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.

Body Construction: Solidbody

Top Wood: Maple

Back Wood: Mahogany

Top Carve: Violin

Number of Frets: 24

Fret Wire: PRS Jumbo Fret Wire

Width of Fret Crown: .110"

Height of Fret Crown: .055"

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: CoverSantana Om Symbol

Treble Pickup: Santana

Bass Pickup: Santana

Controls: Volume, Tone, 3-Way Toggle

Strings: PRS Signature 10-46

Case: Hardshell Case

Options: 10 Top with Hybrid Hardware