Is a $679 PRS ANY GOOD? The Swamp Ash Special SE 

It happens to me on a regular basis.

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist yeah me too. Every time I leave, 5 to 10 min later.... arrived.

This is why I order from brick and mortar stores

Then gets stolen off your porch a minute later!

@@tomaslopez2940that’s why? That’s a weird reason hahaha

For 679 you couldn't do much better on a new guitar! Thanks for watching Judy, I appreciate you! 🙏

I put like 800 in parts into my SE swamp ash special for a future video. SEs are cheap enough where if you don't like the tuners just change em! I'm with you, I'm blown away by the quality.

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My pleasure Jeff, thanks for watching brother. Are you digging these longer episodes? I'm putting a ton more into the editing with all of the references

I do like the longer format. I think it separates you from reviews that just highlight specs and shows your personal experience and knowledge.@@TheNeuroticGuitarist

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Rock on bro, let me know what you think if you get your hands on one!

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I’ll let you know! Always wanted a maple neck PRS!

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For the money they're really rad. There's a little bit of a low end flub on the rhythm that's not as clear as the American 85/15s but for 679 it's as good as you'll ever find and it still rocks

I was gonna say the exact same thing bro ! Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘

@@PeterMoore350 let me know what you think when you do. Get one at www.samash.com and I tell them I sent you

Rock on Andrew, lmk what u think! Check out the video where I compare it against rhe ce24 and a custom 24!

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Definitely. I am definitely subscribed. Love your content.

Right? You need one! Just saying

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Unfortunately, via my PC and desktop speakers can't tell a Fender from a Gibson all sound alike.

@@patricaomas8750 try headphones

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Would my £20 earphones aren't any better

@patricaomas8750 I suspect your earphones are way better than your phone. As in 3-5x better even if they're cheap.

The neck joint on it is totally rad. I've never had a problem with the other neck joint but I'm not a consumate shredder. This one definitely allows for easier access

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@@TheNeuroticGuitaristabsolutely! Will do! I'll probably do another review on my channel once I get it.

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Oh man, what a terrible mistake. Talk about timing! I need to do a review on the new Supreme! I'm hoping someone will send me one soon! How's the nighthawk?

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I didn't realize they were using ebony on it. That's sick. They make some seriously rad guitars. Thanks for watching, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌

I have the se custom 24 turquoise quilt. It has an ebony fretboard, which I love. It's so clean looking. I also bought the blood orange se ce. It's great, too. Only $559 for the se ce right now. The se custom was $799.

It def has Tele vibes, I think it's thicker on the bass than a Tele and less noise on the pups

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist how does it handle distortion or drive? From the video it seems like it would cut through nicely.

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@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Can you tell me what cable I need to plug it into an amp? I plan on getting the fender one that sells for around $150.00 and does the variety of tones. I think students use it a lot also. Wants a cord that’s made well but not too pricey…. 🤪

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@@TheNeuroticGuitarist That's weird, I had already subscribed but just clicked on your channel icon & it said: subscribe! Clicked subscribe again today & it automatically turned on the bell icon... Really weird

@@gearmeister the good thing is that you're now gonna have me blow up your phone with guitar videos so there's that 🙌 have am absolutely RIDICULOUS video dropping at midnight Thursday est. That's when I drop all of the "real" videos

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist sounds greeeeeaaaaaateeee! 😁

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I have 2 studios with those fralin single coils...those are the best!

​@@TheNeuroticGuitarist It occurs to me the AS-01 is kind of a cross between AlNiCo and CuNiFe, we only miss the copper (Cu) which was only added originally to make the material soft enough to work with, and steel is basically iron (Fe). The As-01 is AlNiCoFe. Maybe why this single coil sounds so "Fendery". And look a the size of those slugs too, almost Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound sized.

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This is way smoother imo. But you gotta feel for yourself because I also don't think the neck is that fat but I handed it to my buddy cory and he immediately said it was too chunky. Maple is a fickle beast

@TheNeuroticGuitarist well I tend to love the old wide-thin neck carves. For me the finish was just a little too thin. It's a little frustrating because I love the satin mahogany neck on the SE Myers. That might be one of my favorite necks (2nd only to my 07 tremonti). Other than that complaint I think PRS is killing it with the SE lines right now.

You'll have to let me know what you think. Get it from www.samash.com and tell them I sent you!

