Since CNC has been come the production norm bad guitars are not nearly as prevalent. The diminishing return gap has been greatly shored up compared to even 10 years ago.
I actually think he would be able to whip Gibson into shape. He wore Paul down to make the SE line what it is. Look at how far it has come, we now get Paul's signature and the birds, even optional locking tuner upgrades. It's going to end up outselling the core line if it isn't already.
I only own 1 SE, but PRS has my brand loyalty for life, and this video only confirmed that. I love the transparency and honesty of these guys, there's not a lot of companies I believe in as much as PRS. I just started my own business a year ago, it's been hit hard with covid, but this really inspired me to push on and power through.
I discovered a PRS SE in the "secondary market", I could not be happier. Way better than anything I could have justified new as a beginner and affordable path to PRS quality. The SE line punches way above its weight.
I've seen him in other videos and tours. Seems like a genuinely nice guy who cares about his staff and clients. I've got 3 PRS guitars, and am always on the lookout for another that speaks to me.
I have a 245, a SE 35th Ann Custom 24 and the Hollowbody II. And am always impressed how much guitar the 245 is when I pick it up. Such a great guitar for an amazing price. Middle pickup selector, treble tone knob to zero, roll back the neck volume and you get this luscious Clapton woman tone.
well done Phillip, you honestly just changed my outlook on never being able to afford a PRS even though I know top range is out of the question for me on a very real inability in my personal situation for a core product but now I feel at ease with whatever time it takes to accumulate enough capital for an se range product and be comfortable knowing I dont have to compromise the quality and playable differences I once thought would maybe be too different, thanks man
This was great, Phil... my next guitar will, without a doubt, be a PRS... I live 45 miles from the factory and I am embarrassed I don't own a home-state built guitar!
I’m a person that likes quality but don’t like paying a high premium for it. So the se line is great for me. I get a guitar that looks, feels, and sounds expensive. But it’s not breaking the bank. That is something to be grateful for. I’ve never came across another brand that guitars under $1k are consistently good besides PRS. The ability to buy a guitar sight unseen and not buying the one on the wall so you know it’s setup properly is amazing.
Thanks Jack Higginbotham for sharing the knowledge on how the SE model is born as well as Phillip for uploading the content on this video at your channel. Hope PRS able to maintain various model on SE series so that more people can get inspire to play music with PRS instruments.
Also best guitars made today hands down. No other manufacturers can touch them in quality or price point. From SE to core to private stock, no one touches them. And they stay in tune !
Loved Phil's comment about noticing Dave Weiner for his tone. I noticed David Grissom when he was playing for John Mellencamp and I was hooked on his tone. That was his Gold dot guitar. I loved it!!
To a dishwasher an SE is a "lawyer guitar". It is so nice for PRS and Jack to realize this. I'm 59 years old and just bought my first PRS, an SE Standard 24-08. I love this instrument and treat it like it cost three times as much as it did. PRS quality brings this out. Now I want a CORE model!
My experience with PRS is this , 2019 King Crimson SE from Indonesia has many problems with QC while my 2020 Zach Myers SE from Korea is perfect. Great interview Phil.
Very good stuff , Phillip! Every time I pick up my Brent Mason Artist Series PRS and get ready to play the first thing that comes out of my mouth is : PRS makes the best guitars in the world!
Mr. Higginbotham mentions working for minimum wage in the mid-80's and it was about $4.50...But I distinctly remember working my butt off washing dishes in the summer of 1985 and minimum wage was $2.90 !! He now deserves that with the decimal point moved over two places. He's a fantastic asset to PRS and one of the most likable people in the industry.
I can't believe I live in Maryland and did not pay a visit to PRS factory site in Stevensville yet. When that horrid virus thing is over, I go there and then I buy myself a PRS.
