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In pictures: PRS SE Custom 24 7-String unboxed

By Michael Brown
( Total Guitar )
last updated 6 July 2020

Check out this magnificent seven from PRS

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In pictures: PRS SE Custom 24 7-String unboxed
Like other PRS SE instruments, the Custom 24 7-String comes in a padded gigbag in a lovely shade of red

In pictures: PRS SE Custom 24 7-String unboxed

For a company with so many heavy hitters in its endorsement roster, it’s surprising that the SE Custom 24 7-string guitar is the first mass-production seven-string in the PRS line-up

It’s been a long wait, but we’ve got our hands on one and it looks the business. Take a look at our unboxing shots and see what you think.

For the full review of the PRS SE Custom 24 7-String, check out Total Guitar issue 243, on sale 8 July.

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In pictures: PRS SE Custom 24 7-String unboxed
And there we have it: our model's in Vintage Sunburst, but you can get it in Royal Blue, too

In pictures: PRS SE Custom 24 7-String unboxed

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In pictures: PRS SE Custom 24 7-String unboxed
The PRS headstock returns, this time with seven tuners

In pictures: PRS SE Custom 24 7-String unboxed

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In pictures: PRS SE Custom 24 7-String unboxed
The 635mm (25-inch) scale length eases the transition for seven-string newcomers - those inlays look less and less bird-like as they near the end of the fingerboard, though

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In pictures: PRS SE Custom 24 7-String unboxed
PRS has stretched its SE HFS and SE Vintage Bass pickups to fit a seven-string, and both are coil-splittable for single-coil-esque tones

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Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com (opens in new tab), in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe (opens in new tab).

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