The SE Kingfisher | PRS Guitars
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- The SE Kingfisher has a modern signature sound that will grab your attention. Dual humbucking pickups give sparkling top end with a high midrange growl to give the Kingfisher a personality that will cut through the mix while holding down the band with its sweet warm fundamental tone.
Designed in PRS’s Maryland shop, the Kingfisher’s offset Swamp Ash body and neck-through construction provide sustain and evenly balanced tone, while the figured maple veneer adds a touch of class. The 24 fret maple/walnut neck allows unlimited possibilities for your creativity and sonic palette, and the 34” scale length makes this an instantly comfortable bass for players old and new. Kingfisher (4B ‘H’) pickups are deep, thick-sounding humbuckers with plenty of top-end clarity and punch. These modern pickups have a distinct old-school tonal character that delivers that huge “clacky” tone missing from some modern basses.
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Wow I own a 2014 Kingfisher in the transparent red. That blue is gorgeous! One thing nobody mentions is they use hotshot bridge tuners and pickups! Which are really nice! That bridge is great cause you can use round wound thru the body or flat wound through the bridge.
Dana mentions it at 1:17.
Can’t you do the flats through the body?
@@douglasboyd8475 I love my flat wounds strung through the body on my telecaster bass.
No idea about bass, but it is beautiful
I wish PRS would release a 5 string version.
And for $1000 USD also give you a maple top instead of a veneer...that’s kind of an insult especially considering these are made in developing countries where the labor is really cheap compared to the USA.
Really cool that you're expanding in the bass market. Go prs
3:45 Okay that picked tone sounds phenomenally good. I like it!
I have the same bass but in natural Blonde. Just be aware that the pickups are effectively a single coil arrangement even though they look like humbuckers and as such their output is generally lower and they are a bit noisy when you turn them up. Dont get me wrong, the sound is absolutely killer but I did have to copper shield the wiring and pup cavities. The other thing I can recommend is to swap the Alpha pots out for some CTS Audio taper ones. Not expensive to do but definitely a huge improvement. I have some very expensive basses but this has become my main go to player. Love it.
Okay now we need precision style bass from PRS😅
5 string in the works?
I need this thing OMG !! Neck through 🤯
My PRS Kingfisher is my number one 4 string bass. Everything about this bass guitar is awesome, except the pickups are not humbucking pickups. They are single coil pickups with a dummy coil. I replaced mine and I still have the ones I took off. Only one row of the magnets are active. The other row doesn't do anything, it is just there for looks.
I have no idea why a company like PRS would falsely claim these pickups to be humbuckers when they are single coil pickups designed to look like humbuckers. I traded my first Kingfisher in disgust, but bought a second and changed out the pickups , wiring, and pots. Now she rocks and is my favorite 4 string bass. But I feel misled by PRS and all the reviewers who have aided in their deception.
My bass is serial number CEO21584. I am not making any of this up.
Are they noiseless at least?
get it Dana
I need to catch up to your number of demos 😂
Nice review Dana!
That backing track at the beginning and end sounds like a more mellow version of “Celebration” by Kool & The Gang.
that is a nice sounding bass which I wouldn't mind having.
I don't even play bass and I want one.
Amazing Bass! I'd like to see a Fretless version.
Phenomenal instruments
I love PRS, but I wish they gave more love to the bass guitar. I'm thankful that you have 2 SE models, but only 1 color for each model? That's like the opposite of what PRS is known for, isn't it?
It's listed for 1,099€ here in Germany.
Pretty hefty price tag for a Made in Indonesia instrument.
Was first listet at 777€ in 2016.
Any difference to the previous models?
Mine will be here tomorrow!
Congrats on your #NGD, Kyle! Be sure to check back in and let us know what you think once you've spent some time with it.
@@prsguitars of course! I plan to do a video on it too to help with my #pulseartist application I submitted!
Dang-, that's a good blue.
Almost bought a red bass like this awesome instrument
they should make core modele of those bass
Sounds great! Been looking for a passive version of the stingray. This might be the answer.
Low chants heard in background.
Five string, five string, five string.....
Six string, six string, six string....
Have my money
Beautiful! I'd love to know how much this weighs.
My 2014 is 5.5 lbs
@@kingfisher7960 really? That is super light for a bass. Lighter than my les paul
Wonder whats retail price going to be on this bass?? Anybody know?
$999 online at most places.
I really wish this came as a 5-string too.
Nobody needs a 5 string
Where are these built?
Probably Indonesia
Cort Indonesia does all SEs now
@@cookitketo3592 not all. The hollowbodies are made in China. Some customs are still made in Korea. Just look at the back of the headstock in retailer photos
Back of the headstock says Indonesia (you can zoom in and see the text on some images).
I have one made in Korea. They are better
Slap sound somehow reminds me of a Warwick
No pickup select? Odd.
Ya lost me at 34'. It'd be great if 35' could become more mainstream.
It is, for 5 string basses. You don't need the extra inch in 4 stringers, unless you tune below standard tuning.
@@Facu_Roldan I wouldn't be bitchin about it if I didn't tune lower than standard lol.
@@davidleonreyes lol it's ok. But you're right, 35' 4 string basses are not popular. Maybe you could go for a multiscale like a dingwall, they do have 4 string models
I agree. I miss my Ibanez Ergodyne edb609 or whatever the designation. That was 35" scale 4 string. The feel and sound were superb and it never went out of tune even with a broken truss rod. I have to say, it sounded as good if not better than this PRS.
There's a Kingfisher bass on C'slist for $500, I'd rather buy another Ibanez for $350.
How much does it weigh?
I want black
Veneer top...? No five string version? And no active preamp option? Lol. And they wonder why these don’t sell very well.
I have PRS Kingfisher Red one. After having it set up to my liking. It Plays great. And the Slapp sounds great.
But I dont like the sound of the pick ups when playing songs not slap. Are there any replacement pick ups that fit in it?
they look very close to the size of a Musicman pick up style.
I hope you add a new better looking shape or just change this entirely
First
Need to expand your bass line.
The dummy coil bass... such a shame.