PRS SANTANA SERIES

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PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA BRAZILIAN

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PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA II MODEL

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PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA SE

The PRS SANTANA SE was introduced in 2001.

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PRS SANTANA I (1995-1998)

Production of the SANTANA MODEL (Santana I) began in 1995. It was a reissue of the first guitar Paul Reed Smith made for Carlos Santana - so it has the pre-1985 body shape. This model was replaced by the Santana II in 1999.

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PRS SANTANA III MODEL

PRS introduced the Santana III model in 2000.  It was like the flagship Santana II model but used more affordable materials and less ornate decoration, putting the Santana III within the reach of more guitarists (although 10-top flame was an option on this model).  The PRS Santana III had a one-piece South American mahogany body with a two-piece curly maple top, a 24 fret, 24.5" scale length,  East Indian rosewood fretboard (with 10” radius), PRS hallmark abalone bird inlays, Santana wide fat neck carve, PRS Tremolo, locking tuners and rear covers for the electroni

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Specifications:

ModelImageNumber of stringsScale lengthFinish colorsFinish effectsMade in
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA BRAZILIAN
2003
No image yet6 strings24.5 inches scale-length---
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA II MODEL
1999
No image yet6 strings----
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA SE
2001
No image yet6 strings-black finish, blue finish, red finish, silver finish, tobacco finish, white finishmetallic finish, sunburst finish-
PRS SANTANA I (1995-1998)
1995 to 1998
6 strings24.5 inches scale-lengthyellow finish-USA
PRS SANTANA III MODEL
2000
6 strings24.5 inches scale-length--USA
ModelHardware colorBridgeTailpieceTuners
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA BRAZILIAN
2003
nickel hardware---
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA II MODEL
1999
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PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA SE
2001
-PRS tremelo bridgestop tailpiecePRS locking tuners
PRS SANTANA I (1995-1998)
1995 to 1998
chrome hardware, gold hardwarePRS stoptail bridge, PRS tremelo bridge-PRS locking tuners
PRS SANTANA III MODEL
2000
-PRS tremelo bridge, tremolo bridge-locking tuners, low mass locking tuners
ModelPickup selector controlsTone controlsVolume controls
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA BRAZILIAN
2003
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PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA II MODEL
1999
3-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA SE
2001
3-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control
PRS SANTANA I (1995-1998)
1995 to 1998
2 selector switches, 3-way selector switch1 tone control1 volume control
PRS SANTANA III MODEL
2000
-1 tone control1 volume control
ModelPickups configuration
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA BRAZILIAN
2003
-
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA II MODEL
1999
2 humbucker pickups
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA SE
2001
2 pickups, 2 humbucker pickups
PRS SANTANA I (1995-1998)
1995 to 1998
2 humbucker pickups
PRS SANTANA III MODEL
2000
2 pickups
ModelBody shape featuresBody materialPickguard materialBody top material
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA BRAZILIAN
2003
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PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA II MODEL
1999
double cutaway---
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA SE
2001
-mahogany body3-ply pickguard-
PRS SANTANA I (1995-1998)
1995 to 1998
carved top, double cutawaymahogany body-maple body top
PRS SANTANA III MODEL
2000
carved top, double cutawaymahogany body-maple body top
ModelFingerboard inlay materialFingerboard materialFingerboard position markers
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA BRAZILIAN
2003
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PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA II MODEL
1999
abalone fingerboard inlay materialrosewood fingerboard-
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA SE
2001
-rosewood fingerboard-
PRS SANTANA I (1995-1998)
1995 to 1998
abalone fingerboard inlay materialrosewood fingerboardbird fingerboard position markers
PRS SANTANA III MODEL
2000
abalone fingerboard inlay material, pearl fingerboard inlay materialrosewood fingerboardbird fingerboard position markers
ModelPeghead (headstock)Neck jointNeck materialNumber of fretsTuner layoutNeck profile
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA BRAZILIAN
2003
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PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA II MODEL
1999
veneer headstock-----
PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) SANTANA SE
2001
bound headstock, unbound headstockset neckmahogany neck22 fret--
PRS SANTANA I (1995-1998)
1995 to 1998
---24 fretthree-each-side-
PRS SANTANA III MODEL
2000
-set neckmahogany neck24 fretthree-each-sidefat neck, wide neck