NGD: PRS SE 7 Custom w/ Amethyst Finish

[Lucas LeCompte]

The band I just joined mainly uses 7 strings and I wanted a backup 7. I was looking at getting maybe a ibanez 7421, but I found this beauty! I have a BKP alinco nailbomb and black pickup rings I need to install on it. Im also thinking about putting schaller locking tuners and graphtech saddles on it. I also want to sand the neck and make it into a satin finish. Im starting to see I don't like gloss on a neck anymore. This is my first PRS and I have to say the SE is awesome. It feels and plays great! Only thing I don't like is that it doesn't have any forearm contour but no PRS does. Overall for the price this guitar is kick ass!

 

[shinksma]

Nice! Welcome to the PRS SE-7 club! And the PRS club in general!

I really like my 7-stringer, also recently acquired (thanks Santa!). Which gauge strings you using? I've swapped out for 10-64 (light top, heavy bottom), I found the stock bass strings a little too flabby for my tastes, but I know other folks really like the stock gauges.

Do you mean "forearm contour"? I suppose the shape of the PRS bodies are not super-contoured like a strat, but I guess it doesn't bother me - certainly less bothersome than a tele or even Les Paul. There's enough contour to not bother me. :dontknow:

 

[Lucas LeCompte]

Nice! Welcome to the PRS SE-7 club! And the PRS club in general!

I really like my 7-stringer, also recently acquired (thanks Santa!). Which gauge strings you using? I've swapped out for 10-64 (light top, heavy bottom), I found the stock bass strings a little too flabby for my tastes, but I know other folks really like the stock gauges.

Do you mean "forearm contour"? I suppose the shape of the PRS bodies are not super-contoured like a strat, but I guess it doesn't bother me - certainly less bothersome than a tele or even Les Paul. There's enough contour to not bother me. :dontknow:

Yes I do I just cant spell! Thanks for the welcome! Right now I think it has a .59-10 set of daddarrios but which I have some to put on it again. The biggest I have used was a .62 which I liked from the EB cobalt set.

 

[WEDGE]

That thing is hot.

 

[sleary]

Sweet. I still have to master 6 strings lol

 

[jimistephen]

That thing is beautiful.

 

[prsrocker1988]

HNGD!

 

[shinksma]

That thing is hot.

That thing is beautiful.

The recent batch of Amethyst 7-string SEs and some other recent SE NGD threads that I have seen, including my own, seem to have quite remarkable flame tops going on. I know they are "only" veneers, but they still look great. Kudos to PRS for letting the SE line steal some of the 10-top thunder of the core line (even if only, pun intended, superficially).

 

[shinksma]

Yes I do I just cant spell! Thanks for the welcome! Right now I think it has a .59-10 set of daddarrios but which I have some to put on it again. The biggest I have used was a .62 which I liked from the EB cobalt set.

Yeah, the D'Addario 10-59 set is the stock set. I have a set of EB 10-62 Cobalts in-bound, to try on my next string change. That will probably determine my preferences - either 62 or 64 as that seventh string. But who knows? I have recently started to re-think the gauges on my HB (going from 11s to 10s) and my regular 6-strings (thinking of going from regular 10s to hybrid 10s - light tops heavy bottoms).

And to think I used only 9s on my electrics for decades prior to last year...

 

[jimistephen]

So, what is the radius on these? The one thing I don't like about PRS is the 10" radius. Please tell me it's flatter than that.

 

[themike]

The recent batch of Amethyst 7-string SEs and some other recent SE NGD threads that I have seen, including my own, seem to have quite remarkable flame tops going on. I know they are "only" veneers, but they still look great. Kudos to PRS for letting the SE line steal some of the 10-top thunder of the core line (even if only, pun intended, superficially).

SE tops have been intense lately....

 

[shinksma]

So, what is the radius on these? The one thing I don't like about PRS is the 10" radius. Please tell me it's flatter than that.

I can't find any specs on it, so I assume. like all other PRSi that don't specify, that it is indeed 10" radius.

It feels like all my other PRSi, so that would be consistent.

 

[kes7u]

Pretty guitar, particularly with a great top!! Congrats and enjoy in good health!

 

[Lucas LeCompte]

Thanks Guys!

 

[vr6corrado]

Great guitar man! Congrats! Santa got me one of those too! I'm also considering schaller locking tuners and a hipshot bridge, both in black, I think the hardware color change will look awesome, I do like the stock pickups tone, too bad I can't find 7 string pickup covers for them, also thinking about a set of BPK PUs with black rings, I've ordered a set of nailbombs for my ZM so I'm thinking warpigs for the 7 :rock:

 

[László]

Very sweet looker!

 

[TroyBaer]

Great guitar man! Congrats! Santa got me one of those too! I'm also considering schaller locking tuners and a hipshot bridge, both in black, I think the hardware color change will look awesome, I do like the stock pickups tone, too bad I can't find 7 string pickup covers for them, also thinking about a set of BPK PUs with black rings, I've ordered a set of nailbombs for my ZM so I'm thinking warpigs for the 7 :rock:

I wanted gold covered PUs for my amethyst SE 7 and ended up going with BKP Emeralds (PAF-ish A4 neck, medium-hot A5 bridge). They sound spectacular.

I don't think I have a picture of my amethyst SE 7 since I put black PU rings on it. Maybe I'll remedy that tonight...

 

[JustRob]

Congrats! Love the Amethyst finish!

 

[jimistephen]

WMS must have really gotten a good batch of wood for the veneers, I've been eyeing a Ken Susi LTD and they have an amazing flame also. (I'm assuming the KS7 is made at WMS)

 

[geese_com]

Congrats on the SE 7. These are great guitars for the money!