PRS Santana 2016 BG NGD

[Emmanuel]

Wow I love the scraped BG. I have a BG CU22, always regretted it not having the visible binding effect. I've occasionally thought of sending it to the factory for a custom scrape but that would not be cheap...

No regrets here. Both variations are great. Black gold with or without visible binding is awesome
BG without the visible binding (wrap) is close to a violin finish/look. Classy.
BG with visible binding is closer to the vintage e.guitars space.

Both are great. Enjoy yours!

 

[vox801]

Just curious. Do they sound similar?
Both beautiful! Congrats and enjoy!

 

[László]

So nice, and both look awesome.

 

[Boogie]

I wouldn't kick those twins outta bed! Who doesn't love twins?!

Congrats!

Hey, I dated a twin in college and I approve of this message.

Damn...black gold Santana(s) and no HXDA? What's wrong with you, mister? Go ahead, take care of that...we'll wait...

 

[ViperDoc]

Wondertwins.

 

[Emmanuel]

Just curious. Do they sound similar?
Both beautiful! Congrats and enjoy!

Thanks and that is a nice question.
At the beginning, I did a quick unplugged A/B comparison and I was amazed from the crystal clear tone and the loudness of the open strings from the Santana 2016. It was the moment where I said ''wow, they exceeded theirselves with this one..''. The next day, I changed the strings on my Santana 2015 and when I did the same A/B, I said ''yes, alright, you are an amazing guitar just like your twin, sorry for my initial conclusion ;-)''.
Plugged in they also sound very similar. Of course there will be some minimal sonic differences (mainly due to the bridge pick up height which I have slightly altered) but to be honest, what I hear is great from both guitars (new or old does not matter, PRS makes some great musical instruments - end of story .)

 

[sloanthebone]

That is a fantastic pair!

 

[dmatthews]

Wondertwins.

Just like your avatar?

 

[Mike.boardman]

Nice to see some Opeth references here. They get great sounds from their Custom 24s and singlecuts. I bet the Santanas work well for that.

 

[prsrocker1988]

Nice!