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Condition: Used, Very Good

Love these models!  The body design plays great with the Piezo + humbuckers, making this instrument 100% viable for Jazz, Neo-Soul, and much more than the "Rock +" thing many PRSes are known for.  Came to us set up correctly and sounding great!

SP Luthier Notes: Setup Confirmed

From Paul Reed Smith Guitars

The SE Hollowbody II Piezo combines the balanced, clear, resonant tone of a hollowbody instrument with the power and stability of a solid-body electric guitar. Constructed with a maple back and top with mahogany sides, the SE Hollowbody II Piezo offers a light shimmer and snap in an attractive package. The 58/15 “S” pickups deliver clarity and balance that sound big and musical in a hollowbody platform.

Now boasting a newly-designed LR Baggs/PRS Piezo system, the SE Hollowbody II Piezo provides musicians with the versatility of wielding both acoustic and electric tones in one instrument. The instrument is designed with two discrete volume controls (magnetics and piezo) and output jacks (mix/piezo and magnetics). Players can plug into the “Mix/Piezo” jack and use the individual volume controls to blend the 58/15 “S” pickups with the piezo’s acoustic tones. Alternatively, players can plug into the jacks separately, so the guitar can run magnetic pickups into an amp and run the piezo through an acoustic amp or DI into the soundboard. When using the magnetic output jack in isolation, the piezo battery is bypassed completely, acting as a failsafe (in this scenario, the magnetic pickups still work even if the piezo battery has run out of juice). This is the most versatile SE instrument in the Series nearly twenty-year history.

Model
SE Hollowbody II Piezo
Serial
E01951
Finish
Black Gold Burst
Top Wood
Beveled Maple with Flame Maple Veneer
Back Wood
Mahogany, Beveled Maple Back with Flame Maple Veneer
Number of Frets
22
Scale Length
25"
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Neck Shape
Wide Fat
Fretboard Radius
10"
Fretboard Wood
Ebony
Fretboard Inlay
Birds
Bridge
PRS Adjustable 'Piezo' Stoptail
Tuners
PRS Designed Tuners
Hardware Type
Nickel
Treble Pickup
58/15
Bass Pickup
58/15
Controls
Magnetic Volume, Piezo Volume, and Tone Control with 3-Way Toggle Pickup Switch
Case
Hardshell

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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