PRS SE Parlor P20 - Black Satin Top Review

This is my 3rd PRS SE Parlor P20 Acoustic guitar

I Love these guitars. I bought the tobacco burst 2 months ago. While waiting for this black top to come in I bought a blue top electric at another site. It is also amazing. BTW. My plan for the third is to restring it with Nylon strings. The guitar arrived. Same as my review on the tobacco burst. I love the way Sweetwater double packs them. Again almost in tune. I've had it… read more now for a week. I can get a variety of sounds out of it that are clear with no weird buzzes from the frets. Action is good for me and my wife. Blues, Jazz, Power chords sound great. On a prior post someone didn't like it as A. it is a toy and B. they couldn't play fingerstyle on it. In my humble opinion, for the price vs quality calculation that I make. This ain't no toy!! Now, I have no problem playing fingerstyle at all on this guitar. From Travis picking to block chords this guitar sounds great. For me. And, if I get a round 2 it, I may upload a video. I could see someone that has rounder as opposed to pointier fingertips having an issue. My fingertips are kind of pointy. Makes fingerstyle kind of my default. So, overall I really am enjoying these Parlor size/style guitar.

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Unimpressive guitar

From the reviews I found online I was very hopeful I was going to find a great value parlor guitar. Not the case. This guitar is cheaply made and feels like it's plastic. When you fingerpick with it, it gives zero good vibes! Typically Parlor guitars can play the heck out of things like fingerstyle blues but this guitar didn't. Maybe if you upgrade the saddle, nut and put better… read more strings on it, it might be okay. but it will forever feel cheap in your hands. The action was bad making it hard to play(saddle and nut need to be filed down at the very least). It did sound decent while strumming so if that's what you want it for and the price point fits your needs you might be okay. It does look nice in person as well. But in my opinion, A Taylor GS Mini would be a much better guitar at the price point. I'd suggest playing one of these in person before ordering online. Save yourself the return shipping costs.

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A Great Guitar!

Fantastic sound and great appearance. Much better quality than I expected. Plays smooth and effortless and worth way more than the price! The gig bag is a quality piece too.

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Impressive little thing

I have always preferred the smaller, more comfortable size of a parlor guitar but I have never been a big fan of the sound. This guitar sounds like something it's not. The projection and sustain on this instrument are incredible, I absolutely cannot set it down. It's a beautiful instrument and I wasn't disappointed when I finally saw it in person. I get so many compliments on this… read more little thing. And the customer service at Sweetwater is always impeccable. Thank you Patrick!

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