Akerfeldt Signature Guitar Revealed

2010-01-20 by Prophet178 | 93 Comments
PRS guitars will release Opeth frontman Mikeal Akerfeldt's signature model later this year.

The SE Mike Akerfeldt guitar features the signature PRS bird inlays, tremolo bridge, vintage pickups, 3-way toggle switch, gold hardware and a mahogany tortoise shell body with Opeth 'O' logo.

No pricing or availability has been detailed as of yet.

http://www.prsguitars.com/semikaelakerfeldt/index.html

A photograph of the new model can be seen in the replies.

Tagged: Opeth

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Prophet178
January 20th 2010
6397 Comments


[img]http://imgur.com/IbiV5.jpg[/img]

bloc
January 20th 2010
70880 Comments


oh lord

poweroftheweez
January 20th 2010
1298 Comments


fancy pants. probably way overpriced.

Prophet178
January 20th 2010
6397 Comments


The new line for 2010 is pretty much that Josh.

TheSpirit
Emeritus
January 20th 2010
30304 Comments


I would marry that guitar. It looks like it plays so smoothly.

jrowa001
January 20th 2010
8752 Comments


beautiful

ThyCrossAwaits
January 20th 2010
4568 Comments


best sig guitar to come out in awhile, considering Nergal's..

Thor
January 20th 2010
10384 Comments


my birthday is february 15th, first one to get me this gets a blowjob

Emim
January 20th 2010
38522 Comments


Makes me wish I could play the guitar.

FadeToBlack
January 20th 2010
11043 Comments


opeth bass guitar pls

Lions
January 20th 2010
1015 Comments


prs se are great guitars. this one looks fabulous as well.

zaruyache
January 20th 2010
28627 Comments


Lefty flip plz.

Guitar looks amazing, but Mike's guitar always did.

Greggers
January 21st 2010
2375 Comments


very nice

asdemonsburn
January 21st 2010
793 Comments


fanboys will buy

iamthenightmare
January 21st 2010
755 Comments


beautiful guitar, i might buy it just to look at it

nooge9
January 21st 2010
31 Comments


I want.

Crysis
Emeritus
January 21st 2010
17652 Comments


Looks good, but will probably cost about 1287439689349579 dollars.

KILL
January 21st 2010
81582 Comments


take the opeth logo off plz and yes

TMobotron
January 21st 2010
7253 Comments


Not even a real opeth fan and I still like this. A lot.

PanasonicYouth
January 21st 2010
7413 Comments


fucking holy shitting fuck hell that's gorgeous

DoctorNurse
January 21st 2010
475 Comments


Love Opeth, but guitar looks way better without the logo

Crysis
Emeritus
January 21st 2010
17652 Comments


I especially love the inlays, they remind me of the guitarist from Insomnium's guitar inlays.

DoctorNurse
January 21st 2010
475 Comments


When I finish uni and can actually afford a decent guitar, I'll prob get a prs.

Crysis
Emeritus
January 21st 2010
17652 Comments


Yeah I wouldn't mind having a PRS, I want a Jackson really bad though. PRS are a bit too expensive for me.

Deviant.
Staff Reviewer
January 21st 2010
32288 Comments


*drools*

StreetlightRock
January 21st 2010
4019 Comments


pweddy

Ire
January 21st 2010
41944 Comments


This one is like 600 tho, its on MF.

Crysis
Emeritus
January 21st 2010
17652 Comments


Yeah its $664 on musiciansfriend, only on pre-order though.

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/PRS-SE-Mikael-Akerfeldt-Electric-Guitar?sku=423365

JAV
January 21st 2010
3545 Comments


Surprised it's not more. They usually price those sig guitars pretty ridiculously.

bloc
January 21st 2010
70880 Comments


probably not made in america

KILL
January 21st 2010
81582 Comments


i got a jackson, pretty sweet

bloc
January 21st 2010
70880 Comments


ibanez here

Crysis
Emeritus
January 21st 2010
17652 Comments


Nice, KILL, I've played one which my friend has and I immediately fell in love with it.

rthomps6
January 21st 2010
53 Comments


Its an SE model which are the more modestly priced PRS guitars. Tremontis sig is also an SE and its not that much either. If it was just a PRS it would be much more expensive. Looks amazing though.

