NEW PRS NF3 SE - Game Changing Pickups!

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» 0:00 Intro Jam
» 1:06 The New PRS NF3 Guitars!
» 3:33 New NF3 Pickups
» 5:46 How Do They Sound?
» 8:18 Add Some Drive!
» 9:12 Comparing the NF3 To The Silver Sky
» 14:17 Final Thoughts?
» 16:04 Outro Jam
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[@TurfShifter]

I'll check back in when they are inevitably on sale ...

[@stratman9449]

sounds like a good plan.......around 500 to 550 quid be about right......i'll take the iceblue with rosewood fretboard.

[@Richtone85]

PRS: These pickups sound identical to single coils Danish Pete comparing the Silver sky: they are completely different

[@troylamm1735]

Waiting on SE NF53 tele style myself

[@roofkorean6948]

A lot of people are

[@logan5437]

The sped up Pete switching guitars cracked me up. He became the flash for a second 😂. Love the demo. I was hoping yall would have a comparison to the silver sky and you did. You guys truly know your audience. Yall are my favorite channel on KZbin. Keep up the great work!

[@MrRafaztar]

Proper cool , love that this design is back

[@larrysmith2703]

Lee, that opening solo was nothing short of spectacular. Bravo! I will soon be returning to it for inspiration (I'm gonna steal it). Makes me weep with joy. Sincerely.

[@user-fd6tg3rn4m]

nice vid lads, loved the sounds from the maple neck axes, brilliant m.

[@TheBillStickers]

As a luthier starting on pickup making, these strike me as being very similar to Firebird style mini humbuckers that used solid alnico rails.

[@onewiththings]

idk, I think the Firebird pickups sounds more like single coils, and these probably don't have magnet rails, but rails with a humbucker design. That would be a better sounding design though.

[@Mojojojoe]

Yeah I have recently started using firebird pickups in my strat, this sounds very similar although the construction might be different

[@paulsmith6381]

Classic Sales:)! You both play so well!

[@smashallpots1428]

sounds like a guitar

[@loszwillos]

😂

[@KolaTheBear]

Yeah. It sounds like PRS is giving them a nice paycheck.

[@toolittle7204]

Probably an accurate tagline for PRS in general ha - I feel like they're struggling a bit with strategy at the moment. I'm sure these are great guitars, but I'm pretty sure the market will respond to this in the same way it did for the Swamp Ash SE and the NF 53. A SE NF 53 would probably have been the only release to get even a slight bit of hype, but I imagine like those two other examples these are going to be getting deep Black Friday discounts at every vendor

[@seancca]

@@toolittle7204 oh you have access to every stores bookkeeping?

[@alexandrepalet9601]

A horrible sounding one to be precise😂

[@tonepilot]

I like how you guys pick cables to match the guitars.

[@calebshelton9240]

What cables are those? I'd like to get some.

[@tonepilot]

@@calebshelton9240 They tend to use Ernie Ball.

[@dancrowe7860]

Nice little tribute to "Careless Whisper" in the outro, Pete! Lovely playing, as always.

[@christopherlafreniere7141]

I caught that too.

[@jeffmansfield914]

You can really see The Captain’s growth in that opening jam. Good work!

[@Robstafarian]

The PRS SE line needs some Pattern Regular representation! On that note, Pattern Vintage with a 42mm nut would be heavenly.

[@neilesewell]

Yup - Wide Fat or Pattern needs to be a thing on S2 guitars as well. Can't stand the narrower Regular carves they seem to use everywhere now.

[@Robstafarian]

@@neilesewell Pattern Regular is priced beyond the reach of people who can get guitars with 42mm nuts from at least half a dozen other companies. The SE DGT is the only exception with humbuckers, alongside the SE Silver Sky as the only exception with single coils, and PRS does not care.

[@rebeltuba9422]

The Captain's tone through his rig has a very Allman Brothers-like sound. I love it.

[@allenmitchell09]

I would like to see a comparison between these NF3's, P90's, and mini humbuckers.

[@lance134679]

Yes, that's really where it lives. Throw a modern Gretsch Filter'Tron in there, too.

[@rowbags3017]

Nice! I prefer these to the Silver Sky. 😎

[@Spidouz]

Noiseless pickup and 10” radius is actually the TWO things I wanted on the SilverSky… but still, I think there’s room in a guitar collection for both the SS and the NF3 (which sounds fatter)

[@cobravinci]

Love the backing track at the end !

[@DanDanTheGuitarMan]

Outro jam was great! The feels.

