I took the Gold and Moon inlays so I must be "COOL"!! I'm feeling much better now!!! Loving the guitar and it only took 9 months to get it just like my Grandson!!!
Bought a used DGT in 2015 (see profile picture) of all of the guitars I have owned, it's the best playing/sounding one I have ever owned. I get nervous playing it out, the SE version gives me one to not worry so much about. Can't wait to get my hands on a gold top!!
David is a badass. Really humble and gracious guy. Glad I had a chance to meet him. Played a version of this guitar when I was painting his house. Balanced perfectly. Incredible control on the knobs. PRS are not my bag, but this guitar did have that mojo that is love.
Had the gold top variant for 72h and it is fantastic. Light, very resonant, coil split that actually works and doesn't lose volume, perfectly intonated, really nice trem system, really nice and warm pickups with a huge tonal variety (treble bleed, coil split and 2 volumes). I have strats, LP, revstars and SE CU24 and this DGT covers all bases. I have played / owned many guitars over 3 decades and this one really stacks up. Perfect for me and my style.
@mcadder I am, ddadario xl 10s. Normally, an Ernie ball user but dave grissom uses Daddario, so tried them and they are resonant, bend very easily and have great tone.
Yes it’s more a McCarty than custom 22. Dave first helped them develop the original McCarty. Then once it was done asked for a modded one with a trem. And that was the beginning of the development of the DGT.
@@terrybanks5063 yeah after I got my first PRS I did a bit of a deep dive on them and their models. If you get a chance do the same. They’ve made so many more models than I ever imagined. Lots of small runs. Just trying things out. And the ones that sell stick around. The ones that don’t go away. And even the ones that stick around are constantly tweaked. Paul’s is always striving for perfection.
@@alexdenton6586 well I haven’t played all the guitars from Japan. And I’ve not even played a DGT. SE or Core. But I’ve owned 5-6 core PRS. And that or more SE’s. I have 3 of the newer SE’s. A SE Paul’s guitar, SE Silver Sky and a SE sc594. All 3 are killer guitars. Not just for the price. Like they hang with my cores good. And I’m sure the SE DGT is similar. But like anything, you may feel differently. So it’s best to play them yourself if you get a chance. And if that’s not easily done. Try to order from somewhere with a good return policy. That way if you don’t like it. You can simply return it.
Personally, the volume control placement on this guitar is ideal. I've always had the volume control right by the bridge pickup. And I play 90% of the time on the bridge pickup. So having the bridge pickup close to the bridge pickup and in the traditional position for many guitars is exactly what I want and it's why I haven't been attracted to Les Paul-style knob arrangements.
Got mine in the states last week. Absolutely killer instrument and plays extremely good. Will be hard to beat it for the money. Had to wait close to 3 months to receive it. Love the chunky neck and sounds awesome!! If looking for new guitar, must check it out .
Had a prs in the past. Felt like I was playing well made furniture. The minimalist gold top really sold it. I hope it shreds like everyone says. Cuz it's in the mail.
There's a TPS video where Mick gets the best sound I've ever heard from a guitar from his full-fat DGT (I wish I could remember which video it was, it's insane), and I've been dreaming on a DGT since. I've been looking forward to this video from you guys since I heard the DGT SE was coming.
@@stpirate89 - I think the pups in the SE DGT are a large part of that. Although they are manufactured to a lower price point than the core pups, I think they got very close to the core tone. Of course that’s my opinion only and I haven’t played a core vs SE in person. Only going off some YT vids where people have played them back to back. I am really enjoying my gold top. It is a whole lot of fun in one guitar, sounds fantastic and plays equally well. I’d love to try a core DGT but honestly for my abilities the SE is more than enough guitar at the moment.
