Lee & Pete Play Historic & Unique PRS Guitars & NEW SE Guitars!

[@ScottsGuitar]

Paul brought that Dragon to my high school for an assembly in 2003 and let me and other kids hold and play it. Couldn’t believe he’d trust us with that thing. All he said was “just don’t break it. Thats a $30,000 guitar”. 😂 such a cool guy to do that in his community.

[@daniyalahmed97]

Man Paul sounds like an absolute legend. I remember being about 15 years old (I started playing at 6) and saw my dad's friend playing a proper American Strat. I'd never seen one before because nice guitars are very hard to come by where I live. Asked him if I could play a bit and he's like maybe when you're older. Hated that guy ever since :P Now that I'm older if a kid ever came up to me asking to play my guitars I'd be more than happy to let them play.

[@nathanbouton6700]

The SE line has single handedly made the entire industry produce a higher quality instrument. PRS used to be the only guitar I would buy online because I knew it could be set up perfectly.

[@stoneysdead689]

LOL- What rubbish- you're a fan boy junior. By the time the SE line came out there were already great guitars on the market for insane prices- Sire, Squier, Yamaha, etc. - those are the companies that pushed ppl to produce higher quality at lower prices- not PRS.

[@bg90209]

@@stoneysdead689I work in the gear industry. When a PRS comes in, there’s no setup or cleaning to be done whatsoever. When any of those others come in, they usually look like they’ve been collecting dust in the box for a year or more and they need major intonation and truss adjustments. Especially Fender, those basically need revamped before they’re even put on the wall. And this is coming from a Fender fanboy, I’m just not gonna lie and say that PRS doesn’t have an easily noticable level of immense care that they take with their instruments. I’ve never seen that care be demonstrated by another company ever. Atleast not until you hit the ≈$2500 price range.

[@ulrichpuschel3624]

You are wrong. It depends on the seller. I bought 2 DGT SE at 2 different music stores, one was perfect adjusted, the other had a bow neck ……They all sound different. That is the problem with the SE line, you have to test a lot to find a really good one.

[@matt79hz]

Except they're not. I love mine. But out of 3 that I own, I had to return 2 DOA, and all 5 had to be set up. Some had ridiculously high action.

[@stoneysdead689]

@@bg90209 Considering they cost twice what the guitars I mentioned cost- they should come already setup and ready to play. Sorry- not impressed.

[@nellayema2455]

Great vid, Anderton's team. Thank you, Jack for producing such great SE guitars. My SE 245 is beautiful, plays/sounds great, and didn't break the bank.

[@hotdotdog]

Absolutely an astounding accomplishment on the SE models. Thank you Jack!

[@stevearcade]

I remember back in the early 2000s, PMT in Birmingham (UK) had one of those Dragons in a glass cabinet with a list price of around £20-25K. Simply bonkers! Incredible craftsmanship. I remember looking at it for ages and admiring all the detail. Not my kind of thing, but amazingly impressive nonetheless. There's nothing else like it in the industry, and whilst I don't play a PRS, I respect them as builders so highly for this sort of attention to detail. They're true artisans👏🏼.

[@johnbriggs3916]

They weren't called PMT then. I never had the nerve to ask the sole female employee at my local store what she thought of the male geniuses who came up with that name for the chain...

[@DanielEdwards42]

When I did my work experience in that store 12ish years ago it was still there in the cabinet - I've never dusted anything so carefully in my life!

[@henryimmler8329]

Lee and Pete: well done! Of all the trips you've taken to factories you seem to be totally at home with Paul Smith and his factory! Home! You and Paul have a deeper relationship than "builder-marketor"! You deeply like and respect each other. I've enjoyed these videos tremendously! Thanks for producing this content and sharing with your public!🎼🎶🎵🎸💖

[@James-S3]

Being from Baltimore I’ve always wanted to do a Maryland rig, PRS and a Tone King amp. Edit: add Triode Pedals into that

[@williamking7420]

I had three or four personal experiences with SE guitars and they were all terrible. The necks were, for me, extremely unplayable. Contrast that with my PRS signature guitar, which has the best neck I've ever played. But that guitar was very expensive by comparison. So no surprises there.

[@larrygreene6522]

Lee, you killed it on that play out with Pete! Very nice.

[@paulhudson2293]

I can't think of any current PRS guitars that have P90s in them, yet that Sorcerer's Apprentice sounded absolutely killer! They should totally make a version of that 594 with double P90s. I remember first seeing pictures of that PRS Dragon when I was about 17 years old, and that was arguably one of the big influences for me to get into playing guitar, because that thing looked so damn cool!

