Limited Edition PRS SE Swamp Ash CE 24 Sandblasted
"Addictive playability, versatile tone and distinctive look". With these words, PRS is launching a special collection of SE Swamp Ash cE 24 Sandblasted guitars, whose design certainly cannot be considered boring. For the ash body top, the manufacturer chose the sandblasting finish, which enhances the typical grain of the wood, then injected a contrasting colour into the pores and subsequently applied basic black matt lacquer.
The top, made of resonant swamp ash, is glued to a solid mahogany body, with a maple neck fitted with a comfortable, more subtle Wide Thin profile. The 10-inch radius rosewood fingerboard bears traditional bird inlays, 24 medium-sized frets and a 43mm wide nut.
The black veneer-coated headstock is fitted with all-metal, lightweight company tuners, and the strings are anchored in a patented six-bolt tremolo, whose time-tested design contributes to both playing comfort and tone sustain and tuning stability. Most hardware components have received a subtle Smoked Black finish.
The 25-inch scale instruments use a pair of 85/15 "S" humbuckers, offering enhanced low and high frequencies, good articulation and clarity, and overall tone balance. The passive electronics consist of a three-position toggle switch, a common volume and tone with a built-in push-pull switch that opens the coils of both pickups, so the player can also access registers similar to a single-coil sound.
The PRS SE Swamp Ash CE 24 Sandblasted Limited Edition models produced by the Asian subsidiary are expected to be available in the following colours: Sandblasted Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White. The official price has been set at just under 600 pounds for the European market, with a quality padded gigbag included.
"We have done runs with this treatment before, but this is the first time we are offering it at scale worldwide. I really fell in love with these guitars after watching the sandblasting process in person. It’s transformational. But, these guitars are more than just eye candy – they take a ton of care to make, and they are made to be played," says Jack Higginbotham, COO of PRS Guitars.
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