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PRS Santana II®
Paul Reed Smith started making custom
guitars in Annapolis around 1976. By 1980, his local
reputaion as a guitar luthier had grown enourmously.
Paul was also the first to start using highly figured
maple tops for his guitars. At first he got these
from a friend's dresser. Even by the 1980's, Paul's
clientele included Ted Nugent, Al DiMeola and Howard
Leese. Now he has realized his dream of making a
guitar for Carlos.
| Model:Santana
II |
| Type: |
Double-cutaway,
solidbodied electric. |
| Body: |
South American
mahogany with flamed maple cap inlaid paua shell
purfling |
| Neck: |
One-piece
Mahogany
24 fret, wide oval |
| Fingerboard: |
Brazilian
rosewood fretboard
Rippled abalone bird inlays
Santana wide-fat neck carve only
11.5in radius
24.5in scale |
| Headstock: |
Brazilian
rosewood headstock veneer
Rippled abalone eagle
OM symbol inlaid truss rod cover |
| Hardware: |
Chrome-plated
PRS floating vibrato with push-in, tensionable
arm, Schaller tuners with PRS locking system
and lightweight, ebony buttons, large strap
buttons. |
| Electronics: |
Santana pickups
with Santana Treble 'zebra-coil' pickups
3-way toggle pickup selector
Volume and tone control |
| Guitarist
Mag review: |
Build Quality:
5/5
Playability: 5/5
Sound: 5/5
Value for Money: 4/5 |
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