“We have worked for two years to get the guitar just where we want it”: PRS remixes its vintage-inspired NF 53 for the SE line – and it's a serious workhorse electric for under a grand

PRS SE NF 53: the super-versatile bolt-on electric gets a long-awaited SE release, and here all three finish options – White Dog Hair, Black Dog Hair and Pearl White – are photographed in front of a pair of PRS half-stacks.

PRS Guitars has expanded its SE line with the super-popular NF 53, offering the smart bolt-on electric guitar in a trio of finishes – and at a more accessible price point than its US-made siblings.

If you are looking for a pro-quality electric guitar under $/£1000, well, you might have come to the right place, because even if Paul Reed Smith based this sorta T-style on his 1953 vintage model there’s a ‘play anything’ vibe to the NF 53 that makes it generationally agnostic on the electric guitar family tree.