PRS S2 Studio - Antique White

PRS have announced the brand new S2 Studio to add to their lineup. This guitar is based on the S2 Standard with it’s Mahogany body, 22 frets and body shape but features an interesting pickup configuration.

The pickup config is HSS which is a popular tried and tested formula but the S2 Studio has the Starla bridge pickup which has a TV Jones-esque mid-range. It sounds great under a bit of gain and retains plenty of clarity but isn’t what you’d call a ‘powerful’ humbucker metal pickup. Though it definitely has a bit of a kick when you crank the volume up!

You’ve then got a Type-D Singlecoil pickup in the middle and neck position. These pickups were used in the PRS Vela and proved to be an absolute hit. They’ve got the chime and brightness of a singlecoil with bass response in spades. Perfect for rhythm players or anyone after that S-type sound.

Lastly, you’ve got a PRS classic tremolo to give you an incredibly versatile instrument that truly can handle any style of music thrown at it. With the 5-way selector and all of those pickup sounds at your fingertips, this could easily be your ‘desert island’ guitar.

Here's what PRS say about the S2 Studio

The S2 Studio takes the Standard 22 platform into new sonic territory with a single/single/hum pickup configuration and updated switching system.

This versatile setup allows for a whole new scope of sounds that are only possible with a three pickup guitar, whether you’re looking for punchy singlecoils, vintage scooped tones, or the chunky kick of a bridge humbucker (that can still be split to singlecoils via the push/pull tone knob for a three single coil set up).

With seven combinations in all, the S2 Studio covers classic tones but maintains a unique voice making it a perfect “desert island” guitar.

Specifications 

• Body wood: Mahogany body 
• Frets: 22 fret 
• Scale Length: 25”  
• Neck Wood: Mahogany Neck
• Fretboard wood: Rosewood Fretboard 
• Inlays: Dot inlays 
• Bridge: PRS patented molded tremolo bridge 
• Tuners: PRS Low Mass Locking Tuners 
• Case: gig bag
• Neck Profile: Pattern Regular
• Pickups and Electronics: Starla treble pickup with 2 Type-D Singlecoils, volume and push/pull tone control and 5-way blade pickup selector

Switching Positions:

• Position One: Treble humbucker (Treble singlecoil with push/pull tone control in up position)
• Position Two: Treble humbucker and middle singlecoil
• Position Three: Treble humbucker and Bass singlecoil
• Position Four: Middle singlecoil and Bass singlecoil
• Position Five: Bass singlecoil