NGD - SE Hollowbody

[RallyFanatic]

Doing my part to support small local business while staving off boredom. I actually got it last week but work has thankfully been busy so I’m just getting around to posting.

Full disclosure - I’ve never owned a hollowbody, or even a semi- hollow, in the 8 years I’ve been playing. Clearly I’ve been missing out as this thing is epic! I was after a different sound for playing blues and it definitely delivers there. What surprised me is how much I love it with a healthy dose of gain. It made me dig into my memory a bit to remember those Dave Grohl licks I learned years ago. The clean sounds are also superb - I don’t know jazz, but now I want to!

I like it so much I even ordered a few bits to dress it up - core knobs, Mann satin brass bridge studs, and SE locking tuners. I can definitely see more hollowbodies in my future...

Hard to photo the brass studs, but the match the saddles well and I like the two tone look

Core knobs - I can never see the numbers on the SE knobs at a glance, and I prefer the look/feel of the core knobs

 

[veinbuster]

Very nice.
Hollowbody should be in every home.

 

[John Beef]

 

[RallyFanatic]

haha - you did this! It was your thread that sealed it for me. And thanks for the tip on the core knobs, they really do fit like they belong!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Bangin’!

 

[John Beef]

Yes! I'm officially an enabler! Welcome me, I am now PRS forum royalty.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Congratulations and realistically it’s your civic duty to keep small businesses running!

 

[bodia]

Outstanding! Congrats

 

[Joesnewmatch]

That's something to be excited about--Enjoy!

 

[dogrocketp]

This, to me, is the best semi-hollow/thin hollow I’ve played. It does the jazz thing, and can rock hard. It also doesn’t sound like those other guitars with the center block.

 

[dmatthews]

You scored. That is awesome, congrats!

 

[snfrd84]

Does it come with a gig bag, or case?

 

[dmatthews]

Does it come with a gig bag, or case?

I think I saw someone else get a case

 

[DougUSMC]

Beautiful, congrats!

 

[RallyFanatic]

Does it come with a gig bag, or case?

Hard case - they all come that way, or at least they should. It’s decent enough - if I we’re going to transport it a ton I’d opt for something more robust but for sitting around the house it’s perfectly fine.

Edit: from the PRS website:

 

[snfrd84]

Hard case - they all come that way, or at least they should. It’s decent enough - if I we’re going to transport it a ton I’d opt for something more robust but for sitting around the house it’s perfectly fine.

Edit: from the PRS website:

Weird. Zzounds says gig bag. We'll see.

 

[RallyFanatic]

Weird. Zzounds says gig bag. We'll see.

They’ve been great to deal with in the past and they’re very reputable - I’m sure it was just an oversight/typo.

 

[alantig]

They’ve been great to deal with in the past and they’re very reputable - I’m sure it was just an oversight/typo.

Agreed. When I bought mine, the sales guy brought it out in a case, and the store owner said, "Isn't it supposed to be a gig bag?" Sales guy said nope - they're in a case. Owner pointed out that the sign from the guitar said gig bag. Sales guy said, "He probably just copied it from another SE. The iollowbodies are all cases." It happens.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Love it! I really dig the SE Standard Hollowbodies

 

[BrianC]

like!