Jokkebolla
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I'm contemplating replacing my 2002 Santana SE so looked into the current PRS line and saw the "new" S2 line which is supposed to sit between the SE and Core. That seemed perfect for me, and I almost decided to get an S2 Custom 24. But then I started to look at the specs a bit closer and I can't really see how the S2 is any better than the SE. I can find five differences:
If I buy an SE instead of an S2 I can use the money saved to upgrade the tuners and get basically the same guitar with a different neck option. And then I can use the rest of the money I saved to upgrade the bridge and the nut. I can also replace the pickups and I would still have money left over.
I'm not really asking about the price difference, because I realize that the pretty maple top is more expensive and that american labour is more expensive than indonesian labour. But why would I pick an S2 over an SE?
- Slightly different body shapes
- maple vs mahogany neck
- different neck profiles
- locking tuners on the S2
- S2 has maple cap and SE has maple cap with veneer on top
If I buy an SE instead of an S2 I can use the money saved to upgrade the tuners and get basically the same guitar with a different neck option. And then I can use the rest of the money I saved to upgrade the bridge and the nut. I can also replace the pickups and I would still have money left over.
I'm not really asking about the price difference, because I realize that the pretty maple top is more expensive and that american labour is more expensive than indonesian labour. But why would I pick an S2 over an SE?