I've got 2010 SE semi hallow and the guitar is awesome. If this had been the very first guitar I had ever played on I would have been very.......unimpressed by any other guitar that I own. I was unfortunately a part of the crappy guitars from the 80's and early 90's. I say this with the the knowledge of what was, a $80 Glary is a much better guitar than allot of us started out on. My first electric guitar was a boat anchor strat copy, terrible. The first I bought myself was a GTX in blue crackle, kinda want one of those again lol, but it wasn't a good guitar. Now i could make it good. The next was truly my first stage worthy guitar, Hammer Duotone. That guitar was really well built, MIK, I wish I had kept it.
Countersink the back cover plates, roll the fretboard edges, file down those vicious, snagging, finger tearing fret ends and the SE might be more interesting to we pros.
I have and have had more than a few guitars, including Gibsons, Fenders and Anderson, I recently picked up a 2004 PRS SE Soapbar II and it’s one of the best playing guitars I have ever owned.
YOU KNOW this guy is a great COO. The greatest tell of good management is someone who's done the job themselves. Management consultants and their MBA's have ruined so many businesses.
I felt the same way. Started w an Se standard and loved it. My second Se was the Paul’s guitar and it is the best decision I’ve made regarding what to buy. Totally satisfied. I recommend it and you won’t be disappointed
Thank you Phil for getting Jack on the channel. Paul may have his name on the head stock but it takes a team to make the dream happen. I learned a lot today from your interview and it is much appreciated. Have a great week. Peace!
I don't know of a reason I need a more expensive guitar than my PRS SE Paul's Guitar. The only reason for something more expensive is aesthetic, or supporting USA craftsmen.
I own two PRS SE’s and they are the two I pick up the most! Great playing, great feeling, and I look forward to grabbing a USA model as well! Fantastic instruments at every price point!
I think PRS has been really smart about this. Even their lowest priced guitar is still good enough to be used by a professional. They didn't get into the budget guitar business, but they do sell reasonably priced guitars for most people that are serious about playing. If you learned on a Squier or Epiphone, and you want to move up...a PRS SE is a quality guitar that'll be affordable.
My S2 is my favorite guitar and I love my SE Custom 24 also. I've played several CE 24's, which sell for around 2 grand now, and they're slightly better than my SE Custom 24 made in South Korea by WMI. Slightly better for more than double the price. PRS Core is an "aspirational guitar" line just like Gibsons are these days, but PRS is still the better made instrument. Like some, I have mixed feelings about PRS moving from South Korea to Indonesia. On one hand, they can pay those workers far less money than they did in South Korea, so it's pretty much exploitation. On the other hand, what happened in South Korea (rising economy and wages) may also happen in Indonesia in the next 15 years, and that'd be a good thing, not a bad one. We'll know 15 years from now.
Also, the decision of Jack's to put Paul's sig on the SE headstocks was brilliant marketing. Brilliant. The Core line isn't threatened by the SE line - they're two different consumers. But I wonder about the future of the S2 line. IMHO they're still better made guitars than the SE's, but how much better, and for how long? Hmm.
I haven't picked up a guitar for over 20 years but decided it was time. I've always been attracted to PRS guitars. So I bought two. An SE Paul's Guitar and an SE Hollowbody II. It's certainly a daunting task to try and retrain my "retarded" fingers but I'm sure gonna try. When I see an interview like this with Jack it makes me feel even better about my choices in guitars. Now it's time to get on with it.
I, too, started on a plywood archtop acoustic Silvertone in 1963. It was awful to play but I didn't have a frame of reference so I thought all guitars played like that. But the positive things I learned was to do my own work on the guitar to try to make it more playable and to work out chord shapes that were easier on the fingers. When I finally got my first "real" guitar it was a Fender Duo-Sonic II for $200 with case which is about $1,660 in today's money. Sweetwater is selling a PRS SE Standard for $500 right now. I can't believe the value out there for guitarists today. That $500 is the equivalent of $60 in 1963. There were no new "good" guitars available for $60 back then...I know, I was there. So we guitar players have a lot more choices in today's world. By the way, American made Fenders are cheaper today than they were 65 years ago based on inflation. Thanks, Phillip, for your insightful video.
