PRS Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 Piezo 10-Top Guitar, Charcoal Cherry Burst, Flame Maple, Rosewood, Pattern Regular

A guitar like this really gets the musical ideas flowing. The tone is everything you'd expect from PRS, which means that this guitar doesn't sound quite like any other. The tone is dynamic and rich, and the piezo offers a shimmering acoustic sound that makes it hard to believe this is a solidbody. The pickups in this are based off of the original pickups that took guitar players by storm when Paul Reed Smith began pumping out guitars in Maryland in 1985. They are a nod to vintage sounds while keeping a bit more of a modern studio-like refinement to them. Sonically they allow you to get vintage sounds while still being able to comfortably navigate through some more modern, higher gain tones. They are crystal clear and have awesome punch and definition. Along with the piezo in this bad boy, you can really dial in a ton of very musical and very usable sounds.

The piezo adds a great deal of versatility to this Custom 24. Designed by LR Baggs for PRS, it sounds wonderful through an acoustic guitar amp or a PA system. Even going through a clean channel on an electric amp you can still get some of that acoustic vibe. Some of our favorite sounds with this guitar are achieved when using a combination of the magnetic and piezo pickups. For example, we love the way it sounds when the magnetic pickups are on at full volume and then you roll the piezo volume in about 30% so it's hardly even noticeable. It gives such a great chime and sparkle to notes. Being able to combine them and not just have it be all magnetic or all piezo pickups allows for some cool and unique sounds. This is an age-old recording trick used to fatten and punch up guitar tracks.

Along with sounding great and playing like an absolute dream, this one's a real looker too in a beautiful finish and a highly figured flame maple top.