I'm not trying to sell guitars so it makes no difference to me if you buy them, I just share it as I see it and hear it, so if that was helpful for you then mission accomplished! The SAS is a great guitar for sure, but it sounds like you already have a few that serve the purpose it would for you. Rock on daryl! 🤘 thank you for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness. 🙌

I love the maple. I love mahogany, too. I love guitars period. What did you think of the sound?

I like the variety of sounds, especially with the push/pull selections. Nice overall tone.

I'm sorry to hear about that, it's a bummer! Any reputable music store should take care of her, lmk how it works out

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Awsome, oh yea I've subscribed I think a few weeks ago and telling some peeps about your channel👍

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@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I subbed🙂🤟

It's TOTALLY green. The joke for it looking like my eyes is that they're legally "green." I just shot a review of this guitar against the Ce semi hollow with 85/15s and an 86 custom 24 with t and bs. It WILL be the best video on this guitar on the internet! Thanks for watching brother, I appreciate you. Have fun going down the rabbithole. I haven't seen any problems with the color taking but I have definitely seen a huge variance in the quality of grain and weights across the board.

I waited 15 whole minutes to use that

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Most PRS guitars have the bird inlay as an option. It's one of the things that differentiates them. Thanks for watching, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌

I like this inlay specifically because it is shiny and green. Other bird inlays I saw were just boring white color. Do you know of any other shiny or colorful bird inlays for PRS?

​@@JoonKimDMDSaw pauls guitar se today in the store and the birds was the same as those in the swamp ash. Very beutiful.

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@@TheNeuroticGuitarist it's one amazing guitar.

It came with plastic and floating

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist any tips on removing that plastic? It looks impossible

You and me both!

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For sure! I have 40 core PRS but this thing definitely still has a place in my arsenal. Thanks for watching, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌

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That's my actual personality when I'm amped up. I've been playing heavy metal since I was 13 so I'm super loud and then I dj on top of that so amplify my loud. Some people don't resonate with it at all. Like my parents or my wife 🤪 but it seems as if a lot of people like my neurosis. I've definitely dialed it in a lot more. Before I was yelling, loud, angrier and dark. Came off crappy even to me. But yeah man, that's just me. I can be quiet and chill, too, but that's just not what makes it to video. This is the Sam kinison side of me. Hope you learned something. And I appreciate the "nice" approach. I'm certainly not for everyone and if I annoy people they 100% don't have to watch. I get it

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I haven't played the DGT yet so I can't speak to it but I'd be interested to play them against one another

Damn man! Sorry to hear. That stuff definitely happens. Not my experience but clearly it exists

I actually have never played a fiore...it's one that has alluded me, so I would be interested to know the answer to that myself.

For sure, the pickups in it are great but you can always change it up for your personal tone. Nothing wrong with that. Thanks for watching, please subscribe and join the madness 🙏

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I will and always and keep rocking 😎🤘🏾❤️

@bluephoenix3865 right back at you dude 🤘🤪🤘

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@@TheNeuroticGuitarist were those the right chords? It doesn’t sound the same when I play them.

Right at www.samash.com

Not much anymore, it was my first half stack. That was the first one they made that Marty Friedman and yngwie were using at the time so I had to have it. It's a great amp for what it is. They were a standard for backline before the jcm2000 and then the evh

I'm w u! I am changing mine in this to dimarzios as we speak. Thanks for watching, please subscribe and join the madness. Happy holidays 🙏

You mean me? 🤪

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Yeah. I showed her already. She said you must be rich. 😆

@Ncebulsky music is my life, my passion and my job so 🤷‍♂️

@TheNeuroticGuitarist You're damn good, too.

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And there it is! You get it!

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I haven't messed with the DGT yet but I do have a shootout between an 86 custom 24, a ce24 semi hollow and the SAS next Thursday if you stay tuned!

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Will definitely check out the video then. Cheers 👊

@@abishuachendriah cheers, my friend 🙏

I'd say guitars, but I do have some nice amps. The VHTs are my favorite. Everytime I see any one I want to buy it.

What?

You're 100% correct. I wasn't able to edit that properly. Ceramics always have a magnetic charge. I try to make sure I get 99% of the stuff right in these last few videos but something always come up wrong.

Do ittttt

I don't have the original anymore. It wasn't one of my favorite PRS'. It's interesting you say thin because to me it's a little flubby in the low end. I'm thinking about doing a video of this vs the core CE hollowbody which has the US 85/15. See how the pickups compare because I love that CE. It's 100% amazing for the price, but the pickups are not as good as the US by any means. I'd also be interested to compare it to one of my 86s that has reap T and B pickups which are what rhe 85/15 is a iteration of. Def on the docket.