Today I placed my first (technically second but that fell through because of COVID) order with Andertons. I have almost accidentally pre-ordered the PRS SE Hollowbody II with Piezo in Peacock Blue for a RIDICULOUSLY low price and I am really excited! Now I have to wait until May to receive it - how will I survive? Seriously, thank you Andertons I am delighted to be finally supporting you by making a purchase after all these years of watching and enjoying your YT videos. You are a great team and I'm very pleased my money goes to you instead of elsewhere. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
@@JayTheLane Thank you jaylane7203. Never played a Silver Sky but everyone says they're amazing. Back in the 90s I had a cherry burst Custom 24 - not a 10 top or anything special, but I loved it. I'm sure I will love this too!
My Hollowbody SE arrived and it's AMAZING! These days you'd really have to either be a professional who earns their living with their guitar playing or be wealthy enough to be seriously self indulgent (which I would love to be) to justify buying a core when the SEs are this good! I'm totally happy with it, and I feel no need or desire for the core. This SE is a better guitar than I will ever be a guitar player, the core would do exactly the same thing for multiple times the price. If anyone is deliberating whether or not to get an SE I'd say "Go for it"!
I bought mine here in the States. I got one of the first ones because I pre-ordered it back in December after the first videos came out from PRS. I received the guitar January 12th. It is an AMAZING instrument. I also own a 1993 Core Custom 24 10 Top, a 2016 CE24, a 2022 SE CU24-08. I have played it through my Marshall 6101 30th Anniversary, my Boogie Fillmore 50 1X12 combo, my neighbor's Mesa Lonestar Special, His Mesa/Boogie Mark III Simul-Class 4X12 and my Fender Mustang GTX 50. I have yet to put it through my Mesa Express 5:25+ but, I am sure it will be stellar through that as well. The SE DGT is an absolute game changer. I met David Grissom Christmas Eve 2019 when I saw him at Saxon Pub in Austin. His tone was incredible. Us PRS fans owe a debt of gratitude to his vision of what specs should be on a guitar. The DGT is more McCarty than Custom 22. David was instrumental in the development of the McCarty, then the McCarty Trem and eventually the Core DGT.
Thanks guys for another in-depth tone comparison. 🙌 However it's killing me to see all these demos You see, like a fool I waited 3 days after their release of the SE DGT to order mine from a main brick and mortar in the states and initially I was told on the outside that I would see it 6/23. When I heard this co. was facing some major financial problems again, I called to check on my order and was told it would be August earliest. Well I contacted the manufacturer directly, I live in Maryland as well and was told that new SE models take a good 6 to 9 months to see it. Now I understand why they flooded all the retail locations a fine business move to garner need and desire from the public It just gets me no end to see all these demos while the consumers have to wait 6-9 months. I only hope that after all that time that my guitar will be defect free and as good as Mr Grissom said he wants them. Sorry guys just had to vent. I love all of your demos and watch every single one. Keep up the good work and sorry to vent.
Had to come back and listen again to this review just to listen to that last jam at the end. Really like that backing track, and both Lee and Pete’s solo playing , it is reminding me of Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan! Crazy Stuff!
If Pete and Lee (or anyone for that matter) want to do a deep dive into David Grissom’s music. Joe Ely’s Live at the Liberty Lunch is Essential listening, David shines on it. His work with Ely and Storyville is great.
@@ThePeps1776 @Peterthecoder D. Same for me. I’ve started with guitar when I was at college then played bass for years in a band (as a hobby) and now…well…I’m 45 and I’ve started to re-learn guitar from scratch! My new PRS S2 is also a great game changer. It’s never too late and we only live once!! 😉
i know how much effort dg put into making this model as close as his own flagship model. he even said he barely notices any difference in the feel. the prs video on the making of this guitar is a good watch..
DG had played entire gigs using just his signature SEs. He wanted to make sure they were gig-worthy/gig-ready. There are some vids of him playing his SE at Saxon (Austin TX) available online.
Davidhas a cool video where he talks about his tone and setup his main crunch is vol on 7, and for higher gain he goes to vol 10 then again his technique to get those sounds is flawless, you came pretty close with those last crucnhy licks before the end jam Pete 🤟😁
I sent my core DGT back because I didn’t like neck. I bought the SE and the neck is slightly thinner. I love this guitar, it is awesome at less than half the price.
