PRS Studio Electric Guitar 10-Top

A Modern 3-pickup Solidbody from PRS
The PRS Studio takes the concept of the modern 3-pickup electric guitar to a new level of tonal mastery. Equipped with PRS’s proprietary Narrowfield pickups in the neck and middle positions and a 58/15 bridge pickup, the PRS Studio offers chimey single-coil sounds, vintage scooped tones, and the awesome power of a screaming bridge humbucker — all in one sleek solidbody guitar with a gorgeous figured maple 10-Top. A push-pull Tone control and 5-way blade switch give you instant control over the the Studio’s formidable tone arsenal, delivering seven different combinations that will cover any genre, from classic rock to edgy fusion. And of course, being a PRS, playability is flawless. If you’re looking for one guitar that will do it all, Sweetwater recommends giving the PRS Studio a serious audition.


A sonic arsenal under your command
The PRS Studio is all about tonal dexterity, thanks to its complement of proprietary PRS pickups and versatile switching scheme. PRS’s Narrowfield, deployed in the neck and middle positions of the Studio, is a remarkable pickup that delivers the best characteristics of a humbucker, a P-90, a traditional single-coil, and a mini humbucker. Technically, the Narrowfield’s dual coils classify it as a humbucking design, while its svelte form factor is reminiscent of a mini humbucker (with which, perhaps not surprisingly, it shares certain tonal characteristics). Mini humbuckers — especially in the neck position — have long been prized for their ability to maintain clarity in overdrive conditions while bucking the hum.
Stationed at the bridge is a 58/15, which produces a rich, organic vintage tone — the warm and clear sonic elixir that propelled this pickup to the top of many guitarists’ favorite PAF-style humbucker lists. The 58/15 is incredibly versatile and cleans up nicely when you roll back your guitar’s volume control. Cranked through a good tube amp, the 58/15 can produce raging overdrive with fat, snarling tone that nevertheless maintains crystalline note separation within chords.
The Studio is equipped with a push-pull Tone control that splits the pickup coils for sparkly single-coil tones, while a 5-way pickup selector switch serves up spanky reverse-polarity tones in positions 2 and 4. The immense flexibility of the Studio’s unique pickup and switching arrangement gives you an instrument that can serve up any electric guitar sound you could ever need for a live gig or studio session.




Pattern profile neck for optimized playability
The PRS Studio is spec’d with PRS’s Pattern profile neck. A hallmark of PRS quality, neck shapes are, of course, critical to your playing experience. Perfected after years of prototyping, the Pattern neck is an updated Wide Fat PRS neck style based on neck shapes Paul Reed Smith designed in the 1970s and ’80s for Carlos Santana, Peter Frampton, and Howard Leese of Heart. Fast and comfortable, the Pattern profile always feels just right. In reality, most electric guitarists employ a combination of thumb-over and thumb-behind fretting-hand positions in their playing, and the Pattern profile lets you switch seamlessly between the two.




PRS Studio Electric Guitar Features:

Mahogany body, carved figured maple 10-Top
Mahogany neck, Pattern profile
22-fret rosewood fingerboard with iconic PRS Bird inlays
Neck pickup: PRS Narrowfield
Middle pickup: PRS Narrowfield
Bridge pickup: 58/15
5-way blade pickup selector
Master Volume and push-pull Tone control
PRS Gen III Tremolo vibrato bridge
Designed and crafted by PRS luthiers in Maryland, USA

Tech Specs

GENERAL
Number of Strings6
Left-/Right-handedRight-handed
BODY
Body TypeSolidbody
Body ShapeStudio
Body MaterialMahogany
Top MaterialFigured Maple 10-top
Body FinishGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
ColorCharcoal Burst
NECK
Neck MaterialMahogany
Neck ShapePattern
Neck JointSet Neck
Radius10"
Fingerboard MaterialRosewood
Fingerboard InlayPRS Birds
Number of Frets22
Scale Length25"
Nut Width1.6875"
Nut MaterialSynthetic/Bronze powder blend
HARDWARE
Bridge/TailpiecePRS Gen III Tremolo
ELECTRONICS
Neck PickupPRS Narrowfield Humbucker
Middle PickupPRS Narrowfield Humbucker
Bridge PickupPRS TCI-tuned 58/15 Humbucker
Controls1 x master volume, 1 x master tone (push/pull coil-split)
Switching5-way blade pickup switch
MISCELLANEOUS
StringsPRS, .010-.046
Case IncludedHardshell Case
Manufacturer Part Number:105842::CB:H

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