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Not sure why but I'm getting a bit of GAS for some of these:-
http://www.prsguitars.com/blog/post/meet_the_new_prs_s2_satins
The normal S2's look good but the gloss finishes appeal less than these for some reason, maybe because they look like cheap versions of core models where these look more like models in their own right.
I got a Tokai Les Paul this year which is ace, but it has all of the issues all Les Paul's have and I just can't get on with it, so I'm thinking of a change with these being high up the list. Most of these look they will retail for £899, which for a US PRS is reasonable, although I guess for a few hundred more you can get into used core territory.
Still for the price of these they look good value, my only reservation would be they won't hold their price and I should try one out then wait for some 2nd hand to appear for SE money.
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The real bargains are second hand from a dealer like Peach or Coda at a good price. Best of both worlds.
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Just reading some of the blurb off the ad:- For reference, the finish on a typical PRS Core or S2 guitar is 9-10 mils thick, our new satin finishes are about 1 mil thick - a tenth of the thickness of our already super-thin finish offerings.
Had no idea the finish on a normal PRS was 9-10mm, that sounds really thick, not that I'm too fussed about such things nowadays.
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FYI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousandth_of_an_inch
As for the guitars, they look great. But I really wish the headstock was less pointy!
It does look like a wooden chip fork though.
I'm not too bothered about the headstock, I prefer a Les Paul style, but really I just want a guitar that stays in tune first and foremost.
It feels and plays great, the woods and construction on par with my usual expectations of PRS, where it does feel cheap is the bridge, you can tell it's an SE bridge and I'd want to change that quickly as it didn't return to pitch and felt flimsy in use. The pickups also don't stack up against the quality of the guitar it felt like somebody had put part worn tyres on a race car.
Im going to buy one eventually as I really enjoyed it but I would need to change the pickups and bridge.