PRS SE Mark Tremonti (Vintage Cherry with Birds) Reviews

4.9/5.0 based on 6 customer reviews

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Alex Tan
from Baytown, TX USA
November 19, 2012Music Background:
Hobbyist, Video Gamer.

Best ever!

I have never bought a guitar online, and I am not even a good player. I've always played Strats, and I thought I'd like to try an LP body with humbuckers for a change, and I didn't know I was in for this kind of surprise. Initially I ordered an Epiphone Les Paul Standard, but due to some technical difficulties in their production department, I never got the guitar after placing the order for almost 2 months, so I decided to cancel that and order this one instead, by paying almost 54% more. Sweetwater did all the great things to their customers, great price, super quick delivery. I got the guitar right before my birthday, and this has to be one of the best birthday presents for myself ever.
The guitar is made in Korea, and in my opinion, that beats the Chinese made Epiphones in terms of quality. The sustain of this beast is amazing. I am using it to play Rocksmith on my PS3, and even the game is registering all the sustain it could put out. Electronics, knobs, and the tuners are solid. The wood grain on body and the headstock are something you can't stop admiring. Built quality is excellent despite one minor cosmetic issue on the binding on the neck to the body as I found a hairline crack about an inch long.
Other than that, I am absolutely pleased with the guitar. It looks great, plays really well, sounds amazing, and you definitely can't go wrong with the bird inlays.
I am looking for a semi-hollow body guitar for my next one, unfortunately I can't afford a PRS semi-hollow, but the new Clint Lowery SE looks extremely tempting as well. One can only hope that they are priced closer to the Tremonti SE for the masses.

Harry Brown
from Elm Grove, La
November 12, 2012Music Background:
Beginner

Surprising personal service

Don't do a lot of online buying. The folks at Sweetwater were great. Got a call from them to ensure everything was good with my order. My new PRS Tremonti arrived on schedule and very well packaged
Sweetwater is going to get all my musical purchases.

Blues Man 1981
from Tennessee
October 21, 2012Music Background:
Wanna be professional blues player

worth every penny

For the money, this is the best guitar out there in my opinion. It is very light in weight, has a super comfortable neck and action, and of course the bird inlays. I did change the pickups to the Duncan Hot Rodded Humbucker set but trust me, the stock pickups are very good.I have 16 years of playing under my belt and have developed a little more of an ear to sound quality and I needed a little more clarity. I put push pull pots in it and play through a marshall MG15. My pedals are a boss metal core, boss power stack, and an ibanez tube screamer and with six months of figuring in all out, I can hit any tone I want. The only complaints I have with this guitar are the nut which is very sharp and needed to be filed down, and a little string buzz when tuned down which needed to be addressed by raising the action a little. This guitar is better than any epiphone out there and I own two of those. If you are looking for a good all around guitar for less than a grand, buy it. If you you prefer more guitar to hold on to with a little bit thicker tone, get the PRS SE 245

Westerly Propst
from Virginia
September 20, 2012Music Background:
Hobbyist

Great Guitar! Great Deal! Love Sweetwater!

I already own a black DOT Tremonti SE that is probably 4+ years old. It's a great guitar. I've had this new Tremonti for about a total of 4 hours and it's a whole step above the old version. It just plays itself (cliche I know, but it's true)The pickups are pretty good for what they are. Like I did with my black Tremonti SE, I will replace with EMGs, install locking tuners, strap locks and a new nut. Other than that, this is now my main Axe.

Sweetwater was great to deal with. I LOVE the guitar gallery. Will be buying a Santana SE from Sweetwater ASAP.

NEW
from Denver
March 24, 2011Music Background:
Semi Pro local band.

Beautiful Guitar

I own a Black DOT Tremonti SE and have for years and it plays great. So, I needed a back up guitar and ended up buying the Cherry with Birds and it is a beautiful guitar. Very well crafted being it's made in Korea. The bird inlays are perfect and look beautiful. The birds make it look like your playing one of PRS's $2K guitar. Anyway, it plays a little better than my black version so now the Cherry is my main guitar. The stock pickups are pretty good. I am keeping them for now but I always change the pickups. I have Dimarzio's in all my guitars so it's only a matter of time.
It was set up beautifully and I know Sweetwater did their 55 point inspection. Excellent customer service. I have never been called by any online company asking if everything is OK before, during and after they sent the guitar.
I own or have owned Ibanez's, Jackson's and Les Paul's and I would recommend this guitar (Black or Cherry ) to any guitarist that wants to play a great guitar for the money. I want a Black with Birds now.

Chris D
from Baltimore, MD
October 25, 2012Music Background:
Hobbyist

Great guitar

What a great guitar. Pickups have a very nice and clean sound. They also can handle overdrive well. Great and fast chunky neck with very cool looking bird inlays. The vintage cherry finish is beautiful. For the price you can't buy a nicer quality guitar.