PRS SE Custom 24
Rating: 4.5 / 5
The best all-round step-up guitar. PRS build quality, versatile humbuckers with coil-splitting, and that gorgeous flamed-maple look for well under a grand.
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Pros
- Hugely versatile (coil-split humbuckers)
- Premium build and looks
- Comfortable, fast neck
- Excellent resale value
Cons
- Not the cheapest step-up
- Some prefer a single-coil voice
- Wide-thin neck divides opinion
Versatile, classy, brilliant value
The SE Custom 24 brings the core PRS design — a 24-fret neck, a stunning flamed-maple top, and a pair of versatile humbuckers with coil-splitting — to a mid price. It covers an enormous tonal range, from singing leads to sparkly split-coil cleans, and the playability and finish quality feel well above the price.
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If you want one do-everything guitar that looks and plays like a much more expensive instrument, this is the obvious choice for an intermediate player.