PRS Custom 24 Cobalt Smokeburst

Essential Information About the PRS Custom 24 Cobalt Smokeburst Guitar

• Iconic PRS Model: The Custom 24 is the brand's historic reference, designed for versatility and performance.


• PRS DMO Pickups: An "open" and vocal tone, with a balanced response across the entire spectrum (bass, mids, treble).


• Patented PRS Gen III Tremolo: Expressiveness, tuning stability, and precision for both modern and classic playing styles.


• PRS Comfort: Set neck with Thin profile, 24 frets, and optimized access to the high notes for solos.

A 2025 Custom 24: PRS DNA, Refined for Stage and Studio

First introduced to the public at the Winter NAMM show in 1985, the Custom 24 is the quintessential PRS guitar. This 2025 version continues that legacy with high-end craftsmanship and a decidedly versatile approach: carved maple top in Violin style, mahogany body, and modern electronics centered around DMO pickups and a 5-position selector switch. The result: a guitar designed to cover a wide repertoire without losing the PRS character, both precise, musical, and expressive.

For Which Guitarists and Styles?

The PRS Custom 24 Cobalt Smokeburst is aimed at intermediate to expert guitarists seeking a USA electric guitar capable of handling various contexts: rehearsals, touring, studio, sessions. Thanks to its 24 frets, Thin profile neck, and tremolo system, it excels in rock, pop, fusion, prog, funk, modern blues, and melodic metal. The 5-position selector allows quick shifts from powerful, dense tones to clearer, more articulate sounds, ideal for tight rhythms or arpeggios.

Sound

The acoustic balance of the craftsmanship is at the heart of the sound: the mahogany body provides warmth, thickness, and sustain, while the carved maple top enhances attack, definition, and clarity in the mid-high frequencies. The PRS DMO (Dynamic, Musical, Open) pickups add a very "open" character, with a vocal quality and excellent clarity, useful both for saturated tones (punch, harmonics, dynamics) and clean sounds (detail, balance, presence). The volume/tone controls and the 5-position selector make the Custom 24 particularly agile, capable of moving from singing leads to sharper or rounder tones without complication.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To stay as close as possible to the original setup, favor a set of 10-46 gauge electric strings, identical to the factory-installed gauge.

Technical specifications

Type	solidbody electric guitar	Headstock	Signature logo
Body	mahogany	Hardware	nickel
Top	carved maple Violin style	Bridge	patented PRS Gen III vibrato
Finish	Cobalt Smokeburst	Tuners	PRS Phase III locking with "Wing" buttons
Construction	set neck	Bridge pickup	PRS DMO
Neck	one-piece mahogany	Neck pickup	PRS DMO
Fingerboard	rosewood	Controls	1 volume, 1 tone
Profile	Thin	Selector	5 positions
Frets	24	Year	2025 model
Scale length	25" / 635 mm	Made in	USA
Radius	10" / 254 mm	Strings	10-46 gauge
Inlays	"Birds"	Included	case