1988 Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 Black Cherry

In 1985, luthier Paul Reed Smith started producing factory-made guitars, and over the next two decades, the cutting-edge, innovative PRS designs permanently changed the electric guitar industry. Initially introduced that first year, the Custom 24 is the definitive original PRS model.  Relative to guitars available from other builders in the '80s, the Custom 24 was unlike any production model on the market. It combined many intriguing high-end details into one extremely versatile, expressive guitar that covered a vast array of sounds and applications. The Custom 24 features a solid mahogany body with a Flame Maple top, a 24-fret set neck, an in-between 25" scale length (not long, not short), two humbucker pickups, Paul's innovative tremolo system, and a five-way rotary selector switch. When players first picked up a Custom 24, the 24-fret neck felt long, and its low-profile carve was fast and smooth. The unfettered access all the way up to the second octave just means more musical possi