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Posted by: Mertay Nov 7 2017, 07:27 PM

They've made a nice page where you can see the new models and demo video's;

http://www.prsguitars.com/index.php/blog/post/meet_the_new_2018_se_models

I'm liking the SE's more everyday. A friend of mine who works in a store ordered a SE and original PRS PU's for himself, the result is amazing.

PRS PU's are pricey and sticking them to an SE might not make sense to some but it might be one of the best sounding guitar I've ever played.

Posted by: Phil66 Nov 7 2017, 08:00 PM

Time the sustain on a B note

Posted by: Sensible Jones Nov 7 2017, 09:04 PM

Love the look of that Zebrawood 24!!!!

Posted by: Rammikin Nov 7 2017, 09:17 PM

That metal foil sure looks nice.

Posted by: bleez Nov 7 2017, 10:00 PM

yeah, they look really nice, I'd have any one of those. The spalted looks great, if that was satin finish it would be mega cool. The zebra and metal foil are damn fine looking as well.
There's too many guitars that I seem to need at the moment.

you should be hired for quality control

Posted by: Mertay Nov 7 2017, 10:14 PM

lol

Yeah lesson learned from Phil66, always check sustain/deadnotes why trying a PRS se

Posted by: MonkeyDAthos Nov 7 2017, 10:19 PM

Dat SE SVN looks really appealing.... if I hadn't to pay up school feeds. Would probably fall into the temptation.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Nov 8 2017, 04:19 PM

That custom 24 is like a dream. So beautiful.

Posted by: Phil66 Nov 8 2017, 10:27 PM

My Custom 24 has the double bird inlays at the 12th and all of the inlays actually look like birds whereas on my other PRS guitars, some of them look like blobs like the Custom 24 on that page.

Posted by: bleez Nov 8 2017, 11:20 PM

Ive lost track of your PRS's! I remember the Ace what custom 24 with the double bird inlay do you have, was it a special edition or super posh one?

I always kinda liked the bats on the Paul Allender sig and also the hollow bird inlays, they are really cool.

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Nov 9 2017, 10:59 AM

Very nice - i can def see myself buying an SE at some point!

Posted by: Phil66 Nov 9 2017, 11:32 AM

I bought the Custom 24 in Amethyst quilt for my 50th birthday self treat. It was bog standard Custom 24 SE, the inlays were standard too. My favourite guitar at the moment and doesn't have much of a B nor issue. Amethyst is my birthstone and that was all the excuse I needed I bought the blue flame 7 string and named it "Bob" after a friend had suddenly died. I'll post pics when I get chance.

Posted by: Phil66 Nov 9 2017, 08:32 PM

Here you go Scott.

The Custom 24 in Amethyst.
https://flic.kr/p/DcXNPh

The Custom 7
https://flic.kr/p/DcXNj9

The Ace that you know
https://flic.kr/p/ZfRkWu

I seriously considering the Chris Robertson SE but might wait a year for the price to drop

Posted by: bleez Nov 10 2017, 12:15 AM

ah yes very nice collection. I do like the twin bird on the 12th. It looks really nice, I dont think its very common at least Ive not seen it on the PRS' Ive been looking at.
The chris robertson one does look good as well. I like the layout of the controls, a bit more LP like which Im used to.

TBH any of those 2018 models would be fine with me

Posted by: Phil66 Nov 10 2017, 08:31 AM

Thank Scott,

It's not just the double birds I like, I also like the fact that every inlay actually looks like a bird. On the others some are just a random shape, of course they aren't, they are based on actual birds, but things like a barn owl on a branch don't really work.

There is a chart somewhere, showing you which inlay is which bird. I think Paul too the picture, cut the outline of the bird out and used that shape as the inlay. It works fine when they are in flight but not when they are perched with wings closed.

Details are here http://www.prsguitars.com/index.php/blog/post/the_story_of_the_prs_bird_inlays but there is supposed to be an official chart showing the pictures that were used and the inlays next to them. That may be an urban myth though.

Cheers