PRS Private Stock #7891 Custom 24 Malachite 1-Piece European Maple w/Figured Mahogany Neck & Ebony Fingerboard (2024)

FAQs

How can you tell how old a PRS guitar is? ›

The serial number of an acoustic is located on the label inside the sound hole of the guitar. All acoustic serial numbers begin with the letter "A", and are followed by the two digit year prefix. The remaining digits indicate the sequential number of acoustics built to date.

The Custom 24 is the quintessential PRS guitar. This iconic instrument was the first model that Paul Reed Smith brought to the public at PRS Guitars' first Winter NAMM show in 1985 and has been a top seller ever since.

PRS introduced a more affordable line of guitars in 2000 referred to as the "SE" which are manufactured in Korea by World Musical Instrument Co. Ltd.

PRS has built a wide array of dealers in the US, and International Distributors to make it easy to buy a PRS guitar at a location near you. As a guitar and amplifier manufacturer, we do not sell products directly to the retail market-meaning, we do not sell products directly to a customer.

It looks less pronounced as the PRS original (see below). Another telling detail is the control knobs. The fake has Fender-style skirted knobs with Volume and Tone written on them, while the real deal has no text labels on the knobs. Also, check out the jack input socket.

The serial number of a set-neck model is located on the back of the guitar's headstock. After the year prefix, the remaining digits indicate the sequential order of set neck models built.

All PRS Private Stock, Core and S2 guitars are made the United States. The SE line of guitars are made to our exact specifications by our partners overseas.

The PRS Core Guitars are produced in Stevensville, Maryland, USA, and the series includes the renowned PRS Custom 24, Custom 22, PRS McCarty, McCarty 594 series, The PRS Hollowbody guitars, 408, 509, as well as a range of signature models including the Santana, DGT ('Dave Grisson Tremolo'), and Mark Tremonti signature ...

PRS 85/15 Pickups.

All Private Stock, Core, S2, and Bolt-On instruments (including the Silver Sky, Fiore, CE and DW Signature models) are produced by our dedicated teams of craftspeople in our factory in Stevensville, MD.

What type of music are PRS Guitars good for? ›

If you want to play heavily downturned metal music, you can defiantly do that with a PRS guitar.

Meet the most affordable PRS in our lineup, the SE CE 24 Standard Satin. The CE family of guitars have been an essential part of PRS history since they were first introduced in 1988, and now in 2024 the SE CE 24 Standard Satin will become the most affordable CE yet - $499 USD at launch!

The first two digits of the number identify the year of manufacture, (10 for 2010, 11 for 2011, etc.). The following six digits are the unit identifier, although it should be noted that these final six numbers are not sequential and do not provide any other identification information about the instrument.

The serial number isn't in the headstock. It is a neck bolt on guitar, and the serial number is on the metalic piece that the screws are on...

What is a vintage guitar? While an antique is defined as an object over 100 years old, there's no strict chronological definition of what makes something vintage. Typically, though, guitars around 30 years old or older fall into that category, and even newer instruments will often be labeled as such by sellers.