[@stevekirkby6570]

So this the man I need to thank for my SE. Thank you Jack!

[@stoneysdead689]

PRS makes some great guitars but imo for them to try and pretend they're one of the companies that deliver great quality at lower prices- is insane. That's just not PRS, never has been- and I don't believe it ever will be. Paul admits this himself- and makes no apologies about it- which is his prerogative but- they should stick to the script and not try to be something they're not. Him saying that for the same price of an SE back in the day all you could get was junk- that's just not true, at all. In fact, for far less than what you pay for an SE now- back then I could get a super Strat by Charvel or Jackson, I could get a Squier that used the exact same pickups as the most expensive Strat Fender sold at the time- those Squiers now sell for thousands of dollars because they have those pickups in them. Hell, I could get a real Fender Strat- not a knock off- for less than what an SE costs now. And someone would probably give you a tube amp back then- no one wanted them. Everyone wanted the new solid-state amps that were out- you know, the ones we all turn our noses up at now. I kick myself daily for selling, tearing up, and losing all my gear from back then- I could've been rich- for a few weeks. I had a phonograph that had a tube amp- four EL34s- it sounded great and was loud as hell. I remember my neighbors- who live about a 1/4th of a mile from our house- calling my parents and complaining. I had bought a Beatles album and had it cranked up playing Helter Skelter- first time I ever played along with an album and got it right- damn, I hadn't remembered that until now- crazy how stuff like that is stored in your brain and you don't even know it. It was a Harmony LP knock off- which was junk- and cost 75 bucks at the time. I saw one the other day for several hundred dollars- WTF? Harmony finally messed around and became a decent guitar, I guess. LOL- I bought mine from a Sears catalogue. What a crazy world.

[@tylerparker3024]

I just wish they didnt call them "student" editions. I think more people would want them if they didnt sort of pigeon hole you into a beginner section.

[@gdawgs101]

Give us more color options on the SE DGT please!

[@gohamm8629]

PRS is single-handedly responsible for my desire to own way more guitars than I would ever need. Wonderful video, team! Best music content on YT by far!

[@kevincothron5089]

My only issue with PRS is I don't have more of them.... yet. Great video. SE is my line of choice. Maybe some day a core or S2.

[@tonybowen455]

SE line was always amazing from the first gen. Revolutionized the guitar industry. These se's sound and look amazing. One day I want a core. The only questions is what one!

[@lonnieezell]

Damn, that Sorcerer's Apprentice might be the best sounding PRS I've ever heard.

[@claybennett5875]

Imo - and I know PRS would hate me for saying this - the best guitars I've ever played were all mid to late 90s and early 2000s PRS guitars. I don’t know if it's the guitars ageing or something but they all sound absolutely out of this world

[@brucegregori]

Paul used to drive up and down the coast selling and delivering guitars to dealers. I had the chance to buy a yellow top CU24 he just delivered to Wethersfield Music in CT. 749! I bought a strat for the same price instead lol.

[@timchalmers1700]

I bought an SE Standard 24 in 2020. I love the mahogany wood grain on the top and back. I love the way it plays and the variety of tones. Thanks for the video !!

[@SeanDS1989]

Lee: Mary - Land PRS guy - exactly right! Don't encourage him 😂

[@Lauri_K]

I love how you are managed to make great videos so frequently! Good stuff.

[@drdoktor77]

I really, really, REALLY want them to make a Sorcerer's Apprentice in some kind of production someday...

[@mattmanley7118]

Wonderful video ! Always enjoyable guys.

[@iisan1]

PRS SE Factory tour in Indonesia is top notch. They show majority of the steps and so entertaining

[@Riverdeepnwide]

Wondering which present-day model might come close to the sound of that Sorcerer's Apprentice? I'd be happy with that on 22 frets.

[@jerryhorton5708]

Boy, I REALLY want to figure out a way to justify buying a Swamp Ash Special…love the tone

[@RevGerryRM]

The SE Irsh Blue swamp ash sounds great. I'd put a 5 way switch in it though.

[@erikavery1105]

I currently own 2 PRS SE's: My1st Gen Custom 22(bought brand new) and Tremonti. They have been my Main guitars for years.

[@maestro0428]

Love my PRS SE standard 24 . Not my first guitar or my best, but I do love to play it! For someone coming from ESP, Jackson and Charvel, the PRS brings out a whole new style to my playing.

[@jeffreyesguitar5129]

I have a Gibson SG. My most "expensive" guitar outside of that is the PRS S2 Vela. However, the SE Multifoil is my main guitar. Excellent quality and the pickups are the best of any guitar I have.

