Paul Reed Smith Standard 22 Review

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Overall Rating 4.66

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Features 4.42

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Quality 4.67

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Reliability / Value 4.66

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Paul Reed Smith Standard 22 Specs

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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Neck Shape: Wide thin  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 10.00"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood (Indian)  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Bridge: Stoptail  
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  • Hardware: Nickel  
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  • Fret Size: 6100  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-way rotary  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Coil Splitting: Yes  
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  • 14:1 low-mass nickel locking tuners.

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Have you seen and heard this guitar in action? If you did, then you know that it's well worth the price. Paul Reed Smith created a great sounding guitar, which Standard 22 certainly is. Not only it sounds well, but also performs and handles really nice. Another must-have from Paul Reed Smith!

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes Paul Reed Smith's Standard 22 an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for Standard 22's features!

Best guitars sound great when plugged in any amp, and it's also the case with Paul Reed Smith's Standard 22 as well. Standard 22 is a guitar that sounds great in many music genres, and is sure to satisfy your needs, when searching for your own tone. Easy hardware setup, beautiful, rich tone delivers a lot of inspiration, so playing this instrument is bound to be a joyful experience.

Paul Reed Smith's Standard 22 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 Standard 22 will not give you any trouble. Standard 22 is both reliable and durable. Only while playing it, you can discover Standard 22's hidden beauty.

Standard 22 is reliable and durable guitar that goes shoulder to shoulder with top built guitars. It will perform well in any imaginable situation, and will stand the test of time, if you take the usual care of your instrument. It is no secret that Paul Reed Smith makes good, quality instruments, and that is surely the case with Standard 22 guitar.