low end PRS guitars

[the guy who invented fire]

who knows anything about these things? I've never been much on any PRS really, but they have one that is a mahogany body with a glued in mahogany neck with 2 P-90...that sounds like a winner to me! I have P-90 GAS right now, and I think that one of these might clear that up.

 

[That90'sGuy]

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It's built surprisingly well for the money, but I knew I wouldn't be happy with it in the long run. The pickups weren't the greatest things in the world, but if you can find one that rings well unplugged, it might be worth some Duncans in there.

 

[martinsixstringcustoms]

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It's built surprisingly well for the money, but I knew I wouldn't be happy with it in the long run. The pickups weren't the greatest things in the world, but if you can find one that rings well unplugged, it might be worth some Duncans in there.

You got it, Chris. I had a Single Cut PRS Soapbar SE and it was an excellent guitar for the $$$. I dropped some SD P-90's in and it sounded awesome.

 

[Mike M.]

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I just bought the SE Soapbar II yesterday. The construction, feel, fretwork, playability and finish are all top notch. This is my first experience with P90 pickups so I can't compare them with other P90's. As far as the overall output it's a little less than my Les Paul with the stock Gibson pickups and a little more than my Telecaster with Fralins Blues Specials. I have'nt tried adjusting the pickups height or pole pieces yet on the SE, so here's my general impression after playing it for a good six hours as is: I really like the neck pickup. Seems to have just the right amount of depth without being muddy or droney and the right amount of clarity to bring it thru without being over the top. A very nice sounding neck pickup. The bridge pickup has decent lows and good mids but it can bite if you're not careful. I've found I had to keep the tone control down a bit when playing clean using just the bridge pickup alone or combined with the neck pickup. But again, maybe adjusting the pickups will take care of all that. I'll find out tomorow. The guitar is very quiet with hardly any hum at all. A lot less hum than my Tele has. It's a new sound for me and so far I'm really enjoying it.

 

[nuntius]

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I really like the neck pickup. Seems to have just the right amount of depth without being muddy or droney and the right amount of clarity to bring it thru without being over the top. A very nice sounding neck pickup.

That was my experience with the PRS soapbar SE as well.. I didn't care much for the bridge pickup.

 

[Stringmachine]

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I dont own one myself, but I have a friend that got one with 2 humbuckers. It is buildt well and plays great. He has however done the unthinkable and put in a set of DiMarzio's. :yell:

 

[Dills]

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I love my PRS santana version 1 which is about 4-5 years old the construction is great and the intonation is spot on I have put a set of duncans in it with a push pull and it sounds awesome even though the stock neck pickup sounded pretty good. Its a pretty versatile machine i can get anything from a nice stratty rhythm twang to a full on saturated rock sound. Its general sound is like a mix of a lespaul and a strat. Great guitar.
Dills