[@bks252]

I love my SE Paul’s guitar except for the pickups. They don’t seem to have a lot of “life” in them for lack of better words. I went to the PRS website and they don’t sell the pickups that are in the USA Paul’s guitar. Really disappointed in that. Otherwise the guitar is rock solid.

[@laurieharper1526]

Staggeringly expensive "historic" guitars for lawyers and similar to play about on at the weekend. From a business standpoint, it's smart for PRS to make/sell them, but they're still just a couple of humbuckers, a neck and a body. The SEs are every bit as good as functional instruments.

[@jonathanstrand2474]

I love my PRS SE hollow Best $1k guitar ever However…..the original wiring and pots was holding it back, I replaced the wiring with a cloth covered aftermarket kit……also a bargain ……it was like a new guitar bought in 2019, maybe better now. But where to cut the cost? So I get it, wiring or not, it’s a superlative guitar, for me upgrading the wiring was a no brainer

[@kmw5100]

that explains so much about what it is that makes me like the new SE CE shape a little more than the typical custom shape. I remember always liking the 513 a lot and I always thought it was just the crazy looking pickups that made it look cooler, the slightly different body lines weren't as immediately apparent to me until looking back at it now, but yeah.

[@stevepelham9010]

This aveals all the thinking thinkering, knowledge put togheter behind making a E- guitar. And there are dudes stating ohh no what an foolish snobbery! Me a mighty genius Pope can tell that is all fake! The sound the sound is created in after by the amplifier and other inputs YES! Prrrfffft... I simply are to test PRS out.

[@Gypsy-Brown]

wow! I was once sat in a little towns bus station Parga in Greece and whilst I was waiting for the bus to arrive to take us across Greece to catch a boat to Bari in Italy I wrote two songs. One called 'Blue bus To Parga' and another called 'Irie Blue' !! I think it was a premonition for me to, 25 years later, finish and record the song and I have a feeling it was meant to be finished using a certain PRS guitar. (Well that's the excuse I'm gonna use, so you better back me up when She gets on to it!!

[@gpdaelemans]

Thanks for the lovely comments about Eastern MD! We like it here!😊

[@barrettflorida]

The best sounding guitar is always the one that is in Pete's hands. Amazing player. I could pick that Swamp Ash up and never sound like that

[@michaelbolshazy3532]

Lee, please ask if they will do a SE McCarty 594 DC in purple iris like Andre Madatian plays!!!! Please! I’ll find a way to pay for it!!!

[@kierenmoore3236]

That #5 guitar, bridge pickup with the switch up(?) sounded great … So, what pickups are in that? Are they the same pickups that are in a current Custom 24? Or are they a pickup option, at least?

[@youtubeuseronlywatches]

SE veneers always look good in pictures/videos and then absolutely terrible IRL. A guitar shop near me had a pink SE in the window that looked like a child's toy.

[@johntwist530]

Pete should have played "Dragon Attack" on the Dragon. Of course that would have gotten the video de-monitized.

[@conordyer2307]

We need a sorcerers apprentice reissue.

[@Cohiba100]

I used to have a '86 Custom 24 in the very same Vintage Yellow color with an ever better top than that one. Sweet guitar. Regret that I sold it but the offer from the guy that bought it was ridiculous and impossible to turn down..

[@derekhandley3270]

Great video Aaron nice to see Round the show . Cannot believe fender and Gibson . Maybe too big for their boots . Don’t need to mix with their fans or public anymore . Or maybe arrogance

[@daveladd5614]

Good video guys. I have the Swamp Ash Special in that same colour. Great guitar. Better looking in person. Required absolutely zero set up out of the box. And its heavier than you would think.

[@OneMoreGrave]

We all want to tickle the owl... Only those with night vision and exceptional touch achive the goal... Travel well friends

[@Bob-Whiting]

Sitting here on the edge of forever in Fayetteville North Carolina! Man, that Iri-Blue is a beautiful color.

[@Bunn4Funn]

right up here in Winston Salem myself ! Cheers !

[@jonathanstrand2474]

A P-90 humbucker….with 7 sounds😳. Oh yeah, there is a market for that

[@Daverotherham]

I got an old SE as a makeweight in a trade the other year. I have several more valuable guitars, but I am gradually coming around to thinking it is actually my best guitar

[@DudeMcGuybro]

The Iri blue would be so much cooler if it were "Eerie Blue" because Cleveland (the city of rock and roll) sits on the shore of Lake Eerie. C'mon, that's perfect! Someone tell the man!

[@johnbriggs3916]

Erie

[@Blankishish]

I saw one of those dragon PRS guitars at a museum in Arizona

[@Blankishish]

They even had a double neck with tails of each dragon starting on the necks and leading to both dragons on the body 🐉 🐲

[@mark240862]

Jack's the man to listen to... Always has been.

