New 2017 SE line-up!

This is also posted in the Electric Instruments section, but thought I'd post something here just in case.

http://www.prsguitars.com/blog/post/meet_the_2017_se_lineup

Looks interesting! The new SE Santana especially, for me...

 

Custom 22 for me. Headstock much classier.

 

I think this is a great move. The headstock carrying the PRS signature on it alone will drive sales.

 

Great line up, still hoping for Locking Tuners and USA quality nuts!

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Locking tuners are easy -- Google "Paul reed smith tuners drop in".

 

Will do, thanks for the advice! ^^^V""V^^^

 

John Mann's Guitar Vault and his SE upgraded locking tuners would get my vote every time.

 

Thinking about going this route. For a while now I have been saying you don't need locking tuners, but they really are convenient.

Also, really considering a Mann stoptail for my SE. It's not a guitar I would consider selling.

 

That's me on the tuners! Don't NEED lockers, but I'm lazy!

Love the MannMade bridge.....times 5!

 

Did you put one on a SE? Can you really quantify any tonal improvements? Before and after clips?

 

I did them on the following:
SE Bernie
SE One
Studio
Cu22
SC Ted

I find that there is more "open-ness" and sustain. Things just ring a little clearer, at least to me. Sorry, no before or after clips. Lots of guys on here would chime in though. That was the general consensus on the bridge. That, and the ability to dial in the intonation. I went to 8's, so I needed the ability to do so.

 

Yeah, I was just coming back in here to post that. Not sure how I could possibly have forgotten. I blame brain damage.

 

Gotta love the SE line, one of the few low price range brand lines you can be sure will play fine out of the box.
The only ones that don't like them are brand snobs, & guitar techs that rely on setting up new guitars that need tweaking before their owners will feel they are comfortable to play.
The new PRS signature on the headstock?
Not only adds a level of class & style, it also means they're likely to appreciate in value, rather than depreciate.
Could make them the first truly collectable budget priced guitars?!

 

As an added benefit, John will give you a store credit, or credit the card you use to buy the replacement tuners when you send the original tuners in to him. I have a set on my SE Santana...love 'em.

 

Cool! Going to look into that ASAP!
^^^V""V^^^

 

Anyone tried the new SEs yet? Just curious...

 

I bought a 277 Semi-hollow (the one with soapbars) on release day. Looks good, plays very nicely, exactly what I expected, etc. See my NGD thread in the Electric Instruments forum:

http://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/ngd-2017-se-277-semi-hollow.20193/

 

Very cool!

 

Are the updated pickups being installed on the 2017 SE Standard series as well, or just the SE's?

 

Picked up a whale blue custom 24 SE today for $100 off Msrp with tax, great guitar for the outlay, selling my USA Gibson les Paul studio like it that much.