Recent content by MrRick

Verdict is in. My brother in law did a setup on the guitar today and those chrome pickups are factory. G&B etched in the back with a Santana sticker

SE Santana's have carved tops. Not as much as the PRS's, but a nice bevel around the edge

New to SE's & PRS's, I love mine though

I would recommend at least trying a Santana SE during your search. Solid guitar

Haven't swapped the strings yet. They were basically brand new. My bro in law is a luthier & does all my setups. I'll see him at Xmas, so I'm waiting to have him do a full setup &I'll find out then

Thanks. I'm doing some investigating into Gilmour. I think he had titanium transplants on his fingertips because those prolonged over bends on the G string make mere mortals bleed after playing that a few times

My new Santana in action. I didn't have a backing track, so I'm just playing w/ the album. Pink Floyd - Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7I6XxIiTso&app=desktop

Yellow was the only one I was in the market for. The standards don't have the maple cap & I don't like all mahogany guitars. Don't really like the appearance of the painted ones either. Of course, everyone else feels the same way which is why the yellows are always more expensive. You can find...

A trem was a must for me. I'd had a Tone Pros on my last few guitars but had been getting more into Gilmour & wanted the ability to whammy again. I think my Floyd Rose days may be behind me now though. I think I'm getting old. Playing a lot of Joe Walsh & classic stuff lately. Ahhh, I miss my youth

I asked some questions the other day about some pickups in a Santana SE that I was considering buying. I did end up making the purchase & actually received it yesterday. I know many of you are sitting on many PRS's & have high end & Private Stock instruments, but this is the first I've bought...

No, St Louis. You mean there are 2 MrRick's?!

I shouldn't have looked at that pic. All it did was make me jealous. Hahaha. One other quick question, I can't see a seam on the mahogany back in the one I'm buying. Am I correct that the wood is one piece on the woodgrain versions & 3 piece on the painted versions, hence the price difference...

Even if I'm entering the PRS Fanclub on the SE lower class deck, I couldn't be more excited to get that badboy in my hands. I've wanted one for a long time. I sure haven't seen any bad reviews on those Santana SE's. I will be interested to see if any of the members have experience with the...

Thanks for that info Corey. I decided i couldn't resist, factory pickups or not. I have wanted a Santana shape forever. This will do til i can foot the money for the real thing. If i need to swap those out, so be it

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