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PRS SE Santana Electric Guitar - Santana Yellow

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, 2 Humbucking Pickups, and Tremolo - Santana Yellow
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Santana's Legendary Tone for an Unbeatable Value

Very few guitarists can claim a tone as immediately recognizable as Carlos Santana. His signature PRS electric guitars are a huge part of that sound. With this PRS SE Santana, that same sound can be yours at an unbelievably accessible price. Yet the top-tier construction, solid mahogany body, and understated elegance of binding and bird inlays remind you that you're still getting an amazing instrument in every way. The PRS SE Santana even boasts a pair of Santana "S" humbucking pickups, further nailing the tonal character that has made Santana a legend.

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PRS-quality construction and hardware

The all-mahogany body of the SE Santana gives you warm, detailed tones that make your music jump out of the guitar. The SE Santana's mahogany neck has a wide-fat carve, making it very comfortable for players who prefer a vintage feel. And the distinctive neck joint means you can reach all 24 frets easily for stellar high-fret access. The hardware is, as always, very stable and dependable. Take it from Sweetwater — you can count on the PRS-designed tremolo bridge and tuners to keep the SE Santana in tune while allowing you to express yourself at home, onstage, or in the studio.

High-class, yet subtle appearance

This PRS SE Santana displays its mahogany construction proudly through its stunning translucent finish, the wood grain assuring you of the natural tones that are to come. Around the perimeter of this guitar, you'll find binding that sets the top and back of the guitar apart in a truly artistic manner. As your eyes move up the SE Santana's rosewood fingerboard, you'll find the company's iconic birds in flight inlaid in beautiful mother-of-pearl. And Paul Reed Smith's signature adorns the headstock to complete this guitar's exquisite look.

PRS-designed Santana "S" humbucking pickups

Whether you're going for those fluid tones of Carlos Santana or working on your own melodic stylings, the PRS-designed Santana "S" humbucking pickups loaded in this solidbody electric guitar make exploration of sound a joy. These pickups have been poured over by PRS and Carlos to get as close as possible to the US-made humbuckers Santana uses. You'll be able to enjoy the same levels of tonal detail, sustain, and thickness that have made Santana a legend.

PRS SE Santana Electric Guitar Features:

  • Affordable, all-mahogany take on Santana's signature instrument
  • Beautifully understated body and fingerboard binding
  • Vintage-feeling mahogany neck features a wide-fat neck profile
  • Easily accessible 24-fret rosewood fretboard
  • 2 Santana "S" humbucking pickups deliver Carlos's signature tone
  • PRS-designed tuners and tremolo give you rock-solid tuning and intonation
  • Iconic PRS bird inlays let everyone know it's a real PRS

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape SE Santana Doublecut
  • Body Material Mahogany
  • Top Material Flamed Maple
  • Body Finish Gloss
  • Color Yellow
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Mahogany
  • Neck Shape Wide Fat
  • Neck Joint Set Neck
  • Radius 10"
  • Fingerboard Material Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay PRS Birds
  • Number of Frets 24
  • Scale Length 24.5"
  • Nut Width 1.6875"
  • Nut Material PPS Plastic
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece PRS Molded Tremolo
  • Tuners PRS Designed
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup PRS SE Santana "S" Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup PRS SE Santana "S" Humbucker
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings 9s
  • Case/Gig Bag Gig Bag
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 100472:SY

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Solid Performing and Beautiful

First off, the fit and finish of this guitar is really nice. The flame maple top and yellow stain are a beautiful combination pairing with the natural mahogany back. The bridge and tuners are very stable and there are no issues keeping this guitar in tune. I personally love the feel of the tremolo on this guitar, especially when pre bending notes fora nice dramatic effect. The stock pickups really sound great and can cover a wide variety of tones and musical genres. I play all types of music and have no problem cutting this guitar in the mix every time. Overall this is a beautiful guitar and not just for the money. The PRS SE factory is constantly stepping up their game, combining great American designs and cutting edge manufacturing techniques to ensure a quality product gets to your gig! As always, Sweetwater customer service and gear expertise make it the only place to buy your next musical instrument.
by Jarod from Illinois on
Music background: All Genres Production/Guitars/Piano

A Fantastic Guitar for the Money

You could spend 3 times more than this guitar cost and not even come close to the value this guitar gives you. Those Santana "S" pickups are outstanding and give you a tone you won't find in any other guitar even spending way more than this guitar will cost you. The finish is absolutely beautiful and as I said the sound is amazing. I have always loves PRS guitars and though this is not the equivelent of "The Paul" guitar it gives you plenty of bang for the buck. You will not be disapointed, you will be delighted. I have been playing for 25 years and have a wide variety of guitars. From the Gibson Les Paul to the American Performer Telecaster (which, by the way, out plays it's more expensive cousin the Professional Telecaster by a mile. After getting both I couldn't get rid of the American Proffesional fast enough. There is no comparison the performer sounds so much better, I got rid of the pro tele in a week. This will not give you any tone but that PRS distinctive drive and smooth as butter playability. It is an amazing ,fun to play and sounds fantastic and I couldn't ask for anything more at this price level. A a matter of fact I have guitars that cost twice what I payed for this that don't hold a candle to it in a head to head comparison. This is a guitar you'll be very glad you got and most of all once you start playing it it is very hard to put down. I have been playing a very long time and I can't recommend this guitar highly enough. Get it, you will NOT be sorry.
by Steve from Upstate,NY on
Music background: Very experienced (been playing over 25 years)