Ire
January 21st 2010
41944 Comments


I own a pink Gibson Sg X, aka the greatest guitar of the 90's.

When I say I own it I mean my best friend lets me play his : (

CushMG15
January 21st 2010
1810 Comments


Yeah, it's pretty but get rid of the logo and it'd be better.

supertouchox2
January 21st 2010
1063 Comments


nice logo.

just looks and most probably sounds like any other high end s.e.

ZeroTolerance
January 21st 2010
435 Comments


Hopefully they come out with the high end Akerfeldt guitar. Well, high-er end.

cjgone
January 21st 2010
828 Comments


only 6 strings this is crap

KILL
January 21st 2010
81582 Comments


lol not really i prefer 6 tbh

VonManHead
January 21st 2010
179 Comments


Thor shares a birthday with Conor Oberst. And guitar is beautiful

R6Rider
January 21st 2010
5282 Comments


I jizzed

Prophet178
January 21st 2010
6397 Comments


Wow only $664, that's pretty damn cheap.

wexenhex
January 21st 2010
192 Comments


wow nice guitar, especially with the Opeth "O". why does everyone want it taken off?

PRS are alright. although, Schecter makes the greatest metal guitars for the money. Jacksons are way overrated...

Prophet178
January 21st 2010
6397 Comments


opeth bass guitar pls


I'd buy a Mendez sig Jazz.

wakeupdead
January 21st 2010
2229 Comments


i have a guitar thats just like that that, but its natural wood colour and a Tremonti SE. But...... goddamn is that ever gorgeous lol

Bfhurricane
January 21st 2010
6284 Comments


I want.

Skyler
January 21st 2010
1084 Comments


fancy pants. probably way overpriced.


SE are budget models...

burton.and.gas
January 21st 2010
641 Comments


looks pretty sweet, would love to play that thing.

Itwasthatwas
January 21st 2010
3182 Comments


guitar will suck, why buy PRS if you're gonna get an SE quality instrument
would love a higher end PRS singlecut though. i know Akerfeldt was talking about the possibility of a piezo pickup as well, guess that didn't happen

Skyler
January 21st 2010
1084 Comments


why buy? because they are solid guitars for their price?

Lunarfall
January 21st 2010
3178 Comments



I'd buy a Mendez sig Jazz.
Mendez uses a Miller sig so just buy that.

Eclectic
January 21st 2010
3302 Comments


I like the O as well, what's so bad about it?


Athom
Emeritus
January 21st 2010
17249 Comments


"why buy PRS if you're gonna get an SE quality instrument"

because most people don't have thousands of dollars to drop on a guitar and with fender, gibson,
ibanez, ESP, and pretty much every other company moving their midrange guitars into near-a-grand
territory the SE line is one of the better buys for the money. tbh i think this guitar is ugly, but if
i were to buy a new guitar at this very moment it would be an SE Semi-Hollow

tombits
January 21st 2010
3583 Comments


i have an 1998 ibanez sabre, it's like playing an orgasm. but yeah, this guitar looks pretty great, although i'm not typically a huge fan of signature guitars.

Motiv3
January 21st 2010
9351 Comments


Gorgeous guitar.

Unskathed123
January 21st 2010
368 Comments


Very pretty. Ibanez needs to make an S series that looks like that.

Lions
January 21st 2010
1015 Comments


"i were to buy a new guitar at this very moment it would be an SE Semi-Hollow"

my guitar. and it's gorgeous and plays great, and I got it for only 500.

supertouchox2
January 21st 2010
1063 Comments


the placement pick up selector is annoying though.

thediamondcanopy
January 21st 2010
521 Comments


At least there's no illegal wood...

Apollo
January 21st 2010
10691 Comments


beautiful

shindip
January 21st 2010
3539 Comments


Sexy

GenNarain
January 21st 2010
781 Comments


sex

lauriej
January 21st 2010
1713 Comments


looks jizzworthy, but all prs guitars do. not much of a signature guitar, all theyve done is added the opeth logo and slapped some vintage humbuckers in there.

