£600 range after a bit of research, since they seem to be going for about $500-$600 in the states.
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I read they should be going for about £450 over here.
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oo yep found one on imuso for £450 - AWESOME! i'm saving
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anyone know what the nut width is on those prs se customs?
and fret size?
thanks!
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I should imagine the nut width is the same as the US models (40mm) as thats the width of my SE
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I like the look of the Singlecut SE's, haven't got to try one yet though...
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i feel really regretful that i didn't try an SE standard when i was in the music shoppe yesterday. doh. what was i thinking? with some decent pickups i dont see how there can be that much difference between a PRS made on a machine in the US and a PRS made on a machine in Korea.
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I liked the older Santana SE I played, none of that cr@ppy dial switching either :lol:
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I should imagine the nut width is the same as the US models (40mm) as thats the width of my SE
cr@p, i like 43mm!
thanks anyway!
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with some decent pickups i dont see how there can be that much difference between a PRS made on a machine in the US and a PRS made on a machine in Korea.
quite a difference i should imagine. the SE's don't have the same hardware as the US models - locking tuners, graphite nut, bridge etc. also the quality of the wood won't be as good, and you don't get the carved top that the US models have (the SE's are curved but not in the same way). i'm not saying the SE's are a bad guitar but you'd be kidding yourself if you think they would be as good with a simple pickup change. the one thing I noticed with my SE is that it is really light compared with my 80's Aria.
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well it isn't going to have the same quality wood etc of a proper PRS, but for the money the SE's are good value. obviously they don't have the same sort of curve as a real PRS.
This is the best about them: They have cr@p pickups, so there's no bad feelings when spending another 200 on BKPs
:lol:
Yesss, I need one of those, and then maybe something real hot inside, MM in neck and Warpig in Bridge?
:roll:
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I really wanted to like the PRS SE series. I fervently hoped it'd be like playing a real PRS but 4x cheaper. It's not. They aren't archtops and feel very... blocky and angular to me as a result. I'm a Les Paul man and consequently am very used to archtops but I have a tele I play all the time that doesn't feel blocky at all.
The necks are freakin' huge on all the SE's I've played. I have a '59 replica with a pretty big neck but it's nothing compared to the PRS SE necks.
The pickups aren't great, but as mentioned that just makes the guitar a classic candidate for the BKP treatment.
These are my opinions after spending 15-20 minutes with a couple PRS SE's (not singlecut though) in my local music store. Your mileage and tastes may vary.
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Has anyone played the MIK Tokai PRS copies? Those look like a definite candidate for the BKP treatment to me, but I've never played one.
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The satin PRS SE's look really nice to me.. As does the SE Custom (I think thats what its called..). I liked the Santana SE II that I played a while ago, really easy to play and it was comfy aswell.. I'd like one.