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Tucked away in an upstairs corner of the PRS factory are racks filled with extraordinary tonewoods. Mahogany, maple, rosewood, ebony, swamp ash, korina ? you name it. This is the PRS Wood Library. It is from these premium tonewoods that Wood Library guitars like this one are built. This limited-edition PRS Wood Library Custom 24 Floyd features a stunning flamed maple top, a light but resonant swamp ash body, an ultra-stable torrefied figured maple neck, and a bold ziricote fingerboard. A workhorse model designed built for metal and heavy-gain players, this Custom 24 sports two powerful m/ humbucking pickups with a high-output ceramic design built by PRS in-house as well as a Floyd Rose tremolo system for dizzying bar action and big bends without going out of tune. The Custom 24’s incredible Pattern Thin neck is fast enough for ripping solos, but substantial enough to support rhythm playing and chords. Built for versatility without compromise, Sweetwater players who demand top-tier performance and extra frets on the fingerboard turn to the PRS Custom 24.





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Roaring m/ pickups





The PRS Custom 24’s two m/ humbucker pickups feature active ceramic internals for hot output with singing clarity, even amid hurricanes of distortion and gain. But m/ pickups are far from one-trick ponies. They can get quite nasty yet also pull off sparkling clean tones with the appropriate settings. What's more, it’s easy to dial-in big humbucker tones or creamy single-coil sounds in five different configurations using the onboard blade switch. These pickups are further sweetened by PRS’ Tuned Capacitance and Inductance (TCI) tuning process, which entails ear-tuned approval by Paul Reed Smith and his team before each pickup leaves the shop.





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Pattern Thin neck





PRS’ Pattern Thin neck is a multi-purpose neck that’s built for utility ? not compromise. The Pattern Thin neck is slim enough to bust out twisting solos and leads yet still substantive enough for chords and rhythm work. Plus, the Pattern Thin neck reduces the guitar’s overall weight for a lighter, more balanced instrument that’s a breeze to handle and play. Essentially, Pattern Thin is the perfect choice for players who find themselves doing a little bit of everything.





Classic swamp ash tone





As guitar manufacturers scramble to navigate supply chain issues, swamp ash ? one of the finest tonewoods known to humankind ? has become quite hard to come by. Thankfully PRS’ Wood Library’s vast stockpiles are still chock-full of swamp ash, which means classic guitar tones are still within your reach. Swamp ash grows only near the banks of the Mississippi River, the same central and southern heartlands that birthed the blues and rock ’n’ roll. Because its roots grow directly in water, it is the lightest species of ash available with incredible balance, resonance, and dynamic response.





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PRS Wood Library Custom 24 Floyd Electric Guitar Features:


Made in the USA in Maryland


Select flamed maple top


Swamp ash body


Smooth torrefied figured maple neck with a Pattern Thin profile


Speedy ziricote fingerboard with 24 frets and “J-bird” inlays


2 PRS m/ active ceramic pickups, TCI-tuned and designed for high-gain


2-knob layout with 5-way pickup selector


Floyd Rose tremolo


Premium satin finish