P22 Trem VS Santana... am I crazy?

[Gibson67v]

I've been contemplating getting a Santana instead of the P22 Trem... I'm sure I'll change my mind and get the P22 Trem just because I'm more familiar with the shape.

I've never owned a Santana Shape, which makes me a little hesitant, and I would also be losing the Piezo option...

Am I crazy? (I think so!)

 

[yankeebulldog]

I've had a love/hate with the Santana over the years. Currently, I love the one I have now. It's the least versatile guitar I own as far as the pickup tones, but it excels at what it does. I love the slightly hotter compressed tones for hard rock/metal. The extra frets and the smaller scale length and ergonomics while standing took a while to bond with but now I love it. It's like a hot rodded stunt double version of my PS Ted. The 2013 models have the new birds and a pattern neck so I like them a lot over the past versions. Never played the P22 but the Pattern Regular neck would be a deal breaker for me.

 

[Gibson67v]

I've had a love/hate with the Santana over the years. Currently, I love the one I have now. It's the least versatile guitar I own as far as the pickup tones, but it excels at what it does. I love the slightly hotter compressed tones for hard rock/metal. The extra frets and the smaller scale length and ergonomics while standing took a while to bond with but now I love it. It's like a hot rodded stunt double version of my PS Ted. The 2013 models have the new birds and a pattern neck so I like them a lot over the past versions. Never played the P22 but the Pattern Regular neck would be a deal breaker for me.

is that Makena Blue?

 

[yankeebulldog]

is that Makena Blue?

Yep. Also a non ten top. I need to take some better pics. I'm going to gig with it next week so maybe I'll have some action shots.

 

[CHARISMAFIRE]

GO PRIVATE STOCK SANTANA WITH PIEZO TREM!!!! Done.

 

[yankeebulldog]

GO PRIVATE STOCK SANTANA WITH PIEZO TREM!!!! Done.

Or you could just buy one of each and pocket some change.

 

[Rango]

GO PRIVATE STOCK SANTANA WITH PIEZO TREM!!!! Done.

Or you could just buy one of each and pocket some change.

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If you give up the Piezo, you are really missing out - IMHO

 

[Gibson67v]

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If you give up the Piezo, you are really missing out - IMHO

I keep thinking that I'll use the piezo for the first 3 months and then it will just be like a gimmick... but... I keep forgetting that even if it does turn out to be gimmicky then I still have a Custom 22 with a trem system... and quite frankly I love the Custom models. And Paul's said in quite a fee interviews that's what the P22 is a Custom 22 with a Piezo system.

 

[veinbuster]

When in doubt, get both.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

I keep thinking that I'll use the piezo for the first 3 months and then it will just be like a gimmick..

From what I've seen/heard the PRS piezo system is one of, if not the best around but...... it's still a piezo. If you are totally sure you really need "acoustic-y" tones I could see getting a P22, otherwise any PRS with a Santana/Westie shape is the sexiest guitar in the world. You're not crazy at all.

 

[Egads]

Anybody ready to talk about a Forum guitar with the Santana shape, 408 pickups, and piezo trem?

 

[Gibson67v]

From what I've seen/heard the PRS piezo system is one of, if not the best around but...... it's still a piezo. If you are totally sure you really need "acoustic-y" tones I could see getting a P22, otherwise any PRS with a Santana/Westie shape is the sexiest guitar in the world. You're not crazy at all.

Without a doubt it's the best available!!

 

[Gibson67v]

Anybody ready to talk about a Forum guitar with the Santana shape, 408 pickups, and piezo trem?

I've got to try a 408... or maybe just Paul's Guitar...

 

[Rango]

I keep thinking that I'll use the piezo for the first 3 months and then it will just be like a gimmick... but... I keep forgetting that even if it does turn out to be gimmicky then I still have a Custom 22 with a trem system... and quite frankly I love the Custom models. And Paul's said in quite a fee interviews that's what the P22 is a Custom 22 with a Piezo system.

FWIW - I've had mine almost a year and I use the Piezo constantly. With the mix of the mag and Piezo you can get some hollow body type tones - It's like having 3 guitars hanging around your neck at the same time.