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PRS Santana II® Paul Reed Smith started making custom guitars in Annapolis around 1976. By 1980, his local reputaion as a guitar luthier had grown enourmously. Paul was also the first to start using highly figured maple tops for his guitars. At fist he got these from a friend's dresser. Even by the 1980's, Paul's clientele included Ted Nugent, Al DiMeola and Howard Leese. Now he has realized his dream of making a guitar for Carlos. Model:Santana II Type: Double-cutaway, solidbodied electric. Body: South American mahogany with flamed maple cap inlaid paua shell purfling Neck: One-piece Mahogany 24 fret, wide oval Fingerboard: Brazilian rosewood fretboard Rippled abalone bird inlays Santana wide-fat neck carve only 11.5in radius 24.5in scale Headstock: Brazilian rosewood headstock veneer Rippled abalone eagle OM symbol inlaid truss rod cover Hardware: Chrome-plated PRS floating vibrato with push-in, tensionable arm, Schaller tuners with PRS locking system and lightweight, ebony buttons, large strap buttons. Electronics: Santana pickups with Santana Treble 'zebra-coil' pickups 3-way toggle pickup selector Volume and tone control Guitarist Mag review: Build Quality: 5/5 Playability: 5/5 Sound: 5/5 Value for Money: 4/5