PRS has given the world a sneak preview of the new models it will be launching in 2019. Among the luxurious solid bodied electric guitars you would expect from this prestigious maker, there are also what are likely to be very welcome additions to the impressive SE acoustic range launched last year and with which we have been very impressed at Acoustic Review (https://acousticreview.co.uk/reviews/acoustic-review-prs-se-t50-electro-acoustic/ )
The new introductions expand last year’s impressive SE Angelus and Tonare Grand models with both new wood combinations and new colours. The SE A55E and T55E continue to bring PRS’s Private Stock aesthetic to the SE Series with quilted maple back and sides offered in two colours: classic Black Gold Burst or Abaco Green. The SE A60E and T60E also bring arresting aesthetics to the assortment, with ziricote back and sides, curly maple binding and heel cap, and abalone purfling and rosette details. Both the 55 and 60 series acoustics feature solid spruce tops PRS’s hybrid classical/X bracing, bone nuts and saddles, and the Fishman GT-1 pickup system. Rounding out the acoustic additions are burst options for the 40 and 50 series guitars.
‘SE acoustics are born from our work inside the PRS Private Stock team making highly-individualized instruments. With years of intimate work experience to build on, we have applied our bracing pattern and other foundational design elements to the SE line, resulting in high-value instruments that we love,’ said Jack Higginbotham, Chief Operating Officer, PRS Guitars. ‘We are proud of our manufacturing partners and humbled by the reviews and support from our dealers as
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