The One That Started It All. 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. Played by internationally touring artists, gigging musicians, and aspiring players, the Custom 24 features PRS’s patented Gen III tremolo system and PRS 85/15 pickups with volume and tone controls and a 5-way blade switch. 85/15 pickups were personally designed by Paul Reed Smith to offer remarkable clarity and extended high and low end.

The Custom 24 is the original PRS. Since its introduction, it has offered a unique tonal option for serious players and defined PRS tone and playability.

For 2020, PRS has updated this model with TCI-tuned pickups and nitro over celluose (CAB) finish.

• Top Wood Carved Figured Maple

• Back Wood Mahogany

• Number of Frets 24

• Scale Length 25"

• Neck Wood Mahogany

• Neck Shape Pattern Regular or Pattern Thin

• Neck Depth At The Nut

• Pattern Regular 27/32" Pattern Thin 26/32"

• Width of Fretboard at the Body

• Pattern Regular 2 1/4" Pattern Thin 2 1/4"

• Width of Fretboard at the Nut

• Pattern Regular 1 21/32" Pattern Thin 1 11/16"

• Fretboard Wood Rosewood

• Fretboard Inlay Birds

• Bridge PRS Patented Tremolo, Gen III

• Tuners PRS Phase III Locking

• Hardware Type Nickel

• Treble Pickup 85/15

• Bass Pickup 85/15

• Controls Volume and Tone Control with 5-Way Blade Switch

• 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

• Strings 10's

• Weight: 3.51 kg, 7.74 lbs