Man, where did you buy that? They're like 670 pounds or $845 usd where I live at the moment (Australia), which is actually cheaper than an SE Custom 24.
… I hope he did get the gold SE because it is actually better than the core. I sent my USA DGT back and bought the gold top SE. Slightly thinner neck and feels, plays and sounds sensational. This is now my main gigging guitar. Thoroughly recommend it…
I believe I heard Grissom say he was chasing Duane Allman's tone. Listen to the Allman Brothers Band Live at The Fillmore East. That's THE tone (Duane, not Dicky).
Just an aside, but there is a whole bunch of Billy Gibbons in Mr DGts right hand technique and he admits to more than just a passing influence there. All those odd interval, quiet right hand double stops across the strings. Very old school blue kind of thing. Keep up guys, a couple of my favorite Brit Guitar killers here with Danish Pete & The Captain ! Boogie Chillins !
I ordered min from Guitar Center in mid-January and they told me it will be available in mid-July. Bummer.... I cant wait to play it. I ordered the Gold Top of course.... did not realize it was going to be so popular.
Lee said anyone wants one of these beauties needs to be prepared to jump into a queue. He's not joking! To give an idea of how long that queue is, I ordered my Gold Top at the beginning of February and just got an email from Andertons today stating that PRS are hoping to deliver to them for the end of September... So, if you're thinking about getting a DGT SE for next Christmas, it might be wise to place your order PDQ! - I won't be surprised to get another email informing me of a further delay.
Would have liked to have heard more from Pete on why this is best SE guitar PRS have done. He's obviously happy with the play and feel, but I wanted more explanation.
I believe the sentiment comes from this particular SE model being so very close in feel, vibe and tone to the core model for 1/4 of the price :-) This and the SE 594 model are the newest developments within the SE range and it would appear the guitar community reviewing these models believes there has been a noticeable step up in their production values. The public forums will no doubt let us know if this is for real...
I'm guessing that's it's because of the mccarty body with trem, and he likes the pickups more than the mccarty se. The bridge vol knob being the closest to the hand is extremely nice. Also the look of it maybe vibes with him more. I think I'd rather have a 245 or mccarty. Don't love the sound of the dgt se over youtube, but I'd have to play them all irl.
Awesome! It's really exciting to see Andertons' take on the DGT SE! Lee pretty much summed up my attitude to PRS's traditional flame tops and bird inlays - they're just a bit too ornate for me. But the gold-top DGT with its crescent moon inlays was a revelation and it's the first PRS I've instantly really liked. So, when I saw Tim Pierce and David Grissom introduce the SE model on RU-vid, I placed my order for one with Andertons straight away. David Grissom says the gold top is his favourite of the two options - as he puts it, he's a meat and potatoes kind of guy and likes its straightforward styling. Although I don't eat meat, I guess I must share his taste in guitars! 😉I can hardly wait for my order to arrive! 😎
The Caps waa sound at the end was stellar on that. Seventies stylin' why worry about faster players if you have soul. Nobody seems to have this axe in the states
This PRS is the only guitar in the entire world that i would bother to upgrade from my Revstar to 🎸 *But im happy with my Revstar for now but might start saving adter hearing Pete demo this beaut 🥳
I hope they add another option for the bird inlays on the gold top version for just a little bit more. That's the combo I personally want. The bird inlays increase your tone by like 69% or something.
In the past two years I have bought two DGT Cores. Just the opposite, my goldtop has birds and the flame maple top the moons. Playing over 50 years these are the two best (for me) production models I have ever used. Incredible guitars. Haven't seen any SEs in the States yet.
Just buy it! I got mine about 3 weeks ago (Goldtop) and it was everything I had hoped for when I preordered. I did add the locking tuners and lampshade knobs for aesthetics but neither are needed. It stayed in tune perfectly. The pickups are amazing. I swap pickups in many of my guitars but no need on this. Best SE, closest to a Core, I've ever seen. My neck is ~1mm thinner than a 50s Standard if that helps but that 1mm makes a major difference on feel, neck is pretty much perfect and the frets seem a little larger than on other PRS models...
Were the lampshades (PRS?) a straight fit? I have the McCarty SE and purchased some locking tuners and PRS lampshades, but haven’t tried to install (or have them installed).
@@rcdubya yea they fit perfectly, sad they come on packs of 2 but I have a friend still waiting on his so I’ll give him the extra. The locking tuners are a super easy install. That being said the screws in mi DGT were slightly bigger than the ones that came with the tuners so I used the originals, fit perfectly.
Traded a Strat for an SE Semi- Hollow...nothing but impressed with it...the neck is thinner than I like and the pickups are hotter than I like and I still can't stop putting it down. Just a fun and incredibly versatile guitar. Thought I'd end up with a Paul's guitar, but it's a chunky neck...can't wait to play one of these...all I really wanted from PRS...low output pickups, a tremolo and non flashy / classic finishes
@@idontgrillonwed Funny, a week ago, I picked up a used SE Singlecut with Jr. style bridge. The neck is different from the Semihollow...a bit more vintage. Killer guitar...gonna swap P rails into it an it should do a great mix of Jr. and tele tones along with classic Les Paul tones...
Feeling a bit for the European and UK players. Your shipments are taking a while to arrive. And there are peeps in North America and Australia now waiting on second shipments to arrive. I have my Gold Top (bought in February for my birthday) and after an initial honeymoon period I now love it EVEN MORE than when it first arrived. The pickups are special (IMO) so articulate and yet so lush and fat, and the guitar as a whole package is an absolute ton of fun. I can’t get a bad sound out of it and it seems to absolutely love my Friedman Dirty Shirley 40w combo. Like Pete, I am now keen to try a Core DGT. In no hurry to get rid of the gold top though.
Yep. Other than an extremely rare Korean made semi-hollow Koa SE I got years ago, from a dealer that commissioned a private run w/ tons of upgrades in it, the DGT SE is the next best one I’ve ever tried. Nearly indistinguishable from the core version. I prefer the flamed version over the gold one though, so I guess I’m a poser. :)
as if the whole internet hasn't been patiently waiting for this one. doubtful australia will have many of these anytime soon but last time i ordered from the UK t arrived sooner then my local stuff does so lets see. that gold top is calling me
Truly a great guitar at any price. The only reason I don't have one is because I pranged my car and that's all my guitar money gone. Amazing guitar that does everything I want a guitar to do. A bit SG a bit Gretsch and a bit extra Spanky Tele. The bridge is clear, tight and aggressive with great transients, and the neck is throaty and chewy. And the fretwork and board is like playing on pillows. I think it is a bit of a game changer.
Its mad I thought this would be 1000% for me to the point where had they of been listed before the uk guitar show id of bought one online, but at the show I got to play it and found the E to E string spacing was too wide for me and much preferred to new McCarthy se which I played right after the dgt. Morale of the story is, get yourselves into guitar stores first folks whenever you buy anything ahaha
Good advice. I have a DGT SE and I love it but you are quite correct it is better to try a model out first to see if you really do like it and if it really is a good fit for you. The problem with these SE DGTs (at least for the short term future) is that they are being snapped up on pre-order and it may be difficult to play one in person for a little while. That will settle down and there may be second hand opportunities down the line. My Gold Top won’t be leaving my hands anytime soon though.
I just bought one and looking forward! But there are many great mid price guitars out there, like the Sterling Valantine series. But in the end, only your hands and your mind can make the real difference! Ok!
@@alee7275Still very happy with the guitar. I have a SE Custom 24 and a CE24 so I already like this shape. I played a DGT at Thomann and immediately liked the chunkier neck (50s Standard but a little slimmer) and the tone versatility is just great fun to play. Even the split-coil sounds very good.
