PRS S2 Vela electric guitar review demo 

Absolutely they did. It's so musical. I've never played a more musical guitar. It had a very usable neutral tone in every position. The coil tap on the bridge pickup is surprisingly very usable. The neck pickup is so interesting too. It is right between a low output single coil and a humbucker. It has a good thick sound that is still kinda woody and plucky. The tone controls really work well with these pickups too

All these years later, I'm curious as to how you feel about this guitar

I have this exact one. But I love the Egyptian gold. Couldn't find one but now I see them everywhere. 😕. Yes I love mine also my 5th PRS. SE's and S2's also USA Custom 24. Great guitars.

Nice demo indeed. But don't be fooled: put any cheap guitar with decent pickups and this amp/pedals/speaker recording config and you will get killer tones ! ;-) Besides, "best" is an inappropriate term. Best for what ? Price ? Tone ? Playability ? Music style ?... I play on a dozen guitars, because none is "best". They are all good in their due respect but I would be really puzzled if I had to choose just one for a whole set. Different approach, neck size, woods, pickup configuration, frets, radius, electronics, weight, name it. My opinion is that a Tele, Strat, LP and 335-type constitute the arsenal with which you can do about everything. PRS's are OK, but have a tone color of their own, which is not a bad thing, providing you have alternatives. My 2¢ ;-)

Same thing just happened to me, I figured it would be an easy trade for an SG or something. Fuck that.

***** Indeed- and I'm over quilted maple tops....

+Eric Davis Agree! They have the same effect as eating too much candy, you get fatigued and you just want to puke after a while.

Jordi C Mick's the BEST!

Daniel Hartle jhs charlie brown

Daniel Hartle i believe fundamentally based off of a marshall jtm45

Even the pickups and controls are very dynamic. Very small adjustments make noticable difference in tone. If you roll the tone pot back about 3 points you end up with a woody, plucky sound on the bridge and neck, and if you scoop you get some really nice cream like tones. Sounds just fine dimed too. Really super versatile and musical guitar. The big mahogany slab just sings. They set up beautifully from the factory with low action, and the guitar is light and thin. Neck is comfortable like a regular old Fender strat. When you play it you just feel confident in your bends and stuff. The guitar is solid and you wouldn't think a rudimentary bridge like that would have stability but I rarely need to tune my Vela. All brass contact points for the strings on Vela too which is a nice touch. Tuners have brass posts, nut has brass infused into the material, and the saddles. Super great guitar.

vibrato6 I think he DOES dig this axe!

I have owned CU24 and looking for some single coil tone , so I aim for SilverSky SE, but after I see this video and your comment, I think I must get Vela. Thanks for sharing experience.❤

It's really just the satin finish. For what it's worth tho, these sell out pretty much every time they come back into stock, so if you buy one you're getting a factory fresh one and their finish is still a bit gummy. I've already started wearing through the top of the guitar where my arm sits because I don't think the guitars finish was fully cured. If the satin ones sell as quickly I bet you will eat through that finish quick, and the satin ones don't have wood filler.

I have both. In my opinion a Strat is more versatile. But this is a great guitar right out of the box and this is my fourth PRS.

JHS charlie brown, if you were still wandering

All the S2s are made in America.

With import tuners and pickups, which is not bad but worth mentioning ;-) Plus the necks are 3 piece: scarf joint and heel, not exactly the idea I have of a set neck...

Cool Rene IMO, nothing wrong at all with scarf joint & 3 pieces. This guitars price is right and sounds amazing.

@@frantisca the G&B Starla humbucker in this guitar is my favorite humbucker I've ever played. It being foreign means nothing

JHS Angry Charlie. Hell of a pedal :)

Thought so. I've only seen it in red though so I wasn't sure! Thanks!!

And that has what to do with anything? The S2 line is very competitively priced for USA-made guitars, especially for the PRS line. Great bang for the buck.

Centuries of practice.

gin and tonic, light on the tonic ?!?

sciorts Can always find something to CHANGE it over to! Hard tail Strat bridge or modern Tele plate bridge with 6 saddles will make it better.

giantrobot9000 My Tele has 6 saddles like a strat where I can adjust the height of each string and move each one forward and back independently of one another for the perfect intonation without effecting the other strings.

***** There is no need to change it over. The S2 line has various bridge combinations. The neck pickup can be split on the other models.

Huh? I was talking about the Bridge!

***** There are two differences between this and the other S2 models. The first one being the bridge and the second being the neck pickup. I'm saying one can pick the model with the bridge the person wants and coil split the neck pickup. The person doesn't need to put a new bridge on this guitar.

Iron883Man These are available with the bird inlays if that's your thing.

Ok, thx for the info. It's not my pethicular thing, but if I'd buy a PRS...I would like the whole package of 'iconic' trademarks, yes ;)

My Santana SE has a body made up of four pieces of mahogany. It retails for £600, and you can get an S2 Mira for under a grand with a better body construction. The S2 range is certainly worth the extra money.