Man, every demo I’ve seen of the DGT SE has been really positive. I can feel the GAS pressure rising!

Great guitar? Sure. BUT, I appreciate Shawn's honest review and I'm so glad that he pointed out some of the differences between the two models. If the SE is that good and I'm ultra dedicated I'd seriously try and put forth the extra money to attain the premium model. My experience in life has taught me that I've never regretted choosing higher quality as opposed to choosing the cost saving option. No doubt, though, that the SE gets close for a lot less, which would obviously be a better choice for a lot of players whom are not nearly on Shawn's level...like me.

DGT at Sweetwater $4310. . $849 SE. For the money, a savings of $3461, it looks like a good guitar, plays well and comes with gig bag.

Revstar by Yamaha is also a great guitar in this price range. Mine with P90'S is a beast

Man that gold top looks so good though

I've been waiting for the Shawn Tubbs demo of the new DGT SE! I love his opinions on gear! Nice work as always!

The last guitar that shocked me with how much I loved it was the EVH Wolfgang Standard. Its pretty affordable, but I love every single bit of that thing. And I just bought it on sale for fun, just to have a Floyd Rose guitar to shred on. But it does everything well. When I went shopping for a PRS SE, I tried everything in the store (about 40 SE's) and the gold top just jumped out. Never heard about the DGT. I did zero research beforehand on purpose, to go in "clean". This shop had no prices on the guitars so I just got the best one for me, which was the DGT SE. It is shockingly good. It was also one of the most expensive SE, oh well.. I'm very happy. So happy in fact, my Gibson LP is for sale.

Nice guitar. Great playing.

I like that you don't nitpick things that don't make a difference when it comes to function. A lot of reviewers are great at finding distinctions without a difference. Not you. Do you think the difference in the top carve might have something to do with the top being laminated? I think it might be hard to get that laminate to conform to the carve of your original DGT.

I have the Goldtop and it's the best sub $1000 guitar I own hands down, excellent review displaying all the different tonal options!

Shawn, I bought a gold top DGT SE a few weeks ago. After changing to my preferred string type and gauge, and adjusting the pickup heights, the guitar has distinguished itself as one of the best instruments I’ve purchased in some time. I can’t really explain exactly why that is, but it just fits me and my style of playing like a glove. When Paul Smith said that David Grissom wanted his guitar to sound like Duane Allman on the “Live At The Fillmore East” album, I understood exactly what he meant. I was a junior in high school when that album came out, and practically wore down the grooves. That sound never left me. I’m sure I could coax that kind of tone out of other guitars, but the DGT has it in spades. I normally prefer my tone to have a nice bite in the top end, but after playing the DGT, I’m starting to enjoy a “rounder” timbre, especially out of the bridge pickup. Adding a smidge of delay and reverb, I get a lovely singing tone-kind of like Ella compared to Bessy Smith.

This is the first video ive seen of yours and i can really see and feel your honesty and passion . Very genuine and rare to see such a combination of qualities and truth

Another fantastic video and demo Shaun. Keep On Keeping On.

Wow that Gold Top is beautiful.

Shawn just seeing this. Of all the videos I've seen on the SE DGT, yours is the first one that actually had superb audio. Good job on the presentation. Seems like a great guitar. The SE's not having the locking tuners is a big one for me.

The pickups in that gold top sounds fantastic!

I have two old (a little beat up) core DGTs. I love them! I would love a new one, but cannot afford a new core. I’m thinking about getting the SE. this video is helpful!

I think the prs se line is really great, especially as time goes by they just seem to get better and better.

Shiny! This is the first video of yours I have seen - and I hope to find many more. I dig your style. And I dig your tastes in gear and music. Nice chops. Nice review.

Always watch your channel for your product reviews , but mostly for your playing , kudos !