[@MrDrewseph]

That number 5 definitely has the bell thing, as Pete said The sound is just falling out of it

[@kbirridia]

That SAS sounds killer.

[@davidfaustino4476]

Nah. The original CE neck heel is so much better.

[@pmolitierno]

Serial number 5 sounded AMAZING

[@brianstatom9567]

That #5 has such a violin feel to it. I love it!

[@tonoselectricos]

I absolutely love the SE series. They sound MAGNIFICENTS. Not an entry level guitar. I can easily live with one of these all my life.

[@PaulCooksStuff]

Being the entry level prs is not the same thing as being an entry level guitar.

[@PaulCooksStuff]

@@Just-Music-24-7 well let's take the dictionary definition "suitable for a beginner or first-time user; basic" As was mentioned in the interview, SE's are played by touring professionals. They're not beginner-only/basic instruments. Also mentioned in the interview (paraphrasing) "the £500-£1000 price point isn't your first guitar, it's your first proper guitar" PRS dropped the Student Edition tag years ago. I'm pretty sure it was even Jack H who said that in an interview. The early Santana SE's would absolutely fit the dictionary classification as "basic". They weren't deemed fit to even carry Smith's signature. Times have changed and PRS themselves don't view the current generation of SEs as basic beginner guitars. SE now just means SE. The student edition is historical.

[@PaulCooksStuff]

@@Just-Music-24-7 there is no mention of "student edition" on the prs website. Both Google and the prs search bar give 0 results. What you originally said is no longer there. You've edited your first post.

[@ivorharden]

I heard say the CE came from a prototype Eddie Van Halen model.

[@dadtimejamtime]

For all the quality talk I’ve bought two SEs - a Paul’s guitar and a silver sky - both had issues. The Paul’s guitar had a loose fret at the 3rd fret and caused buzzing. Had to be pressed down, reglued and releveled. The silver sky buzzes at the 9/10/11 fret. And that’s each purchased brand new from sweet water after the “55 point inspection” - turns out they should have a 59 point inspection and check the 3/9/10/11 fret area. But yeah, not impressed. Want to be. I love my PRS special semi hollow. I love my Mira. Maybe I’ve had bad luck, but I ended up returning both guitars, even after my go-to-tech fixed the Paul’s guitar. Good luck and carry on. Hope you guys can live up to the promises.

[@pentatonicpaddy]

This amazes me the way that prs goes on about how many times they check them and double checked by Sweetwater it's not like it's a little spec of paint it's a loose fret and these are not cheap instruments. I played a anniversary model I wanted to like it so bad but I hated the neck .

[@dadtimejamtime]

@@pentatonicpaddy yeah, I was really surprised on both accounts. And sweetwater was great about the return - didnt charge me shipping or restocking. But yeah overall sort of frustrating. I should also say im not super picky - I dont mind putting some work into setting up a new guitar - especially if it’s affordable from overseas. But if it’s so bad I can’t do the work myself out of the box, that’s a sign to me it got missed in the quality check process.

[@denmar355]

That’s too bad. I’ve got two and my son has one and so far they are perfect. I’m sure I’ll be buying another one. I’m selling other guitars.

[@rebeccagarner2576]

Thats a bummer. I have both those guitars, and they showed up perfect!

[@alanehiggins123]

You’re not the only one with quality issues, went to raise neck pick up height on my DGT SE. Pick was actually wedged into cavity so tight so tight no movement was possible. Had to rout cavity and shield to gain room for adjustment. Certainly no quality control there.

[@RCCinematic]

I became family with the SE model. Family…

[@rmp5s]

36:11 - Oh shit! I actually played one of those a million years ago!! It was...like...as expensive as a new Camry at the time. 🤣 Played great and looked INSANE!!

[@petermiller3774]

Can someone come up with new designs..Boring.

[@Chris_Nouvelli]

Massive thanks to Jack for the creation of the SE line. My Tremonti SE Custom is the guitar I could never part with. I love it.

[@martyshwaartz971]

I’m patiently waiting for an SE Miles Kennedy!

[@Chris_Nouvelli]

@@martyshwaartz971 Same here my friend!! All in good time.

[@Scott__C]

And thank him for making sure they're really guitars professionals can play, there's nothing "beginner" about them.

[@Brykk]

Thank you jack and paul. The prs se line has made prs available to me and allowed me to enjoy a wonderful instrument. And a thank you also goes out to ted mccarty for being such a pioneer in the first place. The mccarty 594 in blue is my current favorite in the line and the dgt is on my short list for whats next.

