New Kids on the Block
It’s been a busy week over here at Lost Boys Guitars. I sold 3 of my electric guitars this week. And a bass guitar too! So 4 guitars sold. So I did kind of a 4 for 1 swap out and picked up a beautiful, mint condition 2023 PRS S2 Vela Satin to add to the ever revolving collection.
Meaning “Stevensville 2,” the S2 Series was named for a second manufacturing line that was created inside the PRS Stevensville, Maryland shop back in 2013. Since then, the S2 Series has grown to be fully integrated into the same production line as PRS Core and Bolt-On instruments. Still, the signature of the S2 Series remains fresh designs and bold tone for serious players.
The S2 Vela Satin is a vintage-inspired guitar with loads of personality and tonal textures. The Vela boasts a contemporary offset body shape, and the addition of a satin nitro finish provides added attitude and resonance and a truly addictive feel.
Its pickguard-loaded electronics feature a PRS-Designed DS-01 pickup in the treble pickup position, providing a bright, punky tone, and the PRS-Designed Type-D Single-Coil in the bass pickup position gives the Vela some noteworthy bite. The coil-tap on the tone control allows the treble pickup to split to single coils, providing a balanced tone that will cut through the mix with style. Anchoring this guitar is the PRS plate-style bridge with two saddles that were designed to compensate for intonation. This bridge harkens back to Paul’s early designs and traditional bass plate-style bridges but is top-loading for easy restringing. Like the bridge found on Paul’s Guitar and some Private Stock models, PRS’s plate-style bridge features brass saddles and an aluminum plate for maximum tonal sustain.
