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A 6-string masterwork out of PRS’s lauded tonewood vault, the Wood Library Special Semi-hollow comes equipped with a set of custom specs curated by Sweetwater’s guitar experts. For this guitar, we chose a more traditional tonal cocktail, beginning with a mahogany body and an outrageously figured maple 10-Top. The neck is also comprised of highly figured maple, then topped with a rosewood fingerboard and 24 smooth-playing frets. What’s more, the triple pickup configuration of dual 58/15 humbuckers and a middle-position PRS Narrowfield pickup harnesses every tonal drop from the Wood Library Special Semi-hollow’s world-class tonewood outfit, then pushes it over the edge with a host of switching and splitting possibilities. Finally, in traditional PRS fashion, the Wood Library Special Semi-hollow boasts top-of-the-line hardware, including a smooth, stable Gen III tremolo system and Phase III locking tuners.





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A sonic arsenal under your command





The PRS Wood Library Special Semi-hollow is all about tonal dexterity, thanks to its complement of proprietary PRS pickups and versatile switching scheme. A 58/15 is stationed at the bridge and neck, producing rich, organic vintage tone. And while they’re certainly inspired by the glorious PAF-style humbuckers of the past, PRS has never been keen on straight vintage replication ? 58/15 pickups boast all the power, warmth, and grit of a PAF-style pickup, but with enhanced clarity and note-to-note definition. For the icing on the cake, these humbuckers are treated to PRS’s TCI (Tuned Capacitance and Inductance) tuning, a process by which the PRS team leverages their years of pickup design experience to sculpt the sound to perfection.





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Clarity-packed Narrowfield middle pickup





PRS’s Narrowfield, deployed in the middle position of the Wood Library Special Semi-hollow, is a remarkable pickup that delivers the best characteristics of a humbucker, a P-90, a traditional single-coil, and a mini humbucker. Technically, the Narrowfield’s dual coils classify it as a humbucking design, while its svelte form factor is reminiscent of a mini humbucker (with which, perhaps not surprisingly, it shares certain tonal characteristics). Mini humbuckers have long been prized for their ability to maintain clarity in overdrive conditions while bucking the hum.





Switch up your sound





The Wood Library Special Semi-hollow is equipped with two mini-toggle switches that split the pickup coils for sparkly single-coil tones. Meanwhile, a 5-way pickup selector switch serves up spanky reverse-polarity tones in positions 2 and 4. The immense flexibility of the Special Semi-hollow’s unique pickup and switching arrangement gives you an instrument that can serve up any electric guitar sound you could ever need for a live gig or studio session.





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Pattern profile neck for optimized playability





The PRS Wood Library Special Semi-hollow is spec’d with PRS’s Pattern profile neck. A hallmark of PRS quality, neck shapes are, of course, critical to your playing experience. Perfected after years of prototyping, the Pattern neck is an updated Wide Fat PRS neck style based on neck shapes Paul Reed Smith designed in the 1970s and ’80s for Carlos Santana, Peter Frampton, and Howard Leese of Heart. Fast and comfortable, the Pattern profile always feels just right. In reality, most electric guitarists employ a combination of thumb-over and thumb-behind fretting-hand positions in their playing, and the Pattern profile lets you switch seamlessly between the two.





PRS Wood Library Special Semi-hollow Electric Guitar Features:


Custom-spec Wood Library Special Semi-hollow, with unique features curated by Sweetwater’s guitar experts


Semi-hollow mahogany body and maple top team up to deliver traditional electric guitar tone with extra sustain and “air”


Gorgeous figured maple neck and PRS Pattern neck provide a pleasing amount of heft, with a shape based on Paul’s pre-factory profiles


24 frets in a comfortable radius for effortless playability across a 2-octave range


Dual 58/15 humbuckers deliver vintage tones updated for the modern player


Middle-position Narrowfield pickup produces tones reminiscent of classic mini humbuckers


5-way pickup selector and independent bridge and neck coil split switches supply endless tonal experimentation


Incredibly stable Phase III locking tuners and Gen III tremolo system