My Santana SE Spalted maple

[Jim Elston]

I just thought I would share a pic of my 2013 but new to me, Santana SE. I believe that these were a Europe only model, there was a similar USA model but I think that had a solid spalted maple top, whereas this is a veneer. No matter" Pick ups are stock, I find them really good, deceptively clean and articulate, even when driving it hard. I put tele style knobs on, they are on all of my guitars, and I fitted locking tuners, but that is it. I love it and it has already done about 20 gigs with me...

 

[deepender]

I just thought I would share a pic of my 2013 but new to me, Santana SE. I believe that these were a Europe only model, there was a similar USA model but I think that had a solid spalted maple top, whereas this is a veneer. No matter" Pick ups are stock, I find them really good, deceptively clean and articulate, even when driving it hard. I put tele style knobs on, they are on all of my guitars, and I fitted locking tuners, but that is it. I love it and it has already done about 20 gigs with me...

Nice

 

[Moondog Wily]

Looks good! I think the tele style knobs work well (although I would go black)!!

 

[Jim Elston]

Looks good! I think the tele style knobs work well (although I would go black)!!

I quite like the idea of black...

 

[Jim Elston]

Nice

Thank you

 

[SinSir]

Congrats! A Santana is always a win and spalted maple is a fav of mine.

 

[aamefford]

Now that's a sexy Santana!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

https://imgur.com/a/ne7fdpV

 

[Greywolf]

Awesome Spalt and a Santana!

 

[aphantomvaper]

Never seen one of those before, its quite spectacular! Thanks for sharing this!

 

[dogrocketp]

https://imgur.com/a/ne7fdpV

I guess I’m the fool. I don’t have a Santana……….

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I guess I’m the fool. I don’t have a Santana……….

Yet.

 

[douga]

I dunno man, I heard about a dude who bought one of the Santana guitars and they passed out from dehydration while they were waiting for the first note to stop sustaining....

Personally...I'd love a Santana model. But I love simple guitars.

 

[GuitarJammin]

I dunno man, I heard about a dude who bought one of the Santana guitars and they passed out from dehydration while they were waiting for the first note to stop sustaining....

Personally...I'd love a Santana model. But I love simple guitars.

The Santana is pretty simple in my opinion. I didn't want one but I kept reading Sergio's comments over and over and decided to buy one. VERY glad I did. I've gigged and recorded with mine quite a bit and is my favorite trem equipped guitar. The Santana quickly became one of the standouts in my Guitar fam.

 

[bodia]

Everyone needs a Santana!

 

[dmatthews]

That is certainly a hottie, congrats!

 

[Maxime Bousquet]

Well...... another difficult time to go through! Thanks man, oh I forgot, congratulations of course!

 

[Jim Elston]

Congrats! A Santana is always a win and spalted maple is a fav of mine.

Thanks, it is a great guitar.

 

[Jim Elston]

Now that's a sexy Santana!

Thanks, it is a beaut!

 

[Jim Elston]

Never seen one of those before, its quite spectacular! Thanks for sharing this!

I'm glad you like it