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PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS)
ELECTRIC: SANTANA SERIES
SANTANA MODEL
- this model reproduces Santana's original model with slightly wider lower bout, offset double cutaway mahogany pre-1985 body shape with Paua shell purfling, carved Artist Grade maple top, mahogany neck, 24.5 in. scale, 24-fret (11.5 in. radius) rosewood fingerboard with rippled abalone bird inlays, PRS tremolo system, PRS Eagle inlay on natural wood headstock, abalone OM symbol inlaid on truss rod cover, 3-per-side PRS locking tuners, chrome hardware, 2 Santana Zebra Coil humbucker pickups, volume/tone control, 2 mini switch pickup selectors, available in Santana Yellow finish (with Natural Mahogany back) and various other colors, includes leather case, first 100 signed and numbered, limited mfg. 1995-98 by special order only.
SANTANA II MODEL
- almost identical to the Santana Model, except has artist grade wood, Brazilian rosewood fretboard and headstock veneer, eagle inlayed on headstock, one three-way McCarty style selector switch rather than two mini-toggle switches, master volume control, master tone control, rippled abalone bird inlays, black back plate indicates model with Santana's signature, many finishes available, including Santana Yellow, includes leather case, mfg. 1998-2007.
SANTANA III MODEL
- similar to the Santana II model, but less ornate, one-piece South American mahogany body, two-piece curly carved maple top, Santana wide-fat mahogany neck, 24-fret neck East Indian rosewood fingerboard with abalone bird inlays, headstock color matches back/neck, low mass locking tuners, two Santana III pickups with covers, two knobs (v, tone), three-way pickup switch, PRS tremolo 14-1, electronics and tremolo cavity cover, available in various finishes, 24.5 in. scale, mfg. 2001-06.
SANTANA BRAZILIAN
- features Brazilian rosewood neck and fretboard, 11.5 in. radius, 24.5 in. scale, eagle on H.S. Santana fret wire, Green Ripple Abalone birds, 10 top (choice of quilt or flame), Santana II purfling, Santana III pickups, gold/nickel hardware (similar to Dragon 2002), includes leather case, finish groups include A, B, and Santana Yellow. Limited run of 200 guitars with engraved and numbered backplate, mfg. 2003 only.
SANTANA MD
- slightly offset double cutaway mahogany body, carved flame maple top, natural maple body binding, abalone purfling stripes on the top, set mahogany Santana wide fat neck, 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with bird inlays, mahogany headstock overlay with Paul Reed Smith logo, "MD" truss rod cover, three-per-side low mass locking tuners, PRS tremolo bridge, two PRS Santana MD covered humbucker pickups (treble and bass), two knobs (v, tone), three-way pickup switch, Mastering Voice Control (MVC) mini switch, chrome or optional gold hardware, available in Black Cherry, Black Sunburst, Blue Matteo, Gray Black, McCarty Sunburst, McCarty Tobacco Sunburst, Natural, Orange, Santana Yellow, Tobacco Sunburst (2008 only), Tortoise Shell, Vintage Natural, or Whale Blue finish, 25 in. scale, hardshell case included, mfg. 2008-present.