PRS Paul Reed Smith Santana Retro 10-Top Guitar, Aquamarine, Rosewood Fretboard
- PRS Santana Retro 10-Top (Pre-Factory Specs)
- Aquamarine - Natural Binding
- Flame Maple 10-Top
- V12 Finish
- Mahogany Body and Neck
- Santana Pre-Factory Neck Profile (similar to Pattern neck shape but slightly wider)
- Rosewood Fretboard - Parchment Binding
- Bird Inlays
- 24x Santana (Jumbo) Frets
- 24.5" Scale Length
- 11.5" Fretboard Radius
- PRS Santana (bass) and 58/15 (treble) Pickups
- PRS Gen III Tremolo Bridge
- PRS Phase III Locking Tuners
- Hybrid Hardware
- "Om" Symbol on Truss Rod Cover
- PRS Black Tolex Hardshell Case
- Serial #: 0269491
- Instrument Weight: 7.6 lbs
Player's Perspective
Music Store Live is proud to offer up this Santana Retro finished in a gorgeous aquamarine blue finish over one of PRS's highly figured flame maple 10-Tops.
Carlos Santana's alliance with Paul Reed Smith is perhaps the most well known and most fruitful guitarist/guitar-builder relationship in the music world. And when you combine Santana's ears and hands with PRS's impeccable craftsmanship, the results redefine what good sound and playability are supposed to mean. This guitar has creamy, articulate tone that brings out even the most minute subtleties of the player's hands. Single note lines breathe and speak through clean and distorted settings, and the pickups have a responsive vocal-like character that makes this guitar sing in every register. The neck is round, fat, and very comfortable everywhere with easy upper fret access. An instrument of this precision is really a treat to come across. Santana fan or not, your hands and ears won't be the same after playing this guitar.
Manufacturer's Description
Carlos Santana's longstanding creative partnership with Paul Reed Smith has done much to shape the destiny of PRS Guitars. Over the years, we have honored this pivotal alliance by offering variations of his signature model instrument. The Santana Retro pays homage to the early "Pre-Factory" guitars Paul built for Carlos in the early 1980's. Several unique design elements are reintroduced on this model including a deeper body carve, original style heel, and the original headstock shape and nut placement.
The Santana Retro blends history and modern manufacturing to create a highly musical guitar good enough for the man himself.
Overall Condition
Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.