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The PRS SE Swamp Ash Special in Iri Blue is a guitar built around a tonewood choice that sets it apart from virtually everything else in the SE lineup. Swamp ash — the wood that defined the sound of American electric guitars in the 1950s — brings a distinctive tonal character to this instrument: airy, open, and resonant, with a natural scooped midrange and extended high-frequency response that makes clean tones shimmer and single-coil pickups sing.
Iri Blue is a finish that does justice to the swamp ash body beneath it. Iridescent and shifting, it catches the light differently from every angle — sometimes a deep, rich blue, sometimes lighter and more luminous — a finish as dynamic and alive as the tones this guitar produces. The semi-hollow construction adds further depth and resonance, giving the Swamp Ash Special a voice that's genuinely unlike any other PRS SE model.
Swamp ash was the body wood of choice for the earliest mass-produced electric guitars, prized for its light weight, open grain, and exceptional resonance. It produces a tone that is bright and articulate without being harsh, with a natural warmth in the low end and a clarity in the highs that makes every note bloom. Combined with the semi-hollow construction, the Swamp Ash Special delivers a level of acoustic resonance and tonal complexity that solid-body guitars simply cannot match.
PRS's proprietary NF (Noise-Free) single-coil pickups capture all the clarity and openness of true single-coil tone while eliminating the hum that typically accompanies them. Under stage lighting, next to digital equipment, or in any electrically noisy environment — the Swamp Ash Special stays quiet, letting the natural beauty of the swamp ash body and the expressiveness of your playing take centre stage.
