FEATURES
• Solid mahogany body with distinctive contoured offset shape
• Mahogany neck with comfortable Pattern Regular carve
• 22-fret, 10-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard with bird inlays
• Satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish in Cloud Burst
• USA-made, pickguard-loaded pickups and electronics
• PRS DS-01 bridge humbucker for bright, punky tone with a bell-like quality
• PRS Narrowfield mini humbucker in the neck position
• Push-pull coil tap on the tone knob for single-coil textures
• 3-way toggle pickup switch with 1 volume, 1 tone
• PRS plate-style aluminum bridge with two compensated brass saddles
• Top-loading bridge for fast string changes
• PRS Phase III tuners (18:1) from the PRS Core line
• 25" scale length, 1.656" nut width with PRS proprietary nut
• Set-neck construction
• Includes gig bag
DESCRIPTION
The PRS S2 Vela offers a perfect amalgamation of vintage personality and modern reliability. Its charming offset-shaped mahogany body gives it an aesthetic that's bold, elegant, and a little edgy — a clear departure from the rest of Paul Reed Smith's stable. Pick it up, though, and everything feels familiar: the mahogany neck's Pattern Regular carve and 22-fret, 10-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard make for the kind of comfortable, fast playability PRS players expect, complete with the signature bird inlays.
Tone comes from USA-made, pickguard-loaded pickups and electronics. The PRS DS-01 bridge humbucker yields a bright, punky voice with a bell-like quality that handles overdriven leads and crystalline cleans with equal assurance, while the Narrowfield mini humbucker at the neck blends the best characteristics of a humbucker, a P-90, a traditional single-coil, and a mini humbucker into one sound. A push-pull coil tap on the tone knob opens up an array of spanky single-coil textures, all selectable via the 3-way toggle.
Hardware is where the Vela really settles in. The PRS plate-style bridge harkens back to Paul Reed Smith's early designs — an aluminum plate with two compensated brass saddles for spot-on intonation and ear-grabbing sustain, plus top-loading string ferrules for lightning-fast changes. Phase III tuners, originally seen on the PRS Core line, keep tuning stable and make restringing painless.
Anchored by Paul Reed Smith's vaunted playability and craftsmanship, the S2 Vela is the perfect axe for guitarists searching for something a bit off the beaten path — or for die-hard PRS devotees looking for a fresh twist. This one arrives in a satin nitrocellulose Cloud Burst finish with a gig bag included.
SPECIFICATIONS
• Model: S2 Vela
• Number of Strings: 6
• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
• Body Type: Solidbody
• Body Shape: PRS Offset
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Top Material: Mahogany
• Body Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Color: Cloud Burst
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Neck Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Shape: Pattern Regular
• Neck Joint: Set Neck
• Radius: 10"
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Inlay: Birds
• Number of Frets: 22, Nickel
• Scale Length: 25"
• Nut Width: 1.656"
• Nut Material: PRS Proprietary
• Bridge/Tailpiece: PRS Plate-style
• Tuners: PRS Phase III Tuners, 18:1
• Neck Pickup: PRS Narrowfield Humbucker
• Bridge Pickup: PRS DS-01 Humbucker
• Controls: 1 x volume, 1 x tone (push/pull coil-tap)
• Switching: 3-way toggle pickup switch
• Strings: PRS Signature, .010-.046
• Case/Gig Bag: Gig Bag
*Includes Gig bag
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