Paul Reed Smith SE Paul Allender Review

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Paul Reed Smith SE Paul Allender has been rated by 56 musicians.

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Overall Rating 4.69

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Features 4.62

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Quality 4.82

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Reliability / Value 4.77

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Paul Reed Smith SE Paul Allender Specs

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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25"  
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  • Body Construction: Double 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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  • Neck Shape: Wide thin  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Bat  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: PRS  
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  • Bridge: Tremolo  
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  • Hardware: Gold  
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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: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • PRS-designed Paul Allender treble and bass humbucking pickups

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Would you like a piece of advice? Trust from your fellow musicians who recommend this guitar by giving it the highest grades. Paul Reed Smith's SE Paul Allender is a great sounding instrument that handles well any kind of situation: live, studio or plain practicing. Great features and great sound will keep you satisfied, and you will feel that this axe is worth every cent you've invested. Paul Reed Smith is a well known guitar manufacturer, so it's no surprise that Paul Reed Smith managed to produce another great instrument such as SE Paul Allender.

Every now and then a new guitar is made and it becomes a best seller, and Paul Reed Smith's SE Paul Allender aims for that very title, as it offers some great features at a competitive price. Most musicians feel that Paul Reed Smith did a great job in achieving this, so you may be sure that this guitar has a lot to offer, should you choose it to be your guitar of choice.

An impeccably sounding instrument such as Paul Reed Smith's SE Paul Allender should receive the highest grades, and it surely has, according to guitar players who voted for this guitar. It sounds great plugged into any kind of amp, and SE Paul Allender can handle various music styles. It's a dream guitar with a dreamy sound.

Paul Reed Smith's SE Paul Allender deserves all the praise it can get for its fantastic looks, superb finish and great action. You will have no trouble adjusting the action to your needs, and quality hardware that's built into SE Paul Allender will not give you any trouble. SE Paul Allender is both reliable and durable. Only while playing it, you can discover SE Paul Allender's hidden beauty.

If you're willing to believe your fellow musicians, then you should trust that Paul Reed Smith's SE Paul Allender is one highly reliable guitar, that will perform well both in studio and on stage. It is durable as well, given the fact that you take the usual care of your instrument. SE Paul Allender is really a great choice if reliability/durability is one of your concerns.