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PRS SE HOLLOWBODY II- looks like great guitar for jazz.
Does anyone use this guitar? It is very light and made of good wood.
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11-17-2025 11:47 AM
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The guitar in that vid is a big-bucks Core Hollowbody II, not an SE. The SE Hollowbody II is a very nice guitar by any standard. Personally I prefer the “simpler” non-piezo version but to each his own. There’s a vid on YT somewhere where someone gets a nice jazz tone out of an SE HB-II.
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Originally Posted by Oscar67
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Of those clips you can hear the difference in the two guitars. That first guitar...the tone, wow. But it's a 7k guitar vs a 1k guitar...so it's not really fair.
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I had one for two days - sent it back - stuck to my Teles until a GB10 came along. It just struck me as another rock and roll guitar
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^^^This. Originally Posted by Skip Ellis
I mentioned this in another thread not too long ago: I work with another guitarist who has a huge collection of PRS guitars, including three or four that on paper look like they oughtta make killer jazz guitars.. y'know, archtop, hollow body, f-holes, yadda-yadda...
Every
Single
One
sounds like a rock'n'roll axe. There is simply nothing "jazz"-like about the sound that comes out of any of those.
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Well, I personally don't like PRS guitars, but it's for different reasons. I am buying a Fibenare basic jazz hollow body, and while it may not look like a typical jazz guitar, it will be a versatile addition to my guitar family. I will certainly be playing jazz with it. People say that Teles are country/rock guitars, and yet many jazz greats use them. I don't judge a book by it's cover. For the record I own 2 Teles. Originally Posted by Bob_Ross
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I"ll check this PRS hollowbody in the store – it"s the best method....I"m intrigued by the weight - only 2.5 kg.
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The PRS HBs that I’ve played all had the wide-fat neck version. Maybe it was just coincidental about the ones I played.
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Ps - ICBW, but I believe they are really semi’s, not fully hollow. That could be why they sound more similar to the solids.
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I've had a Hollowbody II Artist for a few years and it is exquisite. Covers a wide variety of styles and is light and comfortable.
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Waiting for your insights Kris
I happen to be interested in one of these Standard versions.
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No, the hollowbody PRS guitars are fully hollow, the only part is a small block attaching the wraparound bridge to the back of the guitar. Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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Hard pass on anything that says PRS on it.
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I tested the PRS SE Hollowbody for almost an hour in a music store. Originally Posted by Jx30510
I really liked this guitar.
You can set a very good jazz sound on the pick up at the neck position/you have to spin a lot of trebble/.
The guitar is very comfortable to play and extremely light.
The guitar is very well made and I can safely say that it is a jazz guitar.
Perhaps in the future I would think about changing the pick ups.
This may not be necessary, as I will check during the concert.
I"m planning to buy this instrument.
Best
Kris
ps.
The strings should be thicker for jazz.... I think there were 10s on the tested guitar.
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Thanks ! There's such a love/hate thing with PRS, they seem so polarizing
I once tested one about 15 years ago, the guy has huge fan of these. I really can't remember what model it was, I knew nothing about PRS at the time. I reckon it was a Core semi hollow or hollow.
What I remember is that my Fender MIM Stratocaster looked very... basic..next to it. And was damned hard to play when I took it back in my hands.
A session player also told me once they where the best guitars money can buy, period.. And the man had a collection of very high end Gibsons, Fenders and whatever.
Very curious about them
I've been lurking the intermediate US models, which still go big bucks.
I don't understand why the neck heels are so bulky and square. It's a design I find very akward.
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I think the Sea Change happened with CNC and cheaper labor costs!
There are incredibly consistent instruments from budget minded to high end available nowadays.
The downside is they somehow are devoid of a personality of their own. But hey it’s a tool isn’t it? Lol!
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Well, I’d say that makes it a semi. ? Originally Posted by joebloggs13
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Well, is an upright bass a semi? It has a soundpost. Originally Posted by Woody Sound
What about a violin? A cello?
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I often wonder why even seasoned guitarists ask whether guitar X is good for jazz or why it's better/worse than Y or Z. Don't many discussions patronizingly point out that any guitar can be used for jazz? Brand image apart, don't all quality builds fit in a pretty narrow envelope?
Tastes do differ and they're personal, not subject to someone else's opinions. For some reason, PRS is a divisive brand. That goes for rock'n'roll, too. I've only tested a SE hollwbody at a guitar shop and liked the touch and feel a lot. The guitar has four buttons to tweak the sound, the amp another 3 at least. It comes with strings attached - changing those makes a big difference, too. This can't be a yes/no question.
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No, a semi hollow has a block of wood running down the center of the guitar, dividing the two hollow areas. This is common knowledge. Above is a PRS HOLLOWBODY GUITAR. Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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That’s hardly a “sound post,” which is designed to enhance the vibration of a violin, not stifle it. Originally Posted by joebloggs13
No, a semi hollow has a block of wood running down the center of the guitar, dividing the two hollow areas. This is common knowledge. Above is a PRS HOLLOWBODY GUITAR.
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Are you a luthier? Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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How many have you tried? Originally Posted by 58flame
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Says WHO? There ae plenty of of semi's that don't have a full solid block running all the way down the center. That's just a preposterous statement. FWIW, I've owned a few HB's and thought they were great guitars. Just as many people call a 335 a "hollowbody." Originally Posted by joebloggs13
No, a semi hollow has a block of wood running down the center of the guitar, dividing the two hollow areas. This is common knowledge. Above is a PRS HOLLOWBODY GUITAR.
And no I am not a luthier, but my wife is a symphonic concert violinist and I have spent nearly forty years hanging out with her in high end violin building and repair shops, and had plenty of discussions about the functions of sound posts and how they work. It is a COMPLETELY different function than the huge block of wood left on the hogged out body on a PRS HB.
Sound post - Wikipedia
You are just wrong. Which is fine, no big deal. We all have that happen to us often. But, don't show that you don't know what you don't know.
BTW, The D'Angelico EXSS has a similar, maybe even smaller connecting block from the bridge to the back. And the SS stands for Semi-Solid.Last edited by Woody Sound; 11-19-2025 at 12:21 AM.
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