idk, I think the Firebird pickups sounds more like single coils, and these probably don't have magnet rails, but rails with a humbucker design. That would be a better sounding design though.
Love these! But it’s not correct to say that these are building on the shoulders of the silver sky - the NF3 was a core USA model back in 2010-12; well before the silver sky. This is literally an updated version of that, and made by the SE brand. The original NF3 (and DC3 which came out at the same time, but sported unique single coils) were well ahead of their time and arguably blow any silver sky out of the water even today. They are both different takes on what a modernised strat should sound and feel like, whereas the Silver Sky is simply an attempt at recreating a classic strat.
@@Richtone85well, he did say they sound like a G&L MDF pickup, which is also a single coil. So, yes they are single coil-ish and no, they are not really stratty.
The sped up Pete switching guitars cracked me up. He became the flash for a second 😂. Love the demo. I was hoping yall would have a comparison to the silver sky and you did. You guys truly know your audience. Yall are my favorite channel on TH-cam. Keep up the great work!
This looks great. Reminds me of the Fender Aerodyne series - which for me is a good thing. I’m going to hold out hope they release the NF53 (tele) in an SE though 🤞🤞
@@mathiasbruce6582 I’ve heard great things about mojotone! I don’t think the NF’s are meant to be exactly like a strat, just kinda in the same ballpark.
Seems like sometimes haters be hating just to hate these days. If it’s not your thing, that’s cool. There are plenty of options out there. From what I’ve heard so far, it seems more like a rhythm guitar. I’d also prefer it to have a matching headstock.
@@thebrysmith3 Sometimes the hate isn't without reason. I do think people are getting tired of the fake marketing bs. It isn't anything new or game changing. It's a slightly different take on a mini humbucker, or the multitude of Seymour Duncan strat sized humbuckers they have been making for decades. The guitar is great, but people are tired of the fakery.
@@frankinhistankthey play the guitars and tell you what it is. If you’re tired of clickbait titles, sure, but this isn’t marketing bs. It is marketing.
Other comments have also said it - there was a core NF3 that this is based on, with a variation on these pickups. These pickups may had a nod from the recent core NF53 pickups. And PRS does do an HSS guitar in the core range - the Fiore. Great demo guys! Thanks.
Lee, that opening solo was nothing short of spectacular. Bravo! I will soon be returning to it for inspiration (I'm gonna steal it). Makes me weep with joy. Sincerely.
Probably an accurate tagline for PRS in general ha - I feel like they're struggling a bit with strategy at the moment. I'm sure these are great guitars, but I'm pretty sure the market will respond to this in the same way it did for the Swamp Ash SE and the NF 53. A SE NF 53 would probably have been the only release to get even a slight bit of hype, but I imagine like those two other examples these are going to be getting deep Black Friday discounts at every vendor
I really dig these. They're "Straty" enough while also going into that humbucker/p90 mid range. As "S-shaped things" are my favorite guitars, I just may have to pick up one. I feel like that would successfully fill a wide range of my desires in a guitar.
Several decades now several different noise-cancelling pickups were said to sound "just like single coils" which they always do, right up until 5 minutes later when you compare them to actual single coils.
I’ve got a USA NF3 which I absolutely love and have made several videos comparing the Narrowfields to different pickups. Soon going to do another one as I’ve just picked up another NF3 (rosewood as opposed to my other one which is maple fingerboard)
You guys did a nice job showcasing both how good these sound on their own and how different they are from SS SEs. It's funny, unless you focus on the superspeed Pete comparisons, the NF has the expected character across the 5 positions, just with a bit more mids, and in the jams, they worked well with the drive pedals. Lee's phrasing and touch have really advanced.
Wow, not a PRS fanboy, but out of the park! If I were in the market, I'd be lkg hard at these bc all colours and fb option look great, no missing features or reason to upgrade, not too much noise, competitive pricing. Nice one!
Wouldn’t mind a push-pull Tone knob getting positions 1and 5 together… maybe another on the Volume knob for all three pickups. Could be cool. Not necessary, of course, but cool.
