PRS SE Custom 24 Slate Blue

PRS SE Custom 24 Slate Blue: technical review

The PRS SE Custom 24 Slate Blue is a 24-fret electric guitar with a two-humbucker layout, a PRS-style tremolo, and a 25-inch scale. Its listed price is 848, and it has been available since February 2026. The specifications describe a familiar Custom 24 format, with a mahogany body, a maple top, and a maple neck. This review assesses the listed construction and features only. No customer reviews or independent measurements are available, so it makes no claims about feel, sound, tuning stability, or build quality in use.

Body, top, and finish

The body is mahogany, topped with an arched maple cap and a flamed maple veneer. The veneer supplies the figured appearance stated in the specifications, while the arched top gives the instrument its carved-top design. The Slate Blue finish is also described as transparent blue. Those descriptions establish the intended look, but do not specify the degree of figure, finish gloss, or variation between individual guitars.

Body binding outlines the body, adding a defined edge between the top and sides. The listed specifications do not state the binding material or color. Nickel hardware provides the stated metal finish for the hardware, though the source does not identify the individual components beyond the tuners and tremolo.

Neck and fingerboard

The neck is maple, paired with a rosewood fingerboard and PRS bird inlays. Its wide-thin profile is the only neck-shape description supplied. The name indicates the design category, but does not provide measured thickness, nut width, or shoulder dimensions. Players who make decisions based on detailed neck measurements should verify those figures with the seller or manufacturer.

The guitar has 24 frets and a 635 mm scale, equivalent to 25 inches. That scale length and fret count are central parts of the instrument's layout, but they do not establish fret size, fret material, fingerboard radius, or setup. None of those details appears in the available specifications. A hands-on assessment would be needed to determine fretwork and the way the neck feels during bends or extended playing.

Pickups and controls

The pickup system uses a pair of 85/15 S humbuckers, one in the treble position and one in the bass position. The specification identifies the models and positions, but provides no output measurements, wiring diagrams, or frequency-response data. As a result, the pickup names alone are not enough to make precise claims about tone or output level.

Controls consist of volume and tone, with a push-pull function listed for the controls, plus a three-way blade switch. The specifications do not clarify whether the push-pull function is attached to the tone control, what pickup operation it changes, or whether any additional switching combinations are available. Buyers interested in coil splitting or other specific sounds should confirm the control wiring before purchase rather than assume a particular function.

Tremolo and hardware

A PRS tremolo is included, described in the general specification as PRS-style. The guitar also has PRS-designed machine heads and nickel hardware. No details are provided about the tremolo's construction, bridge adjustment range, tuner ratio, or locking features. Stability and return-to-pitch performance cannot be established from the component names alone, and would require inspection and testing on the instrument itself.

Included accessories and buying considerations

The package includes a PRS SE gig bag. A hard case is not included. This distinction is useful when comparing the listed price with other instruments, particularly if a hard case is part of a buyer's requirements. The sales unit is one guitar. The item number is 636070.

On paper, the strongest points are a clearly specified combination of mahogany, an arched maple top with flamed veneer, a rosewood fingerboard, 24 frets, and two named humbuckers. The wide-thin neck profile, push-pull controls, and tremolo offer useful features to investigate, but the supplied data leaves practical questions unanswered. It does not state the exact push-pull behavior, key setup measurements, fret dimensions, or hardware details. Those omissions matter more to a careful purchase than assumptions based on the model name.

Verdict

The PRS SE Custom 24 Slate Blue has a detailed core specification and a gig bag in the package, but the available information supports a specification-based assessment, not a performance verdict. At the listed price of 848, buyers can compare its materials, pickup configuration, scale length, and included accessory with alternatives. Before ordering, confirm the control function and any measurements that affect fit or setup. Without a physical test or customer feedback, claims about its sound, comfort, tuning, or finish quality would be speculation.