Lets see those PRS's

[acwild]

I usually don’t keep guitars for more than a few years. This is one that I know I would regret selling.

 

[emw1sns]

My DTG 25th Anniversary, photos by World Guitars:

 

[jeffgoobs]

 

[Bladester]

2010 25th Anniversary SC 245 Sapphire Smokeburst

2002 CE Scarlett Red

 

[jeffgoobs]

1987 pre-production Paul Reed Smith CE24

In 1987, Paul Reed Smith built a limited number of market test guitars at the Annapolis, MD facility, to gauge how marketable a bolt-on neck PRS guitar might be. I assume they sold well because the CE24 followed very soon after. This one is serial number 87. I bought it new at a friends music store in Northern Virginia within hours of its arrival, and I've been playing it ever since.

There's a brief mention of these guitars in a 'History of Paul reed Smith Guitars' book that I have, but not a lot of information was provided. A call to PRS in the mid-2000's didn't yield much more. Records pertaining to them were lost in a fire at the Annapolis facility long ago.

Ah, I know those guitars. They were the "Classic Electric" precursors to the CE line. There was a Guitar World article on them a few years ago: guitarworld dot com/features/prs-classic-electric

Love the old CEs. My '94 CE24 was my first electric, and it's still my most played guitar:

 

[Hellbat]

My 594 DC

 

[Ian Minogue-Corps]

Just the 2 PRS's these days
Modern Eagle 1 with Rosewood neck and a Wood Library DGT

 

[Geordielad]

Picked this 2019 beauty up today, really impressed with the quality and tones, lovely low action and well set up

 

[Moondog Wily]

I have already posted these 3 PRSi, but here are some shots/details regarding upgrades I have done over the past 3 years!

Custom tuner buttons and TRC on L and C, R is stock


Ebony knobs on L and C, Ebony pup rings on L, gold/green sparkle knobs on R


Custom cover plates
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[SweetPete]

I have already posted these 3 PRSi, but here are some shots/details regarding upgrades I have done over the past 3 years!

Custom tuner buttons and TRC on L and C, R is stock
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Ebony knobs on L and C, Ebony pup rings on L, gold/green sparkle knobs on R
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Custom cover plates
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Stunning guitars. Where did you get the custom tuner knobs and plates?

 

[Moondog Wily]

Stunning guitars. Where did you get the custom tuner knobs and plates?

Vol/tone knobs and pup rings came from Crazy Parts in Germany. The tuner knobs, trc's and back plates came from a member at the PRS Forum name docteurseb (that is not a typo - correct username) who custom stained them for me. We did have to do a second round on the green ones, but he nailed it the second time. Blue ones he got right on first try (without guitars in his hands, pix only). I am not sure if he is still doing this stuff (he did these for me in 2021) but if you go to the PRS forum, you can contact him there. His most recent post on that forum was from Jun '23, but it appears he is still a member. I think I recall him giving a like on some post earlier this year, but I can not be certain of that.

Thanks for the kind words on my little pretties ;~)) "From my cold dead hands" is the best I can say about them!!!

 

[mbroadster]

Edited: Some shots of them in action - love the CE24s

 

[stephanfm3]

here's mine

 

[Ian Minogue-Corps]

My Wood Library DGT in all its glory

 

[Hellbat]

here's mine
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Wonder Woman sig! Congrats!

 

[HaPe57]

here's mine
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I know this one - it is the air guitar model - unfortunately discontinued

 

[Budda]

Haha @Ian Minogue-Corps ”just the two” like they arent top tier

 

[Ian Minogue-Corps]

As they say, Go Big or Go Home

 

[HaPe57]

Wow, many great beauties out there. Let me share my small family:


Left: In 2010 I stopped smoking – this was my reward, Custom 24 10 top



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Right: In 2017 I bought this gift for my 60th birthday, P245 with piezo 10 top



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Middle: My little queen, Private Stock Special Semi-Hollow