Cool hybrid Custom 24 / Silver Sky shape and like the single-coily sounding rail humbuckers. The pickups are a little bit like G&L’s higher output MFD and single coil designs. Just wish there was an option for white, mint, or cream plastics.
Noiseless pickup and 10” radius is actually the TWO things I wanted on the SilverSky… but still, I think there’s room in a guitar collection for both the SS and the NF3 (which sounds fatter)
I feel you, but would you also say that a Wilde L-500 is a minihumbucker? Is a G&L Z-Coil MFD humbucker an extended-range Precision Bass pickup? Construction matters.
Identical to every new noiseless Fender Strat pickup sales pitch. These remind me of the Fender vintage noiseless Strat set. No chime and lots of mids.
I’ve got a few narrowfield guitars - 2 Core Swamp Ash Specials, 1 swamp ash studio, and an OG Nf3 and can attest to how useful these kinds of guitars are! Would love to see a shootout with the OG NF3, new SE SAS, OG SA Studio and Special, a Fiore, and Silver Sky!
Offering both fretboards in all colours is a plus. So many of the best colour guitars are on the fretboard I don’t like (Pau ferro I’m looking at you!)
I'm a Fender man but would love to try a PRS. Just depends on the feel of the neck. I think most guitars in this price range sound good so their playability is the deciding factor. They look good, I don't like weird shapes, with the exception of the Strandberg, which is shaped for ergonomic reasons.
@@neilesewell Pattern Regular is priced beyond the reach of people who can get guitars with 42mm nuts from at least half a dozen other companies. The SE DGT is the only exception with humbuckers, alongside the SE Silver Sky as the only exception with single coils, and PRS does not care.
I think I prefer G&L MFDs a bit more, these pickups sound like kinda like the Neve ones Yamaha is using in terms of their balance, but the G&L ones sound more dense, the notes are more substantial which isn't Strat-like sure but sounds great imo.
There's absolutely no way you can say this with any confidence. There's so many effects and EQ in the signal chain, not to mention compression, for you to say that.
@@jhref woah, slow down, this is all within the context of TH-cam demos, and furthermore, subjective. It's a given that what we're hearing is an approximation. Probably why I said "I think". The PRS pickups remind me of the ones on the Yamaha pro series. Their description reminds me of the G&L MFDs but the sound produced here doesn't strike that bell with me. Could these pickups sound just like the MFDs given altered setting and pairings? Sure. I'm not speaking in terms of absolution. So I can say, with confidence, that my impression is that I, generally, within in the context of a compressed TH-cam Video, enjoy the 'weighty' sound of the G&L pickups to these. And I probably prefer the body of the Yamaha Pros to the PRS as well. You can tell Paul I'm sorry.
Tempting. And blue and orange happen to be my favorite colors. But a G&L Comanche will remain a higher priority for me. Plus I want my second PRS to be a hardtail instead of another vibrato bridge guitar.
They already made a USA version of that one, but no one bought it, maybe they are trying again with the SE to see if it's worth re-launching the USA made one
One of the best sounding prs se guitars since the sliversky se came out. I am glad you did another jam at the end...it shows you guy really like sound of these guitars...sound geeat
The singlecut standard in vintage cherry is my only other PRS. This guitar is in every way different. Gunmetal Grey with rosewood fretboard. Sweet looking and very unique specs. I'm getting one of them new hardcases PRS has out now with it. They just got back in stock again today.
The RRP of this guitar is $799 USD. If you add 20% VAT the conversion should be about £760. I know we in the UK always end up paying more but Andertons price is £999 GPB. Why????
these look and sound mint, but for a grand I would still really want locking tuners and / or stainless steel frets ( I know PRS are against the SS frets but I think its a pretty major factor when comparing against many other brands that are now including both for half the price)
Hmmm....the pickups sound like they would enjoy more gain. Real valve amp gain! Also, you two should do an Eric Johnson strat video. Pete and Lee would kill on those! Proper strat!
