Paul Reed Smith SC 245 Maple Top Review

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Overall Rating 3.81

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Features 3.75

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Quality 3.83

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Reliability / Value 3.67

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Paul Reed Smith SC 245 Maple Top Specs

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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-1/2"  
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  • Body Construction: Single cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: Creme  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: Wide fat  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: PRS  
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  • Bridge: Stoptail  
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  • Hardware: Nickel  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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There are some musicians that might state that SC 245 Maple Top is not a very good guitar, but there are more of those who claim that Paul Reed Smith did a fine job. SC 245 Maple Top is a guitar model with balanced price for the quality and sound it offers. It's up to you to decide if it's right for your playing style.

Paul Reed Smith went really far in carefully choosing SC 245 Maple Top's features. There's little to be wished for, which makes SC 245 Maple Top a full-featured guitar for a musician that plays a music style this instrument is primarily built for. If you decide to go for Paul Reed Smith's SC 245 Maple Top you will be happy with its, safe to say - rich features. A job well-done by SC 245 Maple Top.

If you try playing SC 245 Maple Top after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this Paul Reed Smith deserves to be proud of making it sound so beautifully. It delivers great tone when plugged in to most amps and, versatile as it is, it will allow you to find your own tone that you will be proud of as well. Paul Reed Smith's SC 245 Maple Top is surely a world class sounding instrument.

A bit more care and time would make this instrument a class better, but Paul Reed Smith's SC 245 Maple Top doesn't look bad, nor does play badly. It stays in tune reasonably well, and can provide a not-too-demanding musician some good experience. Was it the price, or some other factor, but it feels that the hardware could have been done better; nevertheless, SC 245 Maple Top is after all a good guitar which is not too hard to handle and set up.

This is a solidly built guitar that will play well live and in studio. It does provide a fair amount of confidence, and it can serve well both as a replacement and a first choice guitar for gigs and rehearsals. Paul Reed Smith feels confident in its SC 245 Maple Top and it will serve you well in most situations. Durability and reliability are evenly balanced with this instrument.