Paul Reed Smith Review: Tremonti SE

History:

Purchase: purchased from american musical supply via their website and the easy payment plan. charged on my visa I saw the tremonti in various ads and it caught my eye. Then i saw a review in guitar player magazine. The thing that sold me was the "cons" part of the review. There was a single word "NONE". it took almost 4 months to find one in stock . i paid 499.98

What I Like About This Paul Reed Smith Tremonti SE: it has a distinct tone almost plays very well. the finish is amazing.. super gloss black..bound body and neck.. frets are rounded and polished.. you can stretch a string an entire step with ease.. which is nice if you're as lazy as i am. ..

What I Do NOT Like About The Paul Reed Smith Tremonti SE: to be honest there's nothing to not like about this guitar . the only thing I can honestly say I dont like about this guitar is its so pretty and shiney.. you have to wipe it down alot becasue it shows every lil finger print or smudge. other than that .. its perfect

Paul Reed Smith Tremonti SE Quality Rating: construction and quality are what you'd expect from PRS. Even though this is a second edition ( the rich mans version of this thing goes for like 3 grand ) the finish is clean glossy and looks about a foot thick.. the body and neck are bound beautifully.. fit of the neck to the body is outstanding.. you cant see where it joins.. and the neck is set deep .. no "wobble" even though the body is cut way deep for access .. the only thing i have done to this guitar is tweak the set up. the action was too high for my liking. and i put a set of super slinkies on it. its set up for .042 - .009 so that worked out well.

Review Summary: plays very well. almost as well as my les paul.. its definately a sweet guitar to play this is a damned good value for the money I own 10 guitars - 2 gibsons - les paul and sg - 1 fender - stratocaster 2 epiphones - ejs200 and 335 dot - a washburn 12 string acoustic - ovation acoustic - takamine acoustic - and an olympia acoustic - and of course the Prs. I think thats a fair mix of makes and models Enough to know a bit about things. Ive been playing for over 30 years and i have to say buck for buck .. this is one great guitar especially for a mere $500 .. buy one .. buy 2 .. give one to a friend

Rating of this Paul Reed Smith product: 5

This Paul Reed Smith Tremonti SE Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: larry nelson

Review Date: 2003-09-13