Signature Electric guitar with curly maple top and PRS Santana 58/15 pickups, case included
With the PRS Santana Retro 10-Top Emerald Green Smoked Burst Paul Reed Smith revives basic design elements of the Santana " Pre Factory" era model and combines them with modern detail solutions to create a unique electric guitar with high playing comfort and creamy sound. Accordingly, the flamed maple top in sublime 10-top quality has a distinctive contour, while the body and glued neck are made of carefully selected mahogany. In the rosewood fingerboard, the traditional Bird inlays also mark the layers. With a PRS 58/15 Humbucker on the bridge and a 58/15 PRS Santana Humbucker on the neck, the PRS Santana Retro guitar amp delivers the typical Santana -sound with sustainable sustain and a singing midrange spectrum. Last but not least, it PRS Santana Retro 10-Top has a PRS Gen III Tremolo and PRS Phase III Locking mechanics.
It PRS Santana Retro comes with a noble 10-top curly maple top and picks up design features from the
The glued mahogany neck PRS Santana Retro has a Original heel and a comfortable profile. Santana Pre-Factory
First-class woods and classic " Pre factory" design
Paul Reed Smith PRS Santana Retro uses classic " Pre factory" lines for the design. Accordingly, the 10-top curly maple top not only has a breathtaking flame, but also a pronounced curvature with dish carve. Carefully selected mahogany is also used for the body and the glued neck with " Original heel", with the rounded Santana Pre-Factory "profile" lying comfortably in the hand. Last but not least, it PRS Santana Retro features a rosewood fingerboard with 24 Jumbo frets and the classic PRS Birds to mark the layers.
The combination of a PRS Santana Bass Humbucker neck and a PRS 58/15 Humbucker bridge promises the typical Santana sound.
PRS Santana and 58/15 Humbucker
The PRS Santana Retro 10-Top Emerald Green Smoked Burst two PRS Humbucker pickups are optimally tuned to the electric guitar and Carlos Santana's sound ideas. On the neck, the PRS Santana Bass Humbucker with moderate output for a harmonically balanced sound that is equally suitable for transparent cleans and singing leads. The PRS 58/15 placed on the bridge also has a moderate output and delivers a Vintage -oriented sound, which has a high assertiveness thanks to tight bass and pronounced mids. A classic 3-way circuit with general volume and tone controls allows full control over the pickups.
Six PRS Phase III Locking Tuner guarantee precise and stable tuning even with frequent use of the vibrato system.
PRS Tremolo and clamping mechanisms
Perfectly coordinated Hardware equipment completes the PRS Santana Retro 10-Top . Accordingly, the bridge is the PRS Gen III Tremolo The new model is the first of its kind in the world, and offers optimum sound characteristics and easy handling for harmonic pitch modulations. On the headstock, which is held in the classic Santana style, the following additional features are provided PRS Phase III Locking Tuner for an exact and stable tuning even with frequent use of the tremolo system.
The PRS Santana Retro 10-Top Emerald Green Smoked Burst at a glance:
Carlos Santana Signature Electric guitar, manufactured in the USA
Serial number 18 258943
mahogany body
10-top maple top with " Pre -Factory"-Carve, mother-of-pearl inlays and Natural bindings
Glued mahogany neck with " Santana Pre-Factory "profile
rosewood fingerboard with Bird -inlays
On PRS Santana Humbucker in neck position
One PRS 58/15 Humbucker in bar position
PRS Gen III Tremolo
PRS Phase III Locking - Tuner
Nickel/Gold Hybrid - Hardware
Guitar PRS case included
Features:
Manufacturer:
PRS
Series:
Core Models
Design:
Santana
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
Flamed Maple
Binding:
Natural
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Set-in
Neck Profile:
Santana Pre-Factory
Thickness at 1st Fret:
22.2
Scale in mm:
622
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
10
Number of Frets:
24
Fret Format:
Jumbo
Fretboard Inlays:
Birds
Nut width in mm:
42.9
Width at Last Fret:
57.2
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
PRS
Neck Pickup:
Santana Bass
Bridge Pickup:
58/15 JM Treble Humbucker
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
Vol, Tone
Bridge:
PRS Gen III Tremolo
Tuners:
PRS Phase III Locking
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Nickel/Gold
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
High-Gloss
Colour:
Emerald Green Smoked Burst
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
No
PRS Santana Retro 10-Top Emerald Green Smoked Burst #18 258943
Love the scale and the feel of the earlier PRS body shape. Great fretboard access. Pickup mix superb esp. that bass emphasised neck. Beautiful finish. I've been playing a while and I've been fortunate to be able to obtain some good modern repros. I've still got my old SG w/vibrola purchased new from Selmer (1967). A difficult instrument to better. This Santana model feels like an improved update of it. Cannot give a better acolade than that. Well done PRS. Good service from DV24/7. Item well packaged and delivered within reasonable time frame over Easter break. Thank-you.
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