As PRS’s Jack Higginbotham tells us, building this SE wasn’t straightforward, not least that the guitar had to satisfy the “uncompromising soul” that is David Grissom. “The DGT is the result of a lot of years and a lot of gigs,” Jack tells us. “I think the difference is that David says, ‘This is what I want.’ David knows what he wants; he approaches the guitar like a guitar builder. He speaks our language.” Let’s take a close look at the differences between the SE and Core DGT.
Headstock Style
The very identifiable PRS headstock dates back to the first production guitars made in 1985. Both guitars appear to have the same back angle and pretty much the same thickness at just under 16mm. While many Core models use a headstock facing, the DGT doesn’t. The signature logo is raised on the DGT and gold in colour, while the SE’s silver paint logo sits under the clear top coat and has the ‘SE’ ID underneath, of course. While both truss rod
