PRS Custom 24-08 Purple Mist Inc Hardcase

The Custom 24 is the quintessential PRS guitar, the iconic instrument that started it all back in 1985. The Custom 24-08 keeps many of the foundational specs as the original Custom - maple top, mahogany back and neck, 24 frets, 25" scale length, the PRS patented Gen III tremolo - but adds a new level of versatility with its TCI pickups and intuitive switching system. Featuring two mini-toggle coil-tap switches, the Custom 24-08 has eight different pickup settings that provide an array of humbucking and single coil tones, including a dual single coil option. For classic PRS playability, reliability, and tone with ultimate flexibility, check out the Custom 24-08.

New for 2024

For 2024, PRS Guitars is updating the tuning machines on many of our Core guitars. While, aesthetically, our new Wing buttons are designed to echo the 12th fret bird wingspan design, they were first and foremost designed for tonal reasons all the way back in 1982. Because these buttons are lighter weight than their metal predecessors, they are subtracting less energy from the vibrating strings, thus helping the guitar ring longer and at a more musical note.

True Single-Coil Tone

The PRS Custom 24-08 features individual toggle switches for each pickup to switch between hum bucking and single coil tones. When humbuckers are coil split usually via a 5-way switch or push/pull knob the unused coil is technically still in the circuit. The mini-toggle allows the PRS humbucker to become an isolated single coil, which removes the unused coil entirely from the circuit. This method allows for a much better single coil sound.

TCI Pickups

TCI pickups are the next leap forward in guitar pickup technology, this stands for Tuned Capacitance and Inductance. This idea came about from Paul working with John Mayer on the development of his signature model. Due to this process PRS are now able to tune their pickups to target the specific inductance and capacitance that they want. This gives PRS full control over the voicing of each pickup and allows for much better consistency between each set.