PRS Santana Retro Electric Guitar – Sapphire 10-Top Paul Reed Smith

PRS Santana Retro Electric Guitar – Sapphire 10-Top

Carlos Santana’s longstanding creative partnership with Paul Reed Smith has done much to shape the destiny of PRS Guitars. Over the years, we have honored this pivotal alliance by offering variations of his signature model instrument. The Santana Retro pays homage to the early “Pre-Factory” guitars Paul built for Carlos in the early 1980’s. Several unique design elements are reintroduced on this model, including a deeper body carve, original style heel, and the original headstock shape and nut placement.

The Santana Retro blends history and modern manufacturing to create a highly musical guitar good enough for the man himself.

CC “Custom Color” is used for any finish not offered as such on the price list that has something unique about it, or is totally unique. 

They occur in production intentionally as finish “experiments” as we are always searching for new/cool offerings.  Sometimes they occur as “happy accidents”, when its determined a white wood guitar may need to have a darker finish or other burst to look its best.

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Palen Music Center has a wide range of unique guitars to enhance the sound of your music! We have been trusted by musicians across the country since 1963 and are constantly working to provide the best value for our customers. With the addition of our new PLEK machine and our longtime veteran luthiers, we are pleased to provide top-quality guitar repair.

Highlights

• Ten Top!
• A homage to the initial “pre-factory” guitars that Carlos Santana had from Paul Reed Smith in the early 1980s
• Reproduces the original heel, headstock shape, and nut positioning, as well as the traditional deeper body carving
• Beautiful maple tonewoods with a 10-Top and mahogany tonewoods that have been coated with nitro over cellulose CAB basecoats have a powerful resonance and overtones
• TCI-tuned Santana bass pickup emits incredibly precise highs, a thick and warm bottom, and what seems like endless sustain
• TCI-tuned 58/15 treble pickup offers sweetened vintage tone with every note you play
• The PRS Gen III tremolo offers a customized feel and trustworthy intonation, and the comfortable Santana Pre-Factory neck is a delight to play

Specifications

• Number of Strings6
• Left-/Right-handedRight-handed
• Body TypeSoildbody
• Body ShapeSantana Retro Doublecut
• Body MaterialMahogany
• Top MaterialFigured Maple 10-Top
• Body FinishGloss Nitro over Cellulose CAB
• ColorBlack Gold Burst
• Neck MaterialMahogany
• Neck ShapeSantana Retro
• Neck JointSet Neck
• Radius11.5″
• Fingerboard MaterialRosewood
• Fingerboard InlayPRS Birds
• Number of Frets24, Jumbo
• Scale Length24.5″
• Nut Width1.688″
• Nut MaterialSynthetic/Bronze powder blend
• Bridge/TailpiecePRS Gen III Tremolo
• TunersPRS Phase III Locking
• Neck PickupPRS Santana Humbucker
• Bridge PickupPRS Santana Humbucker
• Controls1 x master volume, 1 x master tone
• Switching3-way toggle pickup switch
• StringsPRS, .010-.046
• Case/Gig BagHardshell Case
• Manufacturer Part Number:105900:BW:H

The instrument pictured is the exact instrument you’ll receive. All fretted instruments receive a free complimentary professional setup.

Please feel free to reach out to our knowledgeable sales staff with any additional questions!