Finish should enhance the look, sound, and feel of a guitar by accentuating the wood’s inherent beauty and feel without hindering its natural resonance. And PRS Guitars’ new “V12” finish does just that. Introduced at Experience PRS 2010, “V12” is a very thin, hard, and clear finish that will not crack or react with thinners. After roughly 12 years in development, it is halfway between acrylic and nitro but with a classic feel all its own. “PRS models with this new finish feel like old instruments,” said Paul Reed Smith.
Neck shapes have always been a high priority for PRS and a hallmark of our quality. A guitar should feel comfortable, like “home,” as soon as you pick it up, and the neck is paramount to that connection. The “Pattern Thin” neck is an updated version of PRS’s traditional Wide Thin neck. This new neck shape reflects modern tooling and programming that allows us to even more precisely shape and consistently reproduce our necks.
Studio Model Specs
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Body |
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Top Wood |
Carved Figured Maple |
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Back Wood |
Mahogany |
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Finish |
V12 |
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Neck |
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Number of Frets |
22 |
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Scale Length |
25" |
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Neck Wood |
Mahogany |
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Fretboard Wood |
Rosewood |
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Neck Shape |
Pattern Thin |
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Fretboard Inlays |
Birds |
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Hardware/Electronics |
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Bridge |
PRS Tremolo |
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Tuners |
PRS Phase III Locking Tuners |
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Truss Rod Cover |
"Studio" |
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Hardware Type |
Nickel |
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Treble Pickup |
57/08 Treble |
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Middle Pickup |
PRS Narrowfield® |
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Bass Pickup |
PRS Narrowfield® |
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Pickup Switching |
Volume and Push/Pull Tone Control with 5-Way Blade Pickup Selector |