@@przemyslaw1235 Yeah, Brad is king of the Floyd. I love that the orange version of this guitar looks like the Gillis Fender though. Throw a NFT Floyd on there, a PJ Marx in the bridge position and an in-body wireless system and we're getting close.
It would be good if they demonstrated how it would sound if they lowered the bass and middle on the amplifier. The pickups in these guitars sound better than the NF pickups in the PRS Tele style guitars.
Now THAT is what the Silver Sky should have been! That's different, original and one of a kind, not that strat copycat they did that only tries to be the best strat, only that it isn't because no matter what anybody do, nothing will replace a strat that says Fender in its headstock.
The tone can be worked on by adjusting the eq to get more of the chime and scoop of a real single coil. And for P90 lovers, this is already quite close. With the added bonus of no hum and extra 2 & 4 position.
Ok let’s be real the instruments produced by PRS are always spot on and this one looks to be nothing less than amazing. With that said Pete, those shoes are the real reason you are out playing all of us haha keep up the good work love the videos Lee always enjoy the playing and commentary from both of you
Great-sounding guitars! Visually they’re reminiscent of the PRS 2012 Brent Mason Signature model (I have one of those) with a different pickup layout. The Mason has an HSH setup with coil splits for neck and bridge. But these are really cool, and it’s nice to see them in the SE line.
Online, people are talking about these pickups and aren't totally sure what they are. Squier released a Hot Rails Strat with Duncan Designed Hot Rails pickups awhile back. This guitar reminds me of that.
Guitar gets great tones! Too bad with offering multiple fretboards they didn’t also offer the normal pattern neck profile. The thin profile is a deal breaker for a lot of people.
PRS fixes the muddy LP neck humbucker toans and the thin twangy weak strat toans by creating what toans were meant to be. Had Paul put his out in 1954 we'd all be saying why doesn't a LP or strat have those classic birth of rock and electric guitar toans the way a PRS does. For me PRS means the epitome of toanz.
It was as close as PRS was willing to get to a strat back in the day, I'm not sure it has a place in the lineup today with the silver sky available. The original became a classic because it sold poorly and is a collector/niche item since it was discontinued so quickly
@@toolittle7204 Shawn from PRS commented on this not too long ago. All of those guitars in that range (Mira, Starla, NF3 pre s2 series) had the same problem that the American EG3 did previously; they hadn’t really figured out how to make them more efficiently then they made core guitars despite the cruder designs and the result was a guitar that wasn’t profitable for PRS to make so they never really got behind the marketing to try to make them a success. It wasn’t until the s2 line came out ever that they really figured out the streamlined process and started making more midrange guitars they could still turn a profit on. Some of these models, Mira especially, were great despite not being successful commercially.
Incredible. What will that genius think of next? I can't wait for PRS to come out with that game changing tonewood that Paul keeps talking about! It's well known that the material of the guitar is incredibly important for the tone. Yet there is no company that uses this to really EQ their guitars using high tech materials! I'm sure PRS are gonna reveal it all any day now!
It's strange no one says nothing about the SSC2 system on Suhr Guitars: it's a dummy coil away from the strings and it captures only the noise without affecting the tone ad all. It's great! If you want single coil sounds with no noise, it's the best option. I think NF3 pickups are great but different. They can achieve P90ish tone at full volume, more single coily tones rolled down a bit, but they change something (not in a bad way, if you like it).
You guys are a GREAT team who compliment each others musical styles, as well as your affable personalities! How would you compare this guitar to the SE DGT?
As a luthier starting on pickup making, these strike me as being very similar to Firebird style mini humbuckers that used solid alnico rails.
idk, I think the Firebird pickups sounds more like single coils, and these probably don't have magnet rails, but rails with a humbucker design. That would be a better sounding design though.
Yeah I have recently started using firebird pickups in my strat, this sounds very similar although the construction might be different
Waiting on SE NF53 tele style myself
A lot of people are
Me too!
