1986 PRS Emerald Green Custom 24 Serial #6 07XX

Discovered while scouring the used inventory on a corporate music store website — the Sweet Switch having caught his eye — the lucky owner of this Emerald Green ’86 Custom with Moons may have scored himself the deal of a lifetime. Her asking price was a fraction of what she’s worth, and she turned out to be completely original and in killer shape with all the ’86 hallmarks — Sub-1000 serial number, Brazilian board, Stamped T&B pickups and Sweet Switch.

Like many early Customs, the top has a wonderful slight fade which accentuates the maple top. You can look right at what appears to be a dead area, shift the guitar half an inch and the flame pops out in wild combinations. Here’s the owner’s tone report –

“As far as tone, she’s just a tiny bit brighter than my 88 Standard, which I expected due to the maple top. She’s just a little bright for my Trainwreck, but she sounds HEAVENLY through my Plexi. I feel like the luckiest guy out there when I’m playing this guitar. I just love how familiar these old models are, but how they have their own totally different vibe than the later guitars. The feel of the T&Bs — where the notes and harmonics just leap off the fretboard — is incredible.”