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PRS Core Series

USA-made flagship electric guitar series

PRS Guitars' flagship line, built in Stevensville, Maryland. Core models feature violin-carved figured-maple tops, one-piece mahogany necks and backs, signature bird inlays, Maryland-wound pickups, and all-nitrocellulose finishes. The Core Series is the benchmark line that defines the PRS brand and includes models such as the Custom 24, Custom 22, McCarty 594, and Hollowbody II.

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  • PRS Guitars

    PRS Guitars, founded by Paul Reed Smith in Maryland in 1985, is an American guitar manufacturer known for electric guitars that blend Fender and Gibson influences with figured-maple tops and proprietary hardware.

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  • PRS McCarty 594

    Electric guitar · United States

    Named for its 24.594-inch scale length, the McCarty 594 is a Core vintage-leaning model designed with Ted McCarty-era Gibson voicing in mind. It pairs a mahogany body and figured maple top with two PRS 58/15 LT (McCarty III) humbuckers, a two-piece bridge with brass saddles, and dual volume and push/pull tone controls for a warm, classic humbucker sound.

  • PRS Custom 24

    Electric guitar · United States

    The guitar that launched Paul Reed Smith in 1985 and remains the company's flagship, the Custom 24 features a carved figured-maple top on a mahogany body, 24 frets, and a versatile pickup-switching system. Its blend of Fender- and Gibson-like qualities, fine craftsmanship, and bird inlays define the PRS identity.

  • PRS Hollowbody II

    Electric guitar · United States

    A fully hollow, double-cutaway electric introduced in the late 1990s, the Hollowbody II uses a carved maple top and back with a mahogany center block-free hollow construction for an airy, acoustic-tinged voice. It carries two PRS humbuckers and is offered with an optional LR Baggs/PRS piezo system that adds amplified acoustic tones alongside the magnetic pickups.

  • PRS Custom 22

    Electric guitar · United States

    Introduced in 1993, the Custom 22 is the 22-fret counterpart to the Custom 24, trading two frets for a neck-pickup position closer to vintage humbucker placement. It shares the Core platform's figured maple top, mahogany body and neck, bird inlays, and PRS tremolo, delivering a warmer, more vocal voice prized for blues and rock.

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