The Captain and Danish Pete! Well done! Captain, what wah were you using towards the end? Oh my…my my my….killer tone! Pete, you were amazing to, the rotary was perfect! Loads of fun 👍🏼. So, I bought a DGT SE Goldtop from a very reputable dealer in the states, sadly mine came through with some issues…scratched frets, tiny neck joint paint chip missing, off center truss rod cover, not a very good factory set up, played like a truck. Luckily the dealer has been spot on to help me. The original is going back. Now on the wait for a replacement. Very surprised this happened with a PRS guitar. How did it get through PRS QC? I did have a chance to play it a little and hear the pu’s. Very good and different enough to have in the stable with the Gibsons and Fenders! Cheers! Thanks for the great demos.
This is the first PRS shaped object I have really liked the sound of ... I liked the idea of them...24-08 SE ect....but never with bonded with the sound. Got to get one... thanks for draining me wallet 🤠
I’ve wanted a gold top guitar since Joey started playing the Sorokin. Since I can’t afford Gibson, Sorokin, or the like, maybe this Gold DGT SE should be the one for me. Thoughts?
Well is it simply a gold top or the shape or Joey's tone? Cuz that narrows down the field quickly at this price point. The only thing w p90s is the Sire Larry Carlton LP shape albeit with a sparkly gold finish and you'll have $ leftover for a case or a Dane (well, almost). And before anyone jumps all over me, I got an H7V and though the qc can be hit or miss, my guy must've got laid the night before - it's fantastic for tat price. Otherwise, for shape, have you looked at the Epi std 50s LP gold w HBs? I A/Bed one in cherry burst against the LE 59 and again they're both a lot of guitar for the $. Both I tried were 2-piece bodies at that, but that std 50s neck was just a little too D for me, though. I'm gritting my teeth and budgeting for a genuine std 50s goldtop cuz it's got to be D. ALL OF THE ABOVE. This DGTSE looks like a great package, but I'm just too trad for that body shape - funny since they market it as 'vintage'.
This is gonna be my forever guitar...the one that will be my last guitar (even though it likely won't be, you know how it is, lol!) I just can't decide on which model to get! I prefer the tobacco burst to the gold top (but only just a bit) but I prefer to moon/dot inlays to the birds inlays by a wide margin! Decisions, decisions....
I bet I know what y'all are playing through. I can hear it and I'm going to get me one too. I almost bet that's the Cloudburst. Oh man is that pedal dreamy. I have to get one as soon as I finish paying all the damn taxes then that pedal Is Next! Thanks for another super review.👍
After being on a waiting list for 6mnths to get a gold top , i gave up and canceled the order and got the flametop birds !! guitar is pretty damn nice . . THE HYPE WAS REAL !!!
The volume control placement makes PRS the only brand I really pay attention to now Gotta have it right there where I can reach it without thinking (So I shan't be looking at any 594 models)
Beautiful sound just sounds like an old Gibson very warm for a PRS some like prefer the brighter PRS sound .Sounds like a vintage Les Paul gorgeous guitar pro instrument to
Other than the coil splits it's not a million miles away from my 2009 SE Custom 22, which also has moon inlays. I fitted new pickups and a push-push coil split on the tone knob, plus locking tuners. Remains a very good guitar. The one big change since then is that the SE models had a flat top back then.
It sound like the tone in the solo in Money from Pink Floyd...the solo that is mixed dry...that's what that guitar sounds like to me, anyway...thanks for the demo, men.
Aggghhhh! Pete’s recommendation is hard to ignore so I’m now torn over which PRS SE to get for my 60th birthday. Paul’s SE, McCarty SE or the DGT SE. Any thoughts on what to rule out?
I like the PRS SE line, but there i s always a catch with these that I can't get over. I hate Trems, and dislike the lacquered neck a lot. If they would just make a Model with a Fixed bridge and at least a satin neck, or even better a bolted on Neck. Otherwise these guitars just feel great.
