“Addictive playability, versatile tone, and distinctive looks in a quality package”: PRS launches head-turning, sandblasted SE Swamp Ash CE 24

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The guitar pairs a swamp ash top with a mahogany back, with the standout sandblasted Swamp Ash look now available worldwide for the first time

Five PRS SE Swamp Ash CE 24 Sandblasted guitars
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PRS Guitars has unveiled a “sandblasted” SE Swamp Ash CE 24 electric guitar. The limited edition build is the latest addition to its affordability-focused SE series, and makes one of the company's most eye-catching finishes available worldwide.

Following the release of its triple humbucker-equipped, Strat-style SE NF3 model, the company has brought a decidedly more metal-friendly guitar to market with its latest build, leaning into the mean visage of its sandblasted top. 

That swamp ash top is sandblasted at the PRS factory to carve deep valleys in the wood, which are then filled in with a selection of colors – Blue, Green, Purple, Red, and White – which blend with a sleek black top. 

That eye-catching top is paired with a mahogany back, a bolt-on maple neck, and a rosewood fingerboard.

The limited edition guitar also offers 24 frets across a 25” scale length, with its fingerboard delivering a 10” radius.  

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PRS-branded 85/15 “S” humbucker pickups provide “extended high and low end with clarity and balance.” Their versatility extends with a push/pull tone control for coil taps.

The, guitar, PRS says, “delivers addictive playability, versatile tone, and distinctive looks in a quality package.” 

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PRS SE Swamp Ash CE 24 Sandblasted
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“We have done runs with this treatment before, but this is the first time we are offering it at scale worldwide,” explains PRS COO Jack Higginbottom. “I really fell in love with these guitars after watching the sandblasting process in person. It’s transformational. But, these guitars are more than just eye candy – they take a ton of care to make, and they are made to be played.” 

The SE Swamp Ash CE 24 Sandblasted Limited Edition is available now for $699.

Head over to PRS to learn more.  

Phil Weller
Phil Weller

A freelance writer with a penchant for music that gets weird, Phil is a regular contributor to Prog, Guitar World, and Total Guitar magazines and is especially keen on shining a light on unknown artists. Outside of the journalism realm, you can find him writing angular riffs in progressive metal band, Prognosis, in which he slings an 8-string Strandberg Boden Original, churning that low string through a variety of tunings. He's also a published author and is currently penning his debut novel which chucks fantasy, mythology and humanity into a great big melting pot.