CoreyT
PRS Addiction
I have many electrics now, but this is my first acoustic.
I had not played an acoustic guitar since 1975 in high school music glass.
Those were cheap nylon string guitars we had back then that sounded like crap
I like the new direction of some of the acoustics being made now that include the onboard preamp so you can plug into an amp, and also the onboard tuners they have.
Since I am very happy with my past PRS guitar purchases, I naturally looked into the new SE Angelus Standard.
http://www.prsguitars.com/seangelusstandard/
The guitar has a nice neck on it, not as fat as I thought that might have came with it.
I am a fan of thin necks, and this neck is more like a PRS electric neck than a fatter acoustic.
With this neck profile I find the transition to playing my new acoustic a lot easier than I thought it might be.
The guitar plays very nice, and it did not take me long to get use to a thicker string, as I am use to 9-42s on all of my electrics.
This guitar sounds very full and rich, I cannot believe it does not cost several times what it does.
I had a chance to plug it into my little Yamaha THR 10X amp on the clean channel, and it sounded very good.
Pretty cool when I added in some effects like tremolo, phase shifter, etc.
However on the high gain channels I got some feedback.
I will try the guitar out later on my Mesa Boogie Mark Five 25 amp and see how it sounds.
Maybe tomorrow I will make a short video and post it to this thread.
The only mods I had done to the guitar at the dealer was to install the Planet Waves Autotrim Locking Tuners like I run on most of my other guitars.
I like how they lock the string in place and they also cut the string for you after the first turn, very trick.
Dealer also put on new strings, the same that the guitar comes with, only a little lighter custom gauge.
The guitar came with 12-53, and he put on 11-52s which I like very much.
D'Addario EXP26 Phosphor Bronze, Custom Light, 11-52
Once I got it home I put Schaller Strap Locks on it since all of my other guitars use them and the straps are all equipped with the Schallers too.
Schaller 14010101 Security Straplocks, Nickel
All in all I am very happy with this purchase.
On with some pictures.
Very nice hard case is included with this guitar
Closeups of the electronics
You can see the carpet in the backs reflection
A few others, not all of my guitars are out, and the SE Custom 24 is at work too play early before work
You can see the lower half of the two piece top is darker wood than the top half
I had not played an acoustic guitar since 1975 in high school music glass.
Those were cheap nylon string guitars we had back then that sounded like crap
I like the new direction of some of the acoustics being made now that include the onboard preamp so you can plug into an amp, and also the onboard tuners they have.
Since I am very happy with my past PRS guitar purchases, I naturally looked into the new SE Angelus Standard.
http://www.prsguitars.com/seangelusstandard/
The guitar has a nice neck on it, not as fat as I thought that might have came with it.
I am a fan of thin necks, and this neck is more like a PRS electric neck than a fatter acoustic.
With this neck profile I find the transition to playing my new acoustic a lot easier than I thought it might be.
The guitar plays very nice, and it did not take me long to get use to a thicker string, as I am use to 9-42s on all of my electrics.
This guitar sounds very full and rich, I cannot believe it does not cost several times what it does.
I had a chance to plug it into my little Yamaha THR 10X amp on the clean channel, and it sounded very good.
Pretty cool when I added in some effects like tremolo, phase shifter, etc.
However on the high gain channels I got some feedback.
I will try the guitar out later on my Mesa Boogie Mark Five 25 amp and see how it sounds.
Maybe tomorrow I will make a short video and post it to this thread.
The only mods I had done to the guitar at the dealer was to install the Planet Waves Autotrim Locking Tuners like I run on most of my other guitars.
I like how they lock the string in place and they also cut the string for you after the first turn, very trick.
Dealer also put on new strings, the same that the guitar comes with, only a little lighter custom gauge.
The guitar came with 12-53, and he put on 11-52s which I like very much.
D'Addario EXP26 Phosphor Bronze, Custom Light, 11-52
Once I got it home I put Schaller Strap Locks on it since all of my other guitars use them and the straps are all equipped with the Schallers too.
Schaller 14010101 Security Straplocks, Nickel
All in all I am very happy with this purchase.
On with some pictures.
Very nice hard case is included with this guitar
Closeups of the electronics
You can see the carpet in the backs reflection
A few others, not all of my guitars are out, and the SE Custom 24 is at work too play early before work
You can see the lower half of the two piece top is darker wood than the top half
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