Here for sale we have a PRS Santana lII Carlos Santana signature electric guitar in Scarlet Red finish. Crafted in the USA in 2002, this guitar features a set-neck construction comprising a Mahogany body with a Carved Flamed Maple top, Mahogany neck and 24 fret East Indian Rosewood fingerboard. The hardware featured on this guitar consists of a PRS Tremolo Bridge and a set of PRS Low Mass Locking tuning machines. The pickups fitted are a pair of PRS Santana humbuckers, which are wired to a 3-way selector, master volume and master tone control.
The Mahogany neck sits comfortably in the hand, with the ‘Santana Wide Fat’ neck profile filling the hand whilst offering comfortable thumb positioning. The Gloss finish to the rear provides a smooth and articulate playing experience up and down the neck. The Rosewood fingerboard is supremely pleasant to the touch and further enhances the luxurious playing experience that this guitar offers. The 10" radius and Jumbo frets provide a smooth and consistent playing surface right the way up to the 24th fret, whilst assisting with vibrato and string bending techniques. The sculpted body horns ensure that access to the upper frets is uninhibited, whilst the body contours sit comfortably against the body in both sitting and standing playing positions.
The pair of PRS Santana pickups are articulate and provide rich harmonic overtones. With a powerful bridge pickup and a touch of brightness in the neck, these pickups are the perfect tool to achieve clarity and definition with a punch. The Santana humbucker in the bridge provides a fat and punchy tonality, making power chords sound gritty, whilst also providing soaring lead tones with broad tonal dynamics. However, with subtler amp settings the bridge offers a bright, glassy clean tone making harmonics sing with a bell like tonality. The middle position produces bright trebles and full warm bass, and lends itself well to rhythm tones. The Santana humbucker in the neck provides rounded creamer tones great for chordal phrasings or quick jazz style lines, whilst also handling higher gain settings masterfully, offering plenty of room for tonal sculpting and that classic Santana sweet sustain.
Please be aware that for international buyers import fees are not included in our postage and packaging cost, this only covers the cost of the guitar being sent to you. Import fees will be charged by Customs upon the guitar's arrival in the recipient country. Due to Brexit, this also applies to EU buyers. We advise checking the total import cost with Customs as this is not information we are able to accurately provide.
PRS Santana III Carlos Santana Signature Scarlet Red 2002 Electric Guitar
Brand- PRS
Model- Santana III
Finish- Scarlet Red
Year- 2002
Made In- USA
Body- Mahogany w/ Maple Top
Neck- Mahogany Neck
Neck Profile- Santana Wide Fat
Fingerboard- East Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius- 10"
Frets- 24
Scale Legnth- 24.5"
Nut Width- 1.69"
Pickups- 2x Santana Pickups
Controls- 3-Way Pickup Selector, Volume, Tone
Our ID: 1291025148240
Weight: 8.25lbs
Serial: 266227
Aesthetic Condition:
Headstock: Overall very good condition. A moderate chip to the finish is present to the treble side top rear edge of the headstock, this has caused delamination of the finish and exposes the wood. A light chip to the finish can be seen to the front bass side edge near the low E tuning machine, this has partially exposed the wood beneath.
Neck: Overall excellent condition. A light indentation is present to the rear of the neck at the 1st fret, this has caused light delamination of the lacquer finish.
Body: Overall very good condition. The finish has faded causing a haziness, this is apparent to the treble side horn edge. All aspects of the body display light to mild scratching with the most apparent being seen under direct light to the rear face. A light indentation is present to the treble side lower bout edge, this has caused light delamination of the lacquer finish.
Condition of Frets:
The frets demonstrate mild signs of use, not affecting playability. Denting and flattening of the frets is apparent throughout the register. There is considerable material remaining for any fret work the new owner may wish to perform.
Current Set Up:
Truss Rod: Fully functional. Truss rod tool (5/16" socket) not included.
Hardware: Overall very good condition. Mild tarnishing of the finish can be seen to both the bridge/saddles and pickup covers, this is common with regular past use. Tremolo arm included.
Structural: No concerns or issues to note.
Height of the string from the 12th Fret-1.5mm - Bass 2mm
Please be aware that the action on a guitar may move slightly in transit and this measurement is the current height.
Strings on Guitar - 10-46
Electrics:
Fully functional.
Case & Accessories
Original PRS hard case.
Overall very good condition and fully functional. The exterior of the case displays light to mild signs of past use.
Original paperwork and tremolo arm included, COA NOT included.