Nagrarok
January 21st 2010
8656 Comments


Agree the logo should go off and all, if I could play the guitah I'd sure like to have one of these.

bodiesinflight57
January 21st 2010
870 Comments


I probs won't be able to afford one but would buy one if I could

Itwasthatwas
January 21st 2010
3182 Comments


"because most people don't have thousands of dollars to drop on a guitar"

maybe it's just me but beyond a first instrument to get started, i'd much rather save up longer for higher quality gear than drop a significant amount of money on a very mediocre instrument

bloc
January 21st 2010
70880 Comments


problem with that is that many people simply give up trying to learn in the first month or so.

Prophet178
January 21st 2010
6397 Comments


"Fuck it I'll just play Guitar Hero."

Lunarfall
January 21st 2010
3178 Comments


http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/PRS-SE-Mikael-Akerfeldt-Electric-Guitar?sku=423365

They just should've made it be $666 instead.

maybe it's just me but beyond a first instrument to get started, i'd much rather save up longer for higher quality gear than drop a significant amount of money on a very mediocre instrument
$500 instruments aren't exactly mediocre anymore, instrument priced sub $1k are getting far more consistent in quality than ever before, and can even be compared to the coveted American-made ones most of the time, even Squiers (and I'll even go as far as saying higher-quality Epiphones are better quality than the crappy instruments Gibson America puts out now adays).

Yazz_Flute
January 21st 2010
19174 Comments


why don't i play guitar

Prophet178
January 21st 2010
6397 Comments


It's all about buying used.

Relinquished
January 21st 2010
50089 Comments


I might buy it. Have too many guitars though.

Athom
Emeritus
January 21st 2010
17249 Comments


then mail one to me

Prophet178
January 21st 2010
6397 Comments


I wonder if Mike is actually going to play it on tour.

BallsToTheWall
January 21st 2010
52578 Comments


Awesome logo makes the guitar even more awesome.

FadeToBlack
January 21st 2010
11043 Comments


"There will be a nice little Opeth "O" logo under the bridge as well. Comes with a gigbag. I think I might spend the LA nights with it....yes...kinky! I think it looks stunning, oh yes I do!!"
lol

would buy if I played guitar

bloc
January 21st 2010
70880 Comments


the pickups suck though

Ire
January 21st 2010
41944 Comments


i've always hated those cheaper Prs pickups

other than that i would buy one

bloc
January 21st 2010
70880 Comments


yeah, they're pretty low end.

Paul Allender model is way better but definitely a lot more expensive.

Athom
Emeritus
January 21st 2010
17249 Comments


yeah, they lack punch. my biggest problems with the SE's are the tuners. Basically a 600 buck guitar turns into around an 800 dollar guitar when spruced up a bit but the end result is still worth it.

bloc
January 21st 2010
70880 Comments


i believe that's the best way actually. if looks aren't the most important thing for you, buy an inexpensive model and then modify it to your tastes. worked on my Ibanez.

Ire
January 21st 2010
41944 Comments


^yes
my peers laugh at me when i tell them my best guitar is an epiphone but the thing is that it has like $300 in mods. overall, it beats out their shitty emg equipped dean guitars.

devouredbymetal
January 22nd 2010
516 Comments


wow! ... except for the inlay design

Prophet178
January 22nd 2010
6397 Comments


Bro, the inlays are classic PRS.

devouredbymetal
January 22nd 2010
516 Comments


yeah ...i just dont like the prs inlay designing...after all its a custom made...but besides that..its just wow...

Prophet178
January 22nd 2010
6397 Comments


Word. I always thought the birds were cool because they're unique.

InFiction
January 22nd 2010
3996 Comments


Amazing, so much detail.
I love the doves on the fret board.

lauriej
January 23rd 2010
1713 Comments


ya stop hatin on the birds

i fucking want a prs.

bloc
January 23rd 2010
70880 Comments


me too, but not this crap

lauriej
January 23rd 2010
1713 Comments


for the price that this'll go for, yeah, fuck that

still looks sexy though.

KILL
January 23rd 2010
81582 Comments


obv troll is obv

Eclectic
January 23rd 2010
3302 Comments


What troll?



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