The Funky New Guitar From PRS: The PRS SE NF3 review

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[vincemarco]

I got my PRS SE NF3 about a month ago. Absolutely love it! No tuning issues. Well done review!

[rgamr]

Their T-shaped guitar with these pickups sounds amazing.
The NF-53 with great color/finish choices.

[JpeterZoom-gtpn]

I have finally had a chance to play this guitar ...and I am really impressed by it...very playable and has a sound all its own...some sort of blend of single coil and humbucker...leaning more on single coil with more punch and presence like some sort of PAF...can not really put an exact sound...I can hear it has a sound of its own...
I really loved this guitar and don't expect it to try to be like other guitars like strats...it has its own lane...

[kbtguitarman]

Just played this guitar yesterday and absolutely loved it! The color looks even better in person! It played and sounds beautifully! Definitely want this one in my collection

[kjmdrumz]

I’m thinking about buying an orange with maple fretboard and a gun metal with rosewood then switching the pick guards. Gun metal with black guard and rosewood neck and an orange with white guard and maple neck. 🔥

[Chonism]

The best middle pickup sound in the market.

[CarlMurawski]

Interesting color! Even as a drummer I enjoy watching your guitar videos

[jbffalcon]

The tuning problem went away when I put a new set of StringJoy strings on the guitar. So although I too don’t care much for the stock tuners feel, they did fine with good strings and hold tune for as long as any of my high end Strats.

[billknudson]

Got mine last week. Zero tuning problems—incredible stability. Definitely not a stock Strat sound—exactly what I wanted. I have to agree with you regarding the controls. Simple and perfectly located. This guitar is one of the best playing guitars I’ve ever owned. Paul hits another one out of the park.

[FastRedPonyCar]

I've got a review unit out for delivery. I'm hyped. My guy at Zzounds owns one and said I need to try it... and he knows I really don't dig strats LOL. I've gigged with 4 SE's now and every single one has been exceptional.

[barrettflorida]

I had an SE Custom as my first electric and could never get it to tune. Never played it, got rid of it. I think the SE nuts are the issue, because locking tuners I put on didn't help.

[ilackisland]

I played one this week and it is an interesting and amazing animal, I want a strat style guitar with a little more bite and versatility and this does exactly that. Plays like a more expensive guitar and hard to put down. I have one in my cart and I’m fighting against my willpower as I look at a wall of my other guitars.

[herethereandeverywhere]

Just ordered one, Bought it cause I like the way it look and sound..

[giovannibonapace]

I that finish n maple neck with the birds!!!
Now i own a se dgt gold top .. had to change tuners with locking ones ... big difference ... i agree Prs saves money on se pegs for sure ... u can tighten the screws but it 's still low quality .i'm a humbucker person and i 've got gas ... i just wonder if the narrow field thing isn't just a commercial thing to lure more sales with due respect 😂. If i'm humbucker person why would i entertain an interest in a single coil modern strat on steroids? I think the looks are stunning and maybe that's why i 'm so attracted to it and this is a compliment to Prs . I think for the money is a great guitar .. the aesthetics are soo spot on...my se dgt is becoming my go to guitar ... even more than the ce 24 i own ...
i'd love a maple neck with humbuckers which isn't a 2/3 grand in Uk like that signature metal head one ... Dusty ....
Great content btw !!!

[andrewbecker]

Try stretching the strings next time. Any full floating trem will act that way at first. Once the strings break in, it's super stable. The tuners themselves are OK. The modern flat keys are not my favorite. They tend to flop over to easily in your fingers. Snugging up the little screws can sometimes help.

[DToneQuest]

I got mine yesterday, tuning is a problem on mine as well. I am trying to decide if I want to take it to get accessed would changing to 10s help? would new tuners? I also do not like that the volume is basically completely gone when dialing past 6

[juanypei]

marty mcfly was a big prs fan. this demo goes deep!

[stoneysdead]

This would make a great secondary guitar for me- that said, imo the TCI "S" pickups in the Paul's guitar sound so good when split- if I get it, I don't see myself really needing anything else. I've never seen a guitar that can do a Tele, a Strat, or a LP- and make all 3 sound very convincing- but Paul's guitar can. And if you look at the design, it makes sense- there are design elements form each guitar in there.

[venni]

3:55 is that Soul Shaker by Doyle Bramhall II? Great tone!

[teviswest]

I absolutely love mine! This guitar made me a first time PRS owner. As soon as I seen these NF3 SE's and played on a few I knew I had to own one. I have several different humbucker and single-coil guitars, but this sonically fits right in the middle of them, which is exactly what I was looking for. It's one of those workhorse guitars, that if I could only bring one guitar with me to a gig and needed to cover several different musical styles, this does that...and does it well! Does it sound exactly like a single-coil Strat? No...but it can still do great twangy Strat tones, without being harsh sounding and no 60 cycle hum. And even though it doesn't have that higher output of a full humbucker guitar, it can still play rock and metal really well. I've heard several people say the NF pickups in these sound more like P90's, and I can get why they would say that, but I don't think that's quite the pickup sound, either. It is it's own thing, and that is what's so great about them IMO. And as far as the tuning stability goes, it must be something with PRS's own brand of strings they put on them. But once you break the strings in, it holds tuning well. I have not had any issues with mine not staying in tune. The only "con" I have discovered with these guitars is when you roll down the volume knob your tone gets much darker. However, a simple treble-bleed mod will easily fix this. But other than that, these are fantastic guitars!!