Carlos Santana's longstanding creative partnership with Paul Reed Smith has done much to shape the destiny of PRS Guitars. Over the years, we have honored this pivotal alliance by offering variations of his signature model instrument. The Santana Retro pays homage to the early "Pre-Factory" guitars Paul built for Carlos in the early 1980's. Several unique design elements are reintroduced on this model, including a deeper body carve, original style heel, and the original headstock shape and nut placement.

The Santana Retro blends history and modern manufacturing to create a highly musical guitar good enough for the man himself.

Top Wood: Maple
Back Wood: Mahogany
Top Carve: Violin
Finish: High Gloss Nitro
Number of Frets: 24
Scale Length: 24.5"
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Neck Construction: One-Piece
Truss Rod: PRS Double-Acting
Neck Shape: Santana Retro
Neck Depth at the 1/2 Fret: 7/8"
Neck Depth at the 12 1/2 Fret: 31/32"
Neck Width at the Nut: 1 11/16"
Neck Width at the Body: 2 1/4"
Fretboard Wood: Rosewood
Fretboard Radius: 10"
Fretboard Inlay: Birds
Neck/Body Assembly Type: Set
Bridge: PRS Patented Tremolo, Gen III
Tuners: PRS Phase III Locking
Hardware Type: Nickel
Nut: PRS
Truss Rod Cover: Santana Om Symbol
Treble Pickup: Santana
Bass Pickup: Santana
Controls: Volume and Tone Control w/ 3-Way Toggle Pickup Switch
Strings: PRS Signature 10-46
Tuning: Standard (6 String): E, A, D, G, B, E
Case: Hardshell Case