PRS S2 Custom 24, USA PRS for under £800 - WITHDRAWN
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adamg67 · February 6, 2022

2014 PRS S2 Custom 24 in Elephant Grey - Now ~~£795~~ Sold Elsewhere

This is a USA made S2 custom 24, the S2 series are definitely *not* to be confused with the Korean PRS SE range, they are made in the same factory in the US as the "core" PRS guitars and the same QC. They are really PRS looking to lower the price tag without lowering the quality. The main difference between the S2 and the core is the obvious body profile which is flat instead of carved, and the way that the cavity covers are not inset the back, plus a few other minor things.

It has a set neck, the gold "Paul Reed Smith" signature, PRS Locking Tuners, PRS trem. The current model has 85/15 "S" pickups, I'm not sure if that's what this has but whatever they are, they are really good. It sounds great for everything I've used it for, which is mainly from slightly dirty bluesy stuff up to faily hard rock, but I'm sure it will do a lot more than that.

One other slight difference from the core custom 24 is the single volume / tone, it has a 3 way selector and the volume knob is push/pull for a coil tap which gives a really nice single coil sound. As with nearly all PRS's it's 25" scale.

This is a really good way to get the playability and tone of full fat Paul Reed Smith without the eye watering price tag. I always preferred the way it looks as well, a bit more understated than a coloured "ten top".

It does have a few signs of use, not too many and nothing serious, a small dink in the head, a very minor mark on the front and then most of the other dings are in the back, mainly at the bottom end - I've tried to show them in the pics. I quite liked this as well as it made me a bit more relaxed in case I ever added another one (I managed not to). The frets are just showing signs of wear but it doesn't affect how it plays and there's loads of fret if it ever needs a quick dress.

It's pretty hard to find something this good at this price, for playability and tone it will beat guitars which are several times more money. I've had to build a guitar (from some carefully chosen bits) to get something good enough to replace it and it's still only as good, not any better.

It comes with a PRS gig bag, I do have a case but I'm planning to sell that separately as it's one of the premium SKB waterproof ones which are in demand for PRS's costing several grand but maybe overkill for this one.

Now ~~£795~~ Withdrawn - sold elsewhere