Love these! But it’s not correct to say that these are building on the shoulders of the silver sky - the NF3 was a core USA model back in 2010-12; well before the silver sky. This is literally an updated version of that, and made by the SE brand.
The original NF3 (and DC3 which came out at the same time, but sported unique single coils) were well ahead of their time and arguably blow any silver sky out of the water even today. They are both different takes on what a modernised strat should sound and feel like, whereas the Silver Sky is simply an attempt at recreating a classic strat.
Yes sir. Thank u for posting. The originals were highly coveted later. These should do well.
@@GuitarJawn correct
A review of the original by Mark Lucas at Nstuff Guitars th-cam.com/video/BaTo9B07Wr8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=pPH4C4MnIBF6mYoM
This^^ Though the SS is more an effort to re-create a vintage Strat.
@@kellygreenii yes that’s correct - that’s what I meant by classic but vintage is the more correct term
I like how you guys pick cables to match the guitars.
What cables are those? I'd like to get some.
@@calebshelton9240 They tend to use Ernie Ball.
I'll check back in when they are inevitably on sale ...
sounds like a good plan.......around 500 to 550 quid be about right......i'll take the iceblue with rosewood fretboard.
PRS: These pickups sound identical to single coils
Danish Pete comparing the Silver sky: they are completely different
@@Richtone85well, he did say they sound like a G&L MDF pickup, which is also a single coil. So, yes they are single coil-ish and no, they are not really stratty.
On sale right now
The sped up Pete switching guitars cracked me up. He became the flash for a second 😂. Love the demo. I was hoping yall would have a comparison to the silver sky and you did. You guys truly know your audience. Yall are my favorite channel on TH-cam. Keep up the great work!
You can really see The Captain’s growth in that opening jam. Good work!
This looks great. Reminds me of the Fender Aerodyne series - which for me is a good thing. I’m going to hold out hope they release the NF53 (tele) in an SE though 🤞🤞
I'm so with you on this. Like, we really needed another strat 😢 especially with the silver sky being out...
It’s a smart release. Narrowfields weren’t available in the SE line. This guitar is like a modern Strat, slightly hotter without the hum. Big fan.
I was just thinking this. I love Strats but the noise is a no go. I’m tempted to give one of these a shot with the maple neck.
Give the MojoTone 58 Quiet Coils a shot. I have them and love them. They sound a lot more stratty than these PRS ones, IMHO.
@@mathiasbruce6582 I’ve heard great things about mojotone! I don’t think the NF’s are meant to be exactly like a strat, just kinda in the same ballpark.
The Captain's tone through his rig has a very Allman Brothers-like sound. I love it.
maybe the allmans adopted him?
Holy crap the amount of haters here is ridiculous. I think it looks and sounds great. There’s a reason PRS is still making guitars.
Seems like sometimes haters be hating just to hate these days. If it’s not your thing, that’s cool. There are plenty of options out there. From what I’ve heard so far, it seems more like a rhythm guitar. I’d also prefer it to have a matching headstock.
@@thebrysmith3 Sometimes the hate isn't without reason. I do think people are getting tired of the fake marketing bs. It isn't anything new or game changing. It's a slightly different take on a mini humbucker, or the multitude of Seymour Duncan strat sized humbuckers they have been making for decades. The guitar is great, but people are tired of the fakery.
@@frankinhistank You mean like "Gold Foil" or "Wide Range" pickups that aren't actually those thing? Yeah, I hear ya.
@@frankinhistankthey play the guitars and tell you what it is. If you’re tired of clickbait titles, sure, but this isn’t marketing bs. It is marketing.
@@robbieegan9203 Yeah. Game changing marketing.
Other comments have also said it - there was a core NF3 that this is based on, with a variation on these pickups. These pickups may had a nod from the recent core NF53 pickups. And PRS does do an HSS guitar in the core range - the Fiore.
Great demo guys! Thanks.
All true! There is even the Core Studio which is essentially HSS using the staircase narrowfields!
Lee, that opening solo was nothing short of spectacular. Bravo! I will soon be returning to it for inspiration (I'm gonna steal it). Makes me weep with joy. Sincerely.
sounds like a guitar
😂
Yeah. It sounds like PRS is giving them a nice paycheck.
