Paul Reed Smith SE NF 53 - Black Doghair with Gigbag

The PRS SE NF 53 – Punchy and Pure with Narrowfield Character

Classic Tonewoods with Vintage Feel

The PRS SE NF 53 blends classic style with modern innovation, offering a Swamp Ash body and flat top construction that echoes vintage bolt-on traditions. Lightweight and resonant, the ash body delivers a clear, vibrant tone with pronounced midrange presence and articulate highs—perfect for players looking for crisp cleans or harmonically rich drive tones.

Maple Neck Designed for Comfort and Clarity

Featuring a scarf-jointed maple neck with the PRS NF 53 profile, this neck delivers a bold but approachable carve—measuring 7/8" deep at the first fret and 31/32" at the 12th. The 25.5" scale and 10" fretboard radius on the maple fingerboard enhance snap and clarity, while the iconic Birds inlay and Signature “SE” logo on the headstock ensure unmistakable PRS flair.

Versatile Narrowfield Pickups

At the heart of this instrument are PRS’s specially voiced Narrowfield DD “S” pickups, delivering tight, noiseless performance with a percussive edge. The three-way blade switch and single volume and tone controls provide intuitive access to a wide tonal palette, from glassy clean tones to saturated blues and rock growl.

Hardware Built to Perform

A PRS plate-style steel bridge anchors the tone and feel of this bolt-on beast, paired with PRS-designed tuners and nickel hardware that rounds out the vintage-modern hybrid vibe. Thoughtful elements like a double-acting truss rod and bolt-on neck assembly make this guitar easy to maintain and tour-ready.

Ready for the Road

This Black Doghair finish SE NF 53 includes a PRS gig bag and ships strung with PRS Classic 10–46 strings, tuned to standard EADGBE. Whether you’re hitting the stage, studio, or rehearsal room, this is a workhorse that combines traditional looks with innovative sound and reliability.

Specifications:

• Body Wood: Swamp Ash

• Body Construction: Solidbody

• Top Carve: Flat Top

• Neck Wood: Maple

• Neck Construction: Scarf

• Neck Shape: NF 53

• Number of Frets: 22

• Scale Length: 25.5”

• Neck Depth at 1st Fret: 7/8”

• Neck Depth at 12th Fret: 31/32”

• Neck Width at Nut: 1 41/64”

• Neck Width at Body: 2 7/32”

• Fretboard Wood: Maple

• Fretboard Radius: 10”

• Fretboard Inlay: Birds

• NBA Type: Bolt-On

• Bridge: PRS Plate Style, Steel

• Tuners: PRS Designed Tuners with Wing Buttons

• Hardware Type: Nickel

• Nut: PRS

• Truss Rod: PRS Double-Acting

• Truss Rod Cover: “NF 53”

• Treble Pickup: PRS Narrowfield DD “S” Treble

• Bass Pickup: PRS Narrowfield DD “S” Bass

• Controls: Volume and Tone Control with 3-Way Blade Pickup Switch

• Strings: PRS Classic, 10–46

• Tuning: Standard (E, A, D, G, B, E)

• Accessories: Gig Bag

• Finish: Black Doghair

This electric guitar ships fully insured with signature required.