New PRS Guitar model: SE NF3 - We unbox & Demo featuring Alex Haddon

Can PRS still innovate and surprise us?!
You bet they can! Today we celebrate the launch of the @prsguitars PRS SE NF3.

Markus is joined by special guest @AlexHaddonOfficial (Live performing guitarist / singer and recording artist) to unbox the first of these new guitars to arrive at Maar's Music.

Our video features the out of the box factory setup and guitar audio was recorded directly with a Shure 545D dynamic microphone into an @ArturiaOfficial MiniFuse 2 audio interface (no additional EQ or compression) -- Alex played the PRS SE NF3 in Ice Blue Metallic with Rosewood board with settings he dialled into a PRS Sonzera 20 1x12 tube amp (using both channels in the demo).

PRS SE series guitars are some of our favourites at Maar's Music -- excellent workmanship, quality control, curb appeal, along with quality hardware, excellent playability and flexible tone potential -- we like to think of them as some of the best guitars in their price range (and often feeling similar to much more expensive instruments).

This new model brings another excellent PRS SE instrument, with a versatile sound and great feel, to the intermediate (and beyond) guitar player. There are plenty of pro level players using PRS SE models -- often with stock pickups -- a rare compliment for instruments of this price.

Well done PRS Guitar! (Paul Reed Smith can be proud of this one)

We take guitars seriously -- and nothing is better than a great instrument that's easy to play and with inspiring sound.

We hope you'll enjoy the unboxing experience as much as we did sharing it with you -- life's too short to take oneself too seriously all the time -- we love making music and having fun at the store!

Maar's Music is a family owned, locally staffed music store located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. We've been providing great tips, advice, gear and service for over 30 years.

The PRS SE NF3 is a distinct guitar in the PRS lineup. The heart of this guitar is a trio of PRS Narrowfield pickups, a first for the SE Series.
Supporting these pickups is a poplar body, 22-fret bolt-on maple neck, and the choice of either a rosewood or maple fretboard. The SE NF3 is a versatile workhorse guitar that is fun to play and hard to put down.

The Narrowfield DD (Deep Dish) “S” pickups are made with taller bobbins to fit more winds and extra metal pieces in between the magnets for a more focused, powerful tone. Anchored with PRS’s patented tremolo, this guitar can bend and flutter with ease.

[sfkimrush]

My metallic orange NF3 is wonderful. I like reviews like this where the same riff or licks is played in each pickup position.

[terrydummitt]

Great job guys.. i'm exited to come check this one out.

[__Ben__]

The middle pickup actually sounds like it could be useable, on this and some other videos
I gotta hear some SRV on the neck pickup to be sure, but so far it's scratching a fat strat/P-90 itch I have

[grungebob]

Billy Corgan came to my mind too. I reckon this could do pumpkin tones very easily.

[J_Music]

I liked the fact that you guy's did gain and power chords in this demo. I love PRS guitars and strats, so this interests me. That said, i don't think I like that amps dirty channel. Good demo though

[dannybeeler]

Might be the amp settings but a dark bass in that guitar. My PRS isnt that dark.

[justmehere]

I don't mind that it's darker than a SSS, bt the string clarity and separation seemed a little muddled

[TheBbtlegit]

Sounds dark to me. I like the silver sky better.

[BkBk-gyvr]

It’s a nice looking and I’m sure nice playing guitar but after watching several videos on this guitar none of them sound good.

[pino_]

That sonzera distortion sounds like 💩.