Interesting. Initially, I looked at this title and opening slide and thought eh' who cares what the COO has to say but then I thought about how different Paul was and thought hmmm maybe I'll give it a shot and was glad I did. Jack and his journey are as interesting as Paul and his.
As a cynic to a skeptic; these are wise words. even if it's just a 'wise corporate move' to have such a amazing person to help steer the company and verbalise the greater intentions PRS has... points;)
In short, it can be said that PRS has aimed at all guitar enthusiasts, and extends to everyone with the best possible quality for the price and for each wallet! The goal that no one buys a bad PRS guitar is about making guitar players happy, making them feel: Well spent money! That is how i feel about PRS guitars!
Well I’ve never wanted to own a PRS they didn’t appeal to me I’d never played one. The videos on TH-cam of them being demoed didn’t inspire me even when my go to TH-camrs were demonstrating them. I do like Santana and I have a number of Gibson SG’s so that what I use to play his songs. Anyway I saw a pink SE and thought they’ll be going cheap because it’s not really a rock music colour, so I pulled the trigger on a Bonnie Pink PRS SE custom. All I can say is SE stands for “Something Extraordinary” the building quality is brilliant can’t fault it. And the tone well I’m a sucker for a bright sounding guitar. Absolutely gob smacked at how good it sounds. I understand now why there’s always endless good reviews about these guitars if this is the quality of their non top tier guitars they’re definitely doing something right. Is there any cons yes there are but I’m being ridiculously picky to mention them. 1) the action was a little too high for me but that was fixed in about 5mins just lowered the saddles with 1 turn on each grub screws. 2) the heel joint could be made a little more ergonomic. But if PRS ignores this comment it wouldn’t be the end of the world. Given I own multiple Gibsons and a couple of fenders PRS quite rightly deserve the middle ground between them for design but build quality is head and shoulders above them. The only drawback of that is I couldn’t imagine a PRS relic but that day will come because the guitars get played a lot.
This guy understood that marketing is not about f#ucking people when they spend 500 to a thousand dollars /EU. That's where Fender and Gibson fail, the first one selling 600 ish guitars that still have the same issues from 50 years ago but plays great, and the other one selling over priced instruments that very few people gig anymore considering their weight and the availability of more practical instruments. PRS are very lucky to have this guy around, shout out to him!
My SE 245 is mechanically superior instrument. I’ve upgraded pots and pickups; but, that’s absolutely just a personal preference thing. The wood drying, the neck-tenon joint, neck angle to the body, neck shape, the detail in the finish are all representative of an expensive guitar.
@@Ottophil The garbage we've been living under is not in any way capitalism, and if you think it is you probably went to a marxist indoctrination camp, er, university.
I’ve gotta say that the use of “higher standards of living” as a reason to move on from a country for manufacturing leaves a bit of a bad taste in my mouth.
Destregaxy I know there’s no real way around it if I’m participating in this industry, it just seems backwards to say it like that. Like obviously the best thing to say is that the cost of manufacturing is getting too high and no one will think “oh these factory workers demand a livable wage and PRS doesn’t want to pay into that at the expensive of their profit margin so they’re going somewhere cheaper.”
@@eckharteric I totally understand what you mean but I guess there's no easy way to put it. It's just the consequence of business. I bet their defense would be that they're "offering jobs to the more disadvantaged economies" haha.
Love my Korean made SE. Funny that Jack spent so long *not* disclosing what SE stands for. Since CE was supposed to be Classic Electric, SE maybe Student Electric which brands it for students only but it is playable for professionals. Or maybe Santana Edition but not wanting to brand it Santana for all versions. Not sure what S2 stands for since it's a Core and SE mixed and S2 does nothing to say that and maybe even makes it seem lower tier than SE. S2 should have been ME for Modern Electric, based on previous schemes. PRS steadfastly avoiding giving SE a proper alternate name screwed the S2 name.
With glasses, Jack looks like a cleaner version of Stephen King. Not sure I'm adding much to the discussion there, but thought I would comment anyway. Also, minimum wage in the mid to late 80s was $3.35 per hour.
