The Paul Reed Smith ?Special Edition? Singlecut features a diversion from the traditional PRS body shape, with just a single cutaway, bevelled to allow more reach of the upper frets. The top of the body is a Maple cap, with a flame Maple veneer for stunning looks and a crisp tone. PRS designed open coil humbucker pickups in treble and bass position provide a versatile range of sounds, with a rich depth of tone characteristic of the Mahogany body. The hardware is designed by PRS, including sealed chrome tuners and wrap around stoptail bridge. The single cutaway guitar is available in a Tobacco Sunburst finish, with the flame Maple veneer shining through.

A Maple binding runs around the front of the body, separating the flamed Maple front finish with the deep coloured, glossy back and sides. The neck has a ?wide fat? profile giving it a very sturdy feel, and the glossy lacquer seals in the fretboard and fret ends for a seamless finish. The 25? scale gives you more room for exploring more dynamic fingering techniques, which in conjunction with the superior Rosewood fingerboard make this guitar such a pleasure to play. The strings slip and slide against the frets with no friction at all thanks to immaculate polishing, and this smooth action translates into crystal clear tone and incredible sustain. Set into the finely grained Rosewood are a beautiful set of blue Abalone ?moons?, each containing a crescent that shimmers in the light, with customary double inlay at fret 12.

The neck heel joins the upper body shoulder at the 16th fret, adding rigidity to the neck structure, and helping to transfer tone through to the bulk of the Mahogany body. On the other side the upper frets are exposed by the deeply set lower cutaway for easy access. A deep scallop is carved into this lower horn, which acts to cradle the fretting hand of those who spend like to get carried away up the fretboard!

At the headstock the chrome tuners are arranged into a three a side formation, getting narrower towards the angular apex. Between these lie the Special Edition ?Singlecut? logo, the truss rod cover is labelled with PRS. Around the back each machine head is PRS branded on the sealed gear mechanism, and the large turning posts give you accurate control over string tension. Tuning stability is also enhanced by the accurately cut top nut, with deep grooves to maintain perfect string height above the fretboard.

The SE Singlecut is fitted with open coil PRS designed humbuckers, set in cream surrounds, and the pickup selector knob is also cream. The volume and tone controls are styled to match the finish of the guitar, golden resin for this Sunburst model.

The sound an electric guitar makes unplugged is a good indicator of its tonal integrity, and the PRS SE Singlecut performs well at this test. The combination of a Mahogany body and Maple cap provide a thick and full bodied tone, with a well defined high end. The wrap around bridge enhances this effect by directly transferring the string vibration through the body of the guitar. The neck pickup is perfect for sucking up all of the Mahogany body tone for a very well presented clean sound. This pickup also works well in conjunction with the tone control, which can be rolled back for more of an ambient sound. This humbucker retains definition as you increase the distortion for a dirty, bluesy sound that would make any lead guitarist feel right at home.

Flick over to the bridge pickup and the treble tones sharpen up for tighter rhythm playing. On clean amp settings this gives plenty of bite for rock inclined rhythms and punchy licks. Crank up the distortion and this pickup responds accordingly with minimal hum and a lively growling presence. Again there?s a lot of scope for fine tuning your sound with the volume and tone controls to get a diverse range of sounds to play with. With the pickup selector in mid position you get the colour of the neck pickup with the crunch of the bridge for a great all round sound.

This guitar looks fantastic, and sounds just as good, with unbeatable playability the PRS Singlecut is a guitar fit for the professional musician. The PRS Special Edition series of electric guitars offers the exceptional quality of Paul Reed Smith at a much more accessible price.

The guitar is supplied with a thickly padded PRS gig bag. This premium guitar case has heavy-duty zips with loops for use with a padlock, a large front pocket and backpack style straps. The front pocket is embroidered with a large PRS SE logo showing off its contents.

• Body: Mahogany
• Top Maple Cap, Flame Maple Veneer
• Neck: Mahogany Set Neck
• Fingerboard: Rosewood Scale: 25?
• Frets: 22
• Neck Inlays: Abalone Moons
• Tuners: PRS Designed
• Pickups: PRS Designed Double Coil x 2
• Hardware: Chrome
• Controls: 1 Volume/ 1 Tone/ 3Way Toggle

In Stock
All products on our website are in stock unless shown as 'Call 08452222603 To Order', this means we can deliver your order to you very quickly, subject to payment authorisation. The next dispatch date is shown against each product, and below is an indication of when you can expect your purchase.

All Guitars are Checked Before Dispatch
All Guitars go through our 12 point checking procedure to make sure that it passes our standards before shipping. This helps ensure your guitar will reach you in perfect condition. All guitars are checked against our 12 point check list and once passed, have a Guitarbitz quality control sticker attached. In addition to this we want to ensure that no harm can come to your guitar on the journey between us and you and so we have a rigorous packing procedure involving multiple protective layers. If you notice that this packaging is damaged when delivered by our courier, it is important to check the goods and if damaged, refuse the delivery and call us immediately. For your peace of mind, we have outlined the 12 point check below to show how we are passionate about your instrument.

1) Finish checked for imperfections or damage	2) Strings tuned up and tested for tone and playability	3) Neck checked for bending or humps
4)  Truss rod adjusted for correct positioning	5) Frets examined for playability	6) Bridge checked for position and hold on strings
7) Strap buttons tested for secure fitting	8) Neck joint examined	9) Machine heads turned and tested for secure grip on strings
10) Nut tested for secure fitting and correct string height	11) Switches, volume and tone controls tested for faulty connections	12) Pickups checked for responsiveness

For more details on our checking and packing procedure, please see our 12 Point Check and Packing Procedures page.

When You Will Receive your Order

Guitar accessories - strings, straps, stands, tuners and other small items
• Orders weighing less than 2kg are posted via First Class Royal Mail on the dispatch date shown.
• Orders weighing less than 2kg with a value over £30 will be sent First Class Royal Mail Recorded Delivery on the dispatch date shown.
• We cannot guarantee a delivery date for these orders, but First Class post usually takes 1-2 days.

Guitars, Amplifiers and larger items
• Orders weighing over 2kg are sent via our next working day courier service.

Interlink Express Courier Delivery
The Home Delivery Service You Have Been Waiting For. Interlink Express will provide you with a one hour delivery window so you don’t have to wait in all day for your parcel.

When Interlink Express deliver:
• You are given a one hour delivery window
• You are notified of this by email on the morning of delivery
• If not convenient you can use the email to change the delivery date

International Deliveries
We can deliver to the following European countries,
• Zone 1 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Spain - £15 (including TAX) per order.
• Zone 2 - Finland, Portugal and Sweden - £25 (including TAX) per order.
• Zone 3 - Switzerland and Norway - £50 (excluding TAX) per order.
Please note that we can only deliver international orders to the billing address of the credit card used. These orders typically take 3-5 working days to be delivered, you can still track your orders via the Internet in the same way.