SE Mark Holcomb HB : The best instrument under 2k, but QC is not good

5 years ago

PRS quality had dropped for sure. This guitar is Indonesian, not Korean, so be ready to drop of QC, because corners have been cut.

This guitar arrived with a chip on the fretwood and 3 rusty frets, terrible plastic nut, and loose tuners and pots. This is not what you await when ordering a PRS (!) guitar for $900. Find it unacceptable for this guitar company.

But it plays and sounds great. Every fret is loud as open strings, bending is super easy and a 20" radius is super comfortable. Pickups are super dynamic and super clear, you can hear every note in 6-note chords very distinctly even with really high gain.

It has neck dive, so when you sit in classical posture, you have to fight with it a little bit. But if it lays on the right leg, everything is ok.

I will add to this feedback as time goes by.

I now own it for year, and this is the best guitar in the world for me. Recorded 2 albums with it, and it has the best sound and playability. All the desired sounds jump out of it effortlessly. I think, this is the best $1000-ish guitar, that surpass all of the 1500-2000 ones

Image PRS SE Mark Holcomb HB

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by PRS
  • Released in 2016
  • Average price : $1194
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