![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you've been looking for a PRS SE guitar that can cover significant tonal ground, the Hollowbody II Piezo is the one for you. 2-pickup configuration: Under-Saddle Piezo, Acoustasonic Shawbucker. Two toneful 58/15 S humbucking pickups and a piezo round out the design. of an acoustic-electric hybrid guitar with the Acoustasonic Player Jazzmaster. As one of the most innovative and versatile guitars in the LTD Deluxe Series, the EC-1000 PIEZO is our first model to include both standard magnetic pickups. The SE Hollowbody II Piezo also features a very comfortable Wide Fat mahogany set neck and a premium ebony fingerboard emblazoned with iconic PRS bird inlays. This eye-popping instrument features a figured maple top and back with mahogany sides - a tonewood cocktail that delivers extraordinary clarity and warm resonance. On an electric, a piezo senses vibration directly, rather than a magnetic. This workhorse of an electric guitar produces an array of tones that can cover any genre. I have no direct experience with piezo pickups, other than on acoustic instruments. But now, you can get a PRS Hollowbody II with a piezo system in the more affordable SE line. Here is what I've learned:For many years, if you wanted a PRS hollowbody with a piezo system, you had to save up enough money for an American made PRS. Rounding out the package here is Yamaha’s hard bag to provide a reassuringly protective case for a guitar that should provide you years of inspiration, at home or on the go. ![]() In that time I've had a lot of experience with Piezo-equipped guitars, because much like you, I want the option to have some acoustic tones from time to time without switching guitars. The Yamaha passive piezo pickup here offers no onboard preamp but impresses with a pleasing reflection of the CSF3M’s strengths. I've sold 1,000's guitars for almost 12 years now, and I've been playing for close to 20. I'm not sure if the second generation was any better, as I didn't order them in after the experience with the first run. I had to send a lot of those back initially, as well as in the long run, as customers returned them with issues. LOTS of issues with those on the first run. You'll thank yourself later after you have a great experience with it. Find a guitar you love, or already have, and throw an aftermarket pickup on it. You're getting a cheap guitar AND a cheap piezo. Sorry for the long post, I've just watched too many people have bad experiences with this situation simply because they bought a cheap guitar that had one. So in this case, if the owner ever wanted to sell the guitar and the system, removing it was simple, and replacing the pickup ring was a $10 replacement. He ran the cable from the bridge through a small punch out he made on the humbucker pickup ring, and routed the cabling through the holes already drilled in the guitar from the factory. My tech installed one on a Les Paul recently, without doing anything to the guitar that would "mod" it that couldn't be replaced. Often times, a good tech can creatively install them in such a way that they can be removed if you ever sell the guitar. I know it doesn't make the situation simple, in the sense of just buying a guitar already equipped with one, but you'll have a better long term investment, and a better experience, when you upgrade an existing guitar that you already love, with a good piezo option. That way, you're not sacrificing your playability or quality on the guitar end, just to have the optional piezo. They make replacements for nearly every common configuration of guitar, and they are incredibly well done. My suggestion would be for you to find a guitar you like, or currently own, and add a Fishman bridge option to it, if you're not in the position to make a bigger investment into a guitar made by a company that is known for their quality. No matter what you end up with, look into buying a TC Electronic Body Rez, or Fishman/LR Baggs acoustic preamp, that allows some "warming" and tonal shaping, as straight piezo sounds can often times be on the sterile end. This is an example of a company that knows how to make a piezo, far better than off-brand "included" scenarios on cheap guitars.Ĥ. Fishman makes a LOT of replacement bridge options for nearly any guitar. The companies that have figured out how to do this best are in no particular order, PRS, Godin, Ernie Ball, and shockingly, ESP.ģ. So if the guitar is cheap(er), and the Piezo isn't a name brand (Fishman, LR Baggs, etc), you're sacrificing on the quality of the piezo.Ģ. A GOOD and RELIABLE piezo system has a significant cost to it, as well as the cost of it being efficiently incorporated into the guitar. The cheaper the guitar, the lower the quality of either the piezo, or the guitar itself. In that time I've had a lot of experience with Piezo-equipped guitars, because much like you, I want the option to have some acoustic tones from time to time without switching guitars. Click to expand.I've sold 1,000's guitars for almost 12 years now, and I've been playing for close to 20. ![]()
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