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“It’s a guitar that can indeed be a singer-songwriter’s tool, or a guitar for chugging metal”: PRS SE Ed Sheeran Hollowbody I Piezo Baritone review

One of the biggest names in pop delivers a first signature electric that bridges the gap between open chords and heavy metal chugs

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"For all the guitar people out there who look at me as not an electric player, don’t let the person behind the guitar fool you”: Ed Sheeran and PRS drop a new baritone – and they’re even gunning for metal and jazz players

The PRS SE Ed Sheeran Hollowbody I Piezo Baritone is the songwriter’s second baritone model, and will be released far more widely than it’s limited edition predecessor

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“The SEs were going to go away. We were having trouble with sales”: Paul Reed Smith on the near-fateful end of the PRS SE Series – and what saved it from extinction

Smith reflects on the time the plug was almost pulled on the affordable branch of PRS guitars

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“It might be Fender Japan’s biggest collab to date and it’s not even with an artist”: All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including an affordable recreation of one of Nerdville’s rarest Les Paul Customs

A boatload of new PRS SE models, a new signature for Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, and a monstrous collaboration from Fender Japan all arrived this week

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"A stellar build complements a gorgeous aesthetic, and thankfully, it has the tones and playability to back it up": PRS SE Special Semi-Hollow

PRS throws everything at this new SE model to create the ultimate do-it-all electric guitar

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"The true star here is the pickup configuration": PRS SE Studio review

Modern electrics can be criticized for trying to be all things to all people, but the SE Studio may just be one of the few to pull it off

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"I've never played a PRS Silver Sky but that might be about to change": All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and I've just solved a problem I didn't even know I had

My favorite Silver Sky finish to date has been launched alongside new gear from Blackstar, Kiesel, Epiphone and more

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“Four new colors inspired by traditional American fashion”: PRS and John Mayer unveil fresh finishes for the best-selling SE Silver Sky – and add new Maple models

The classic looks expand the Strat-inspired guitar’s empire, while previously rosewood-exclusive finishes make their way onto maple ’board models

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“These guitars are going to turn some heads. The natural designs in the wood create ‘aesthetic arrest’ from the first look”: PRS launches limited edition SE Exotic Veneer range of electric guitars – and updates SE Swamp Ash with 5-way switching

Four classic PRS SE models are given the exotic wood treatment with Poplar Burl, Laurel Burl, and Burled Ash veneers and thoroughly classy finish options

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“Simply a very good sounding Les Paul irrelevant of its name or price”: Gibson Les Paul Studio review

Gibson hasn’t forgotten the working musician with this refreshed version of the classic Les Paul Studio for 2024

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“After leading our overall list for two years, it did not come in No. 1”: Reverb reveals its best-selling electric guitars of 2024 – and the previous top-seller has been toppled

The reigning champion of 2022 and 2023 has been ousted, and the best-selling new release of 2024 might surprise you

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“While Fender players might feel more at home with the Silver Sky, PRS players will definitely feel a little more comfortable here”: PRS SE NF3 review

This new SE-exclusive NF3 uses a similar bolt-on platform to John Mayer’s Silver Sky model – but is a very different guitar. How so? Let’s find out

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“Completely shatters the expectations for a guitar geared toward modern metal”: PRS SE Mark Holcomb SVN review

The Periphery guitarist’s signature model gives lovers of the low-end great specs and playability at a lower cost. We find out if it’s more than just a djent machine.

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John Mayer's maple-fretboard PRS SE Silver Sky is finally here – and so are some sleek new finishes

First road-tested by Mayer in the spring, the SE Silver Sky Maple comes in its own set of smart colorways

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PRS expands its John Mayer signature SE Silver Sky lineup with new maple fretboard options and fresh finishes

The SE Silver Sky is available with a maple 'board in a trio of smart colourways, with a Storm Gray and Piano Black refresh for the rosewood models

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PRS SE DGT vs USA Core DGT: what are the similarities, and how do the builds differ?

Less a copy, more an ‘inspired by’ design, the SE DGT cleverly emulates the USA model but with plenty of differences

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