PRS Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 10-Top Guitar, Faded Blue Wrap Burst, Pattern Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, Flame Maple

Music Store Live is proud to offer up this Custom 22 from Paul Reed Smith with an absolutely stunningly beautiful and highly figured flame maple top. PRS regularly outdoes themselves in terms of quality, consistency, and tone.

The straightforward Custom 22 is a dynamic and lively instrument with everything you need for great sound and nothing that'll slow you down. Hot, reactive, and harmonically rich, the pickups on this guitar respond well through high-gain and clean settings. You'll have a tough time finding a guitar that feels better than this - it plays exceptionally well even by PRS standards. Bends are effortless and the neck is super comfortable and fast. With the diversity of sounds you can get out of this thing, it can cut any gig in the world, period.

The PRS 85/15 pickups sound clear, precise, and articulate - whether you are going for a clean tone or something overdriven with some more grit. They are modeled after the original pickups that Paul put in his guitars back in 1985 when they opened up shop in Maryland. These are basically a more refined version of the pickups that started it all for PRS and put Mr. Smith and his guitars on the map. They're the pickups that Santana fell in love with and... well... the rest is history.

Aside from the obvious difference of having 2 fewer frets than the Custom 24, one of the big tonal differences comes in having that neck pickup directly underneath the natural third harmonic (with 22 frets) in the string's vibration pattern. That provides for more richness and more harmonic content being picked up in the neck pup for a warmer, smoother, and creamier tone. This Custom 22 is for the player who wants to inspire and be inspired every time they pick up their guitar.

The Custom 22 is a classic workhorse with all the tones you’ve come to expect from your PRS with a distinctive, warm midrange and clarity thanks, in part, to its 85/15 treble and bass pickups. These pickups are wired for our 5-way blade switch, which offers a dual humbucker option (see switching positions below). The Custom 22 also features a PRS patented trem and your choice of a Pattern or Pattern Thin mahogany neck.

Pickup Switching Positions

Position One: Bridge humbucker
Position Two: Bridge humbucker with neck single-coil, in parallel
Position Three: Bridge and neck humbuckers
Position Four: Neck single-coil with bridge single-coil, in parallel
Position Five: Neck humbucker

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.

Music Store Live is one of PRS's top independent dealers and is one of only a select few PRS Signature Dealers. If you still haven't found what you're looking for, we are more than happy to help you custom order your next Paul Reed Smith instrument. Our PRS experts can help guide you in purchasing a new SE, S2, CORE, Artist Package, or even your very own Private Stock guitar or bass. Message us for details!