Probably an accurate tagline for PRS in general ha - I feel like they're struggling a bit with strategy at the moment. I'm sure these are great guitars, but I'm pretty sure the market will respond to this in the same way it did for the Swamp Ash SE and the NF 53. A SE NF 53 would probably have been the only release to get even a slight bit of hype, but I imagine like those two other examples these are going to be getting deep Black Friday discounts at every vendor
@@toolittle7204 oh you have access to every stores bookkeeping?
A horrible sounding one to be precise😂
I really dig these. They're "Straty" enough while also going into that humbucker/p90 mid range. As "S-shaped things" are my favorite guitars, I just may have to pick up one. I feel like that would successfully fill a wide range of my desires in a guitar.
Several decades now several different noise-cancelling pickups were said to sound "just like single coils" which they always do, right up until 5 minutes later when you compare them to actual single coils.
Beautifully stated. These pickups do not sound like single coils at all, to my ears.
I would like to see a comparison between these NF3's, P90's, and mini humbuckers.
Yes, that's really where it lives. Throw a modern Gretsch Filter'Tron in there, too.
I’ve got a USA NF3 which I absolutely love and have made several videos comparing the Narrowfields to different pickups. Soon going to do another one as I’ve just picked up another NF3 (rosewood as opposed to my other one which is maple fingerboard)
You guys did a nice job showcasing both how good these sound on their own and how different they are from SS SEs. It's funny, unless you focus on the superspeed Pete comparisons, the NF has the expected character across the 5 positions, just with a bit more mids, and in the jams, they worked well with the drive pedals. Lee's phrasing and touch have really advanced.
Pete is right we all want an HSS SE guitar so Prs give us A Lettieri SE! 😊
Wow, not a PRS fanboy, but out of the park! If I were in the market, I'd be lkg hard at these bc all colours and fb option look great, no missing features or reason to upgrade, not too much noise, competitive pricing. Nice one!
Wouldn’t mind a push-pull Tone knob getting positions 1and 5 together… maybe another on the Volume knob for all three pickups. Could be cool. Not necessary, of course, but cool.
Nice little tribute to "Careless Whisper" in the outro, Pete! Lovely playing, as always.
I caught that too.
Cool hybrid Custom 24 / Silver Sky shape and like the single-coily sounding rail humbuckers. The pickups are a little bit like G&L’s higher output MFD and single coil designs. Just wish there was an option for white, mint, or cream plastics.
Really liking these new PRS’s, that orange one with the rosewood is beautiful. Like these more than the Silver Sky.
Agreed, I'd buy one of these before I'd buy a Silver Sky.
Just at the intro playing, but this reminds me of the EG3
That's what the original core NF3 basically was.
Nice! I prefer these to the Silver Sky. 😎
Noiseless pickup and 10” radius is actually the TWO things I wanted on the SilverSky… but still, I think there’s room in a guitar collection for both the SS and the NF3 (which sounds fatter)
PRS : Its not a T-Shirt, its a Broad Spectrum Dynamic Field Weather Modulator Cloth. They're Mini-Humbuckers FFS
I feel you, but would you also say that a Wilde L-500 is a minihumbucker? Is a G&L Z-Coil MFD humbucker an extended-range Precision Bass pickup? Construction matters.
Let's not forget the silver lattice 🤣
I'm glad people are finally getting over the cork sniffing snobbery of the tone debate and can see through the marketing shenanigans.
I like my pickups like my pizza. Deep dish
Identical to every new noiseless Fender Strat pickup sales pitch.
These remind me of the Fender vintage noiseless Strat set. No chime and lots of mids.
John Mayer said the Silver Sky would never have a sunburst, and I have a feeling these will
USA 2011 - 2015 has
Love me some Anderton’s, especially with Pete.
I can honestly say that the narrow field pickups are pretty darn awesome
The Captain's playing has... you know. It has.
It very has
Justin did it.
