Wednesday, October 26, 2011

PRS Custom 24: The Central Brand Product of Top-End Quality Electric Guitars

By Erik Robel


The Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 guitar is the most admirable guitar model PRS has ever made. It is also the guitar that Paul Smith displayed in the first exhibition he attended in 1985. It is the foremost creation of the PRS guitar line. PRS Custom 24 indicates that the guitar consists of 24 frets. The PRS Custom 24 has several relevant features. The guitar's body is made of carved maple, figured maple on the topwood and made of mahogany on the backwood. The 24 fret neck is done on a 25 inch scale length. The neck is made of mahogany but the fretboard is made of rosewood. It also has the unique bird inlays. The hardware has the distinctive PRS tremolo bridge and also the low mass locking tuners. The bridge pickup it has connected is their trademark HFS humbucker, while the neck pickup mounted is the Vintage Bass pickup, which is also one of PRS' own designs. It has the usual volume and tone knobs and a 5 way rotary pickup selector instead of the blade type. The guitar also comes with gold hardware and not the typical chrome ones. Additionally, there are other preferences that you can go with. With a Custom 24, like the other top of the line guitars, as an alternative to the carved figured maple, you can select a flame or quilted maple or 10-top of either. There is also a different choice for the neck in the East Indian Rosewood variety, and all of the PRS Custom 24 guitars come in a set neck style.

Numerous people say that it has a tremendously steep price tag, but they also say that it is well worth the money spent. The features of the Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 will make you drool, even more once you've listened to the sound this piece of art creates. Nearly every guitar player who owns a PRS Custom 24 says that the sound that this guitar produces is incredible. The combination of the HFS pickup on the bridge position and the Vintage Bass pickup on the neck prove to be an impressive one. It has a fat and warm tone that is especially geared for classic rock, blues and modern rock music. The most impressive part regarding this guitar is it has a 5 way pickup selector, so you can find the sound you want with ease. If you want that high-quality Strat sound, you just have to select the single coil settings and it will generate Strat like overtones. If you yearn for the humbucker sound that a Les Paul makes, you can just select the humbucker settings and it's as easy as that, you've got a guitar that sounds accurately comparable to a Les Paul and even some guitarists would say it's a great deal better. Several guitarists also say that the sound that this guitar makes, whether clean or distorted is incredible, mostly when it's plugged in to a tube amp. Countless people moreover say that the Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 generates an AC/DCish sound to it when set in an exact setting. But characteristically, the general remark of people who use this guitar is that the number of sounds that this guitar can produce is infinite.

Regarding the action of the custom 24, most people will only say one thing and that is "perfect". This is because the action of this guitar really is perfect, right out of the box. The strings are setup just right, not too high and not too low and they are also spaced perfectly to avoid pick hitting them. The neck is wide and thin which provides for a smooth like butter action. This is one of a few guitars that is already perfectly setup right out of the box. You can't see any flaws in a PRS Custom 24, in fact, that is the most common comment of any brand new owner of a custom 24 guitar. Most owners don't have to adjust the factory settings of the guitar even after years of use. The finish of the guitar is also something else, especially when you get the flamed 10-top version. It is so breathtaking that you'd think you were looking at a beautiful landscape. When you first take it out of the case, you will see the testament of PRS' attention to detail and perfection. Everything is perfect, from the paint to the fit.

The Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 is not only gorgeous to look at, but it is also very robust and dependable. The hardware is high quality, and will not crack or break for an awfully long time. The premium strap buttons are oversized, which gives somewhat of a lock for the strap. The locking tuners are sturdy and hardly ever get broken; actually they never do, save of course you purposely smash them. The finish seems like it will last a lifetime because it has a clear coat binding to shield it. It is very sturdy and dependable even through a yeas worth of gigs, so much so you would probably not require a backup guitar. Technological and mechanical malfunctions on this guitar are extremely rare. This just demonstrates that the superiority of this guitar is in a class of its own.

The feeling that guitar fans get from this guitar is that it actually looks lavish. Don't get me wrong, they are quite expensive, but with all things considered, the PRS Custom 24s are certainly worth more than the price tag of ordinary guitars. Owners of Custom 24s usually say is that it is well worth the piles of cash that they spent. Their justifications are generally that they bought this guitar because they have been dreaming of this guitar for so long. From the bird inlays to the locking tuners, to the HFS and Vintage pickups, to the wide-thin neck, it is all the things they've always searched for in a guitar. The aesthetics is just a plus. Some holders say that if this guitar was stolen by someone, they would chase that ill-fated soul, and punish them cruelly and viciously, taking into consideration how much they paid to get that guitar. For the most part, PRS Custom 24 owners are by and large in to classic rock. They observed that the custom 24 is the most suitable axe for classic rockers. Primarily because this guitar is tonally diverse, it is best apt for classic rock guitar playing since it makes a fat and warm tone. Paired with an excellent distortion pedal, this guitar will do astounding things. For a guitar like the Custom 24, the only drawback, in truth, is the cost. Because this guitar is always made of high quality parts, it does boost the price rather skywards. This is the lone rationale why there is apprehension for people to buy this guitar; otherwise if this guitar was moderately priced, I don't think there would be any custom 24s left on the market. Ignoring the price tag, this guitar is totally a requisite for any avid guitar fan. It has the all the things that you need from a guitar; good looks, superiority, flexibility and stature, just to name a few. It is a PRS work of art, their masterpiece.




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