How rare are these Paul Reed Smith Employee Guitar. Our stunning 1990 Custom 24 has the Paul Reed Smith’s inscription “Custom built for Chuck Hurley”, who has been with PRS Guitars for over 30 years. The ability for employees to make guitars has been around since the very early 90s, and depending on the employee’s seniority, options and wood choices vary. Employees can request a guitar after 2 years of service and again at 7, 15, 20, 25, 30, etc. With each increment, the list of options expands. They have to pay for the materials used to build the guitar, but not the labor. This allows for the employees who want it to get amazing guitars. And of course, Paul hand signs each guitar with the inscription “Employee Guitar Custom Built For ________” and hand signed them on the headstock’s face.

In 1990, the Custom 24 still had a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. This is obviously the case for this magnificent Custom 24 Employee Guitar. The HSH electronics with a mini switch as Kill Switch and another mini switch which adds the single coil to the selections of pickups, plus a Push Pull for Humbuckers allows to obtain a bewildering number of combinations of pickups. The color is a mix between the usual Royal and Whale Blue from the 90s and the top is a Quilt Maple top with no visible binding. Superb manufacture, with the bird inlay on the fingerboard.

This guitar played quite a bit, with small scattered marks, stripes and playing wear, nothing abnormal, no deep dents, no visible wood, no noticeable damage. The frets have been contoured and polished, and are perfect, with super comfortable action. This neck is a real highway, a treat.

Delivered with its original hardcase.