Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 Review

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Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 has been rated by 284 musicians.

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Overall Rating 4.37

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Features 4.59

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Quality 4.35

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Reliability / Value 4.58

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Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 Specs

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  • Body Shape: VIP  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: Creme  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: Wide fat  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 10.00"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Bird inlays  
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  • Number of Frets: 24  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: PRS  
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  • Bridge: Tremolo  
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  • Hardware: Nickel  
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  • Fret Size: Large  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-way rotary  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • HFS bridge and Vintage Bass neck pickups

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

Custom 24 is a guitar made by Paul Reed Smith and it performs really well in its price range. Well graded by most musicians, Custom 24 seems to be a good choice. It will not let you down, and it's up to you to investigate further and see if it will inspire you in your playing.

Every now and then a new guitar is made and it becomes a best seller, and Paul Reed Smith's Custom 24 aims for that very title, as it offers some great features at a competitive price. Most musicians feel that Paul Reed Smith did a great job in achieving this, so you may be sure that this guitar has a lot to offer, should you choose it to be your guitar of choice.

Tone delivered by Paul Reed Smith's Custom 24 makes it a serious sounding instrument that gives Paul Reed Smith a lot of reasons to be proud of it. Somewhat limited when playing certain music styles doesn't mean that Custom 24 will make your tone to sound poor, quite the opposite, because Custom 24 provides rich and versatile tone that you'll be happy with.

Paul Reed Smith's Custom 24 deserves all the praise it can get for its fantastic looks, superb finish and great action. You will have no trouble adjusting the action to your needs, and quality hardware that's built into Custom 24 will not give you any trouble. Custom 24 is both reliable and durable. Only while playing it, you can discover Custom 24's hidden beauty.

Custom 24 is one of the finest in its class. Paul Reed Smith created a guitar that is both durable, and a guitar that performs well in studio, on stage and while rehearsing/practicing. Quality hardware and finish are a guarantee that this instrument will last long and serve you well, if you take the usual care for your instrument, as you should.