PRS SE NF 53
PRS SE NF 53
The PRS SE NF 53 was the one we both picked, because it felt like home base and the pickups had that thicker, balanced thing from bridge to neck. The big asterisk is our particular guitar had significant fret sprout—enough that if I were buying it, I’d probably exchange it rather than start filing frets on a near-$1,000 guitar.
Pros
- +Our top pick overall
- +Balanced pickup response across positions
- +Thicker, more substantial single-coil-style sound
- +PRS feel that we naturally bond with
Cons
- -Significant fret sprout on our sample
- -Fit and finish would score lower if you’re grading strictly
- -Most expensive of the three
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PRS SE NF 53
Available on Zzounds
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Highlights
- +Our top pick overall
- +Balanced pickup response across positions
- +Thicker, more substantial single-coil-style sound
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PJ and the Beard