Blutone
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- Dec 23, 2023
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Hi All,
In 2022, I turned 50. My wife was going to get me a new guitar to mark the occasion. I tried out loads of guitars, none of which were PRS because I, wrongly, assumed I would need £1000s to get one. I didn't know about the SE range until a mate, a beginner, told me he had got a PRS. I nearly fell off my chair until he explained that there was an affordable series and he had chosen an SE Starla. At the time, I wanted single cut Gretsch style hollow body to contrast with my 72 Reissue thinline Tele. So, given I hadn't given PRS even a look, I was curious about what he got. I tried a powder blue one versus the G 5420, the Epiphone Lucille and a number of other guitars. I kept coming back to the Starla
. I really didn't want to get one as it went against what I set out to get, but it inspired me and was perfectly suited to my finger picking style. So, whilst I know it (along with the Mira) kicked off the S2 line, I would love to know more about what was behind the design as the pickups are so different in tone to the more well known Standard and Custom guitars. What was PRS wanting to provide for customers with such a different tone compared to the majority of their products. I would love to know more, as this guitar has turned me back into a teenager, eager to learn as well as perform and it is my go to guitar. I would love to get hold of an S2 Studio as I think it would extend the experience for me, but to date, the SE Starla has been my most influential, inspirational and fun guitar, I have ever had. Thanks PRS and any thoughts about the design?
In 2022, I turned 50. My wife was going to get me a new guitar to mark the occasion. I tried out loads of guitars, none of which were PRS because I, wrongly, assumed I would need £1000s to get one. I didn't know about the SE range until a mate, a beginner, told me he had got a PRS. I nearly fell off my chair until he explained that there was an affordable series and he had chosen an SE Starla. At the time, I wanted single cut Gretsch style hollow body to contrast with my 72 Reissue thinline Tele. So, given I hadn't given PRS even a look, I was curious about what he got. I tried a powder blue one versus the G 5420, the Epiphone Lucille and a number of other guitars. I kept coming back to the Starla
. I really didn't want to get one as it went against what I set out to get, but it inspired me and was perfectly suited to my finger picking style. So, whilst I know it (along with the Mira) kicked off the S2 line, I would love to know more about what was behind the design as the pickups are so different in tone to the more well known Standard and Custom guitars. What was PRS wanting to provide for customers with such a different tone compared to the majority of their products. I would love to know more, as this guitar has turned me back into a teenager, eager to learn as well as perform and it is my go to guitar. I would love to get hold of an S2 Studio as I think it would extend the experience for me, but to date, the SE Starla has been my most influential, inspirational and fun guitar, I have ever had. Thanks PRS and any thoughts about the design?