I get why they put that message on the back of the headstock but man in terms of visuals it looks tacky. All those little markings various manufacturers put on their headstock just take away something in the feeling of the instrument. Especially the little trash can one.
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when you as ka question don't tell the guy what to answer! All you had to do is say "what does SE stand for?" Instead you lead him into a canned answer
Я купил PRS SE CUSTOM 24. Думал, что гитара без изъяна, но всё оказалось не так! Струны высоко, МИ не строит в октаву! Не стоит эта гитара таких денег. Разочарован...
It's not even a paragraph. It's like, two sentences. On the back of the headstock. Where nobody but the player and whatever techs work on it will see. So who cares how it looks?
Philly I have a lot of respect for you but Epiphone is a real affordable guitar my personal opinion PRS they pretend to be a guitar that is Affordable well they are not they are just simple Pretenders
I've been playing for 40 years and I absolutely love my 2019 PRS SE. Kids today have no idea how bad cheap guitars were in 1981.
Also terrible in 1991. So much better now.
Also, also terrible in 2001!
And 2011? Epiphone much better today....
Since CNC has been come the production norm bad guitars are not nearly as prevalent. The diminishing return gap has been greatly shored up compared to even 10 years ago.
@@leightnite3056 Truth
When I see a guy like Jack talking, all I can think is that Gibson needs to find someone like him. Fantastic interview!
Gibson would absolutely stifle and ruin his creativity.
@@pedraw I agree.
They have Mark Agne... Never mind.
I actually think he would be able to whip Gibson into shape. He wore Paul down to make the SE line what it is. Look at how far it has come, we now get Paul's signature and the birds, even optional locking tuner upgrades. It's going to end up outselling the core line if it isn't already.
@@216trixie out of the loop, what happened with Mark?
I only own 1 SE, but PRS has my brand loyalty for life, and this video only confirmed that. I love the transparency and honesty of these guys, there's not a lot of companies I believe in as much as PRS.
I just started my own business a year ago, it's been hit hard with covid, but this really inspired me to push on and power through.
South Korea.
He reminds me of Bob Lazar a little bit.
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I discovered a PRS SE in the "secondary market", I could not be happier. Way better than anything I could have justified new as a beginner and affordable path to PRS quality. The SE line punches way above its weight.
I've seen him in other videos and tours. Seems like a genuinely nice guy who cares about his staff and clients.
I've got 3 PRS guitars, and am always on the lookout for another that speaks to me.
Just picked up an se custom, love it. Don’t have to baby it like a private stock. Love all prs guitars!
My PRS custom 24 is my favorite guitar and is the best guitar I have ever played. I love it thanks you all for your hard work.
Proud owner of two SE guitars. I actually play my 245 more than my Les Paul. I prefer the PRS wide-fat neck.
I have a 245, a SE 35th Ann Custom 24 and the Hollowbody II. And am always impressed how much guitar the 245 is when I pick it up. Such a great guitar for an amazing price. Middle pickup selector, treble tone knob to zero, roll back the neck volume and you get this luscious Clapton woman tone.
I've got quite a few SEs. Absolutely love them
well done Phillip, you honestly just changed my outlook on never being able to afford a PRS even though I know top range is out of the question for me on a very real inability in my personal situation for a core product but now I feel at ease with whatever time it takes to accumulate enough capital for an se range product and be comfortable knowing I dont have to compromise the quality and playable differences I once thought would maybe be too different, thanks man
Great interview. I absolutely love my SE Custom. Also own a LP Studio, but always go back to my PRS.
Nice work, Phil. That was an excellent interview and the video editing was top notch.
Thank you Joe
SE is a working class mans guitar . Solid and reliable. I own a SE standard and it’s amazing 🔥
This was great, Phil... my next guitar will, without a doubt, be a PRS... I live 45 miles from the factory and I am embarrassed I don't own a home-state built guitar!
