PRS SE 277

[Kris]

I have the Mushok PRS SE Baritone, which is the same scale length, 27.7" but humbuckers. I love it (despite the sig). Sounds and plays great, build quality is awesome.

ha the same thing put me off when i played one-I just cant do sig guitars......

[Gringo]

Yeah that sales guy needs a cock punch, there are certainly plenty of options in that price range but I wouldn't say better choices if you're not including specific requirements.

A well set up SE can be a good guitar, with a pickup swap, a great guitar.

This is spot on, I think the SEs are as good as anything else in that price bracket and with a decent setup and a pickup swap they can be excellent. I had a lovely SE semi that came alive once I upgraded the pickups. Plus, they look great.

+1 have owned many PRS's and I quite like the Tremonti SE I have now, grainy top and birds in flight. Might upgrade the pups at some point to something that coil splits though!

[hamo]

Even the pickups are pretty good! When I had an SE Tremonti, the pickups sounded just fine.

I remember going to the RS in Lower Hutt when I was younger and trying a Tremonti SE up against a Zakk Wylde Epiphone. I could ring a pinch harmonic out of the Epi for love nor money, but the Tremonti was singing! I should have bought one of those instead of my Epi LP, but they were just a hair out of my price range at the time.

[jimi]

Essentially it's PRS making a 'Squier' version of their guitars and for that $$ you have so many other options that are potentially a better choice.

Geez... I dunno about that logic.

I reckon that logic is spot on. PRS SE are PRS guitars made under license by factories in Asia to a more affordable price point than the USA made PRS.

They are to PRS what Squier is to Fender and Epiphone is to Gibson.

Maybe PRS invest a little more in QC at their offshore Korean manufacturers than Fender do with their Squier builders in Indonesia, but thats reflected in the price.

[sirvill]

Essentially it's PRS making a 'Squier' version of their guitars and for that $$ you have so many other options that are potentially a better choice.

Geez... I dunno about that logic.

I reckon that logic is spot on. PRS SE are PRS guitars made under license by factories in Asia to a more affordable price point than the USA made PRS.

They are to PRS what Squier is to Fender and Epiphone is to Gibson.

Maybe PRS invest a little more in QC at their offshore Korean manufacturers than Fender do with their Squier builders in Indonesia, but thats reflected in the price.

I was more meaning the logic around the bang for your buck at that price point argument.

However, I'd say PRS SE is more like MIM Fender. And PRS SE Standard (which are made in Indonesia) are more like Squier.

[jimi]

Splitting Hairs...

But to be pedantic, and this is all assumption cos I can't be arsed googling to verify, but I think PRS SE is made in a korean factory that makes guitars for lots of manufacturers, and Fender Mexico is a plant owned and run by FMIC.

So you might be right in a value comparison, but really the PRS SE is a guitar made by outsourced Asian manufacturer, and a MIM Fender is a guitar made by Fender in Mexico. To me this classes a MIM Fender as a Fender and a PRS SE to be the PRS equivilient of a Squier. Or we could say a PRS equivilient of an Epiphone, since they probably used to churn out Epiphones from that same Korean factory.

[jeremyb]

PRS SE are better than MIM Fenders!

[Conway]

PRS SE are better than MIM Fenders!

PRSs are always better than Fenders at all equivalent, and often higher, levels in the chain!

[sirvill]

Splitting Hairs...

But to be pedantic, and this is all assumption cos I can't be arsed googling to verify, but I think PRS SE is made in a korean factory that makes guitars for lots of manufacturers, and Fender Mexico is a plant owned and run by FMIC.

So you might be right in a value comparison, but really the PRS SE is a guitar made by outsourced Asian manufacturer, and a MIM Fender is a guitar made by Fender in Mexico. To me this classes a MIM Fender as a Fender and a PRS SE to be the PRS equivilient of a Squier. Or we could say a PRS equivilient of an Epiphone, since they probably used to churn out Epiphones from that same Korean factory.

That's... that's not a bad point actually


Although yeah, it probably doesn't matter, just play the things

[Gringo]

I'm losing track of all the PRS models. Seriously when I played them the choices were: CE (classic electric), CU (Custom) or Standard and choose the number of frets 22/24. Now they seem to have guitars for errrthang.

[jimi]

PRS SE are better than MIM Fenders!

PRSs are always better than Fenders at all equivalent, and often higher, levels in the chain!

Wasn't JB's Cabronita a MIM? Thought that reviewed pretty favorably?

Never played a PRS SE myself.

You'd think someone would have brought one along to a gearfest, but I guess its a bit like showing up at the classic car club meet in a 80's Corolla. Or at a guitar forum meet up with an Edwards or an Epiphone.

[hamo]

PRS SE are better than MIM Fenders!

PRSs are always better than Fenders at all equivalent, and often higher, levels in the chain!

Wasn't JB's Cabronita a MIM? Thought that reviewed pretty favorably?

Never played a PRS SE myself.

You'd think someone would have brought one along to a gearfest, but I guess its a bit like showing up at the classic car club meet in a 80's Corolla. Or at a guitar forum meet up with an Edwards or an Epiphone.

I have turned up to many gearfests with an Epiphone. In a Toyota Corolla. [emoji14]

[Mini Forklift]

I have turned up to many gearfests with an Epiphone. In a Toyota Corolla. [emoji14]

Next Gearfest I'm going to turn up with my '91 Mexican Strat and '94 Mazda Lantis

[jimi]

Or at a guitar forum meet up with an Edwards or an Epiphone.

I have turned up to many gearfests with an Epiphone. In a Toyota Corolla. [emoji14]

Yeah me too, well with an Epiphone, in a Honda Accord, which is near enough. I think I need some lessons on less obvious trolling.

[Bg]

I have an SE Santana, damn good guitar Not much I'd change on it actually - probably has a long neck tenon too.

I have the mojo humbucker to go in to it, the one from my old Godin, but I've not got around to it yet. Might do that this weekend.