[@AforAleph]

Love these! But it’s not correct to say that these are building on the shoulders of the silver sky - the NF3 was a core USA model back in 2010-12; well before the silver sky. This is literally an updated version of that, and made by the SE brand. The original NF3 (and DC3 which came out at the same time, but sported unique single coils) were well ahead of their time and arguably blow any silver sky out of the water even today. They are both different takes on what a modernised strat should sound and feel like, whereas the Silver Sky is simply an attempt at recreating a classic strat.

[@rcc3music]

Yes sir. Thank u for posting. The originals were highly coveted later. These should do well.

[@AforAleph]

@@GuitarJawn correct

[@Uptown59]

A review of the original by Mark Lucas at Nstuff Guitars kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJK3oGx4ZZyKqJosi=pPH4C4MnIBF6mYoM

[@kellygreenii]

This^^ Though the SS is more an effort to re-create a vintage Strat.

[@AforAleph]

@@kellygreenii yes that’s correct - that’s what I meant by classic but vintage is the more correct term

[@tobymearing8407]

awesome solos on this one thanks

[@Chris_Nouvelli]

This looks great. Reminds me of the Fender Aerodyne series - which for me is a good thing. I’m going to hold out hope they release the NF53 (tele) in an SE though 🤞🤞

[@zipporaid]

I'm so with you on this. Like, we really needed another strat 😢 especially with the silver sky being out...

[@PaoloC.]

Pete is right we all want an HSS SE guitar so Prs give us A Lettieri SE! 😊

[@tomstegall1346]

You guys are doing a great job keep on rocking most of get what you’re doing

[@mark.guitar]

Nice outro soloing from the Cap! Pete is as good as usual...

[@mkrd2000]

You guys did a nice job showcasing both how good these sound on their own and how different they are from SS SEs. It's funny, unless you focus on the superspeed Pete comparisons, the NF has the expected character across the 5 positions, just with a bit more mids, and in the jams, they worked well with the drive pedals. Lee's phrasing and touch have really advanced.

[@timholtguitar6999]

It’s a smart release. Narrowfields weren’t available in the SE line. This guitar is like a modern Strat, slightly hotter without the hum. Big fan.

[@Diax1324]

I was just thinking this. I love Strats but the noise is a no go. I’m tempted to give one of these a shot with the maple neck.

[@mathiasbruce6582]

Give the MojoTone 58 Quiet Coils a shot. I have them and love them. They sound a lot more stratty than these PRS ones, IMHO.

[@timholtguitar6999]

@@mathiasbruce6582 I’ve heard great things about mojotone! I don’t think the NF’s are meant to be exactly like a strat, just kinda in the same ballpark.

[@BrentAdams]

SWEET Guitars!

[@iainfreeman5112]

Just at the intro playing, but this reminds me of the EG3

[@neighbourhoodmusician]

That's what the original core NF3 basically was.

[@dallionaire8947]

Sounds very nice

[@photobouph]

John Mayer said the Silver Sky would never have a sunburst, and I have a feeling these will

[@warlockbob5518]

USA 2011 - 2015 has

[@randrothify]

Cool hybrid Custom 24 / Silver Sky shape and like the single-coily sounding rail humbuckers. The pickups are a little bit like G&L’s higher output MFD and single coil designs. Just wish there was an option for white, mint, or cream plastics.

[@TurkishSupremacy]

The Captain's playing has... you know. It has.

[@sdi87hhk]

It very has

[@bobstreet8840]

Justin did it.

[@dfawrtevfevwetetvwgw]

It's actually incredible, he's cut out his own lower reverb Gilmour lane amongst the other demo guitarists.

[@ericvernon1182]

For sure...

[@ryanteacher8134]

No joke - I actually prefer his playing to Pete's now. Pete's playing grates on me now.

[@beaujeste1]

Sweet smooth sounds - on my shortlist!

[@ALtheDoctorWho]

Very nice sounding Guitar

[@truegent68]

Nice take on Careless Whisper at the end 👍

[@jerryhorton5708]

Love me some Anderton’s, especially with Pete. I can honestly say that the narrow field pickups are pretty darn awesome

[@gudge_22]

Watching Pete close out a show with a killer melodic solo reminds me of that classic The Police song “Every little Dane She Does is Magic!”

[@androtekman6131]

Outro Jam - Lee killin' it. Sounds great. Then Pete changes up the mode and brings it all to a new level.

