first play 16 PRS SE T50E & SE A60E Guitarist February 2019 GIT442.rev_prs.
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first play PRS SE T50E & SE A60E 1. While it shares the solid Sitka spruce top of its stablemate, the T50E comes spec’d with figured maple back and sides. You also get a mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard and bridge. Eye candy comes courtesy of the abalone soundhole rosette and body purfling 1 2.
VIDEO DEMO PRS SE T50E & SE A60E http://bit.ly/guitaristextra 2 first play 3 4 Fishman GT-1 preamp and under-saddle pickup. Yes, you’re looking at a pair of wellsorted electro-acoustics here. There are differences to ponder, too. While the T50E comes spec’d with figured maple back and sides, the A60E finds its solid Sitka-spruce top partnered with sheets of finest ziricote. Obviously, at this price we’re talking laminates, not solid wood. But, er, stop the bus for a second.
first play PRS SE T50E & SE A60E 5. PRS has picked the tried-and-trusted Fishman GT-1 preamp for the A60E and T50E. Working in cahoots with an under-saddle piezo, the GT-1’s volume and tone controls can be found lurking just inside each guitar’s soundhole VIDEO DEMO http://bit.ly/guitaristextra 5 6. The cutaway-bodied A60E teams its solid Sitka spruce top with some highly figured ziricote back and sides.
first play PRS SE T50E & SE A60E VIDEO DEMO http://bit.ly/guitaristextra 7 Verdict The obvious target of the PRS marketing for the T50E and A60E is the existing SE punter. You’ve gotta love that you can get the same neck profile on your solidbody and electro-acoustic guitars. That goes for lovers of US-made PRS gear, too. Both these new models offer a high-enough spec and build quality to make them attractive to you well-heeled customers.