I’m a person that likes quality but don’t like paying a high premium for it. So the se line is great for me. I get a guitar that looks, feels, and sounds expensive. But it’s not breaking the bank. That is something to be grateful for. I’ve never came across another brand that guitars under $1k are consistently good besides PRS. The ability to buy a guitar sight unseen and not buying the one on the wall so you know it’s setup properly is amazing.
Thanks Jack Higginbotham for sharing the knowledge on how the SE model is born as well as Phillip for uploading the content on this video at your channel. Hope PRS able to maintain various model on SE series so that more people can get inspire to play music with PRS instruments.
Also best guitars made today hands down. No other manufacturers can touch them in quality or price point. From SE to core to private stock, no one touches them. And they stay in tune !
Loved Phil's comment about noticing Dave Weiner for his tone. I noticed David Grissom when he was playing for John Mellencamp and I was hooked on his tone. That was his Gold dot guitar. I loved it!!
What a guy! I wish to see him more often here on TH-cam. Maybe even more than Mr.Smith himself lol
To a dishwasher an SE is a "lawyer guitar". It is so nice for PRS and Jack to realize this. I'm 59 years old and just bought my first PRS, an SE Standard 24-08. I love this instrument and treat it like it cost three times as much as it did. PRS quality brings this out. Now I want a CORE model!
I bought a used one for $200 , holds up to my higher end guitars and USA made guitars. Rock solid / stage ready no issue.
I remember origin of manufacture discussions back in the 80s when my cousin got his first guitar a squier from Japan.
My experience with PRS is this , 2019 King Crimson SE from Indonesia has many problems with QC while my 2020 Zach Myers SE from Korea is perfect. Great interview Phil.
Can't go wrong with Korean guitars
Student Edition was the original term. I have one of the first models
Very good stuff , Phillip! Every time I pick up my Brent Mason Artist Series PRS and get ready to play the first thing that comes out of my mouth is : PRS makes the best guitars in the world!
Mr. Higginbotham mentions working for minimum wage in the mid-80's and it was about $4.50...But I distinctly remember working my butt off washing dishes in the summer of 1985 and minimum wage was $2.90 !! He now deserves that with the decimal point moved over two places. He's a fantastic asset to PRS and one of the most likable people in the industry.
Great interview Phil. PRS is a great American Company. Thanks Jack
I can't believe I live in Maryland and did not pay a visit to PRS factory site in Stevensville yet. When that horrid virus thing is over, I go there and then I buy myself a PRS.
I've got 2010 SE semi hallow and the guitar is awesome. If this had been the very first guitar I had ever played on I would have been very.......unimpressed by any other guitar that I own. I was unfortunately a part of the crappy guitars from the 80's and early 90's. I say this with the the knowledge of what was, a $80 Glary is a much better guitar than allot of us started out on. My first electric guitar was a boat anchor strat copy, terrible. The first I bought myself was a GTX in blue crackle, kinda want one of those again lol, but it wasn't a good guitar. Now i could make it good. The next was truly my first stage worthy guitar, Hammer Duotone. That guitar was really well built, MIK, I wish I had kept it.
Countersink the back cover plates, roll the fretboard edges, file down those vicious, snagging, finger tearing fret ends and the SE might be more interesting to we pros.
I have and have had more than a few guitars, including Gibsons, Fenders and Anderson, I recently picked up a 2004 PRS SE Soapbar II and it’s one of the best playing guitars I have ever owned.
I have a 93 SE Soapbar II that rivals any Gibson or Fender I've ever owned, and there have been many.
YOU KNOW this guy is a great COO. The greatest tell of good management is someone who's done the job themselves. Management consultants and their MBA's have ruined so many businesses.
I'm seriously thinking about the PRS SE Paul's guitar model as my next acquisition. Thanks Phil and thank you to Jack for your time.
I felt the same way. Started w an Se standard and loved it. My second Se was the Paul’s guitar and it is the best decision I’ve made regarding what to buy. Totally satisfied. I recommend it and you won’t be disappointed
Picked up a PRS SE custom 24 last week, tried out a few Gibsons and Ibanez' but the PRS was the best out of the bunch
Thank you Phil for getting Jack on the channel. Paul may have his name on the head stock but it takes a team to make the dream happen. I learned a lot today from your interview and it is much appreciated. Have a great week. Peace!
