I have a limited edition Paul Reed Smith guitar here. This is a CE 22, a 2025 model in Faded Black Gray with covered 58/15 LT pickups. It also features the more substantial Pattern Regular neck contour and pearloid tuner buttons. It comes with it's factory case & paperwork and original shipping box.

Conditionally, this guitar looks pretty much immaculate, so I will keep the description brief.

The body top, the body sides/edges, and the body back all look the same. I'm seeing a lustrous, transparent gloss finish, with no buckle rash or worming. No dings, penetrating finish scratches, or indentations. Nor did I find any buildup of any low intensity pattern playwear.

There is not a sheen of guitar pick strumming below the pickups, nor did I find any buildup of any soft surface swirling. Any minute traces of surface swirling will be minimal to nonexistent.

The neck looks as clean as the body, with nothing to report there. The setup has a typical factory dialed in PRS setup that plays like butter. The stock electronics are working like they should. It has coil tap function. And the case is nice and clean as well, and it has no unpleasant smells.

So this one easily rates a 9.8/10 and grades as excellent. This is on the higher most side of what I see conditionally in a used guitar, a rating reserved for usually recently made case queen type guitars. This is one such specimen. This is one of the better looking and sounding CE specimens I have ever had my hands on. It's a nice opportunity if you're in the market for one.

As you know the CE is a bolt on model. It sounds like less of a departure from a well made set neck guitar than most bolt on's that i have heard. If you look at the neck joint it is actually set fairly deep into the guitar body, so it's more of a bolt in then a bolt on guitar. I find that it has the snap and clarity and "fast" tone that you get from a bolt on. But it has that same uninterrupted continuous sustain that characterizes a set neck guitar. A really good bolt on will have that. I have heard this in a Suhr Standard and a Kiesel Aries as well. Great bolt on builds don't lack in sustain.

The other thing going for this guitar is a solid maple neck shaft. Head to head this is going to have a brighter more aggressive tone then a mahogany neck. Maple necks are less common on PRS's, mostly just seen on the CE's. I think it's actually the best neck wood choice. It has excellent attack, sustain, and dynamics, and it is less prone to the minor warping that occurs to guitars from the weather changes from season to season. Maple is solid and durable.

Next up is the bridge. What you are going to hear from this is the sweet, harmonically rich overtones from the hardware. The CE-24 bridge to my knowledge is different than what is on the Core Custom line guitars. The difference is i would say the CE-24 tremolo system to my ear sounds a little warmer and subdued and smooth. Where as the brass equipped Custom 24 bridges sound sharper, and have more ping to them. Subjective on tone of course. Somehow to me the CE-24 hardware Sounds right. It just has a well balanced sweetness to it and it really performs well.

The pickups are top notch and a noteworthy characteristic about them that i have observed is the split coil tone sounds Better than what i am accustomed to from humbucker split tones. It sounds legit like a dedicated single pickup.

So this is a popular model and is perhaps the best value point in a PRS to get to the high end PRS experience. That was the original concept of the CE-24 was to offer a bridge between the entry level guitars and the high end core line. The look, tone and performance is comparable to the core line in my opinion.

Note that this listing may come down at anytime. I am a multi-platform seller and do sell locally as well in an effort to keep sales fluid. State sales tax will be charged on Reverb sales when applicable, so factor that in to your purchase.

I will immaculately pack it as well. I use quality shipping boxes, ample tape on all sides. And sufficient bubble wrap filler and bracing inside the box. And always Marked/denoted as fragile. I generally detune guitars 1/2 half step prior to shipment as well if needed.

Thank you for reading and considering!