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Hello everyone,
I just bought a brand new SE CU22 Semi-Hollow is Grey Black. First of all, I will say that the tone is great, and it plays like I would expect it to. Also the finish with the maple top is beautiful. No problems there.
I have a 2005 SE Standard 22 that had been a great guitar for the past 13 years. I was really excited to get this new Semi-Hollow to see how much better it would be, and to see how far the SE line had come. This Semi-Hollow is the most expensive guitar I have purchased.
PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow by Greg Sheets, on Flickr
PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow by Greg Sheets, on Flickr
I am disappointed in the quality. It seems like a lot of the attention to detail from my old SE was overlooked. This guitar was built in Indonesia as opposed to my old Korean SE. The first thing I noticed was the volume knob. It was rubbing the finish on the guitar and appeared to be installed lopsided. Upon further investigation, the volume pot itself isn’t straight!
PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow by Greg Sheets, on Flickr
PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow by Greg Sheets, on Flickr
The other issue I see is on the fretboard. There are multiple locations on the frets that glue leaked out. It isn’t a big problem, but I didn’t have this with my much less expensive older SE.
PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow by Greg Sheets, on Flickr
PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow by Greg Sheets, on Flickr
I don’t want to complain, and I understand I might be nit picking, but in comparison to my old SE, I am disappointed. I was expecting this thing to be nearly perfect considering the reviews I’ve watched, price, and quality of the older line.
Has anyone else with a new Indonesian SE CU noticed stuff like this? Is it just mine?
I just bought a brand new SE CU22 Semi-Hollow is Grey Black. First of all, I will say that the tone is great, and it plays like I would expect it to. Also the finish with the maple top is beautiful. No problems there.
I have a 2005 SE Standard 22 that had been a great guitar for the past 13 years. I was really excited to get this new Semi-Hollow to see how much better it would be, and to see how far the SE line had come. This Semi-Hollow is the most expensive guitar I have purchased.
PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow by Greg Sheets, on Flickr
PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow by Greg Sheets, on Flickr
I am disappointed in the quality. It seems like a lot of the attention to detail from my old SE was overlooked. This guitar was built in Indonesia as opposed to my old Korean SE. The first thing I noticed was the volume knob. It was rubbing the finish on the guitar and appeared to be installed lopsided. Upon further investigation, the volume pot itself isn’t straight!
PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow by Greg Sheets, on Flickr
PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow by Greg Sheets, on Flickr
The other issue I see is on the fretboard. There are multiple locations on the frets that glue leaked out. It isn’t a big problem, but I didn’t have this with my much less expensive older SE.
PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow by Greg Sheets, on Flickr
PRS SE Custom 22 Semi-Hollow by Greg Sheets, on Flickr
I don’t want to complain, and I understand I might be nit picking, but in comparison to my old SE, I am disappointed. I was expecting this thing to be nearly perfect considering the reviews I’ve watched, price, and quality of the older line.
Has anyone else with a new Indonesian SE CU noticed stuff like this? Is it just mine?
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