I don't know of a reason I need a more expensive guitar than my PRS SE Paul's Guitar. The only reason for something more expensive is aesthetic, or supporting USA craftsmen.
I own two PRS SE’s and they are the two I pick up the most! Great playing, great feeling, and I look forward to grabbing a USA model as well! Fantastic instruments at every price point!
Yes. An Engineer with several PRS' including an '89 Custom 24 10-top. Six Figure salary? Not when I bought them.
Gotta just love Prs, wish more guitar manufacturers were like this
Prs s2 custom 24 2013 mape top beautiful features love this guitar
I think PRS has been really smart about this. Even their lowest priced guitar is still good enough to be used by a professional. They didn't get into the budget guitar business, but they do sell reasonably priced guitars for most people that are serious about playing. If you learned on a Squier or Epiphone, and you want to move up...a PRS SE is a quality guitar that'll be affordable.
I own 2 SE Customs, the newest being the spectacular 35th anniversary model. Absolutely love them. For the price I feel they're as good as it gets.
Jack has always seemed super cool and knowledgeable. I'd love to hang out and shoot the shit with the guy. Good stuff, Philip!
Tim Pierce has several Custom PRS! Enough said about Professional Guitarist using PRS!
Awesome video Phil 👍
Class act Master guitar builder. Thank you
My first guitar was a PRS SE Paul Allender in Purple Quilt burst. I love that thing to death and still take it to gigs regularly
I miss mine
I didn't know there was a question, I always thought it was Student Edition.
Really interesting and honest interview. Thank you!
Moves to indonesia, still increases the price lul.
My SE Custom 22 Semi-hollow is by far the best guitar I've ever played and I've played/owned pretty much anything you can think of.
My S2 is my favorite guitar and I love my SE Custom 24 also. I've played several CE 24's, which sell for around 2 grand now, and they're slightly better than my SE Custom 24 made in South Korea by WMI. Slightly better for more than double the price. PRS Core is an "aspirational guitar" line just like Gibsons are these days, but PRS is still the better made instrument. Like some, I have mixed feelings about PRS moving from South Korea to Indonesia. On one hand, they can pay those workers far less money than they did in South Korea, so it's pretty much exploitation. On the other hand, what happened in South Korea (rising economy and wages) may also happen in Indonesia in the next 15 years, and that'd be a good thing, not a bad one. We'll know 15 years from now.
Also, the decision of Jack's to put Paul's sig on the SE headstocks was brilliant marketing. Brilliant. The Core line isn't threatened by the SE line - they're two different consumers. But I wonder about the future of the S2 line. IMHO they're still better made guitars than the SE's, but how much better, and for how long? Hmm.
I haven't picked up a guitar for over 20 years but decided it was time. I've always been attracted to PRS guitars. So I bought two. An SE Paul's Guitar and an SE Hollowbody II. It's certainly a daunting task to try and retrain my "retarded" fingers but I'm sure gonna try. When I see an interview like this with Jack it makes me feel even better about my choices in guitars. Now it's time to get on with it.
I, too, started on a plywood archtop acoustic Silvertone in 1963. It was awful to play but I didn't have a frame of reference so I thought all guitars played like that. But the positive things I learned was to do my own work on the guitar to try to make it more playable and to work out chord shapes that were easier on the fingers. When I finally got my first "real" guitar it was a Fender Duo-Sonic II for $200 with case which is about $1,660 in today's money. Sweetwater is selling a PRS SE Standard for $500 right now. I can't believe the value out there for guitarists today. That $500 is the equivalent of $60 in 1963. There were no new "good" guitars available for $60 back then...I know, I was there. So we guitar players have a lot more choices in today's world. By the way, American made Fenders are cheaper today than they were 65 years ago based on inflation. Thanks, Phillip, for your insightful video.
FANTASTIC VIDEO!
