PRS SE Parlor P20 - Tobacco Sunburst Review

Solid Parlor Guitar

Still only in the first months of owning this guitar. Seems like a solid build and feels good in the hands. One minor flaw in the finish of the neck, not a deal breaker. Playing it stock and it sounds good. Neck is comfortable. Finger picking clear and cutting, strums sound full. A good looking guitar. I'm looking forward to breaking in this guitar…

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Nice Quality, Bad Setup

This is a beautiful instrument, small for a petite person or child. I like the sunburst and the satin finish. Mostly, I like the solid top and warm sound. This is a nicely made instrument meant to last. However, the action is horrible beyond first position and the neck is surprisingly thick for an instrument designed for a smaller player. I am not so disappointed that I'll send… read more it back, but I have some work to do to fix the action.

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A great guitar from a great company!

I want to start my review by thanking my sales associate Ashton Boyd. He helped me throughout the process of purchasing the guitar and I cannot be more pleased with the customer service provided by Sweetwater. In regards to the guitar itself, it is a wonderful sounding guitar. I was worried the parlor size would be small sounding, but it sounds great to my ears (granted I am… read more a beginner). Very clear sound and balanced. Not the tiny sound you'd expect from a smaller acoustic. Since starting guitar 4 years ago, I had dreamed of one day owning a PRS, but never could afford one. I stumbled across this guitar while shopping for an acoustic and knew this one was the one. The construction of the guitar is great for what you pay. Bone nut and saddle is surprising and the ebony fretboard and bridge are very nice! PRS made a premium guitar with a budget friendly price. I would recommend this to any player wanting an acoustic guitar or wanting to buy a PRS without a big budget.

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Delightfully different

My other guitar is a Yamaha FG-335II dreadnought that I bought in 1983, and twice in the past five years I tried finding something new to replace it. Alas, nothing in my budget (under about $800) sounded any better overall. So I decided to go for something completely different and this is it. Sure, it lacks the warmth and resonance of the Yamaha, but it makes up for it with clarity… read more and excellent projection for its size. It's better for vocal accompaniment because I can hear the notes more distinctly. Fretboard feel is excellent, and hey! – it's 1.5 pounds lighter than the Yamaha! And not bad looking to boot. BTW, bought the acoustic only version because I'm not a big fan of pickups. Prefer a good mic.

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Very happy with this little guitar!!!

I was looking for a parlor guitar these showed up on the Google search. I did my research on the guitar and Sweetwater. I'm very happy that I decided to go this guitar and Sweetwater. After I ordered the guitar I received a courtesy call from my sales person, Alden. I thought that was a nice touch. It arrived 3 days after I ordered it. Beautiful tobacco sunburst. It was very well… read more protected for shipping double boxed and injected foam. Was inside gig bag. Gig bag is nice too. Was almost in tune had to adjust the low A and E strings slightly. Heavier strings set low with nice action and no buzz. Doesn't sound tinny at all for a parlor guitar. My wife is learning how to play. I started her 2 months ago on nylon strings. She switched this weekend to playing this guitar with ease. She says it feels more comfortable. I like playing it so much I decided to buy another of the same model as soon as its available. Going with the black top this time.

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