It's actually incredible, he's cut out his own lower reverb Gilmour lane amongst the other demo guitarists.
For sure...
No joke - I actually prefer his playing to Pete's now. Pete's playing grates on me now.
I’ve got a few narrowfield guitars - 2 Core Swamp Ash Specials, 1 swamp ash studio, and an OG Nf3 and can attest to how useful these kinds of guitars are!
Would love to see a shootout with the OG NF3, new SE SAS, OG SA Studio and Special, a Fiore, and Silver Sky!
Offering both fretboards in all colours is a plus. So many of the best colour guitars are on the fretboard I don’t like (Pau ferro I’m looking at you!)
The captain has taken his licks to the next level as of late !!!!
I'm a Fender man but would love to try a PRS. Just depends on the feel of the neck. I think most guitars in this price range sound good so their playability is the deciding factor. They look good, I don't like weird shapes, with the exception of the Strandberg, which is shaped for ergonomic reasons.
If the neck is even remotely close to the core NF3, you’ll be sold on it in a heartbeat.
I love my strat and my custom 24.
This are 25" (classic PRS scale, that i prefer) and the Silver Sky is 25.5". LOVE what PRS is doing with the SE line!
The PRS SE line needs some Pattern Regular representation! On that note, Pattern Vintage with a 42mm nut would be heavenly.
Yup - Wide Fat or Pattern needs to be a thing on S2 guitars as well. Can't stand the narrower Regular carves they seem to use everywhere now.
@@neilesewell Pattern Regular is priced beyond the reach of people who can get guitars with 42mm nuts from at least half a dozen other companies. The SE DGT is the only exception with humbuckers, alongside the SE Silver Sky as the only exception with single coils, and PRS does not care.
Proper cool , love that this design is back
Watching Pete close out a show with a killer melodic solo reminds me of that classic The Police song “Every little Dane She Does is Magic!”
The NF was designed long ago before the silver sky as a core model. It was discontinued due to poor sales.
I think I prefer G&L MFDs a bit more, these pickups sound like kinda like the Neve ones Yamaha is using in terms of their balance, but the G&L ones sound more dense, the notes are more substantial which isn't Strat-like sure but sounds great imo.
Agreed
There's absolutely no way you can say this with any confidence. There's so many effects and EQ in the signal chain, not to mention compression, for you to say that.
@@jhref woah, slow down, this is all within the context of TH-cam demos, and furthermore, subjective. It's a given that what we're hearing is an approximation. Probably why I said "I think". The PRS pickups remind me of the ones on the Yamaha pro series. Their description reminds me of the G&L MFDs but the sound produced here doesn't strike that bell with me. Could these pickups sound just like the MFDs given altered setting and pairings? Sure. I'm not speaking in terms of absolution. So I can say, with confidence, that my impression is that I, generally, within in the context of a compressed TH-cam Video, enjoy the 'weighty' sound of the G&L pickups to these. And I probably prefer the body of the Yamaha Pros to the PRS as well. You can tell Paul I'm sorry.
You guys are great! Love your guitar work! I wish I lived on that side of the pond.
I like those pickups better than traditional PRS pickups. Much more rock and less jazz sound.
Captain's playing gets better every time! Super juicy and very inspirational
Outro jam was great! The feels.
Classic Sales:)! You both play so well!
Wow, I hear old '70's era Santana with those pickups.
I'm really wondering if we all heard the same intro jam
The outro jam though, was tasteful
Tempting. And blue and orange happen to be my favorite colors. But a G&L Comanche will remain a higher priority for me. Plus I want my second PRS to be a hardtail instead of another vibrato bridge guitar.
Alright Captain!!! That was nice what you did there!
I’m with Pete! Give us an HSS Silver sky! Erick Walls plays a PRS with an HSS in Ushers Tiny Desk concert it can be done!!!
The Captain’s playing has become tasteful and lyrical. Nice.
He got lessons
The metallic orange looks great ❤
I'm not generally a fan of orange guitars, but with the black scratchplate and rosewood fretboard, it looks great.
