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Key Features
The PRS SE A40E Angelus is a vault full of acoustic tonality. It's got a solid spruce top, gorgeous ebony fretboard and a cutting-edge Fishman Sonitone pickup system to give you a vast range of sonic options. Not only that, but it also displays PRS's extremely high build standards and their flawless approach to style, as they've shaped the Angelus in a cutaway design for comfort and easy access to the higher frets. If you've got the aching for acoustic, this is your remedy.
Of course, the best acoustics have the best projection, and PRS have made sure you'll be heard with SE A40E. It features PRS's hybrid X bracing that allows the solid spruce top to vibrate freely, extracting every ounce of tone from the wood and supplying excellent volume levels. If that wasn't enough, you also have crystal clear amplification from pickup masters Fishman. Their Sonitone system results in stunning clarity and can take your sound to the stage and beyond. Speaking of the stage, the Angelus is included with a premium hardshell case, so you're ready for the road.
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Tasteful tonewoods. There's a masteful combination of materials in the SE A40E to blend a resonant and rich sound. Solid spruce is one of the most popular choices for the acoustic tops. Its natural qualities lend themselves fantastically to acoustic soundboards, rewarding you with rich mids and a detailed low-end. As PRS are always concerned with utilising the best components for the best sound, it is no surprise they've chosen spruce to power the Angelus' projection. To elevate that even further, its underpinned by their hybrid X bracing, letting your sound reach the heavens.
What might be less well known is ovangkol, used in the back and sides. Sharing many of rosewood's tonal qualities, it's a sustainably sourced wood that's relatively new to the guitar world. It's got a beautiful, tight wood grain and full mid-range response with plenty of treble. Its versatile sound properties make it suitable for several styles and genres, so you can be as expansive and explorative as you like.
Peak performance. Ebony is some of the best quality fretboard wood available, and it's demonstrated clearly in the SE A40E. It's alluring, dark and wonderfully soft to touch. Innately smooth and slick, you'll have no trouble performing swift movements around the registers. It's a delight for your fingers. Your ears will also enjoy its sweet, bright response that will lift detail out of your notes.
Set on a mahogany wide-fat neck, it's incredibly comfortable in your palm. Rounded enough to feel snug yet still providing plenty of space for players with smaller hands. Mahogany provides a dark textural tone to offset the brighter ebony, and together they permit excellent vibration transference to the body.
Fishman are some of the best and most experienced pickup crafters out there. And PRS settle for nothing but the highest performance. The Fishman Sonitone system has been voiced specifically for PRS, in order to produce crisp, accurate tones. It's mounted just underneath the sound hole so there's no unsightly panels, knobs or switches to detract from the Angelus' impeccable appearance. For precision adjustment, it features tone and volume controls for you to sculpt your sound as you play. Get amped up and revel in a performance packed with detail.
It's PRS, so they're going to make sure the SE A40E is loaded with top class features. A bone nut and saddle lock your strings in place for enhanced sustain and a richer tone. They've matched the ebony fretboard with an ebony bridge to make sure every wave of your string vibration gets transferred to the cavity for ultimate resonance. And for looks, they've installed a striking binding and eye-catching rosette for the sound hole.
And last, but certainly not least, is the premium hardshell case that will get your guitar to gigs without a scratch. From the top of that iconic PRS headstock, all the way through to the base of the ovangkol body, the Angelus is loaded with components that guarantee top performance.