当美国吉他制造商保罗里德史密斯在2001年推出他的韩国制造的SE系列吉他时，这并不是一阵突破性的举动。实际上，每个吉他品牌都有Rickenbacker的显着例外，已经获得了亚洲工厂的亚洲工厂生产的实惠的大雄鹿的东西。
What the SE range did for PRS, however, was shake the perception of its designs as high-end honeypots out of the reach of anyone but bankers, the savvy retired and born-again guitarists who’ve finally managed to kick the kids out of the nest.
这两种型号在这里，桑塔纳和定制22，是最新一代SE系列的脚兵。前者是Carlos Santana的签名模型更实惠的后代，几乎对称的双剖面吉他首先将PRS放在地图上。后者可以说是我们与品牌最友好的设计，在延伸的顶部身体喇叭中有一点飞溅的挡泥板。
Before we pull these guitars apart to reveal their differences, there are a few areas where the beams cross on the spec sheets. Both feature a mahogany chassis with ribcage contouring, paired with a maple top with the edges exposed to create the illusion of binding.
本教材木材伙伴关系采用火焰枫木饰板加着，将一些眼睛糖果添加到半透明的饰面。我们将在一瞬间来到颈部材料，但其他共同的功能包括玫瑰伍德指板，每个指数板都有一群标志性的鸟镶嵌，以及一个切割的顶部螺母。在硬件部门，您会发现Chunky PRS Vibrato单位，如类固醇上的复古挡泥板，以及优质的密封调谐器。每个吉他都配有衬垫的PRS Gig袋。
Now for the differences. The Custom 22 has a Wide Thin profile set-maple neck; the Santana’s set-mahogany version comes with the Wide Fat shape with a slightly longer neck heel. The Custom 22’s fingerboard radius is 10 inches. The Santana packs a flatter
11.5英寸的董事会。
并排俯瞰这些吉他，您可以宽恕假设它们都使用相同的比例长度。不。虽然SE定制22具有25英寸的规格，但桑塔纳的长度较短。半英寸在这里提供的比赛经验有什么不同？保持调整以发现。
您还可以在桑塔纳获得24个脂肪料，定制的型号名称中的“22”是一个很大的提示，你用这吉他装袋了两个少量褶皱。不过，适当命名的Custom 24模型可供寻找完整的双倍频游泳板。
Prs Se Santana＆SE SEC SUSIC 22使用
Reaching for Carlos’s baby first, it immediately feels light and well-balanced. While the neck profile is described as Wide Fat, it feels less beefy than the name would suggest, more ’64 SG than ’58 Les Paul.
当然，当你达到第12次摩托之中时，厚度会增加一点，但它仍然没有像我们期待的那样胖乎乎。暹罗的宽薄枫颈部占据了Palm的少于桑塔纳的桃花心木部分。它建成了速度，有一个近80秒的热杆氛围。
The biggest news on the 2017 Custom 22 is the addition of Paul Reed Smith’s 85/15 humbucker set. Based on his 1985 Standard Treble and Bass pickups, these units are wired through a master volume, master tone and a three-way switch.
It might be the maple neck talking, as well as the slightly longer scale length, but the Custom 22 is a ‘snappier’ and brighter-sounding guitar than the Santana. Run clean, the bridge 85/15 ’bucker has plenty of sparkle, yet doesn’t sound brash or shrill when you give the strings a good seeing to. That clarity pays off big time when you introduce some gain.
Both guitars sport reassuringly solid PRS vibrato units
Depending on the amount of dirt involved, you run the gamut of satisfying humbucker tones – from 70s blues-rock to heavier metal stuff. Flicking to the middle and neck positions fattens up the tone as expected, and both clicks on the switch react well to warm overdrive. The clarity persists on the Custom 22’s neck pickup with great note separation, but it’s in this position that the SE Santana’s ’bucker comes into its own.
如果你是卡洛斯的持续布鲁斯摇滚铅的粉丝，你将成为一个快乐的兔子。较短的尺度和颈部材料促进了较暗的，喉音。在锗模糊盒中踢球，桑塔纳开始吐出随机谐波。同样，桑塔纳的桥梁皮卡听起来并不像习惯22的那样繁荣，但我们估计布鲁斯提升和老学校摇滚AFICIONADOS将更喜欢其暖和的声音。
我们惊讶于吉他都没有线圈分开功能。一些新的SE模型，如85/15加油的弗洛伊德定制24，具有推/拉分离器，所以它看起来像是一个错过的机会，以揭示一些单卷音调。正如您所预期的那样，较短的比例长度使桑塔纳吉他在桑塔那吉他上更轻松地弯曲TAD，并且当在第12圈以上的面部时真的觉得。
标志性的鸟镶嵌装饰着桑塔纳和SE定制的红木指板
说,我们喜欢额外的bottom-string tension on the slightly longer Custom 22. The Santana sounds a little ‘flappy’ and less distinct than the 22. If it was our guitar, we’d beef up the string gauge to .011s. You’ll still enjoy comfortable string bending, but you’ll get more authority in your bottom-string riffs.
不是每个人都获得了PRS吉他的吸引力，但这不是因为雷德斯史密斯先生和他的队列的努力。这些最新型号已被调整为一定程度，在那里很难看出它们如何改进。可玩性，音调，硬件，皮卡，这是所有好消息。好的，价格标签仍然很漂亮，但你很难靠近史密斯的美国装备的表现，而无需像你的银行经理一样赚钱......或乞求他们贷款。
主要特点PRS SE SANTANA
•PRICE£849 (with padded gigbag)
•描述纯体六弦吉他，在韩国制造
•BUILD Mahogany back with maple top and flame maple veneer; glued-in Wide Fat profile mahogany neck with gloss finish; rosewood fingerboard with 11.5-inch radius, bird inlays and 24 medium jumbo frets; nickel PRS vibrato and enclosed tuners
•ELECTRICS2x PRS SE Santana humbuckers
•控制Master volume, master tone, three-way switch
•左撇子No
•结束Santana Yellow (as reviewed), Orange
•规模长度622mm/24.5”
•颈部宽度43mm at nut, 51mm at 12th fret
•颈部深度在第一个褶皱中22毫米，在第12次褶边25mm
•STRING SPACING36mm at nut, 53mm at bridge
•重量3.2kg / 7.1磅
•CONTACTPRS Europe 01223 874301www.prsguitars.com.
主要特点PRS SE SEC SUSIC 22
•PRICE£849 (with padded gigbag)
•描述纯体六弦吉他，在韩国制造
•BUILDMahogany back with maple top and flame maple veneer; set ‘Wide Thin’ profile maple neck with gloss finish; rosewood fingerboard with 10-inch radius, Bird inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets; nickel PRS vibrato and enclosed tuners
•ELECTRICS2 x PRS 85/15 humbuckers
•控制Master volume, master tone, three-way toggle
•左撇子No
•结束葡萄酒森伯斯特（如审查），鲸鱼蓝
•规模长度635mm / 25“
•颈部宽度43mm at nut, 51mm at 12th fret
•颈部深度在第一个FRET 19毫米，第12次FRET 22毫米
•STRING SPACING36mm at nut, 53mm at bridge
•重量3.6kg/8.1lbs
