PRS SE Standard 24-08 review

PRS guitars are very expensive and loaded with bling, right? Not this one. The start-up PRS gets a 24-08 makeover that should interest any hard-working player

PRS SE Standard 24-08
(Image: © Future / Olly Curtis)

Guitar World Verdict

It’s faultlessly made and functions perfectly, but it’s the ‘08’ switching that turns it from being an also-ran into a serious workhorse for any player who needs to cover a lot of ground from one instrument. A new standard for the mass production guitar? It’s a yes from us.

Pros

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    Faultless build.

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    Great playability and tuning stability.

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    Diverse, quality sounds.

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    A ‘start-up’ guitar that performs way beyond its price.

Cons

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    Minimal colour choices, but who cares when it sounds this good?

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Earlier this year PRS released the Indonesian-made SE Silver Sky in trumpet-waving and near internet-breaking style. 

Another pair of releases went under the radar: the USA-made S2 Custom 24-08 and this little gem, the SE Standard 24-08, which is £30 shy of being the lowest-priced electric guitar currently offered by PRS.

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