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PRS SE Paul's Guitar - Charcoal

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Maple Top, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Charcoal
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Features and Visuals Inspired by Paul's Personal Guitars

Features and visuals inspired by PRS founder Paul Reed Smith's personal player collection come to a compelling price point in the PRS SE Paul's Guitar. Integral to the Paul's Guitar equation is a highly figured maple-capped mahogany body, for the sparkle, sustain, and sex appeal PRS players live and die by. Next up is the hand-filling 22-fret Pattern Wide Fat-profile mahogany neck, which offers off-the-charts playability up and down the Birds-clad rosewood fingerboard. On the electronics side, a pair of custom-spec'd TCI humbuckers with independent coil-tap switches — a totally unique feature to any PRS outside the Core and Private Stock collections — delivers a stunning array of gossamer single-tone voicings to scorching high-gain humbucker heat and all stops in between. Factor in an authentic PRS bridge, and with the SE Paul's Guitar, you've got the very best of Paul's decades of class-leading designs, all at an irresistible price.

Exceptional components

Many of the world's most sought-after guitars, including Paul Reed Smith's own, have featured the same pairing of maple and mahogany you'll find on the SE Paul's Guitar. And like any guitar fine enough to grace Paul's personal collection, the SE Paul's Guitar sports a stunning figuring pattern made even more vivid by a flawless, tonally transparent gloss finish. Beyond that, this exquisite instrument's mahogany neck features a comfortable Pattern Wide Fat profile, while its 22-fret, 10-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard facilitates effortless playability.

TCI humbuckers with coil tap toggles

A set of custom-spec'd TCI (Tuned Capacitance and Inductance) pickups with independent coil-tap toggles allows players to access and blend single-coil and humbucker textures in any of the three pickup positions. The PRS SE Paul's Guitar marks the first time you'll find a pickup switching system this advanced outside the PRS Private Stock and Core lines. Guitarists at Sweetwater love these pickups. You will, too.

PRS quality in every guitar

All Paul Reed Smith guitars are designed for performance, right out of the case — and the SE Paul's Guitar is no exception. Constructed from high-quality tonewoods and components, PRS instruments carry on a commitment to quality that's been the brand's hallmark since 1985, when Paul Smith began crafting guitars for some of the most elite players in the world. In fact, you'll often see a PRS SE in the touring rigs of the most well-respected PRS artists in the world.

PRS SE Paul's Guitar Features:

  • Legendary PRS quality and playability
  • Features and visuals inspired by Paul's personal PRS collection
  • Resonant mahogany body with an eye-grabbing figured maple veneer top
  • Comfortable Pattern Wide Fat neck carve with easy-playing 10-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard
  • Coil-tapped TCI humbuckers yield everything from single-coil textures to high-gain humbucker heat in any of the 3 positions
  • High-quality PRS bridge and vintage-style tuners
  • Iconic PRS Birds fingerboard inlays and a durable, head-turning gloss finish

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape PRS Doublecut
  • Body Material Mahogany
  • Top Material Flame Maple
  • Body Finish Gloss
  • Color Charcoal
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Mahogany
  • Neck Shape Wide Fat
  • Neck Joint Set Neck
  • Radius 10"
  • Fingerboard Material Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay Birds
  • Number of Frets 22, Nickel
  • Scale Length 25"
  • Nut Material PRS Proprietary
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece PRS 2-piece
  • Tuners Vintage-Style, 18:1
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup PRS TCI "S" Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup PRS TCI "S" Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x volume, 1 x tone
  • Switching 2 x mini-switch (coil-tap), 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings PRS Classic, .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Gig Bag
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 103495::CH:

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Rated 5/5

PRS Paul's Guitar SE

OK, so this is the SE model, an import, but don't let that keep you from buying this great guitar. PRS quality and playability, mahogany body with figured maple veneer top with high gloss finish, PRS Pattern Wide Fat neck carve with 10-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard with iconic PRS Birds inlay. Coil-tapped TCI humbuckers and a High-quality PRS bridge and vintage-style tuners. Personally, I don't know how they can build this instrument at this price. Without a doubt, you could use this guitar out of the box on any gig, it's that good. So nice I ditched the gig bag and put her in a hard-shell case. Special thanks to my Sweetwater guy Alden Debee, he is the best!
Music background: 55 years of playing and collecting guitars.
Rated 5/5

I got my guitar in blue, but

This is just a fantastic, fantastic guitar. Forget where it is made.

Playability? Check
Tone? Check
Clarity? Check
Range? Check
Appearance? Check
Weight? Check.

I struggled with buying another guitar as I have too many, but I am so glad I bought this. After playing this I am going to sell guitars I thought I needed but frankly don't. As long as I have this one.
Music background: Been playing a very long time, but not necessarily well.
Rated 5/5

Great guitar!

If you are looking for a really good guitar, this is the one for you. The pickups are sweet sounding in all the clean tones, something I prefer. If your into heavier music, this guitar has no problem at all. I'm about to turn 80 so I need a guitar that plays easy and this one as do most of PRS guitars (this is my 7th).
Music background: Play guitar for pleasure.
Rated 5/5

Fantastic guitar

I already own 2 PRS guitars but when I saw the sale I couldn't resist one more. This guitar is flawless. The pickups are better than I expected. No problem with staying in tune, bad frets or anything else that one sometimes finds with new guitars. I would totally recommend it.
Music background: Hobby player for many years.
Rated 1.5/5

I mist have gotten a lemon

I don't write reviews unless something is really good or really bad. In this case, it's the latter. I have owned dozens of import guitars and I would put this as one of the worst I've ever owned. I didnt hate it when I first got it, so I kept it thinking I would upgrade a few things and see how I liked it. It's a beautiful guitar, but...
There are big sanding marks on the back of the neck. I can live with that though.
The tuners are horrific. I can change those.
The pickups are lifeless. I can change those and often do anyway.
The fret sprout is hands down the worst I've ever experienced. Almost unplayable without cutting my hand. None of my other guitars have it, so it's not the environment. I can fix that too though.
The last straw was the neck pickup quit working. Took the back cover off and found a wire had come loose. Easy fix, but I shouldnt have to. I've decided to sell it or just burn it. It's that bad.
It is pretty though.
Music background: Been playing 35ish years

You don't even have to play guitar to know that PRS instruments are in a league of their own. With their exquisitely figured tops and premium appointments, each PRS is a playable work of art. But it goes way deeper than the surface. Every time Paul visits Sweetwater, we get a deeper look at his amazing instruments. We've even hosted several PRS Custom Shop events, complete with Paul's personal Wood Library! Whether they're his most affordable SE electric guitars, top-quality acoustics, or amps, it's always amazing to see what PRS comes up with. What's more, we keep a ton of PRS guitars in our amazing Guitar Showroom, so the staff at Sweetwater can get hands on with all of their latest models. We'd love to tell you all about them.

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