Weststarx Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) Check them out! http://www.prsguitars.com/news/story/introducing_the_prs_se_kingfisher_and_se_kestrel_bass_guitars PRS SE Kestrel Bass [media]http://youtu.be/yUXhAN_mQAU[/media] PRS SE Kingfisher [media]http://youtu.be/6cRxTNvl3Bc[/media] I havent seen prices yet, but I'm really excited to have a play on one of these things! Edited June 24, 2014 by Weststarx Quote
franzbassist Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 They look rather nice. I played the Bernie Marsden SE a while back and was astonished at how good it was. Quote
Sammers Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 Just had a trawl through there Facebook announcement thread looking for lefty info and found the price point is $749-$799. They do like nice though :-) Quote
AndyTravis Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 Does the kestrel look short scale to anyone else? Quote
Weststarx Posted June 24, 2014 Author Posted June 24, 2014 [quote name='Sammers' timestamp='1403640831' post='2484910'] Just had a trawl through there Facebook announcement thread looking for lefty info and found the price point is $749-$799. [/quote] Affordable then which is nice to see... I'm a little disappointed with the body finishes however, the Kestrel looks like just another Fender copy. I was hoping for something more PRSy. Quote
skej21 Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 That Kingfisher (in tortoise shell) is gorgeous. Quote
Grand Wazoo Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 Very nice indeed and about time that PRS introduced the SG range to the basses too, they've had SG guitars for over 25 years now, the next logical step was adding a bass range too. After all PRS doesn't exactly have a large choice of top line basses, it's just the Gary Granger and the model that followed without the GG signature. I'll be checking them out when they come to a store near me. Quote
TheRockinRoadie Posted June 24, 2014 Posted June 24, 2014 Ohh wow. Looks like I'll be getting a bank loan... Quote
DorsetBlue Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 [quote name='Sammers' timestamp='1403640831' post='2484910'] Just had a trawl through there Facebook announcement thread looking for lefty info and found the price point is $749-$799. They do like nice though :-) [/quote] ...and any lefty info? Quote
BassHappy Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) Spec Sheets now up. Original models each have three color options. Kingfisher (again the body is Ash, there is a misprint at the top of the page, the SPEC SHEET is correct): [url="http://www.prsguitars.com/sekingfisher/"]http://www.prsguitar...m/sekingfisher/[/url] Kestrel: [url="http://www.prsguitars.com/sekestrel/"]http://www.prsguitars.com/sekestrel/[/url] Passive, Hipshot tuners and bridge, string through or not, and 1.591" at the nut on both, Kestral 22 frets with white plastic binding, ala J-Bass, Kingfisher two full octaves, no binding. Kingfisher rear routed, Kestrel front routed. This was up at Sweetwater and then taken down, probably waiting on photos for the basses. But you can see the U.S. prices - scroll down a little: [url="http://98.139.21.31/search/srpcache?ei=UTF-8&p=Kestrel+PRS+kingfisher&pvid=0G05mzk4LjGFFudFU5_XbAEiNjguMlOf3Yv_pfHI&fr=ie8&u=http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=Kestrel+PRS+kingfisher&d=5016828016532118&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=n588qYtdR5_pY71Vmi0G9-yrTVU38N2h&icp=1&.intl=us&sig=4q0wsAgjBi9KCt6SFphodA--"][u][color=#174D93]http://98.139.21.31/search/srpcache?ei=UTF-8&p=Kestrel PRS kingfisher&pvid=0G05mzk4LjGFFudFU5_XbAEiNjguMlOf3Yv_pfHI&fr=ie8&u=http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=Kestrel PRS kingfisher&d=5016828016532118&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=n588qYtdR5_pY71Vmi0G9-yrTVU38N2h&icp=1&.intl=us&sig=4q0wsAgjBi9KCt6SFphodA--[/color][/u][/url] It's $799 for the Kingfisher and $749 for the Kestrel. BassHappy Edited June 26, 2014 by BassHappy Quote
Sammers Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 [quote name='DorsetBlue' timestamp='1403688676' post='2485222'] ...and any lefty info? [/quote] I didn't see anything but from what I've seen PRS don't make anything lefty without it being custom ordered first, so I'd say it's extremely unlikely... one can hope though eh? Quote
TheGreek Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 Hahaha...I looked without getting GAS!!! A friend of mine has a PRS Strat which he speaks very highly of...my local music shop has the guitars (I think they may be the budget range) which all look very nice and shiny in the £3-400 range. If I was a guitard I'd probably be tempted. Quote
AndyTravis Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 [quote name='aLxbass' timestamp='1403713593' post='2485576'] They going to be doing five stringers? [/quote] This is also something I've asked...no answer yet. Quote
cocco Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 The king Fisher has an overwater look about it, and the kestrel reminds me of the Gibson victory Quote
Marvin Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 I'm very disappointed. If I were a guitarist I'd get a PRS, I think they look and sound great. The basses look very uninspiring though Quote
throwoff Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 That's a hell of a lot of bass for that kind of money... Quote
Billy Apple Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1403730049' post='2485798'] ..and the kestrel reminds me of the Gibson victory [/quote] I thought Fender Dimension Quote
Sean Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 They look like generic Korean/Indonesian instruments, like Indie or Shine, that sort of thing. Certainly nothing like you'd expect from PRS Quote
tauzero Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 They're identical apart from the pickups, finish, and pickguard. I suppose it keeps the manufacturing costs down if you make a standard body/neck and then route and paint it differently, but it does mean that the variation is pretty limited. Quote
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