

This means that instead of switching off one coil entirely, like a standard coil split, some of that dumped coil - approximately 10 per cent (neck), 16 per cent (bridge) - remains in circuit. The L-shaped rear control cavity is just as tidy, although along with the treble bleed cap we also get the partial tap circuit on the pull/push tone control.

Where the Santana is virtually natural all over, the Tobacco Sunburst finish here has a well-applied dark 'burst to its top (with natural edge 'binding', of course), while the back, sides, neck back and headstock have a deep brown, slightly translucent colour. Of course, the guitar's shape, conceived after the Santana shape, is well known as the PRS outline with its longer upper horn, less pinched waist and squarer, more Fender-like base. They look like conventional uncovered 'buckers, unlike the USA versions with their rectangular bobbins, and despite their different specs, they look identical to those on the Santana. Instead of the quite generic 'SE' humbuckers, we now have Korean-made versions of PRS's latest date-series humbuckers, the 85/15s. Like the recently-reviewed Santana model, aside from the cosmetic logo change, we also have a pickup change.
