Paul Reed Smith Guitars Custom 24 20th Anniversary

Custom 24 trem, 1 piece Mahogany body and neck with a MISSED MATCHED Maple cap. I can't understand why any one with half a brain would send out a top end axe that ain't book matched, but then again what do I know. Has HFS and vintage dbl coil pu's and a set neck complete with tonal dead spots in the upper register. Those PIA locking tuners were included as well as the noisey rotary switch.

wide thin neck/ jumbo frets...nice
Setup...pouh pouh. my 8 year old daughter could do better

I did like the finish it was a pacific type trans blue with tan back, neck and head stock. Very impressive, but my hand sticks to the neck finish. Thse mis-matched flame top, dead spots gave me indigestion, but it was still better that the fender and gibson counter parts on the store wall.

Sounds muddy or screechy at home in the quiet of my bedroom studio.
The inbetween sounds just did not cut it for my liking.
In the noisey guitar store it was quite nice as I was showing off all mt impressive old man guiter licks. But back at home it sucked, really sucked. for sure the dead spot up at the top was aweful

set up by a loser.
Book matched by a blind guy (no offence to any blind luthiers or the sight impared either.)
Finish on body looked nice I must conceede.
Nck finich was sticky and slow.

I see tons of people selling them on ebay and gbase. I must assume no-one wants them any more but they still work after years of no use because they actually suck but the owners wont admitt it.

I thought the CS guy (yes there's only 1)at PRS was un-informed never at his desk and snotty. period.

I exercised my 30 day return option and at least the guy at the Guitar Center took it back and refunded my money.
I also was able to dump my overweight single cut trem. I did like that guitar though.
I will stick with my tom anderson and my warmoth strat.