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I found a nice blog post from a luthier about this guitar: https://jakewildwood.blogspot.com/2022/12/2022-prs-se-hollowbody-ii-piezo.html

Whoever put the two pickup ground wires on opposite sides of the switch housing did it for the purposes of identification and/or aesthetics. It has nothing to do with function or schematic. There are two solder pads on the housing for ease of installation. The installer chose to solder one...

The F-holes actually help in that sense - the wires are longer so they can be routed around the F-holes and not visible. There are clips inside the guitar to manage the slack.

Oh no, friend, I’m sorry to hear that.

I fixed/added pics to the SE Piezo electronics thread that might be useful: https://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/se-hollowbody-piezo-electronics-wiring-thread.47423/post-629546

The bridge ground wire came off during the process. It wasn't secured very well. So I had to pull the bridge posts to correct it. I made this tool out of a bolt, washer, wingnut, and a piece of pvc pipe. I used a piece of light ply (balsa with hardwood veneer) as a cushion, with tape to protect...

Here are some more related images: I wanted to replace the piezo volume pot, but it was a bit unique. So I bought two CTS pots and combined them to make what I wanted: (a 25k short shaft knurled pot.) The resistance and taper is controlled by the wafer which is attached to the solder lugs, so...

I adjusted the poles on my original SE HB II pickups and was happy with the outcome.

It looks like they're creeping back up again. The Peacock HB II piezo seems to be back what it was when I bought it 2 years ago.

I liked the sound of the mahogany, but the aesthetics of the flamed Peacock blue with the flamed maple binding totally did it for me. The binding goes up the neck and is really stunning, IMO. I almost went back and bought the mahogany guitar, too, but it wasn't the best use of available money...

The differences in quality between the SE and Core models are things that may never be noticed - and on a stage even less distinguishable - but they do exist and to some people they really matter. I love my SE HB II, but it's probably the last guitar I buy that's imported or not from a company...

Considering it's an electric guitar, I think the tech's advice was totally opposite of true. For an electric guitar, 90+ % of the sound comes from things that are replaceable: amp, pickups, strings, and electronics. If you like how an electric guitar looks, how it feels, and how it plays, you...

I updated the first post with whatever pics I could find.

@Dirty_Boogie did you ever end up replacing the pickups? Your original post mentioned the change that happens when you roll the pots. I believe the pots that come in the SE HB are both linear taper, not audio. I also found pretty limited range in what I could do with the volume and tone...

Similar for me - I built my dream pedal board before getting my dream amp. Then I got my amp and now most of the pedals go unused. FWIW my amp does have a footswitch with 2 channels and boost, and my guitar has coil tap and piezo, so there's that....