How ironic I have a used 2019 se custom coming in the mail now
Man I love PRS. Just doing I right. More companies could learn from them.
I have a Hamer with World Music also on the rear headstock
That little note at the begining is such a dig at Paul 😂
Here’s my take:
SE Mira for Gibson SG vibe
SE Silver Sky for strat vibe
SE Vela for hybrid of Gretsch Jet & Tele
SE Starla for Les Paul vibe
Interesting. Initially, I looked at this title and opening slide and thought eh' who cares what the COO has to say but then I thought about how different Paul was and thought hmmm maybe I'll give it a shot and was glad I did. Jack and his journey are as interesting as Paul and his.
I like that prs doesn't try to use the se line to shame people for not spending more like Gibson does with Epiphone.
I hope prs make an metal s2 guitar or core series, I have a ltd 1000, I want the construction of prs USA with metal pickups
As a cynic to a skeptic; these are wise words. even if it's just a 'wise corporate move' to have such a amazing person to help steer the company and verbalise the greater intentions PRS has... points;)
In short, it can be said that PRS has aimed at all guitar enthusiasts, and extends to everyone with the best possible quality for the price and for each wallet! The goal that no one buys a bad PRS guitar is about making guitar players happy, making them feel: Well spent money! That is how i feel about PRS guitars!
So can I say I have a PRS being an owner of the 30th Anny Custom 24 Floyd SE? I have an LTD M-1000 and an ESP KH2, but i dont say i own 2 ESP's.
Paul def referred to it as Student Edition originally
Well I’ve never wanted to own a PRS they didn’t appeal to me I’d never played one. The videos on TH-cam of them being demoed didn’t inspire me even when my go to TH-camrs were demonstrating them. I do like Santana and I have a number of Gibson SG’s so that what I use to play his songs. Anyway I saw a pink SE and thought they’ll be going cheap because it’s not really a rock music colour, so I pulled the trigger on a Bonnie Pink PRS SE custom.
All I can say is SE stands for “Something Extraordinary” the building quality is brilliant can’t fault it. And the tone well I’m a sucker for a bright sounding guitar. Absolutely gob smacked at how good it sounds. I understand now why there’s always endless good reviews about these guitars if this is the quality of their non top tier guitars they’re definitely doing something right.
Is there any cons yes there are but I’m being ridiculously picky to mention them.
1) the action was a little too high for me but that was fixed in about 5mins just lowered the saddles with 1 turn on each grub screws.
2) the heel joint could be made a little more ergonomic. But if PRS ignores this comment it wouldn’t be the end of the world.
Given I own multiple Gibsons and a couple of fenders PRS quite rightly deserve the middle ground between them for design but build quality is head and shoulders above them. The only drawback of that is I couldn’t imagine a PRS relic but that day will come because the guitars get played a lot.
Now I want an SE Standard!
Hey Jack....can I custom order a PRS with Stainless Steel frets...
NO ??......well that ain't right....
Time to Jam the Schecter SLS nt
Yeah, I wonder why mayor brands like PRS, Fender or Gibson can offer stainless steel frets at least in their most expensive products.
good interview, hey, what's the red and white guitar on the bottom next to you on the right?
This guy understood that marketing is not about f#ucking people when they spend 500 to a thousand dollars /EU. That's where Fender and Gibson fail, the first one selling 600 ish guitars that still have the same issues from 50 years ago but plays great, and the other one selling over priced instruments that very few people gig anymore considering their weight and the availability of more practical instruments. PRS are very lucky to have this guy around, shout out to him!
Would love to know when those hollowbody iis will be available. Been waiting on my order to be filled for 2 months.
I always assumed SE meant "Second Edition" for some reason. I don't own one, YET, so I never really thought much about it.
My SE 245 is mechanically superior instrument. I’ve upgraded pots and pickups; but, that’s absolutely just a personal preference thing. The wood drying, the neck-tenon joint, neck angle to the body, neck shape, the detail in the finish are all representative of an expensive guitar.
