The Custom 24 is the quintessential PRS guitar. This iconic instrument was the first model that Paul Reed Smith brought to the public at PRS Guitars' first Winter NAMM show in 1985 and has been a top seller ever since.For 2014, the Custom 24 features a Floyd Rose bridge, new maple top colors, a rosewood headstock veneer with inlaid "Paul Reed Smith" signature, and PRS's uncovered \m/ pickups.Pickup Switching Positions:Position One: Bridge humbuckerPosition Two: Bridge humbucker with neck singlecoil, in parallelPosition Three: Bridge and neck humbuckersPosition Four: Neck singlecoil with bridge singlecoil, in parallelPosition Five: Neck humbuckerPattern Thin ShapeThe "Pattern Thin" neck is an updated version of PRS' traditional Wide Thin neck.Quilted maple 10-topA very small percent of the maple trees cut in North America are actually figured. To make "10-Top" status, a PRS top must have clearly defined figure across its entire top with no "dead" spots. A guitar designated as a 10-Top will usually have a small "10" written on the back of the headstock in the upper right corner. Some of our earlier guitars have the "10" stamped into the finish in the same position.
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Body
Top Wood: Carved Figured Maple (Quilt)
Back Wood: Mahogany
Neck
Number of Frets: 24
Scale Length: 25"
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: Rosewood
Neck Shape: Pattern Regular
Fretboard Inlays: Birds
Headstock Inlay: Rosewood Veneer with Inlaid Signature
Hardware/Electronics
Bridge: Floyd Rose Tremolo
Tuners: Locking Tuners
Truss Rod Cover: "Custom"
Hardware Type: Nickel
Treble Pickup: Uncovered 59/09 Treble
Bass Pickup: Uncovered 59/09 Bass
Pickup Switching: Volume and Tone Control with 5-Way Blade Switch
- Body
- Body shape: Single cutaway
- Body type: Solid body
- Body material: Solid wood
- Top wood: Maple Quilted
- Body wood: Mahogany
- Body finish: Gloss
- Orientation: Right handed
- Neck
- Neck shape: Pattern thin
- Neck wood: Maple
- Joint: Set-in
- Scale length: 25"
- Truss rod: Standard
- Neck finish: Gloss
- Fretboard
- Material: Ebony
- Radius: 10"
- Fret size: Medium jumbo
- Number of frets: 24
- Inlays: Birds
- Nut width: 1.687" (42.8mm)
- Pickups
- Configuration: HH
- Neck: Uncovered \m/ Bass
- Middle: Not applicable
- Bridge: Uncovered \m/ Treble
- Brand: PRS
- Active or passive: Passive
- Series or parallel: Series
- Piezo: No
- Active EQ: No
- Special electronics: None
- Controls
- Control layout: Master volume, tone
- Pickup switch: 5-way
- Coil tap or split: Coil split
- Kill switch: No
- Hardware
- Bridge type: Tremolo/Vibrato
- Bridge design: Floyd Rose original
- Tailpiece: Not applicable
- Tuning machines: Phase III locking
- Color: Nickel
- Other
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Special features: Top wood
- Case: Hardshell case
- Accessories: None
- Country of origin: United States