PRS Santana Retro - Charcoal #395749

The Paul Reed Smith Santana Retro in Charcoal is a masterful tribute to the iconic tone and style of Carlos Santana, blending vintage soul with contemporary precision. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this guitar is built for expressive, fluid playability and tonal richness, making it a top-tier choice for discerning players who crave both heritage and innovation.

At its core, the Santana Retro features a solidbody construction with a stunning maple top and a resonant mahogany back, carved in PRS’s signature violin top carve. This tonewood combination yields a full, warm sound with articulate highs and tight lows—ideal for soaring lead work and complex harmonics. Finished in a luxurious high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer, the Charcoal top brings out the wood grain in breathtaking detail, adding visual depth and a tactile vintage feel.

The one-piece mahogany neck, joined to the body with PRS’s ultra-stable set neck construction, is shaped in the comfortable Santana Retro profile—an homage to Santana’s original pre-factory PRS guitars. With a scale length of 24.594", 24 frets, and a rosewood fretboard boasting a 10" radius, the guitar offers effortless access across the board and a smooth, natural playing experience. Subtle dimensions like a neck depth of 7/8" at the ½ fret and 31/32" at the 12½ fret ensure a balanced, familiar grip, while the 1 11/16" nut width and 2 1/4" width at the body provide ample room for expressive bending and intricate phrasing. The fingerboard is adorned with PRS’s signature bird inlays, and the headstock proudly bears the Eagle logo, a symbol of elite craftsmanship.

The Santana Retro’s tone is powered by a matched set of Santana Treble and Bass pickups, which deliver the warm, smooth, yet punchy voice that defines Santana’s signature sound. These pickups are controlled via a Volume and Tone knob alongside a 3-way toggle switch, giving you fast and intuitive access to a wide tonal palette. Whether you're dialing in creamy leads or shimmering cleans, this guitar is ready to sing.

Hardware appointments include the PRS Patented Gen III Tremolo bridge, which delivers exceptional tuning stability and expressive vibrato, as well as PRS Phase III locking tuners in sleek nickel finish. The Santana “Om” truss rod cover adds a personalized spiritual touch, connecting the instrument back to its roots and the artist who inspired it.

The PRS Santana Retro in Charcoal is not just a guitar—it’s a piece of music history reimagined for modern players, offering the kind of premium feel, tone, and performance that only PRS can deliver.

Other specifications include:

• Body Construction Solidbody
• Top Wood Maple
• Back Wood Mahogany
• Top Carve Violin
• Number of Frets 24
• Scale Length 24.594”
• 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
• Headstock Logo Eagle
• Neck/Body Assembly Type Set
• Finish Type High-Gloss Nitro
• 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
• 7 lbs 6 oz
• #395749

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