Special Semi-Hollow

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The PRS Special Semi-Hollow offers players a versatile hum/”single”/hum configuration with two PRS 58/15 LT humbuckers and a PRS Narrowfield middle pickup. PRS Narrowfield pickups deliver the bite of a single coil, so they cut through the mix with plenty of clarity and punch – without the hum. Paired with a 5-way blade switch and two mini-toggles that tap the 58/15 LT humbuckers, this guitar can handle myriad sounds and styles (with twelve pickup combinations in total). Roll back the tone control for added growl, turn it up for some shimmer, and have fun exploring this versatile tonal palette. The volume level between the humbucking and single-coil settings remain very even, and the semi-hollow body with single f-hole provides a welcome airiness and depth to the guitar’s tone.

Additional specifications include a maple top, mahogany back, 22-fret 25” scale length mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, Phase III locking tuners with wing buttons, and the PRS Gen III patented tremolo.

For 2024, PRS Guitars is updating the tuning machines on many of our Core guitars. While, aesthetically, our new Wing buttons are designed to echo the 12th fret bird wingspan design, they were first and foremost designed for tonal reasons all the way back in 1982. Because these buttons are lighter weight than their metal predecessors, they are subtracting less energy from the vibrating strings, thus helping the guitar ring longer and at a more musical note.

Featured Specifications

Specifications

Body
Body Construction Semi-Hollow Body with Single F-Hole
Top Wood Maple
Back Wood Mahogany
Top Carve Violin
Neck
Number of Frets 22
Scale Length 25"
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Construction One-Piece
Truss Rod PRS Double-Acting
Neck Shape Pattern
Neck Depth at the 1/2 Fret 7/8"
Neck Depth at the 12 1/2 Fret 61/64"
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 Signature, Inlaid
Neck/Body Assembly
Neck/Body Assembly Type Set
Finish
Finish Type High-Gloss Nitro
Hardware
Bridge PRS Patented Tremolo, Gen III
Tuners PRS Phase III Locking Tuners with Wing Buttons
Hardware Type Nickel
Nut PRS
Truss Rod Cover "Special"
Electronics
Treble Pickup 58/15 LT
Middle Pickup PRS Narrowfield®
Bass Pickup 58/15 LT
Controls Volume and Tone Controls with 5-Way Blade Pickup Switch and Two Mini-Toggle Coil-Tap Switches
Additional Info
Strings PRS Signature 10-46
Tuning Standard (6 String): E, A, D, G, B, E
Case Hardshell Case
Options 10 Top and Back with Hybrid Hardware

Controls

Infographic showing switching positions for Special Semi-Hollow

Special Semi-Hollow - Controls Description

5-way blade pickup switch

Position 1 (down) - treble pickup

Position 2 - treble and middle pickups

Position 3 - treble & bass pickup

Position 4 - middle and bass pickups

Position 5 (up) - bass pickup

Mini-toggle switches

Down - humbucker mode

Up - single coil mode

Colors

Antique White Top (Opaque Top with Natural Back)

Antique White Top (Opaque Top with Natural Back)

Black Top (Opaque Top with Natural Back)

Black Top (Opaque Top with Natural Back)

Black Gold Wraparound Burst

Black Gold Wraparound Burst

Carroll Blue

Carroll Blue

Charcoal

Charcoal

Charcoal Burst

Charcoal Burst

Cobalt Smokeburst

Cobalt Smokeburst

Dark Cherry Burst

Dark Cherry Burst

Faded Whale Blue

Faded Whale Blue

Fire Smokeburst

Fire Smokeburst

Gray Black

Gray Black

Purple Mist

Purple Mist

Yellow Tiger

Yellow Tiger

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Accolades

“It has a resonant acoustic sound, and the pickups do a fine job of capturing that airy character at all volume levels, particularly when the guitar is up loud enough to enjoy the singing, edge-of-feedback sustain that semi-hollows do so well.”

- Guitar Player

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