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PRS introduces the PRS NF3 (youtu.be)

submitted 4 months ago by baronvonj to c/guitars

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The PRS SE NF3 is a distinct guitar in the PRS lineup. The heart of this guitar is a trio of PRS Narrowfield pickups, a first for the SE Series. Supporting these pickups is a poplar body, 22-fret bolt-on maple neck, and the choice of either a rosewood or maple fretboard. The SE NF3 is a versatile workhorse guitar that is fun to play and hard to put down. The Narrowfield DD (Deep Dish) “S” pickups are made with taller bobbins to fit more winds and extra metal pieces in between the magnets for a more focused, powerful tone.

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[–] baronvonj 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I'd never heard of the narrow field pickups before. Sounds like they're in-between single coil and humbuckers.

[–] acosmichippo 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

i wonder how they compare to hofner shark fin pickups. i’m a huge fan of Jamie Hince and he uses those exclusively, but they haven’t been made for decades.

https://reverb.com/item/29829643-hofner-513-sharkfin-pickup-1974-the-kills-jamie-hince-pickup

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yea, P90s being kidna humbucker-fied single coils and near field being single-coil-ified humbuckers ... ?

I don't know enough about the physics of these things to appreciate what these changes actually mean, sadly.

[–] baronvonj 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are Fender Lace Sensor pickups narrow field? I have a Strat with those, they're nice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Fender Lace Sensor pickups

I don't think so ... but it's always hard to discern the physics from the marketing!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yea, when you go to the SE Guitars Page now it's basically a whole guitar company in its own right ... "strats", "les pauls", piezo hollowbody guitars, signature models and others (with the DGT and CE models looking pretty darn great).

[–] baronvonj 2 points 4 months ago

I have an SE Custom 24-08 with stock pickups and it's great. I'd love to try out a US model.