Carlos Santana’s longstanding creative partnership with Paul Reed Smith has done much to shape the destiny of PRS Guitars. Over the years, we have honored this pivotal alliance by offering variations of his signature model instrument. The Santana Retro pays homage to the early “Pre-Factory” guitars Paul built for Carlos in the early 1980’s. Several unique design elements are reintroduced on this model, including a deeper body carve, original style heel, and the original headstock shape and nut placement.
The Santana Retro blends history and modern manufacturing to create a highly musical guitar good enough for the man himself.
Specs
Type |
Solid Body |
Colour |
Violet Blue Burst |
Orientation |
Right Handed |
Number of Strings |
6 |
Body Shape |
Santana Retro |
Body Material |
Maple Top (Violin Carve); Mahogany Body |
Neck Material |
Mahogany |
Neck Shape |
Santana Retro |
Fretboard Material |
Rosewood |
Number of Frets |
24 |
Fretboard Inlays |
Birds |
Fretboard Radius |
10″ |
Nut Material |
PRS |
Nut Width |
1 11/16″ |
Neck Pickups |
Santana |
Bridge Pickups |
Santana |
Controls |
1 x Volume, 1 x Tone, 3-Way Toggle Switch |
Bridge |
PRS Patented Tremolo, Gen III |
Tuners |
PRS Phase III Locking |
Strings |
PRS Signature 10-46 |
Case/ Bag |
Hardshell Case |