PRS Santana Retro 10-Top CC Purple Iris Wrapburst #0340437
Signature guitar with flamed maple top in 10-top quality, Santana pickups and custom color finish
Carlos Santana Signature guitar from the PRS Core Models series
Made in the USA
Serial number 0340437
"Purple Iris Wrapburst" Custom Color Finish without Natural binding, Nickel/Gold Hybrid Hardware
Set-neck construction with 24.5" scale length (622 mm)
Mahogany body
10-top quality maple top with mother-of-pearl inlays
Glued mahogany neck
24 fret rosewood fingerboard with Bird inlays
"Santana Retro" neck profile
One PRS Santana Bass humbucker in neck position
One PRS Santana Treble humbucker in bridge position
3-way switching with volume and tone pots
PRS Gen III tremolo
PRS Phase III Locking tuners
PRS guitar case included
Carlos Santana Signature Guitar with "Pre-Factory" Appointments
With the PRS Santana Retro 10-Top CC Purple Iris WrapburstPaul Reed Smith revives basic design elements of the Santana model from the "Pre-Factory" era and combines them with modern detail solutions to create a unique electric guitar with high playability and creamy sound. Accordingly, the flamed maple top in raised 10-top quality features a pronounced contour, while carefully selected mahogany is used for the body and set neck. In the rosewood fingerboard, traditional bird inlays also mark the layers. With two PRS Santana humbuckers in neck and bridge positions, the PRS Santana Retro delivers the typical Santana sound at the guitar amp with a carrying Sustain and singing midrange. Last but not least, the PRS Santana Retro 10-top features a PRS Gen III Tremolo and PRS Phase III locking tuners.
The PRS Santana Retro 10-Top CC Purple Iris Wrapburst comes with a solid 10-top curly maple top in a custom color finish and picks up design features from the Maryland-based guitar maker's "pre-factory" era.
The glued mahogany neck of the PRS Santana Retro features the "Original Heel" and the comfortable "Santana Pre-Factory" profile.
Premium woods and classic "pre-factory" design.
For the design of the Santana Retro guitar, Paul Reed Smith relies on classic "pre-factory" lines. For example, the 10-top made of curly maple not only features a stunning flame, but also a pronounced arch with dish carve. Furthermore, carefully selected mahogany is used for the body and glued neck with "Original Heel", while the rounded "Santana Retro" profile fits comfortably in the hand. Last but not least, the PRS Santana Retro features a rosewood fingerboard with 24 jumbo frets and the classic PRS Birds to mark the positions.
The combination of PRS Santana humbuckers in neck and bridge position promises the typical Santana sound.
PRS Santana Humbucker
Two PR S Santana humbuckers are used as pickups on the Santana Retro, which are optimally matched to the electric guitar and Carlos Santana's sound ideas. At the neck, the PRS Santana Bass humbucker with moderate Output provides a harmonically balanced sound that is equally suitable for transparent cleans and singing leads. The PRS Santana Treble humbucker placed at the bridge also has a moderate Output and delivers a vintage-oriented sound that has great punch thanks to defined lows and pronounced mids. A classic 3-way circuit with general volume and tone controls grants full control over the pickups.
Six PRS Phase III locking tuners guarantee precise and stable tuning even when the vibrato system is used frequently.
PRS Tremolo and clamp tuners
Perfectly matched hardware equipment completes the PRS Santana Retro 10-Top CC Purple Iris Wrapburst. The bridge is the PRS Gen III tremolo, which impresses with optimal sound characteristics and smooth handling for harmonic pitch modulations. At the classic Santana-style headstock furthermore PRS Phase III Locking tuners ensure an accurate and stable Tuning even with frequent use of the tremolo system.
Features:
Manufacturer:
PRS
Series:
Core Models
Design:
Santana
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
Flamed Maple
Binding:
Natural
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Set-in
Neck Profile:
Santana Retro
Thickness at 1st Fret:
22.2
Scale in mm:
622
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
10
Number of Frets:
24
Fretboard Inlays:
Birds
Nut type:
PRS Proprietary Material
Nut width in mm:
42.9
Width at Last Fret:
57.2
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
PRS
Neck Pickup:
Santana Bass
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Santana Treble
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Passive
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
Vol, Tone
Bridge:
PRS Gen III Tremolo
Tailpiece:
No
Tuners:
PRS Phase III Locking
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Nickel/Gold
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
High-Gloss
Colour:
Purple Iris Wrapburst
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
No
PRS Santana Retro 10-Top CC Purple Iris Wrapburst #0340437
Love the scale and the feel of the earlier PRS body shape. Great fretboard access. Pickup mix superb esp. that bass emphasised neck. Beautiful finish. I've been playing a while and I've been fortunate to be able to obtain some good modern repros. I've still got my old SG w/vibrola purchased new from Selmer (1967). A difficult instrument to better. This Santana model feels like an improved update of it. Cannot give a better acolade than that. Well done PRS. Good service from DV24/7. Item well packaged and delivered within reasonable time frame over Easter break. Thank-you.
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