I currently own 3 PRS SE guitars. My first purchase was a Dave Navarro, followed by a Mira and then a 2016 Santana double-cutaway. The first two are described as "wide thin" while the Santana is "wide fat". However, those terms don't really tell the story. The Navarro neck is the thinnest (wide) neck I've ever played. It's even thinner than a friend's Ibanez, which was the thinnest I'd previously played. It took a while to get used to how unique it feels; at first I didn't really like it but over time it grew on me.
The Mira is also described as "wide thin", but it's nothing like the Navarro! I fell in love with this guitar the moment it touched my hands. In fact the neck reminds me of my 1966 Martin O-18, my favorite acoustic guitar. It's considerably thicker than the Navarro. I still can't wrap my head around the fact they're both described the same.
Finally, the Santana, which has a "wide fat" neck. Having owned a Les Paul with a 50's "D" shape, as well as a mid-1960's Gibson SG with the notorious "baseball bat" neck, I wasn't sure what to expect. What really surprised me when it showed up is that the neck (aside from scale length) feels very, very similar to the Mira!
While the Mira is still my favorite (it is the lightest electric guitar I own, as well as one of the most resonant) I favor the Navarro on stage because I use the whammy bar. I like the pickups in both those, though they are different (85/15 and HFS respectively). If the Mira SE had a tremolo, it would hands-down be my #1 axe. The tremolo is one reason I decided to try the Santana, as well as being curious about the short scale (I have no problem playing different lengths). I have to say I'm not in love with the tone of those Santana pickups however. I'm not sure if I'll swap them or sell that guitar and keep looking at other models.
The Mira is also described as "wide thin", but it's nothing like the Navarro! I fell in love with this guitar the moment it touched my hands. In fact the neck reminds me of my 1966 Martin O-18, my favorite acoustic guitar. It's considerably thicker than the Navarro. I still can't wrap my head around the fact they're both described the same.
Finally, the Santana, which has a "wide fat" neck. Having owned a Les Paul with a 50's "D" shape, as well as a mid-1960's Gibson SG with the notorious "baseball bat" neck, I wasn't sure what to expect. What really surprised me when it showed up is that the neck (aside from scale length) feels very, very similar to the Mira!
While the Mira is still my favorite (it is the lightest electric guitar I own, as well as one of the most resonant) I favor the Navarro on stage because I use the whammy bar. I like the pickups in both those, though they are different (85/15 and HFS respectively). If the Mira SE had a tremolo, it would hands-down be my #1 axe. The tremolo is one reason I decided to try the Santana, as well as being curious about the short scale (I have no problem playing different lengths). I have to say I'm not in love with the tone of those Santana pickups however. I'm not sure if I'll swap them or sell that guitar and keep looking at other models.