I love it too !!!
Love the backing track at the end !
They already made a USA version of that one, but no one bought it, maybe they are trying again with the SE to see if it's worth re-launching the USA made one
I think so too
Maybe it will be a 'game changer' this time.
Lee's pedal board really works well with the nf3 giving a great tone to compliment his style of playing.
is it weird to say that I just like how those pickups look compared to a regular humbucker or single coil?
One of the best sounding prs se guitars since the sliversky se came out. I am glad you did another jam at the end...it shows you guy really like sound of these guitars...sound geeat
What I like about PRS is looking at them. They look great. I've never liked playing them.
The NF3 pickups sound much like Lace pickups. I'd also like to see a SE NF3 PRS take on the Tele, mainly because of the 25" scale.
Loved the "Guilty feet have got no rhythm" melody right at the end....
Ssssh…somebody’s whispering carelessly
I was gonna get really sniffy bout the new thing. But the idea of comparing the NF3 to the Silver Sky - Magnifique! Tres Bien
I really like them, especially that blue one Lee was playing.
I’m already sold just deciding on a color ….. pearl white might be the one
@@NS-tc9kk I’m so torn that orange is tempting
The SE series has to be the best bang for buck guitar out there. Flat out great guitars.
Between these and the SE 594s I definitely see a PRS in my future.
The singlecut standard in vintage cherry is my only other PRS. This guitar is in every way different. Gunmetal Grey with rosewood fretboard. Sweet looking and very unique specs. I'm getting one of them new hardcases PRS has out now with it. They just got back in stock again today.
I would love a comparison with the SE NF3, SE Silver Sky, and Fiore…
Nice outro soloing from the Cap! Pete is as good as usual...
The RRP of this guitar is $799 USD. If you add 20% VAT the conversion should be about £760. I know we in the UK always end up paying more but Andertons price is £999 GPB. Why????
They're a business, they have to make money.
Sweetwater is selling it for $899...
Value added tax, import tax, the list goes on 😂 uk sucks balls
Now reduced to £799 I see. That's more like it. I wonder if they saw my post? Probably not.
@@kingstumbleWas about to say that I noticed it’s £799 on their website. Surprised Lee made that error.
these look and sound mint, but for a grand I would still really want locking tuners and / or stainless steel frets ( I know PRS are against the SS frets but I think its a pretty major factor when comparing against many other brands that are now including both for half the price)
Hmmm....the pickups sound like they would enjoy more gain. Real valve amp gain!
Also, you two should do an Eric Johnson strat video. Pete and Lee would kill on those! Proper strat!
I want one of these for my first prs. Love S style guitars...I like the idea of those different sounding pickups.
Love that Brad Gillis signature PRS!
Love Brad great player😊but he loves floyd rose with no fine tuners😊
@@przemyslaw1235 Yeah, Brad is king of the Floyd. I love that the orange version of this guitar looks like the Gillis Fender though. Throw a NFT Floyd on there, a PJ Marx in the bridge position and an in-body wireless system and we're getting close.
@@chrisbehrend6686 yes you right:-) but charvel pro mods so cal:-)looks similar.Speak of the devil with Ozzy was amazing:-)he was on fire there:-)
Metallic Orange with Maple board 100%
White pearl gang
Game changing, not in the least. Sound fine. Absolutely.
Nice take on Careless Whisper at the end 👍
Captain's playing is great here. He's been working on his chops
It would be good if they demonstrated how it would sound if they lowered the bass and middle on the amplifier.
The pickups in these guitars sound better than the NF pickups in the PRS Tele style guitars.
Now THAT is what the Silver Sky should have been! That's different, original and one of a kind, not that strat copycat they did that only tries to be the best strat, only that it isn't because no matter what anybody do, nothing will replace a strat that says Fender in its headstock.
The tone can be worked on by adjusting the eq to get more of the chime and scoop of a real single coil. And for P90 lovers, this is already quite close. With the added bonus of no hum and extra 2 & 4 position.