[@charliepayne9248]

Really liking these new PRS’s, that orange one with the rosewood is beautiful. Like these more than the Silver Sky.

[@imacmadman22]

Agreed, I'd buy one of these before I'd buy a Silver Sky.

[@martinclayton7260]

I really like them, especially that blue one Lee was playing.

[@dreamscuba]

Other comments have also said it - there was a core NF3 that this is based on, with a variation on these pickups. These pickups may had a nod from the recent core NF53 pickups. And PRS does do an HSS guitar in the core range - the Fiore. Great demo guys! Thanks.

[@HeavyBells]

All true! There is even the Core Studio which is essentially HSS using the staircase narrowfields!

[@nedludd3641]

I was gonna get really sniffy bout the new thing. But the idea of comparing the NF3 to the Silver Sky - Magnifique! Tres Bien

[@frankmitman3347]

The Captain’s playing has become tasteful and lyrical. Nice.

[@zaphodrahja]

He got lessons

[@jukebox5308]

Been subscribed

[@mrsips710]

I really dig these. They're "Straty" enough while also going into that humbucker/p90 mid range. As "S-shaped things" are my favorite guitars, I just may have to pick up one. I feel like that would successfully fill a wide range of my desires in a guitar.

[@leonaudacity5313]

The metallic orange looks great ❤

[@imacmadman22]

I'm not generally a fan of orange guitars, but with the black scratchplate and rosewood fretboard, it looks great.

[@chriskitchen4772]

I love it too !!!

[@mundane_in_the_membrane]

is it weird to say that I just like how those pickups look compared to a regular humbucker or single coil?

[@MostlyElectrolytes]

Wow, I hear old '70's era Santana with those pickups.

[@TheBANDEMIC]

Yall use a vst for the drums on that intro demo sequence? That snare sounded nice!!

[@nicolas.grisanti]

This are 25" (classic PRS scale, that i prefer) and the Silver Sky is 25.5". LOVE what PRS is doing with the SE line!

[@bingeWerks]

The captain has taken his licks to the next level as of late !!!!

[@JpeterZoom-gt3pn]

One of the best sounding prs se guitars since the sliversky se came out. I am glad you did another jam at the end...it shows you guy really like sound of these guitars...sound geeat

[@jfinester]

Great-sounding guitars! Visually they’re reminiscent of the PRS 2012 Brent Mason Signature model (I have one of those) with a different pickup layout. The Mason has an HSH setup with coil splits for neck and bridge. But these are really cool, and it’s nice to see them in the SE line.

[@DavidFeilyMusic]

I’ve got a few narrowfield guitars - 2 Core Swamp Ash Specials, 1 swamp ash studio, and an OG Nf3 and can attest to how useful these kinds of guitars are! Would love to see a shootout with the OG NF3, new SE SAS, OG SA Studio and Special, a Fiore, and Silver Sky!

[@RobertFisher1969]

Tempting. And blue and orange happen to be my favorite colors. But a G&L Comanche will remain a higher priority for me. Plus I want my second PRS to be a hardtail instead of another vibrato bridge guitar.

[@phishphan5732]

My SE Silver Sky is up for sale….this is the guitar I’ve hoped for

[@Spidouz]

I would love a comparison with the SE NF3, SE Silver Sky, and Fiore…

[@michaelmcwilliams4705]

The NF3 pickups sound much like Lace pickups. I'd also like to see a SE NF3 PRS take on the Tele, mainly because of the 25" scale.

[@NedKelly21]

Nice, been tossing up between a Player Plus Strat and the Silver Sky SE for a couple of months. Want to play one of these first now.

[@sublimemymind23]

Holy crap the amount of haters here is ridiculous. I think it looks and sounds great. There’s a reason PRS is still making guitars.

[@thebrysmith3]

Seems like sometimes haters be hating just to hate these days. If it’s not your thing, that’s cool. There are plenty of options out there. From what I’ve heard so far, it seems more like a rhythm guitar. I’d also prefer it to have a matching headstock.

[@frankinhistank]

@@thebrysmith3 Sometimes the hate isn't without reason. I do think people are getting tired of the fake marketing bs. It isn't anything new or game changing. It's a slightly different take on a mini humbucker, or the multitude of Seymour Duncan strat sized humbuckers they have been making for decades. The guitar is great, but people are tired of the fakery.

[@thebrysmith3]

@@frankinhistank You mean like "Gold Foil" or "Wide Range" pickups that aren't actually those thing? Yeah, I hear ya.