Pretty good 250 guitars? I haven't played any recently? Welcome to inflation bro

I know that, for sure. I do not pick or play close like he does. If I was 1000th as accurate I'd consider some of his technique.

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I imagine shipping costs is a huge factor, if their margins are less in Europe that's going to be reflected unfortunately

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One day Timmy 🙂 that Fine Axe 🎸 🪓 will be yours… and from stage you will destroy the world with guitar awesomeness! 🎸. Do yourself the biggest favour possible take some time save up the loot and then get that guitar if that’s the one you really want man. It really is a very nice looking guitar and the sound is real sweet as well. That alnico pickup sounds really creamy and I’d love to hear that with some really heavy old school distortion. I’d like to hear the alnico and the bridge humbucker together with distortion. That guitar is definitely worth that money, I’m really liking everything about it and $675 😊 I live in Canada so here it would probably be about $850? Canadian all in and Even at that price I would still buy it with those features it’s really a nice guitar for that Amount of cash. just give it a good setup and I’d say you have a great playing guitar that’s good in any situation and looks sweet for life.

@@andrewpardue3324 that's a very nice comment. I appreciate it ☺️ you're right, I'm saving up so i can buy even just a cheap electric guitar. I can't afford the guitar in the video though, it's too much for me 😭 for now I'll look something around 80 or 70$ to start learning how to shred. It's been a long time dream of mine.

@@Thimbmoh92018 hello 👋🏻 Timmy , you are welcome 🙂. Don’t worry about getting a big buck$ guitar to start out with anyways, best to see if you truly love doing it before investing a lot of money on something you may never really use. That being said if you think you are into it and it sounds like you are, you should definitely give it a shot. I’ve been playing for 38 years now and own over a dozen guitars and a few really good amps ( Marshall , Peavy , Orange and a few others of smaller size ) also 13 guitars I’ve collected over the years. It is without question one of the greatest things I ever did for myself and it’s the greatest hobby in the world even if you never get really serious about it just do it for fun ! That is what’s going to keep you doing it long term. For a first guitar I would consider getting a pawnshop Fender Squire Stratocaster , you can probably find one for about $100-150 and it will be a comfortable guitar that plays well and stays in tune fairly well also. Just take someone that knows a bit about guitars with you when you go shopping looking to make sure you get a good one. All the best bro and welcome to being a new guitarist! It’s super fun and interesting as well. Start slow and practice lots , don’t get discouraged if progress is a bit slow at first , just keep playing and most importantly have fun with your new hobby ! 🙂

I just thought it was hilarious and made me laugh out loud. I find all baseball boring so...

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Just messing with you. That PRS is nice!

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Because $679 was a sale when they dropped for Christmas. I realized I shouldn't have put the price in the title.

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I see, yeah I remember when they first came they were that price. It is what it is.

@@1mihayes yup, still a great guitar. I suspect you can probably find one mint used for that?

I did, I ordered from www.samash.com I always order from brick and mortar stores, what's wrong with you

@@TheNeuroticGuitarist why not pick up at the location? 😅

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@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Already did, keep up the good work man!

I think a lot of out ladies have many things in common 🤪

Then apparently all of my real life friends must be in kindergarten? 🤪

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I'm sorry to hear that, def not the case with mine! I've had nothing but good experiences with the SEs but at that price point you're bound to find a dud.

That was a sale price in the US...I regret putting that in the title! That said, what do you think?

I didn't even notice but I see what you mean

We want the dealers to make money, too. That's how we have guitar stores!

Do you have proof of that? I haven’t heard that at all.

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I have found some PRS I felt that way about.

Which minutes? 🤪

Always gotta be some idiot on here gatekeeping. Found em (hint: it’s you).

Yeah man, that's ridiculous. For $679 there isn't a better guitar out there you can buy at retail and the pickups on it are great so...

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@@StupidGuitar sorry I hurt your fanboy feelings.

@@shanewalton8888 It's ok to not like a guitar bud. Being an idiot about it is a bad look but you do you. I don't care if you like it or not.

Rock on James, lmk what you think!

I’m thinking this might be my first PRS, too.

PRS makes a damn fine fiddle 🎻

They most certainly do.

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