That upper horn carve on the blue one reminds me of an EBMM Silhouette.
DEARGOD FINALLY THE DC3 OR I MEAN NF3 IS BACK
Poplar body. Great aldernative if you ash me
Ok let’s be real the instruments produced by PRS are always spot on and this one looks to be nothing less than amazing. With that said Pete, those shoes are the real reason you are out playing all of us haha keep up the good work love the videos Lee always enjoy the playing and commentary from both of you
I like the white one with the maple fretboard.
Great-sounding guitars! Visually they’re reminiscent of the PRS 2012 Brent Mason Signature model (I have one of those) with a different pickup layout. The Mason has an HSH setup with coil splits for neck and bridge. But these are really cool, and it’s nice to see them in the SE line.
Nice, been tossing up between a Player Plus Strat and the Silver Sky SE for a couple of months. Want to play one of these first now.
Online, people are talking about these pickups and aren't totally sure what they are. Squier released a Hot Rails Strat with Duncan Designed Hot Rails pickups awhile back. This guitar reminds me of that.
Mark Lettieri's signature is an HSS.
I like Mark Lettieri
I have one. Black.
I was so disappointed when their other strats didn't have the 25" scale. This has definitely piqued my interest.
These are the session player's single coil. Like EMG's were in the 80's. Love it!
Guitar gets great tones! Too bad with offering multiple fretboards they didn’t also offer the normal pattern neck profile. The thin profile is a deal breaker for a lot of people.
PRS fixes the muddy LP neck humbucker toans and the thin twangy weak strat toans by creating what toans were meant to be. Had Paul put his out in 1954 we'd all be saying why doesn't a LP or strat have those classic birth of rock and electric guitar toans the way a PRS does. For me PRS means the epitome of toanz.
nice vid lads, loved the sounds from the maple neck axes, brilliant m.
The white one looks sick. Probably going down as something to start saving for.
I agree, it sounds quite similar to the G&L Comanche.
There used to be an USA version of this model. John Mayer has used it I think hehe. Cool guitar!
Yeah they had the core NF3, think they released this with the Studio around 2011ish. Great guitars.
It was as close as PRS was willing to get to a strat back in the day, I'm not sure it has a place in the lineup today with the silver sky available. The original became a classic because it sold poorly and is a collector/niche item since it was discontinued so quickly
@@toolittle7204 They released the DC3 with the NF3 which is more stratish
@@toolittle7204 Shawn from PRS commented on this not too long ago. All of those guitars in that range (Mira, Starla, NF3 pre s2 series) had the same problem that the American EG3 did previously; they hadn’t really figured out how to make them more efficiently then they made core guitars despite the cruder designs and the result was a guitar that wasn’t profitable for PRS to make so they never really got behind the marketing to try to make them a success.
It wasn’t until the s2 line came out ever that they really figured out the streamlined process and started making more midrange guitars they could still turn a profit on. Some of these models, Mira especially, were great despite not being successful commercially.
Incredible. What will that genius think of next? I can't wait for PRS to come out with that game changing tonewood that Paul keeps talking about!
It's well known that the material of the guitar is incredibly important for the tone. Yet there is no company that uses this to really EQ their guitars using high tech materials! I'm sure PRS are gonna reveal it all any day now!
It's strange no one says nothing about the SSC2 system on Suhr Guitars: it's a dummy coil away from the strings and it captures only the noise without affecting the tone ad all. It's great! If you want single coil sounds with no noise, it's the best option. I think NF3 pickups are great but different. They can achieve P90ish tone at full volume, more single coily tones rolled down a bit, but they change something (not in a bad way, if you like it).
You guys are a GREAT team who compliment each others musical styles, as well as your affable personalities!
How would you compare this guitar to the SE DGT?
I wonder if matching headstocks would look cool?
Do these have those better sounding tuner buttons? I’ll get my coat.
Really opens up the vowel sound
They have acoustically improved poplar toan wood which stores the toan from the balls for slow release
PRS guitars always seem to bring out the best in Lee's playing.