Details

The Custom 24 is the original PRS…the guitar Paul Reed Smith took to his first tradeshow in 1985. A perennial favorite with musicians, this model features a V12 finish, a Pattern Thin mahogany neck (with a rosewood neck option), and uncovered 59/09 pickups wired for our redesigned 5-way blade switch, which offers a dual humbucker option for the first time (see switching positions below).

For 2012, its revered uncovered 59/09 pickups are being updated with new, contoured bobbins that arc with the strings for a more spread out, open tone. First seen on PRS Collection instruments, these bobbins are a continuation of Paul Reed Smith’s quest to continually tweak and refine the company’s instruments in subtle ways with the goal of culminating in a more musical instrument always in mind.

“Originally, humbucking pickups were covered to combat electrostatic and electromagnetic hum. As the years passed and the covers came off, there was a gap between the pickup and the pickup ring. These new bobbins not only provide extended low and high end, they look like they were meant to be uncovered and in a ring.” - Paul Reed Smith.

Pickup Switching Positions:
Position One: Bridge humbucker
Position Two: Bridge humbucker with neck singlecoil, in parallel
Position Three: Bridge and neck humbuckers
Position Four: Neck singlecoil with bridge singlecoil, in parallel
Position Five: Neck humbucker

Specifications:

BODY
Top Wood     Carved Figured Maple
Back Wood     Mahogany

NECK
Number of Frets     24
Scale Length     25"
Neck Wood     Mahogany
Fretboard Wood     Rosewood
Neck Shape     Pattern Regular
Fretboard Inlays     Birds

HARDWARE/ELECTRONICS
Bridge     PRS Tremolo
Tuners     PRS Phase III Locking Tuners
Truss Rod Cover     "Custom"
Hardware Type     Nickel
Treble Pickup     59/09 Treble
Bass Pickup     59/09 Bass
Pickup Switching     Volume and Tone Control with Redesigned 5-Way Blade Switch