The SE Santana carries Carlos Santana's signature singlecut shape and a shorter 24.5 inch scale, giving a slightly softer string feel than the CE or Custom 24.
9 mods reviewed: 4 drop-in, 2 need verification, 2 need modification, 1 not compatible.
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The SE Santana carries Carlos Santana's signature singlecut shape and a shorter 24.5 inch scale, giving a slightly softer string feel than the CE or Custom 24. It uses the same tier of PRS tremolo shared across the CE, S2 and SE lines, a cast bridge and saddle unit rather than the more refined trem on PRS Core USA guitars. PRS USA trem arms don't fit this tier, so even a simple arm replacement needs the correct part.
Tailpiece
None (bridge-integrated)
Neck mounting
Bolt-on
String spacing
53mm (2.09")
Scale length
24.6" (625mm)
Nut width
42.9mm (1.689")
Not published by PRS: tuner hole size and bridge mounting spacing. Measure these before buying tuners or a bridge.
PRS's tremolo is a patented design, so only a handful of makers build replacements to its exact spec. This is a short list because the market is small, not because we haven't looked.
Purpose-built as a PRS SE tremolo upgrade. Direct fit, no modification needed.
MannMade's own spec sheet confirms compatibility with all tremolo-equipped PRS SE instruments at the shared 52.4mm mounting spacing family this guitar belongs to.
A budget-friendly tremolo alternative that should bolt straight in with no modification.
Multiple forum reports describe Wilkinson's PRS-spec trem matching the PRS SE tremolo mounting family this guitar belongs to.
Fits the standard humbucker route on this guitar. A more vintage-voiced alternative to a higher-output pickup. You will need to solder it in.
Standard humbucker footprint, direct fit for the stock HH route. A medium-output, more vintage-leaning alternative to a higher-output pickup like the JB.
Fits the standard humbucker route on this guitar. You will need to solder it in. Since this guitar has a tremolo bridge, the F-spaced (Trembucker) version of this pickup may line up better under your strings, worth checking before you buy.
Standard humbucker footprint, direct fit for the stock HH route. This guitar's tremolo puts string spacing right around the threshold where Seymour Duncan themselves recommend the wider Trembucker spacing over standard spacing for correct pole-to-string alignment. The two spacing versions are not listed separately, worth checking before buying.
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£129.99 at Andertons
View at AndertonsA well regarded humbucker, but some owners report it running wide for PRS SE-spec routes. Worth confirming fit before ordering.
Player reports describe Suhr's Thornbucker as physically wider than PRS SE-spec humbucker spacing in some cases, potentially requiring pickup ring or route adjustment.
Help confirm this fit
This is an active pickup set that needs a 9V battery inside the guitar, a bigger job than a passive pickup swap.
Active pickup set requiring a 9V battery mounted in the guitar. Not just a pickup swap, needs a battery cavity that may not already exist on this model.
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£349.00 at Andertons
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A common tuning-stability upgrade for PRS SE guitars. Should fit without modification.
Matches the standard PRS SE-tier tuner spec used across the current SE line.
£99.99 at Andertons
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A genuine PRS part, but owners report needing to drill new mounting holes to fit it on SE-tier guitars.
PRS forum owner reports describe these Core-tier tuners requiring new mounting holes drilled on SE guitars, not a clean drop-in despite being a genuine PRS part.
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View at AmazonIf you have fitted any of these to this PRS SE Santana, tell us what you found and we'll update the data.
