The SE Custom 24 is PRS's flagship SE model, the 24-fret double-cut shape that started the whole PRS lineage.
9 mods reviewed: 4 drop-in, 3 need verification, 1 needs modification, 1 not compatible.
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The SE Custom 24 is PRS's flagship SE model, the 24-fret double-cut shape that started the whole PRS lineage. It uses a cast tremolo shared across the CE, S2 and SE tiers, distinct from PRS Core USA hardware, so genuine Core parts and trem arms won't fit without checking the tier first.
Tailpiece
None (bridge-integrated)
String spacing
52.4mm (2-1/16")
Scale length
25" (635mm)
Nut width
42.9mm (1.689")
Bridge mounting spacing
52.4mm (2-1/16")
Not published by PRS: tuner hole size. Measure this before buying tuners.
PRS's tremolo is a patented design, so only a handful of makers build replacements to its exact spec. This is a short list because the market is small, not because we haven't looked.
Purpose-built as a PRS SE tremolo upgrade. Direct fit, no modification needed.
MannMade's own spec sheet explicitly confirms compatibility with all tremolo-equipped SE instruments at 52.4mm mounting spacing. Explicitly does NOT fit PRS Core USA Gen III bridges.
See also
A cheaper tremolo alternative at the same 52.4mm mounting spacing, should bolt straight in.
Multiple forum reports of Wilkinson's PRS-spec trem matching the 52.4mm mounting and string spacing.
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Fits the standard humbucker route this guitar's stock pickups sit in. A more vintage-voiced alternative to a higher-output pickup. You will need to solder it in.
The stock 85/15 "S" pickups are standard-size humbuckers in a standard route, so this fits the cavity. A medium-output, more vintage-leaning alternative to a higher-output pickup like the JB.
This guitar has a tremolo bridge and this pickup does not appear to come in a separate wide-spaced version, worth confirming pole-to-string alignment before ordering.
Guitar has a tremolo bridge. Fralin's own catalog listing for this pickup does not specify a separate F-spaced option the way DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan do for their bridge humbuckers, so string-to-pole alignment on a tremolo-spaced bridge has not been confirmed.
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Fits the standard humbucker route. Since this guitar has a tremolo bridge, the F-spaced version of this pickup may line up better under your strings, worth checking before you buy.
The stock 85/15 "S" pickups are standard-size humbuckers in a standard route, so this fits the cavity. This guitar has a tremolo bridge though, so the F-spaced version of this pickup is likely the better pole alignment for the string spread, so check which spacing version you are ordering.
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£129.99 at Andertons
View at AndertonsThis is an active pickup set that needs a 9V battery inside the guitar, so it's a bigger job than a passive pickup swap, you may need a new cavity cut for the battery.
Active pickup set requiring a 9V battery mounted in the back of the guitar. Not just a pickup swap, needs a battery cavity that may not already exist on this model.
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£349.00 at Andertons
View at AndertonsA common fix for tuning stability on this guitar. Owners report these go in without any drilling.
Confirmed via direct PRS forum owner reports as fitting the SE without reaming.
See current price at Amazon
View at AmazonThese are genuine PRS parts, but they're built for PRS's Core-tier guitars first. Some owners get a clean fit reusing existing hardware, others need to ream holes and drill new ones. Budget for possible modification work.
Genuinely mixed owner reports: several threads describe successful installs reusing stock SE bushings, others describe needing to ream the shaft hole and drill new mounting screw holes.
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If you have fitted any of these to this PRS SE Custom 24, tell us what you found and we'll update the data.
