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Has gold colored Ernie Ball strap locks and a matching hand made Steyner guitar strap from Germany. Original strap pins and screws are in the guitar case.
 
Has gold colored Ernie Ball strap locks and a matching hand made Steyner guitar strap from Germany. Original strap pins and screws are in the guitar case.
  
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New: The Brazilian
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Older:  The Yellow Santana
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I was a little concerned about getting this "second" Santana, but it turns out they are quite different.
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New:
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Model Designation: Santana Brazilian Limited Edition #140/200
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Year: 2004
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Colour: You'll have to help me with that - depending on the lighting, it's dark red/purple
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Finish: Flame Maple
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Designation: 10 Top / close to Wood Library - this means the top of the line in terms of wood grain matching or pattern
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Neck: Brazilian Rosewood
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Fretboard: Brazilian Rosewood
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Hardware: Nickle and Gold
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Control Placement: Where the knobs and switches are located: Santana traditional
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Birds: Abalone Birds (green ripple, filled)
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Headstock: Brazilian Rosewood with Eagle Inlay (the Eagle Inlays are only used on the highest-graded instruments)
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Pickups: Santana III
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The older one
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Model Designation: Santana MD (Multi Dimensional) - this refers to some special circuitry that affects the sound. It's also known as MVC (Master Volume Control)
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Year: 2009
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Colour: Santana Yellow
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Finish: Flame Maple
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Designation: not a 10 top—In the picture below, you'll see that the wood grain flame does not go all the way to the edges. But the flame is still prominent on the central part of the body and is still considered very good.
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Neck: Mahogany
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Fretboard: Rosewood
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Hardware: Nickle
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Control Placement: MVC (modern) to accommodate an extra switch. Volume control position optimized.
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Birds: Abalone Birds (hollow modern style)
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Headstock: Gold PRS Signature
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Pickups: Santana MD
  
 
[[File:PRS Santana MD-2.jpg|thumb]]
 
[[File:PRS Santana MD-2.jpg|thumb]]

Revision as of 02:24, 17 September 2024

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Specifications

  • Carved flame maple "10"top
  • Mahogany body, back
  • Inlaid abalone purfling
  • Solid Brazilian Rosewood "Santana" wide-fat neck
  • Brazilian Rosewood fretboard
  • Brazilian Rosewood headstock veneer
  • Eagle Headstock
  • Abalone bird inlays
  • Rippled abalone top trim and center seam
  • 24.5" scale length
  • 24 frets
  • PRS Tremolo bridge
  • Low-mass locking tuners
  • Santana 3 Treble and Bass humbucking pickups with brushed nickel covers
  • Volume and Tone controls, 3-way toggle