Tag: PRS Guitars

PRS SE A20E Angelus Cutaway Guitar review

Review: The PRS SE A20E Angelus Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Boasts Versatility and Affordability

In this review of the PRS Angelus SE A20E acoustic-electric guitar, we were impressed as much by its easy playability as its bright yet flexible tonal range.

Kate Koenig
December 4, 2022

Paul Reed Smith plays an acoustic PRS guitar

Paul Reed Smith Took Inspiration from Torres for His Acoustic Guitar Design

When Paul Reed Smith first heard an 1800s acoustic guitar built by Antonio Torres, he knew his own steel-string guitar designs would borrow structural elements from Torres.

Adam Perlmutter
July 23, 2022

Review: PRS SE A40E Angelus Acoustic-Electric Guitar Is a Workhorse Import That Overdelivers

Probably more than any instrument I’ve tested in years, the PRE SE A40E Angelus acoustic-electric guitar revealed its true potential gradually.

Emile Menasché
May 20, 2022

PRS SE P20E guitar in Vintage Natural finish

Guitar Review: PRS’ Punchy Tonare Parlor SE P20E Evokes a Bygone Era at a Budget Price

The PRS Tonare Parlor SE P20E guitar evokes the spirit, sound & form factor of a classic parlor while bearing the imprint of PRS’ signature aesthetics and playability.

James Rotondi
February 21, 2021

PRS Guitars Shows New SE Tonare Grande and SE Angelus Acoustics at NAMM 2020

Watch PRS Guitars musician/endorser Bryan Ewald as he shows us two different models in their SE series of acoustic guitars: The T55E is a gorgeous instrument with a Sitka spruce top and quilted maple back and sides, while the A40E boasts a spruce top paired with ovangkol back and sides.…

Acoustic Guitar Editors
January 30, 2020

Review: PRS SE T60E Has a Big, Even Sound

The SE T60E was designed to have a full, rounded-out dynamic range that favors the low end and midrange.

Kate Koenig
November 20, 2019

Gear Review: PRS SE Angelus A60E

No matter how I played the Angelus, it delivered a nicely proportioned sound, with a spanky top end layered over a controlled bass and midrange. The low end wasn’t cavernous or boomy, which helped it feel balanced across the frequency range, especially useful for fingerstyle parts on open tunings and easy to control through a loud amp.

Greg Olwell
April 17, 2019

PRS Shows New SE and Private Stock Models at Winter NAMM 2019

In this video from Winter NAMM 2019, Paul Reed Smith Guitars showcases its new SE T60E, SE A55E, and Private Stock Angelus Cutaway and Tonare Grand acoustics. Get more 2019 Winter NAMM coverage.

Acoustic Guitar Editors
February 12, 2019

Beyond Rosewood: 12 Mid-Priced Alt-Wood Guitars

Our pitch to makers was simple: Send us a guitar that uses no rosewood and has a real-world cost of $500–$1,500. Since some makers have many models that qualify, we limited each brand to one guitar of any shape or size, with or without electronics or a cutaway. Laminated and solid woods were okay, but no composites such as carbon fiber (that’s a roundup for another time). What you’ll see over the following pages are a dozen acoustic guitars, presented alphabetically, that show off some of the delightful choices available in this popular price range.

Greg Olwell
December 19, 2018

PRS SE TX20E and SE A50E acoustic guitars

Review: PRS SE TX20E and SE A50E Acoustics

From endpin to headstock, woodwork to hardware, both guitars showed practically perfect fit and finish, and exceptional construction and attention to detail.

Bill Leigh
April 17, 2018

PRS Introduces a New Angelus A10E and Private Stock Acoustics at Winter NAMM 2017

Stevensville, Maryland-based PRS (Paul Reed Smith) Guitars is best-known for its electrics, but it has turned out consistently fine acoustic instruments for many years, as well, and a number of those were on display at Winter NAMM 2017. Above, watch guitarist/PRS endorser Bryan Ewald talk about PRS’ SE Series, including…

Acoustic Guitar Editors
February 3, 2017

PRS Angelus SE A30E acoustic-electric guitar

Review: PRS’ New Angelus SE A30E Sustains Interest

PRS’s Angelus SE A30E has got a lot going for it: top-notch playability and an agreeable voice that reproduces well thanks to its high-quality electronics.

Adam Perlmutter and Adam Perlmutter
June 20, 2016

Paul Reed Smith Unveils Latest Editions to SE Acoustic Line at Winter NAMM 2016

Paul Reed Smith Guitars (PRS Guitars) introduced the latest editions to their SE Acoustics line at Winter NAMM 2016. Bryan Ewald shows us four different models from the acoustics line, and gives us a few highlights of the latest editions. The SE A10E is the all-mahogany back and spruce top model, with rosewood…

Acoustic Guitar Editors
February 4, 2016

Review: Paul Reed Smith SE A10E Is a Mahogany Acoustic-Electric with Balanced Tone

This guitar would make a no-brainer for an electric player looking for a comfortable acoustic

Adam Perlmutter
February 17, 2015

Review: PRS SE Angelus Standard Has a Balanced and Even Sound

If the sound and playability of our review guitar is any indication, it’s definitely time to stop referring to PRS as an electric guitar maker.

Scott Nygaard
February 27, 2013