PRS 40th Anniversary Custom 24 TE

PRS 40th Anniversary Custom 24 TE review

The PRS 40th Anniversary Custom 24 TE is a limited-edition, USA-made electric guitar built around the Custom 24 design. Its listed specifications combine a mahogany body and neck with a maple top, a ziricote fingerboard, two humbuckers, and a PRS-style tremolo. The finish is Tiger Eye, and production is limited to 200 instruments. These details define the instrument on paper, but they do not establish how an individual guitar sounds, feels, or performs. No customer reviews are available, so this assessment is based only on the supplied specifications.

Construction and materials

The body is mahogany, topped with artist-grade flamed maple. That pairing gives the guitar a figured maple top over a mahogany body, with the Tiger Eye color specified as the finish. The provided data does not state the top's thickness or construction method, so neither should be inferred. The neck is also mahogany, and the fretboard is listed as ziricote. The source uses inconsistent spellings for this wood, but the fingerboard specification identifies it as ziricote.

The neck has a Pattern Thin profile and a 635 mm scale, equivalent to 25 inches. It carries 24 frets and Old School Birds inlays with outlines. The scale, fret count, and neck profile are useful points of reference when comparing this guitar with other instruments, but they do not by themselves establish neck comfort or fret access. Those depend on the actual setup and the player's preferences.

A nitrocellulose lacquer finish and nickel hardware are also specified. The listing does not describe the finish's gloss level, its aging behavior, or the exact hardware components beyond their material. The Tiger Eye color and outlined bird inlays provide identifiable visual details without requiring assumptions about how they appear in person.

Pickups, controls, and tremolo

The electronics use a pair of PRS DMO humbuckers: a Treble pickup in the bridge position and a Bass pickup in the neck position. One volume control and one tone control provide the listed adjustment points. A five-way blade switch selects among the available pickup configurations. The specifications do not explain the switching combinations, coil behavior, or wiring, so the switch's exact tonal options cannot be confirmed from this information alone.

The bridge is a PRS Gen III tremolo, matching the general PRS-style tremolo description in the summary specifications. Locking PRS Phase III tuners with Wing Buttons are fitted at the headstock. These are identifiable hardware choices, but the supplied details do not include tuning tests, tremolo stability results, or setup measurements. Those aspects require examination and use of the actual instrument.

Anniversary edition and included items

The model is identified as a 40th Anniversary Custom 24 TE and as a limited edition, with a stated run of 200. It has been available since December 2024. The item number is 603570. The package includes a PRS ATA D1 case and a 40th Anniversary certificate. Although the general listing fields say that a case is included and a bag is not, the more specific package details name the case and certificate.

The supplied price is 6599, but no currency is specified. It is therefore not possible to make a reliable price comparison or describe the cost in a particular market. The instrument is listed as one piece per sales unit.

Technical assessment

On specifications, this is a feature-rich Custom 24 with a defined anniversary identity: a figured maple top, mahogany body and neck, ziricote fingerboard, two model-specific humbuckers, a five-way selector, and a PRS tremolo. Its limited production run and included anniversary certificate distinguish the edition from a standard specification sheet. The USA origin, nitrocellulose lacquer, locking tuners, and fitted case are also explicitly listed features.

There is not enough evidence here to judge its sound, build consistency, setup quality, weight, acoustic response, or long-term reliability. No measurements for those areas and no owner feedback were provided. Buyers evaluating one should confirm the instrument's condition, setup, and local price with the seller, and should verify the available switching functions if those are important to their playing. Based on the supplied data alone, the PRS 40th Anniversary Custom 24 TE is best described as a limited-run Custom 24 whose appeal rests on its specified materials, electronics, anniversary details, and included case.