I got this guitar in October. It’s a PRS SE, made in China in PRS’s acoustic factory. It’s a full hollowbody, built like an acoustic, and very light and resonant. It’s very, very nice, but there are things that remind you pretty quickly that it’s not a USA made guitar. But no complaints from me - I didn’t pay for a USA made guitar!
That pic is from the website but is of my actual guitar. I’m having trouble posting pics but you’ll soon see what it really looks like when it wakes up in the morning
It has laminated maple top and back, with a veneer on top and back, and even on the insides. The inside isn’t painted or stained, but once I saw the flame figuring inside I was happy! Mahogany sides and ebony fretboard. All the binding is done in real flamed maple. It also has really beautiful Abalone bird inlays.
The only thing I’ve done to it so far is install PRS locking tuners, and a set of locking bridge posts. More details will come as I highlight things I’ve found or what I’m changing.
Anyway, I never really liked using the volume control as the tone would cut out way too quickly. I also got some odd ‘fuzz’ from time to time - I wasn’t sure where it was coming from, but now I have an idea: a cold solder joint on the tone capacitor. The pickup selector switch stopped working, and I noticed a bunch of corrosion on two of the potentiometer washers. It’s my only complete guitar, but that was enough to investigate.
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