'Nuff said! 
by Mark Williams from Arizona, May 2008
Music Background:  Bachelors in jazz performance , professional performer and songwriter

I have been playing professionally since the age of 14. I am now 43. I have played just about every kind of guitar on the planet and even endorsed a few in my younger days.
When I was in college studying jazz I would have killed for a guitar like this.
These days I play more for the pleasure of it but sound is still just as important to me as it ever was.
While surfing around on the internet I ran accross the SE and was a little confused. I naturally had to find out where these things were made for such a low price. I assumed that it was China.
Being a little skeptical I went to the store to try one out. I didn't even pick up an American PRS that day I just put my money down on the SE.
Holy Moly Batman. All of my Jacksons, Hamers, and Fenders are now just back up guitars.
I don't know if its my style or the way that I play, but I can effortlessly pull tones out of this guitar than even my most custom Hamer.
I don't know why but it's one of the best guitars that I have ever played. Clean, dirty, or otherwise.
'Nuff said. This is going to be a classic guitar that players will be looking for for years to come. Kind of like the old Les Paul Jr. and the Dan-electros from the 60's and70's

  Oh my God! 
by Another Happy Sweetwater customer from Londonderry, NH, August 2006
Music Background:  vocalist, guitarist, drummer, bass player, pianist and home recording enthusiast

I couldn't be happier with the guitar or my experience with Sweetwater. I looked at a lot of guitars, read lots of reviews and decided to try (ordering a guitar without ever playing it) the PRS SE Custom. I almost waited for the LP style but have no regrets. This guitar is everything I ever wanted in an electric.

  Amazing guitar for $550 
by Chris Flesner from Little Rock, AR USA, July 2006
Music Background:  Hobbyist, Student, etc

This guitar is awesome! It looks great, and sounds even better.

I thought I'd have to swap the pickups but once I got it I really dug the sound of them.

The neck makes for easy playing (it's the same wide-fat that you'll find on many of PRSs higher end models).

The only problem is if you get too crazy with the tremelo then it can slip out of tune. I don't have that problem personally, but I have read about other people who do. But locking tuners and a new nut solved the problem for all of them.

Sure I'd rather own a USA Paul Reed Smith, but as far as I'm concerned the SEs are the absolute best guitars you can get in the price range.

  Top of the line quality in affordable range. 
by rboo_ct from Vernon, CT, June 2006
Music Background:  Hobbyist, songwriter (Thrash, rock, blues, etc.)

Keep in mind, I've spent the past 20 years a stubborn Fender Strat advocate...for me, there was no other guitar worthy of purchase:
This is the best value I've found in a guitar in the 20+ years of playing. Now, forget the 'value' and 'affordability' for a minute...this guitar 'plays' incredibly. The wide fat neck ensures effortless chord execution, super fast and smooth neck and perfect action balance...just enough string tension to bend to the moon, yet low enough to shred up and down the neck effortlessly.
The 'stock' pickups sound like custom upgrades, delivering a nice clean tone to a fat, sustained 'in your face' distorted attack.
The hardware is even impressive...tight, smooth and 'balls on' accurate machine heads, nice tremolo, sturdy volume/tone knobs.
Aesthetically, the guitar is just awesome...well designed, perfectly balanced between contemporary and cool, yet beautiful.
Back to the 'value'...all this for less than $800! If you can't afford to drop a few grand on your 'dream' guitar...DON'T. Try this one! 'You can't always get what you want, but you'll get what you need'.
The PRS company have raised the bar to a new level in all the industry in terms of quality in the 'affordable' guitar line...so high, in fact, I doubt the competitors will be able to even remotely meet the challenge.
VERY nice...wow!

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