[@GraniteSoundtrack]

The sorcerer’s apprentice sounded great.

[@19581998]

Pretty sure the first Dragon was 1992

[@alexmarshall3815]

The pickups have changed more than anything else-the more recent pickups sound warmer and more like a PAF imitation in certain positions, more obviously reaching for a retro sixties vibe. The first models have that slightly flatter tone that for some is sterile but to me is quintessential 1980s, less backward looking. Close your eyes and with the newer ones you have a Les Paul.

[@moviesuae]

I ditched my MIM Fender Lone Star for the SE Silver Sky and just picked up the CE SE. They are amazing guitars for the price!

[@_____NICK_____]

Please bros review Alabs series pedals. Reverb, delay, pitch shift and modulation. Stereo pedal with multifunction all for about $99 dollars.

[@mrfivethirteen8919]

Nice, that Jack mentioned the 513. It's the most underrated - and unfortunatly discontinued - guitar PRS ever made. It offers Lee's go to layout HSH, but delivers way more voices. Still astonishing.

[@PedroEvil12]

In Brazil SE is top of LINE... It's Very expensive, it's almost impossible for a musician to buy a core model

[@PerryCodes]

Unfortunately the weight is all over the place with that Swamp Ash Special... If you're going to buy that, I'd suggest making sure you're okay with the weight first... and buying if from somewhere that actually provides the weight.

[@craigmatthewson2013]

I have a Gibson Les Paul Standard, an American Standard Strat and a PRS Custom 24 SE and I notice no difference in quality between the 2 American models and the SE. In fact the SE is that good I don't see what is to be gained by buying a Core model. It's simply an excellent and affordable guitar.

[@BetterCallJamie]

I have a PRS SE Custom 24-08 it's the best I can afford. Can't complain it does the job VERY well.

[@denmar355]

PRS SE line changed my mind about cheaper guitars. The quality is just so good that me as a living room/church occasional guitarist have all I want. I have an S2 and SE and find no difference in quality. No way can I justify paying $2k+ for my guitars. And with the SE line I don’t need to!

[@brrblack497]

Bought the first run PRS SE Santana "Black". It was my primary gigging guitar; you couldn't knock it out of tune. But the color combination/hardware colors are gawdy/just awful imo, and it's not just PRS.

[@tgarder]

I'm such a sucker for the turquoise swamp ash models, but not as big of a fan of the inverted fretboards, I want a dark fretboard with light bird inlays... I'm literally stuck. Sad story.

[@benzakonium]

Those new SEs are just phenomenal looking. It shows the confidence they have in their core line that they’re not worried about diluting their market - they’re just capturing more players who become lifelong customers. It’s a brilliant brand strategy move.

[@Scott__C]

I love PRS, but it's funny how builders talk about how things get in the way of tone, except when they want to do a guitar covered in inlays. Were they tapping each one to hear its tone? LOL

[@MichaelFischer-w5z]

there is nothing historic with prs guitars

[@ennspek]

I played one of the Bernie Marsden Private Stock once. Unbelievable guitar.

[@GitShiddy]

That riff in the jam around 35 minutes in, hopefully I'm not the only one to hear it, but it's definitely the "baby bottle pop" jingle.

[@mundane_in_the_membrane]

good god that violet color is to die for

[@eoinc_Ire]

Amazing playing from you both ❤

[@kingstumble]

As always super interesting. I really like Serial No.5, with that "sweet switch" was it? Gives it a very nice honk.

[@J_Fowler]

the #5 Custom 24 sounds incredible. Thank you Lee and Pete for all the incredible videos! I love this channel

[@trawl7880]

'Bruce Lee this thing and Tickle the Owl' Best way to get Pete out of the wood shop while on your little Mary Land factory adventure.

[@smoothshredder]

Indonesia temperatures compared to Maryland is soo different. Quality control has got to be a major issue.

[@patrickcarroll1754]

I wonder what this guy gets paid. He's clearly put in his miles all over the company.

[@JTB--]

Was hoping Pete would play a little of Queens Dragon Attack on that PRS Dragon

[@julienDrcq]

will be great to do TAYLOR GUITAR factory please as well

[@richardshattock890]

Picked up my prs se standard tobacco yesterday from Andertons it is beautiful and thanks to Dave for all your help.

[@philhood4604]

I love my US made CE24, swapped my US made standard for it a few years ago

[@fakeaccount663]

PRS dragon SE when? 🤣

[@mudzera]

😮

[@abasak007]

Just got my SE Ce 24..

[@gregmize01]

"sweet switch" resembles the tone control being rolled down to "3" as opposed to being full up.