firejack
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My PRS SE Akerfeldt just arrived. 
Straight out of the box it was ready to play.
No tweaking or adjusting was required. Simply tuned up and it was ready to go just like my PRS SE Korina.
Perfect low action with no fretbuzz.
Every other guitar I've purchased from overseas has required a truss rod adjustment upon arrival but that's not the case with the PRS SE's.
Here's the specs that piqued my interest in this guitar:
Body Wood: Mahogany
Top Wood: Maple with Flame Maple Veneer
Neck Wood: Maple
Fretboard Wood: Ebony
Number of Frets: 24 Jumbo Frets
Scale Length: 25"
Neck Shape: Wide Fat
Treble Pickup: SE HFS Treble Humbucker
Bass Pickup: SE Vintage Bass Humbucker
Build quality is faultless.
It weighs a bit more than my SE Korina.
Acoustically, compared to my Korina it has a more balanced & focused tone with tight, percussive lows.
The Korina is richer in the mids and has more zing in the highs, but is a little less percussive.
And I'm loving the satin finish on the back of the neck.
The wide-fat neck profile in general just fits my hands better than any other guitar I've owned before.
The satin finish just takes it to a whole new comfort level.
I've already swapped out the tuners for Schaller Locking Mini's.
That's just a personal preference thing, and I always put locking tuners on all my guitars these days.
The stock pickups will also be changed as they don't suit my needs or preferences.
I'm thinking of trying some gold-covered Motor City Pickups in this guitar.
Or I might just stick with BG Pickups.
Haven't decided as yet.
The only real let down on the guitar for me is the nut.
It's poorly cut and the strings just barely fit in the slots, causing them to stick a little when tuning up.
I found the same problem with my Korina.
It's no big deal as I'll be installing Graphtec Tusq nuts on all three of my PRS SE's.
I'm expecting them any day now.
Anyways... that's enough blabbering; lets get to the pics:
Straight out of the box it was ready to play.
No tweaking or adjusting was required. Simply tuned up and it was ready to go just like my PRS SE Korina.
Perfect low action with no fretbuzz.
Every other guitar I've purchased from overseas has required a truss rod adjustment upon arrival but that's not the case with the PRS SE's.
Here's the specs that piqued my interest in this guitar:
Body Wood: Mahogany
Top Wood: Maple with Flame Maple Veneer
Neck Wood: Maple
Fretboard Wood: Ebony
Number of Frets: 24 Jumbo Frets
Scale Length: 25"
Neck Shape: Wide Fat
Treble Pickup: SE HFS Treble Humbucker
Bass Pickup: SE Vintage Bass Humbucker
Build quality is faultless.
It weighs a bit more than my SE Korina.
Acoustically, compared to my Korina it has a more balanced & focused tone with tight, percussive lows.
The Korina is richer in the mids and has more zing in the highs, but is a little less percussive.
And I'm loving the satin finish on the back of the neck.
The wide-fat neck profile in general just fits my hands better than any other guitar I've owned before.
The satin finish just takes it to a whole new comfort level.
I've already swapped out the tuners for Schaller Locking Mini's.
That's just a personal preference thing, and I always put locking tuners on all my guitars these days.
The stock pickups will also be changed as they don't suit my needs or preferences.
I'm thinking of trying some gold-covered Motor City Pickups in this guitar.
Or I might just stick with BG Pickups.
Haven't decided as yet.
The only real let down on the guitar for me is the nut.
It's poorly cut and the strings just barely fit in the slots, causing them to stick a little when tuning up.
I found the same problem with my Korina.
It's no big deal as I'll be installing Graphtec Tusq nuts on all three of my PRS SE's.
I'm expecting them any day now.
Anyways... that's enough blabbering; lets get to the pics:
