Detail 01
Swamp ash body
The body is made from swamp ash.
Product detailSKU #1500000402512
PRSNF 53 Electric Guitar - Black Doghair
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Black Doghair NF 53 combines a swamp ash body with a bolt-on maple neck and maple fingerboard, using 22 frets at a 25.5-inch scale length. A set of PRS Narrowfield DD pickups provides its pickup platform: taller bobbins create room for more winds, and extra metal pieces sit between the magnets to focus the output. The control scheme stays clear—master volume, master tone, and a 3-way blade switch—so pickup and level changes remain contained in one familiar area. Steel plate-style bridge hardware, vintage-style tuners, and nickel hardware finish the build.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Electric guitar players wanting a bolt-on maple-neck instrument with a focused, powerful pickup design.
- Use cases that favor master volume, master tone, and a three-way blade switch.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Vintage-style tuners
The instrument uses vintage-style tuning machines.
Detail 03
Nickel hardware
The hardware is nickel.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Right-handed, six-string configuration.
- 02Confirm that the Black Doghair finish is the finish you want.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What is the scale length?
The NF 53 has a 25.5-inch scale length.
02What bridge does it use?
It has a fixed, steel plate-style bridge.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6 string
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
5 detailsBody & build
- Fingerboard Material
- Maple Number of frets: 22 Electronics Configuration: HH Neck: Proprietary humbucker Bridge: Proprietary humbucker Control layout: Master volume, Master tone Pickup switch: 3-way Hardware Bridge type: Fixed bridge Tuning machines: Vintage-style Color: Nickel Other Number of strings: 6 string Orientation: Right-handed
- Bridge Type
- Fixed bridge
- Color
- Nickel
- Body Material
- Swamp ash
- Neck Wood
- Maple
4 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tier
- new
- Source Id
- site51500000402512
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