Paul Reed Smith SE HOLLOWBODY II PIEZO Black Gold

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.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY

Top Wood: Beveled Maple Top with Flame Maple Veneer

Middle Wood: Mahogany

Back Wood: Beveled Maple Back with Flame Maple Veneer

NECK

Number of Frets: 22

Scale Length: 25"

Neck Wood: Mahogany

Neck Shape: Wide Fat

Fretboard Wood: Ebony

Fretboard Inlay: Birds

HARDWARE

Bridge: PRS Adjustable 'Piezo' Stoptail

Tuners: PRS Designed Tuners

Hardware Type: Nickel

Strings: 10's

ELECTRONICS

Treble Pickup: 58/15 "S"

Bass Pickup: 58/15 "S"

Controls: Magnetic Volume, Piezo Volume, and Tone Control with 3-Way Toggle Pickup Selector

Included Accessories: Hardcase