AN AMERICAN-VOICED AMP with a Portuguese name, the Sonzera 20 was recently re-released by PRS, and on paper at least it does appear to fill a crucial space in this Maryland-based maker's lineup. The 20-watt, black-panel, 1x12 reverb combo has been a seminal template ever since Fender's legendary Deluxe Reverb hit the scene in 1963. Add a foot-switchable gain (lead) channel, effects loop, and external bias adjustment facilities to the feature set, and if it lives up to its name in the tone department - sonzera being slang for cool sound - it's almost certain to be a winner at this price.
Even though the 2023 Sonzera 20 comes in at approximately $200 more than the original 2017 release, the sub-$1,000 price tag appears extremely reasonable, from a quick assessment. It looks to be even more of a bargain when you learn that PRS amp designer Doug Sewell has not only refined the amp's voicing but has also redesigned the printed circuit board (PCB) for lower noise and improved durability, upgraded component specifications, and made the cabinet build more rugged, along with overhauling the combo's look. Regarding the styling, I feel the black Tolex with silver grille and piping is a winner, and the 19-by-18-by10.5-inch combo looks sleek, timeless and ready for business.
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PREVIOUSLY PART OF PRS's Maryland-built guitar line, the SE NF3 was recently reissued in the company's offshore-produced SE series. The SE NF3 is so named for its Narrowfield Deep Dish (a.k.a. DD) \"S\" pickups. These unique PRS-design units have deeper bobbins to accommodate more windings and extra metal pieces between the magnets to yield a more powerful \"single-coil\" tone, while remaining noise-free because they are in fact humbuckers. A control set consisting of master volume, tone and a five-way blade switch allows the usual selections of bridge, middle and neck pickups by themselves and the neck-plus-middle and bridge-plus-middle combinations that allow the SE NF3 to veer into Strat-like territory in switch positions two and four.
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