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Published on 07/01/11 at 11:14PRS has made a huge mega impact on the guitar world. They have built high quality guitars and have really been the first company to expand an in house boutique quality guitar and delivery it to the masses. These guitars are some of the most beautifully constructed guitars in the world. The have unique and colorful patterns in the wood and many burst options that just compliment the beauty of the exotic woods.
PRS also has its won guitar body style that has made them easily identified. They have a mix between a Fender Stratocaster and Ibanez/ Les Paul SG all in one to make their own unique looking shaped guitars.
UTILIZATION
Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
Color: Scarlet Smokeburst
Body: Mahogany back, carved flame maple top
Neck: Mahogany
24 frets
Pattern Regular neck carve
Abalone bird inlays
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Headstock: Color matches back and neck
Hardware: PRS Tremolo bridge, PRS low-mass locking tuners
Treble pickup: Uncovered 59/09 Treble humbucker
Bass pickup: Uncovered 59/09 Bass pickup
Pickup selector: 5-way blade
Controls: Volume and tone
Case: Hardshell case included
SOUNDS
One of my on going beefs with PRS guitars are they are very hit or miss. I have played too many of their guitars to count and many of them have been great and many of them have been very poor.
This guitar has a great tone and I have always felt that with every PRS guitars that I have played. They don't have the soul of a Gibson Les Paul but the tone is very good for a do all kind of guitar.
I have seen country players play a PRS and I have seen metal guys play them. So the tone has been able to shift throughout musical genres. The pickups are great as well. They are not super high gain but not a vintage humbucker either. They fit in the middle nicely which enables them to blend between music styles.
OVERALL OPINION
At new these guitars come in at around $2600. Not a bad price for a PRS but certainly not a cheap price either. If you like the smokeburst look which I am not really a fan of then you will probably look past anything negative about this guitar. However, I would recommend playing this before buying because like I said these guitars drift from good to bad and you never know which one you are going to get.
PRS also has its won guitar body style that has made them easily identified. They have a mix between a Fender Stratocaster and Ibanez/ Les Paul SG all in one to make their own unique looking shaped guitars.
UTILIZATION
Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
Color: Scarlet Smokeburst
Body: Mahogany back, carved flame maple top
Neck: Mahogany
24 frets
Pattern Regular neck carve
Abalone bird inlays
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Headstock: Color matches back and neck
Hardware: PRS Tremolo bridge, PRS low-mass locking tuners
Treble pickup: Uncovered 59/09 Treble humbucker
Bass pickup: Uncovered 59/09 Bass pickup
Pickup selector: 5-way blade
Controls: Volume and tone
Case: Hardshell case included
SOUNDS
One of my on going beefs with PRS guitars are they are very hit or miss. I have played too many of their guitars to count and many of them have been great and many of them have been very poor.
This guitar has a great tone and I have always felt that with every PRS guitars that I have played. They don't have the soul of a Gibson Les Paul but the tone is very good for a do all kind of guitar.
I have seen country players play a PRS and I have seen metal guys play them. So the tone has been able to shift throughout musical genres. The pickups are great as well. They are not super high gain but not a vintage humbucker either. They fit in the middle nicely which enables them to blend between music styles.
OVERALL OPINION
At new these guitars come in at around $2600. Not a bad price for a PRS but certainly not a cheap price either. If you like the smokeburst look which I am not really a fan of then you will probably look past anything negative about this guitar. However, I would recommend playing this before buying because like I said these guitars drift from good to bad and you never know which one you are going to get.