[@robbieegan9203]

@@frankinhistankthey play the guitars and tell you what it is. If you’re tired of clickbait titles, sure, but this isn’t marketing bs. It is marketing.

[@frankinhistank]

@@robbieegan9203 Yeah. Game changing marketing.

[@Bopsterjazz]

The white one looks sick. Probably going down as something to start saving for.

[@davidrees1840]

Wow, not a PRS fanboy, but out of the park! If I were in the market, I'd be lkg hard at these bc all colours and fb option look great, no missing features or reason to upgrade, not too much noise, competitive pricing. Nice one!

[@larryh.3173]

Wouldn’t mind a push-pull Tone knob getting positions 1and 5 together… maybe another on the Volume knob for all three pickups. Could be cool. Not necessary, of course, but cool.

[@mistersounds2006]

Loved the "Guilty feet have got no rhythm" melody right at the end....

[@markelliott5151]

Ssssh…somebody’s whispering carelessly

[@dominikruhrig7282]

What guitar cables do you use, like the colours very much!?

[@RobertSaxy]

I like these, sounds great

[@ephil105]

Offering both fretboards in all colours is a plus. So many of the best colour guitars are on the fretboard I don’t like (Pau ferro I’m looking at you!)

[@nathanbouton6700]

The NF was designed long ago before the silver sky as a core model. It was discontinued due to poor sales.

[@Apollonious87]

Between these and the SE 594s I definitely see a PRS in my future.

[@andrewbecker3700]

The singlecut standard in vintage cherry is my only other PRS. This guitar is in every way different. Gunmetal Grey with rosewood fretboard. Sweet looking and very unique specs. I'm getting one of them new hardcases PRS has out now with it. They just got back in stock again today.

[@officialWWM]

I like the orange one.

[@bassproable]

I just ordered the orange/maple.

[@JamesRussoMillas]

These are the session player's single coil. Like EMG's were in the 80's. Love it!

[@dasninjastix]

I think I prefer G&L MFDs a bit more, these pickups sound like kinda like the Neve ones Yamaha is using in terms of their balance, but the G&L ones sound more dense, the notes are more substantial which isn't Strat-like sure but sounds great imo.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Agreed

[@jhref]

There's absolutely no way you can say this with any confidence. There's so many effects and EQ in the signal chain, not to mention compression, for you to say that.

[@dasninjastix]

@@jhref woah, slow down, this is all within the context of KZbin demos, and furthermore, subjective. It's a given that what we're hearing is an approximation. Probably why I said "I think". The PRS pickups remind me of the ones on the Yamaha pro series. Their description reminds me of the G&L MFDs but the sound produced here doesn't strike that bell with me. Could these pickups sound just like the MFDs given altered setting and pairings? Sure. I'm not speaking in terms of absolution. So I can say, with confidence, that my impression is that I, generally, within in the context of a compressed KZbin Video, enjoy the 'weighty' sound of the G&L pickups to these. And I probably prefer the body of the Yamaha Pros to the PRS as well. You can tell Paul I'm sorry.

[@AndyA1234]

I'm a Fender man but would love to try a PRS. Just depends on the feel of the neck. I think most guitars in this price range sound good so their playability is the deciding factor. They look good, I don't like weird shapes, with the exception of the Strandberg, which is shaped for ergonomic reasons.

[@TheRealCAPerry]

If the neck is even remotely close to the core NF3, you’ll be sold on it in a heartbeat.

[@kaoe145]

I love my strat and my custom 24.

[@billyellow4849]

PRS guitars always seem to bring out the best in Lee's playing.

[@flaitom]

They already made a USA version of that one, but no one bought it, maybe they are trying again with the SE to see if it's worth re-launching the USA made one

[@beautifulguitars3158]

I think so too

[@zaphodrahja]

Maybe it will be a 'game changer' this time.

[@waynegram8907]

What was the narrow field part? because I didn't hear the narrow field of the pickups

[@nomad100hd]

I love the orange!

[@joelevine4635]

The SE's are pretty darn good, I have several core models but picked up and DGT SE which is awesome and pretty sure this is good at a good price. I don't own a strat at the moment (except my 63) something different to consider when your on a budget.

[@yfz450rider39]

Metallic Orange with Maple board 100%

[@evaunitzero1]

White pearl gang

[@j.b.4867]

You guys are a GREAT team who compliment each others musical styles, as well as your affable personalities! How would you compare this guitar to the SE DGT?