Unbelievable guitar

I actually swapped a fender roadhouse deluxe strat for one off these Santana se 2019 models.
Had to do a full setup with 9.5 d'addario's.
I own a les paul studio goldtop that I changed the mags in the pickups that left that guitar sounding awsome and is my no1 axe...I play Allman bros etc .
But this prs .shocked me .
It's nearly 335 Hollowbody sounding when you roll the tone and volume down .
Ok diming everything... gets good rock sounds ,but when you work the tone and volume ...theres a lot of tones hidden there.
It doesn't do the les paul tone its slightly different but what it does do it excels at..
This I think will be in my collection for a very long time.
by James shay bleakney on
Music background: Playing live for 35 years

Wonderful guitar

I bought this last week when I was looking for another 24 fret PRS SE. Absolutely beautiful guitar, no issues at all with the fit or finish. Trem feels good and once you get the strings stretched out it stays in tune. My only complaint is the pickups are a bit "throaty" and warm compared to the 85/15s pickups in my 2020 SE Standard 24, which I really like a lot. They're also pretty hot - I've lowered them down significantly and will probably lower them some more next time I play. I plan on keeping them for now but IMO they're probably the weakest point on an otherwise perfect guitar. If you're looking for a PRS that leans in a Les Paul direction, this is the one you want.
by Sweetwater Customer from California on
Music background: I hold the title of Garage Band Master Hack. Comes with half the talent and double the prize money.

Fantastic SE even for non Santana fans

My wife got me this guitar for our 5 year anniversary. She had narrowed it down to this and another one but ultimately picked this. It was my second PRS SE guitar and the first one (Starla) was good so I expected good things here. Well, my expectations were met and exceeded. Here's what I like.

The guitar itself is the Santana shape as found on the more expensive Core models but with a veneer maple cap and less contouring on the cap. It's still a super sharp axe though. On mine in particular, the flame of the veneer has an almost lenticular quality to it that you usually find on fully flamed caps. The Santana yellow finish hovers between yellow and a very light orange depending on the lighting. The rosewood fretboard was tooled very well and has a beautiful grain. Hardware is standard SE fair. SE tuners and the moulded tremolo. Let me say first and foremost that I absolutely loved this trem from the word go. The only thing I didn't find up to the task were the tuners. With light trem use they were ok. Heavier trem use didn't help. And the nut wasn't binding or having other issues. However the set of SE locking tuners that PRS sell are an excellent and easy drop in.

Fretwork was excellent. The neck profile is wide fat but seems a little fatter than my Starla. Not bad by any means, though. It fits well in the hand and still feels fast. The 24.5" scale really facilitates strings feeling even more slinky than the standard PRS 25" scale. I was having so much fun with the stock 9s that came with it on the plain strings that I decided to go to a 9-46 set for standard tuning and make the few adjustments needed. A slight tweak to trem springs and intonation adjustment later and it's perfect for me.

The sounds though! I expected to have to pull the pickups. I didn't. I haven't. And I won't. The Santana S pickups are excellent. Full stop. They serve up meaty rock tones and thick leads like nobodies business but with a wonderful growl in the mids and attitude that cuts.

The overall quality of the instrument is top notch. I wasn't sure how I'd like the LPJ shape in this format but it's awesome. It's super comfortable to play with proper contouring on the back where needed and the neck feels effortless to play while not being too thick. For the tones and sounds I like (harder rock, blues and some metal) it hits those in spades. I was pleasantly surprised by just how much I really, really like this guitar. And it's been almost 2 years since I got it. Still great.
by Eric from Detroit Metro Area on
Music background: Hobbyist, former gigging musician.

You don't even have to play guitar to know that PRS instruments are in a league of their own. With their exquisitely figured tops and premium appointments, each PRS is a playable work of art. But it goes way deeper than the surface. Every time Paul visits Sweetwater, we get a deeper look at his amazing instruments. We've even hosted several PRS Custom Shop events, complete with Paul's personal Wood Library! Whether they're his most affordable SE electric guitars, top-quality acoustics, or amps, it's always amazing to see what PRS comes up with. What's more, we keep a ton of PRS guitars in our amazing Guitar Showroom, so the staff at Sweetwater can get hands on with all of their latest models. We'd love to tell you all about them.

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