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Guitars > Electric Guitars > Solid Body Guitars > Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Quilted Maple 10-Top, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and Two Humbucking Pickups - Tortoise Shell »CLICK TO ENLARGE   ItemID: Custom22TS   Retail Price: $5,030.00 SAVE $1,508.03 (30%) WHEN YOU BUY TODAY! SALE PRICE: $3,521.97 Add the Custom 22 to Your Wishlist Worth Waiting For! Paul Reed Smith has informed us that this item has an unusually long shipping delay. Be assured we'll get it as quick or quicker than anyone else. Call your Sales Engineer, who can give you the most up-to-date details and possibly offer you alternatives that would ship sooner. We have a great relationship with Paul Reed Smith and we'll receive this item as soon or sooner than anyone else in the country. We have the best service team in the industry, and free tech support for everything we sell. Call now. We promise you'll have it soon. 11 other models available: Black Cherry QT w/Birds  -  $2709.97 Dark Cherry Sunburst  -  $2709.97 Ruby Quilt w/Birds  -  $2709.97 Scarlet Red Quilt Stoptail  -  $2709.97 Tobacco Sunburst QT  -  $2709.97 Emerald Green FT w/Birds, GH  -  $3017.97 Emerald Green  -  $3213.97 Royal Blue 10T w/Birds  -  $3213.97 Amber Quilt 10-Top  -  $3521.97 Emerald Green FT w/Birds, GH  -  $3521.97 Tortoise Quilt 10-Top  -  $3521.97     Payments as low as $106/ mo. Customers also bought...   On-Stage Stands Classic Guitar Stand Classic Guitar Fret Rest $12.97     Korg GA-30 Standard Tuner $14.99     On-Stage Stands A-Frame Guitar Stand A-Frame Guitar Stand $22.97   View More Suggestions

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Beautiful PRS Tone! The Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 shares the distinction (with the Custom 24) of being among the first guitars crafted by Paul Reed Smith. The success of the Custom 22 gives it an esteemed place in the expanding PRS lineup, and this version is a beautiful, playable instrument that sounds at least as good as it looks. It features a breathtaking quilt maple 10-top paired with a solid Mahogany body, 22-fret mahogany neck with a comfortable wide-thin carve, and a rosewood fretboard with abalone bird inlays. Premium Dragon II pickups with covers give the Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 great tone. Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 at a Glance: Mahogany back, carved quilt maple 10-top What is a 10-Top? 22-fret mahogany neck with wide-thin carve and abalone bird inlays Rosewood fretboard Dragon II pickups with covers Superbly finished using the finest stains The Custom 22 woods The Custom 22 features a solid mahogany back and a carved quilt maple 10-top, a combination that results in both tremendous tone and a look that's guaranteed to turn heads. Every single piece of wood that goes into a PRS Guitar is painstakingly chosen and carefully handled. An experienced PRS craftsman checks each piece for flaws, strength and stability. What is a 10-Top? A very small percentage of the maple trees cut in North America are actually figured. To make "10-Top" status, a PRS top must have clearly defined figure across its entire top. A guitar designated as a 10-Top will have a small "10" written on the back of the headstock in the upper right corner. Some of PRS's earlier guitars have the "10" stamped into the finish in the same position. Legendary Dragon II pickups! The PRS Dragon II pickups come standard on the Custom 22. These are the same pickups used on the company's $10,000+ Dragon series guitars. Hundreds of hours of tweaking have resulted in a pickup with McCarty-like tones and a little more output to cover more styles, plus vintage-style nickel covers. The Dragon II pickups are built in-house to Paul's exacting specifications. Years of work and research have been spent on the important details such as focusing on the highs so they sing instead of shriek, or contouring the bass tone so it's punchy, not boomy. The PRS Custom 22 comes with volume and tone controls along with a 5-way rotary selector switch that allows you to switch from a screaming lead to a glossy "out-of-phase" rhythm tone with the simple turn of a dial. Gorgeous finish Utilizing the most advanced finishing technology, PRS has developed fat, ultra-high gloss finishes and rich stains that exquisitely highlight the color and grain of the woods while retaining the fast, smooth feel of vintage lacquer. Because color is an important component in any guitar's appearance, PRS dyes are specially blended to look their very best under stage lights, shining with such luster and brilliance that the guitar truly looks every bit as good as it sounds. Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 Features: Tortoise Shell Body: Mahogany back, carved quilt maple 10-Top Neck: Mahogany. 22 frets. Wide-thin neck carve Abalone bird inlays Fingerboard: Rosewood Headstock: Color matches back and neck Hardware: Tremolo Tailpiece, 14 to 1, low mass locking tuners Dragon II pickups with nickel covers 5-way rotary pickup selector Volume and tone control Includes deluxe hardshell case The Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 is a beautiful guitar that plays as great as it looks! More Solid Body Guitars from Paul Reed Smith: · Paul Reed Smith SE Paul Allender Model · Paul Reed Smith SE Custom · Paul Reed Smith SE Singlecut · Paul Reed Smith SE Singlecut · Paul Reed Smith Mira · Paul Reed Smith SE One · Paul Reed Smith SE Custom · Paul Reed Smith SE Singlecut Trem · Paul Reed Smith SE Custom · Paul Reed Smith DGT View All Products from Paul Reed Smith  Tell a Friend About the Custom 22!  Print This Page See Also:  Solid Bodies

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