[@overtchai6253]

มาแล้วครับ ท่านผู้ชม PRS2024. รอทดสอบเสียงตัวจริงๆนะครับ ลุย🎉🎉😊😊

[@chaseconner3458]

Ok let’s be real the instruments produced by PRS are always spot on and this one looks to be nothing less than amazing. With that said Pete, those shoes are the real reason you are out playing all of us haha keep up the good work love the videos Lee always enjoy the playing and commentary from both of you

[@kingstumble]

The RRP of this guitar is $799 USD. If you add 20% VAT the conversion should be about £760. I know we in the UK always end up paying more but Andertons price is £999 GPB. Why????

[@omnicognatesnr5947]

US doesn’t pay 20% tax, they pay state taxes which are typically around 6-8%

[@LeavyMcGee-mp7yd]

They're a business, they have to make money.

[@michaelsmith2785]

Sweetwater is selling it for $899...

[@jake2355]

Value added tax, import tax, the list goes on 😂 uk sucks balls

[@kingstumble]

Now reduced to £799 I see. That's more like it. I wonder if they saw my post? Probably not.

[@joehiatt1992]

Bought the core model years ago,sounds great

[@TheGuitarDorkShow]

I like the white one with the maple fretboard.

[@NikeStoyan]

Mark Lettieri's signature is an HSS.

[@Zilvinas.]

I like Mark Lettieri

[@j.reveille6815]

I have one. Black.

[@000MidnightSun]

Captain's playing is great here. He's been working on his chops

[@Reikasa]

I'd love to see a video on the new laney loudpedals, if you can get your hands on some! They seem absolutely brilliant and like a great value pedalboard amp. Would love to hear your thoughts on it

[@che2335]

PRS fixes the muddy LP neck humbucker toans and the thin twangy weak strat toans by creating what toans were meant to be. Had Paul put his out in 1954 we'd all be saying why doesn't a LP or strat have those classic birth of rock and electric guitar toans the way a PRS does. For me PRS means the epitome of toanz.

[@outatime23]

I agree, it sounds quite similar to the G&L Comanche.

[@chrisbehrend6686]

Love that Brad Gillis signature PRS!

[@przemyslaw1235]

Love Brad great player😊but he loves floyd rose with no fine tuners😊

[@chrisbehrend6686]

@@przemyslaw1235 Yeah, Brad is king of the Floyd. I love that the orange version of this guitar looks like the Gillis Fender though. Throw a NFT Floyd on there, a PJ Marx in the bridge position and an in-body wireless system and we're getting close.

[@przemyslaw1235]

@@chrisbehrend6686 yes you right:-) but charvel pro mods so cal:-)looks similar.Speak of the devil with Ozzy was amazing:-)he was on fire there:-)

[@MrMoneyHelper]

It would be good if they demonstrated how it would sound if they lowered the bass and middle on the amplifier. The pickups in these guitars sound better than the NF pickups in the PRS Tele style guitars.

[@blainmt1]

I came looking for a video that would comment on the neck finish . Thank you.

[@PurposefulPorpoise]

PRS : Its not a T-Shirt, its a Broad Spectrum Dynamic Field Weather Modulator Cloth. They're Mini-Humbuckers FFS

[@Robstafarian]

I feel you, but would you also say that a Wilde L-500 is a minihumbucker? Is a G&L Z-Coil MFD humbucker an extended-range Precision Bass pickup? Construction matters.

[@diarrhea_splatter]

Let's not forget the silver lattice 🤣

[@frankinhistank]

I'm glad people are finally getting over the cork sniffing snobbery of the tone debate and can see through the marketing shenanigans.

[@TheDanification]

I like my pickups like my pizza. Deep dish

[@Richtone85]

Identical to every new noiseless Fender Strat pickup sales pitch. These remind me of the Fender vintage noiseless Strat set. No chime and lots of mids.

[@fiftyfiveseventy]

That upper horn carve on the blue one reminds me of an EBMM Silhouette.

[@Rygo-wk3jm]

Bought one with a maple neck. Once I adjusted pick up heights it became a rock machine.

[@jsnowdendavies]

I'd love one in all black with a maple fretboard.

[@jjdubois6101]

I wonder if matching headstocks would look cool?

[@guitarsfunmods3986]

The tone can be worked on by adjusting the eq to get more of the chime and scoop of a real single coil. And for P90 lovers, this is already quite close. With the added bonus of no hum and extra 2 & 4 position.

[@tim5360]

I'm really wondering if we all heard the same intro jam The outro jam though, was tasteful