Carlos Santana’s longstanding creative partnership with Paul Reed Smith has done much to shape the destiny of PRS Guitars. Over the years, we have honored this pivotal alliance by offering variations of his signature model instrument. The Santana Retro pays homage to the early “Pre-Factory” guitars Paul built for Carlos in the early 1980’s. Several unique design elements are reintroduced on this model, including a deeper body carve, original style heel, and the original headstock shape and nut placement. The Santana Retro blends history and modern manufacturing to create a highly musical guitar good enough for the man himself.

Body Construction: Solidbody
Top Wood: Maple
Back Wood: Mahogany
Top Carve: Violin
Number of Frets: 24
Fret Wire: PRS Jumbo | Fret Crown Width: .110" | Fret Crown Height: .055"
Scale Length: 24.594"
Neck Wood: Mahogany | Neck Construction: One-Piece
Truss Rod: PRS Double-Acting
Neck Shape: Santana Retro
Neck Depth: 7/8" @ 1/2 fret | 31/32" @ 12 1/2 fret
Neck Width: 1 11/16" (Nut) | 2 1/4" (Body)
Fingerboard Wood: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 10"
Fingerboard Inlays: Birds
Headstock Logo: Eagle
Neck Joint: Set Neck
Finish Type: High-Gloss Nitro
Bridge: PRS Patented Tremolo, Gen III
Tuners: PRS Phase III Locking
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Nut: PRS
Truss Rod Cover: Santana Om Symbol
Bridge Pickup: Santana
Neck Pickup: Santana
Controls: Volume, Tone | 3-Way Toggle Switch
Strings: PRS Signature 10–46
Tuning: Standard (E–A–D–G–B–E)
Case: Hardshell Case
Options: 10 Top | Hybrid Hardware