The PRS CE 24 Special Limited-Edition Electric Guitar in Black Amber is a highly sought-after instrument, blending PRS's renowned craftsmanship with unparalleled tonal versatility. This limited-run model, with only 1,500 units available worldwide for 2025, builds upon the celebrated CE bolt-on platform, supercharging it with a unique hum/single/hum (HSH) pickup configuration.
At its core, the CE 24 Special features a classic PRS tonewood combination: a carved maple top paired with a mahogany back. This pairing creates a rich, full-bodied tonal foundation, where the maple contributes snap and brightness, while the mahogany adds warmth and sustain. The solidbody construction enhances resonance and projection, ensuring every note rings with clarity. The sculpted violin top carve not only adds PRS's trademark visual elegance but also improves playing comfort, delivering a balanced, articulate sound ideal for both stage and studio.
True to the CE lineage, this guitar boasts a bolt-on maple neck, known for its snappy, percussive attack and enhanced resonance. The scarfed neck construction provides increased stability, while the smooth satin nitro finish ensures a non-sticky feel for effortless playability. The Pattern Thin carve is designed for fast, precise playing, making it perfect for technical leads and fluid chord work. A comfortable 25" scale length and a 10" radius rosewood fretboard with iconic "old-school" bird inlays strike the perfect balance between chording ease and soloing agility.
The heart of this guitar's immense tonal flexibility lies in its precision-crafted PRS pickups:
- PRS 85/15 humbuckers in the bridge and neck positions deliver extended high and low-end clarity, perfect for everything from glassy cleans to full-bore rock crunch.
- A PRS NS-01 single coil in the middle position provides bell-like cleans, shimmering rhythm tones, and bright lead textures.
This versatile HSH configuration is controlled by a five-way blade switch and a push/pull tone control for coil splitting, unlocking an expansive array of sounds suitable for shiny pop hooks, aggressive metal riffing, gritty blues, and pristine cleans.
Every detail of the CE 24 Special is engineered for performance and reliability:
- A PRS patented tremolo bridge allows for expressive pitch bends while maintaining exceptional tuning stability.
- PRS Phase III locking tuners with wing buttons ensure rock-solid tuning.
- Nickel hardware provides a sleek, professional aesthetic.
- A durable gloss nitrocellulose finish on the body protects the guitar while allowing the wood to breathe and resonate naturally.
Each CE 24 Special ships with a PRS premium gig bag, ensuring it's ready for travel from rehearsal to the stage. This limited-edition instrument embodies the spirit of versatility, pairing PRS's master craftsmanship with a modern, gig-ready feature set, built for a lifetime of playing.
