This Gorgeous Custom 24 is in a very special color called Solana Sunset, and features a beautiful 10 Top in Flame Maple, with Pattern Regular Neck Profile.
The Custom 24 is the original PRSƒ??the guitar Paul Reed Smith took to his first tradeshow in 1985. A perennial favorite with musicians, this model features a V12 finish, Pattern Regular mahogany neck, 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 Smithƒ??s quest to continually tweak and refine the companyƒ??s instruments in subtle ways with the goal of culminating in a more musical instrument always in mind.
ƒ??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.ƒ? - Paul Reed Smith.
Neck shapes have always been a high priority for PRS and a hallmark of their quality. A guitar should feel comfortable, like ƒ??home,ƒ? as soon as you pick it up, and the neck is paramount to that connection. The new ƒ??Pattern Regularƒ? neck shape is similar to the traditional PRS regular neck found on guitars made in the late 80ƒ??s at PRSƒ??s former Virginia Avenue location. This new neck shape reflects modern tooling and programming that allows PRS to even more precisely shape and consistently reproduce their necks.
Finish should enhance the look, sound, and feel of a guitar by accentuating the woodƒ??s inherent beauty and feel without hindering its natural resonance. And PRS Guitarsƒ?? new ƒ??V12ƒ? finish does just that. Introduced at Experience PRS 2010, ƒ??V12ƒ? is a very thin, hard, and clear finish that will not crack or react with thinners. After roughly 12 years in development, it is halfway between acrylic and nitro but with a classic feel all its own. ƒ??PRS models with this new finish feel like old instruments,ƒ? said Paul Reed Smith.
Serial Number: 12 183689 Color: Solana Sunset Top Wood: Carved Figured Maple 10 Top Back Wood: Mahogany Finish: V12 Number of Frets: 24 Scale Length: 25" Neck Wood: Mahogany Fretboard Wood: Rosewood Neck Shape: Pattern Regular Fretboard Inlays: Birds Bridge: PRS Tremolo Tuners: PRS Phase III 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 Redesigned 5-Way Blade Switch
