Hollowbody Tone, Solidbody Feel
The PRS SE Flat Back Hollowbody I Piezo is a versatile, contemporary addition to PRS's immensely popular SE lineup. This updated hollowbody guitar features a maple top over a carved mahogany body, with a flat, form-fitting back that ensures solidbody players will feel right at home when picking it up. You’ll also find a comfortable mahogany neck with PRS’s Wide Fat carve and an easy-playing rosewood fingerboard. Plug in, and the 85/15 “S” pickup set showcases a range of tones, from vintage-tinged flair to high-output madness, with simple turns of the Volume and Tone controls. What’s more, the built-in proprietary piezo system, the result of a collaborative effort between PRS and LR Baggs, delivers natural acoustic tones. With warm, open voicing that easily finds its place within any genre and a contemporary, comfortable feel, the SE Flat Back Hollowbody I Piezo is poised to quickly become the go-to hollowbody guitar for the modern player.
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Resonance and comfort exemplified
While the hollowbody form is no stranger to the SE line, the SE Flat Back Hollowbody I Piezo presents a host of unique offerings not commonly found on these models. This guitar is crafted from a single piece of hollowed-out mahogany, providing a rich, vibrant tonal foundation. A maple top and bridge block are included to ensure the guitar projects a loud, open voice with sonorous sustain, and the top’s violin carve establishes a familiar look and feel, akin to PRS’s other hollowbody offerings. What’s more, the flat back features thoughtful contouring, providing solidbody players with a comfortable, familiar playing experience.
Modernized 85/15 "S" pickups and piezo system
With the 85/15 “S” humbuckers aboard the SE Flat Back Hollowbody I Piezo, you’ll immediately gain access to a retooled version of Paul Reed Smith’s modernized, high-output pickups. You can expect sweet, vintage-tinged harmonics and chunky humbucker warmth, with output and inflection optimized for modern gear and play styles. Additionally, you get warm, natural-sounding acoustic tones from PRS piezo electronics that amplify the hollowbody’s acoustic tone. With mono and stereo output jacks on the SE Flat Back Hollowbody I Piezo, Sweetwater guitarists have found they can split their magnetic and piezo signals to separate amps or blend their electric and acoustic tones through a single amp.
Wide Fat neck profile and premium appointments
Neck shapes are critical to your playing experience and a hallmark of PRS quality. The SE Flat Back Hollowbody I Piezo is fitted with PRS’s Wide Fat set neck. Perfected after years of prototyping, the Wide Fat neck carve is based on designs Paul Reed Smith created in the ’70s and ’80s for Carlos Santana, Peter Frampton, and Howard Leese of Heart. Paired with a “violin carve” top typically reserved for flagship Core and Private Stock lines, wing button tuners, sloped pickup rings, and a premium rosewood fingerboard, the SE Flat Back Hollowbody I Piezo is a guitar perfected for comfort and style.
PRS SE Flat Back Hollowbody I Piezo Features:
- Fully hollow construction with violin-carve top contouring produces an extra-resonant tone
- Maple-topped mahogany body with flat back brandishes a sculpted, solidbody-like feel
- Wide Fat neck profile sits firmly in your hand and plays easily
- 10-in.-radius rosewood fingerboard offers both comfortable chording and easy lead playing
- 85/15 “S” humbuckers deliver superb, high-output tone with enhanced warmth and clarity
- LR Baggs and PRS proprietary piezo electronics provide amplified acoustic tones
