Hi,
Im looking for a hollowbody guitar as a "significant birthday" present to myself. Ive defined a few criteria that I want in any guitar and the new PRS SE Hollowbody II's meet most of those.
https://www.prsguitars.com/index.php/electrics/model/se_hollowbody_ii_2020Ive checked them out and apart from taking the gloss off the neck were great, though the setup was a bit high and the sample I tried had a mismatched top (no where near the grain of the image below)- I'd probably go for non maple topped version.
![Image: https://www.prsguitars.com/images/electrics/se_hollowbody_ii_2020_straight.png](https://www.prsguitars.com/images/electrics/se_hollowbody_ii_2020_straight.png)
Are there any guitars worth checking out that meet this criteria:-
1) Good neck access so playing A min Pent at the 17-20 frets is easy (Rules out most Gibsons and Gretches)
2) Linked to above - strap button in sensible place - not behind the neck where Id put my hands playing at 17th fret.
3) Non varnished fretboard (rules out maple boards)
4) Satin neck (or oiled wood finish)
5) No gold hardware
6) Fixed bridge
7) Not too deep - easy to play seated and standing.
Im not super keen on binding (as it makes rolling the fretboard edges tricky), but they all seem to come with that.
Any advice on alternatives? Cheers.
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Edit - I didn't read the full post, sorry. Probably not for you.
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When I looked at 335s I checked out Ibanez range of 335ish alikes. I thought they played really nicely. If you're looking at 335s make sure to try a 339, smaller cousin of 335 and nearer your PRS example.
that said HB2 is in its case at the moment and the Little Sister Crossroads is the semi of the moment.
My feedback thread is here.
That's only an hours drive away - might go and check them out soon. Thanks!
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The solid bodies with the painted on f holes?!?!?
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