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All products by PRS Paul Reed Smith Other Six String - Fixed Bridge Solid Body by PRS Paul Reed Smith Paul Allender, lead guitarist of the band Cradle of Filth, is known for his unique style. Paul didn’t take any lessons when he was starting out on the guitar. This allowed him to develop his own style very quickly. With his strict right hand rhythm technique and his chromatic writing style, Paul Allender’s sound is easily identifiable.
Paul started playing PRS when he left Cradle of Filth and started the band, the Blood Divine. He purchased a second hand CE-24 and used it exclusively throughout the band’s days and brought it with him when he rejoined Cradle of Filth at the turn of the century. He then sent a design of his own to PRS. It featured a purple and black sunburst on a curly maple top and replaced the traditional bird inlays with bats for a darker but still classic PRS look. PRS built the guitar for Allender as a private stock model, but it eventually made it to production as an SE model.
The Paul Allender SE is a 24 fret guitar with gold hardware and specially wound pickups that were designed for Paul. Paul’s PRS guitars can be heard on Cradle of Filth’s new album, Godspeed on the Devil’s Thunder.
Specifications:
- Back Wood: Mahogany
- Top Wood: Maple with Quilted Maple Veneer
- Number of Frets: 24
- Scale Length: 25"
- Neck Wood: Maple
- Fretboard Wood: Rosewood
- Neck Shape: Wide Thin
- Inlays: Paul Allender Bat Inlays
- Bridge: PRS Designed Tremolo
- Tuners: PRS Designed Tuners
- Hardware Type: Gold
- Treble Pickup: Paul Allender Treble
- Bass Pickup: Paul Allender Bass
- Pickup Switching: Volume and tone control with 3-way toggle pickup selector
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Pros
- Fun To Play
- Good Feel
- Good Pick Up
- Good Tone
Cons
Best Uses
- Jamming
- Practicing
- Recording
Comments about PRS Paul Reed Smith PRS SE Paul Allender Signature Electric Guitar:
This guitar is my second attempt with the PRS SE models. My previous experience is with a SE Custom with 22 frets. It played fine with a setup but the pickups sounded muddy when played clean.
This one however, sounds brilliant with the slightly hotter bridge pup which gives a more balanced sound on clean settings and great crunch on overdriven. This thing sounds great no matter what you play, blues, rock, jazz, metal etc. You dont have to be a goth rocker to enjoy this one.
My only complaint is that PRS installs 9 gauge strings on it from the factory (I play 10's) and so affects the tuning on the 3rd and 4th strings when I use the tremolo heavily (that is easily remedied by having the nut filed to the proper string size by a qualified guitar tech.)
Go and get one, you wont be disapointed
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Does this price include a gig bag?Asked on 1/7/2010 by Johnny Guitar from Chestertown, MD1 answer
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Yes, this guitar comes with a gig bag from the manufacturer.Answered on 1/9/2010 by Stephen from PSSL from Cypress, CA
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