Paul Reed Smith Special
Solid Body Electric Guitars by Paul Reed Smith
Swipe Available Color Options Below
The entire concept of the tier named "Special" in Gibson/Epiphone and similar traditions is that it`s awarded to a model which is made to be affordable, but still retains a portion of upscale elegance and decorations. It`s a very smart concept, as not many players can buy super expensive guitars, and have to settle with something more affordable. With Special models, Gibson and similar brands have devised a way to give a bit of glamour to regular players. PRS Solid Body Special has a double-cut mahogany body with a carved flame maple top. Non-locking tremolo bridge has string through construction and it`s fronted by a set of two humbuckers and one single coil between them. Set in mahogany neck is topped with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard.
Chorder.com
Binding
Creme
feature-binding[0]
272
Body Construction
Double cutaway
feature-bodyConstruction[0]
74
Body Shape
VIP
feature-bodyShape[0]
115
Body Top Wood
Maple
feature-bodyTopWood[0]
14
Body Type
Solid Body
feature-bodyType[0]
138
Body Wood
Mahogany
feature-bodyWood[0]
3
Bridge
Tremolo
feature-bridge[0]
85
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
feature-bridgePickupType[0]
54
Carved Top
Yes
feature-carvedTop
16
Controls
Tone
feature-controls[0]
100
Controls
Volume
feature-controls[0]
99
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
feature-fingerboardMaterial[0]
81
Finish
Gloss
feature-finish[0]
221
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
feature-fretSize[0]
32
Fingerboard Inlays
Abalone Bird inlays
feature-fingerboardInlays[0]
469
Hardware
Nickel
feature-hardware[0]
67
Middle Pickup Type
Single Coil
feature-middlePickupType[0]
51
Neck Joint
Set neck
feature-neckJoint[0]
28
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
feature-neckPickupType[0]
49
Neck Shape
Wide fat
feature-neckShape[0]
267
Neck Wood
Mahogany
feature-neckWood[0]
18
Number of Frets
22
feature-numberOfFrets[0]
36
Number of Pickups
3
feature-numberOfPickups[0]
46
Number of Strings
6
feature-numberOfStrings[0]
134
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
feature-pickupSwitchType[0]
62
Scale Length
25"
feature-scaleLength[0]
177
String Nut
Syntetic Bone
feature-stringNut[0]
168
Tuners
PRS
feature-tuners[0]
219
Similar Guitars
Compare
1.
to
2.
Binding
Creme
None
Body Construction
Double cutaway
Double cutaway
Body Shape
VIP
VIP
Body Top Wood
Maple
Maple
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Bridge
Tremolo
Tremolo
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Carved Top
Yes
No
Controls
Tone/Volume
Volume
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood
Finish
Gloss
Gloss
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Abalone Bird inlays
Abalone Bird inlays
Hardware
Nickel
Nickel
Middle Pickup Type
Single Coil
Single Coil
Neck Joint
Set neck
Set neck
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Neck Shape
Wide fat
Wide fat
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Number of Frets
22
22
Number of Pickups
3
3
Number of Strings
6
6
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Scale Length
25"
25"
String Nut
Syntetic Bone
Syntetic Bone
Tuners
PRS
PRS
Post Your Review
To leave a comment you can also log in with
or
1 User Review
Midwest on 2011-05-15 18:55:19
I walked into a guitar store planning on finally buying that Les Paul '68 Custom reissue I always wanted but the LPs on display were banged up. I wanted an axe to be perfect if I wasn't going to buy used on eBay. Out of boredom, I thought I would give that cool looking PRS a try. The difference between that PRS and the average Gibson were amazing. The tone knob is passive but with a great -- and useful-- range. Dial it down and use the neck hum if you want to play power chords. But in general the humbuckers are more sparkly than crunchy. The single coil is quacky, but because I have EMGs on my Strat, I found it to be noisy. That to me is the only downside of the guitar at all, but EMG singles are virtually noiseless so it may be unfair of me. The single is close to the strings, so it may foul up your picking, depending on your style. The selling points are feel, looks, feel, flexibility, feel, sound. Have I mentioned that the guitar feels amazing? The A Ten top in Santana Yellow is amazing. I couldn't find any flaws anywhere. The poly finish is more consistent than nitro (I prefer lacquer to polyester because of this). Workmanship and setup were also flawless. No worries about using this without a backup. It's expensive (I paid $2850 new...yes, the people at Guitar Center will dig deep into a price if you do it nicely) but I was looking for a holy-moley sort of guitar. So gorgeous. I had to give the store employee extra time playing the guitar before he would part with it but that must be worth karma points.
Paul Reed Smith Special 4.37 out of 5 based on 2 ratings
Disclaimer
This page contains information, pictures, videos, user generated reviews, automatically generated review and videos about Paul Reed Smith Special but we do not warrant the quality, accuracy or completeness of any information on our web site. If you have more information about Paul Reed Smith Special please write a review. Some reviews are automatically generated generated by using verbal representation of publicly available numeric rating information musicians entered while writing review of Paul Reed Smith Special. User generated reviews of Paul Reed Smith Special represent opinions of credited authors alone, and do not represent Chorder's opinion.
Rating is an average rating that is calculated by using publicly available numeric rating information musicians entered while writing review of Paul Reed Smith Special. All trademarks, images and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective companies.