If you start making SE lefty single cuts I'll be the first to buy one👍
I doo love my mark holcomb SE
I wish I could have asked this. Why don't the S2 standard in the satin finish come with birds.?
Everyone's job was moving oversea's here in America for decades and people got tired of it and wanted to know where our products were being made.
Exactly. The great sucking sound of our manufacturing going offshore thanks to cocaine running clinton and the commies who paid him.
@@Ottophil The garbage we've been living under is not in any way capitalism, and if you think it is you probably went to a marxist indoctrination camp, er, university.
I hope SE line is made by Korea again
The cables are currently unavailable on Amazon lol
I have it Standard Edition.
My interpretation of “SE” is “Student Edition.”
Why didn't you make the Schizoid in a lefty???
I’ve gotta say that the use of “higher standards of living” as a reason to move on from a country for manufacturing leaves a bit of a bad taste in my mouth.
Yea but you wouldn't be happy if everything was 50% more expensive. it would lower your standard of living...
Basic economics and business managment leaves a bad taste in your mouth lol?
Destregaxy I know there’s no real way around it if I’m participating in this industry, it just seems backwards to say it like that. Like obviously the best thing to say is that the cost of manufacturing is getting too high and no one will think “oh these factory workers demand a livable wage and PRS doesn’t want to pay into that at the expensive of their profit margin so they’re going somewhere cheaper.”
Disco I feel like that wording might come off as unethical.
@@eckharteric I totally understand what you mean but I guess there's no easy way to put it. It's just the consequence of business. I bet their defense would be that they're "offering jobs to the more disadvantaged economies" haha.
Love my Korean made SE. Funny that Jack spent so long *not* disclosing what SE stands for. Since CE was supposed to be Classic Electric, SE maybe Student Electric which brands it for students only but it is playable for professionals. Or maybe Santana Edition but not wanting to brand it Santana for all versions. Not sure what S2 stands for since it's a Core and SE mixed and S2 does nothing to say that and maybe even makes it seem lower tier than SE. S2 should have been ME for Modern Electric, based on previous schemes. PRS steadfastly avoiding giving SE a proper alternate name screwed the S2 name.
With glasses, Jack looks like a cleaner version of Stephen King. Not sure I'm adding much to the discussion there, but thought I would comment anyway. Also, minimum wage in the mid to late 80s was $3.35 per hour.
I get why they put that message on the back of the headstock but man in terms of visuals it looks tacky. All those little markings various manufacturers put on their headstock just take away something in the feeling of the instrument. Especially the little trash can one.
Heh yeah. That little trash can I find horrible too. I've had it on guitars that I've owned before and always hated it too.
@@Ottophil LOL
Crap.. the only reason the manufacturer paragraph is on the back, is so you are assured you bought a cheaper, not core model.
North Carolina
Bobby Weir?? I didn't know he ran PRS... Huh...
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He loves guitars... it shows. You cant fake REAL
So hes saying were the next place were they can explore employes paying minuimum wages !! Next step is gonnna be from indonesia to china !
when you as ka question don't tell the guy what to answer! All you had to do is say "what does SE stand for?" Instead you lead him into a canned answer
Я купил PRS SE CUSTOM 24. Думал, что гитара без изъяна, но всё оказалось не так! Струны высоко, МИ не строит в октаву! Не стоит эта гитара таких денег. Разочарован...
i hate that paragraph written on the back of the SE head stock. it looks cheap and ugly imho
It's not even a paragraph. It's like, two sentences. On the back of the headstock. Where nobody but the player and whatever techs work on it will see. So who cares how it looks?
It's more honest than most other companies would ever admit though.
la mienne tiens pas l'accord... Les micros surtout dans les aigu sont à chier
I own 11 guitars from all over the world none of them are perfect they all range from 200 - 2000 dollars .. you just gotta get lucky
That country’s talents means that country’s cheap labor and materials
PRS a bit underwhelming for me.
Philly I have a lot of respect for you but Epiphone is a real affordable guitar my personal opinion PRS they pretend to be a guitar that is Affordable well they are not they are just simple Pretenders