SE T40E
- Solid Sitka Spruce
- Mahogany Back & Sides
- Fishman GT1 Electronics
Please note: this is a 2018 model. See our Products listing for current models.
Full, Lush Voice
The PRS SE T40E pairs ovangkol back and sides with a solid spruce top for full, lush tone. When matched with PRS hybrid“X”/Classical bracing, which allows the top to freely vibrate, the SE T40E’s voice projects with breathtaking volume and delicate nuance. The Tonare Grand body shape delivers a familiar feel and a thunderous tone, well suited for picking and fingerstyle playing.
Plugged in, the Fishman GT1 pick up system delivers dynamic, organic tone and allows players to easily take this guitar from rehearsal to the stage. This electronics system features an undersaddle pickup and soundhole mounted preamp with easy-to-access volume and tone controls.
Additional high-quality features include a solid spruce top, ebony fretboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, as well as PRS trademark bird inlays and headstock design. All PRS SE acoustics ship with a high-quality hardshell case.
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2018 SE Acoustics w/ Paul Reed Smith
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SE T40E Demo w/ Bryan Ewald
Specifications
| Body | |
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| Top Wood | Solid Sitka Spruce |
| Middle Wood | Ovangkol |
| Back Wood | Ovangkol |
| Body Shape | Tonare Grand |
| Body Depth at Neck Block | 3 19/32” |
| Body Depth at Tail Block | 4 3/8” |
| Bracing | PRS Hybrid “X”/Classical Bracing |
| Body Purfling | Tiger Acrylic |
| Body Binding | Cream |
| Rosette | Tiger Acrylic, Cream/Black |
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| Number of Frets | 20 | ||
| Scale Length | 25.3” | ||
| Neck Wood | Mahogany | ||
| Neck Shape | Wide Fat | ||
| String Spacing | 2 7/32” | ||
| Fretboard Wood | Ebony | ||
| Fretboard Inlay | Birds | ||
| Fretboard Radius | 11.81" | ||
| Strength/Truss Rod | Adjustable | ||
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| Nut | Bone | ||
| Hardware | |
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| Bridge Wood | Ebony |
| Tuners | PRS-Designed |
| Acoustic Saddle | Bone |
| Strings | 12-53 |
| Included Accessories | PRS Hardshell Case |
| Electronics | |
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| Acoustic Electronics | Fishman GT1 |
Design & Build Philosophies
PRS SE Acoustics apply what we have learned from history and from our Private Stock acoustic instruments to a comprehensive selection of body shapes, wood pairings, and bracing styles. We have taken great care in these designs to ensure you are getting quality products with unique voices and PRS benchmark playability and quality.
The body shape of an acoustic affecs its look, its sound, and its feel. PRS offers two acoustic body shapes: Angelus Cutaway and Tonare Grand, meaning “Angel” and “Thunder” respectively. These shapes provide a comfortable, familiar feel for players and are both well suited for playing with a pick or fingerstyle.
The bracing pattern of an acoustic also contributes to its voice. PRS SE Acoustics come with either traditional “X” bracing or PRS’s hybrid “X”/Classical bracing. Traditional “X” bracing allows the top to vibrate while providing a stability that gives these instruments their signature punch. PRS Hybrid bracing features the traditional “X” at the soundhole with classical fan bracing across the belly. This allows the top to vibrate more freely for a rounder, more projecting tone. The back bracing on both body shapes is designed to “lock down” the back and sides to promote the instrument’s projection through the top, giving the instruments a unique tonal quality.
Acoustic back and side wood choices help determine the guitar’s fundamental tone. SE acoustics feature mahogany, ovangkol, and maple back and side woods – all paired with solid Sitka spruce tops – each one offering its own flavor. When matched with the body shape and bracing style, the guitars overall voice is largely formed.
Everything on an instrument that touches the strings has the ability to detract from the strings’ vibration. PRS carefully speced these parts to promote sustain and response as much as possible. All PRS SE acoustics feature bone nuts and saddles for this reason.
PRS SE acoustics feature a Fishman GT1 electronics system, featuring an undersaddle pickup and soundhole mounted preamp with easy-to-access volume and tone controls. This system delivers dynamic, organic tone that allows players to go from rehearsal to the stage with ease.
PRS SE acoustic names are organized by body shape, bracing, wood combinations, and electronics. Here is a quick guide to help you decode what our model names mean.
Accolades
“It produces a different frequency than the high end of maple back and sides, one that may further complement the sibilance of a vocalist – making the T40E perhaps the optimal choice for a singer-songwriter.”
- American Songwriter
"The T40E is an expressive, dynamic instrument with outstanding bass-to-treble balance that’s powerful, sweet, and rich thanks to its ingenious combination of X-bracing and classical fan-style bracing. The cathedral reverb-like resonance is stunning. This model is by far the best fingerstyle instrument I’ve played in the sub-$1,000 price range, and it even outshines guitars I’ve played costing three to six times as much."
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