PRS Custom 24-08 "Sprayer's Choice" Mango Top Limited Edition Electric Guitar - Fire Red/Black Fade

PRS Custom 24-08 Sprayer's Choice Mango Top Limited Edition Electric Guitar – Fire Red/Black Fade | No Limit Guitar Co, Idaho Falls

The PRS Custom 24-08 Sprayer's Choice in Fire Red/Black Fade is one of the most extraordinary guitars Paul Reed Smith has ever produced — a limited run of 200 pieces worldwide, serial number 26 0423898, weighing 7.42 lbs., made in the USA in 2026, and carrying two of the rarest and most coveted designations a PRS guitar can receive simultaneously: the Custom 24-08 platform's unmatched tonal versatility and the Sprayer's Choice finish designation that makes this specific example a one-of-a-kind instrument within an already extremely limited run. A select figured mango top — a tonewood PRS uses rarely and specifically for its broader, more organic visual patterns compared to traditional maple — over a mahogany back, mahogany neck, exotic Ziricote fingerboard and headstock veneer with Old School outlined Bird inlays, dual TCI humbuckers, 3-way toggle with dual mini-toggle coil-split and EQ switches yielding 8 distinct tonal configurations, smoked black hardware, Gen III Patented Tremolo, and Phase III locking tuners. Includes D1 Molded Case.

Product Overview

Before addressing anything else about this guitar, the finish must be understood — because on a Sprayer's Choice instrument, the finish is not a catalog option. It is a singular creative act. The Fire Red/Black Fade on this Custom 24-08 was applied by a PRS factory painter who, in a moment of creative inspiration and personal expression, produced a finish that was never offered in any PRS catalog, cannot be ordered by any dealer, and will never be exactly reproduced on any other guitar. The Fire Red transitions through orange and amber tones before fading to a deep, rich black at the edges — a gradient that interacts with the figured mango top's broader, more organic grain patterns in a way that is completely different from how the same fade would read over a traditional maple top. Mango's visual character is looser, more sweeping, more naturalistic than the tight, defined figure of flame or quilt maple — and the Fire Red/Black Fade moves across this surface like a sunset sky, the colors shifting and reading differently as the light angle changes. Within the already limited run of 200 Custom 24-08 Mango Top instruments, this Sprayer's Choice finish makes this specific guitar uniquely one of a kind.

The Custom 24-08 platform is PRS's most tonally versatile electric guitar — the "08" designation referring to the 8 distinct tonal configurations accessible through the combination of a 3-way pickup toggle and two mini-toggle switches that provide independent coil-split and EQ control for the neck and bridge TCI humbuckers. The TCI (Tuned Capacitance and Inductance) pickups are PRS's most sophisticated passive humbucker design — each pickup individually voiced through a precise measurement and tuning process that optimizes the capacitance and inductance of the specific pickup winding for the most musically useful frequency response. The result is a set of humbuckers that sound more open, more harmonically rich, and more dynamically responsive than conventionally wound pickups of equivalent output — the TCI process is the reason PRS's best guitars sound the way they do.

The exotic Ziricote fingerboard and headstock veneer is the specification that most immediately communicates the elevated material standard of this limited edition — Ziricote is a Mexican and Central American hardwood with a dramatic, dark, spider-web-patterned grain that is visually unlike any other common fingerboard wood. Its density and tonal character are comparable to ebony, producing crisp, defined, clear note articulation and a smooth, fast playing feel. The Old School outlined Bird inlays — PRS's classic bird inlay design with an outlined rather than solid fill — add a visual refinement and historical reference that complements the Ziricote's dramatic grain without competing with it. The Pattern Thin carve neck profile is PRS's thinnest and most modern-feeling neck — fast, effortless, and well-suited to the technical playing that the Custom 24-08's tonal range supports.

The Gen III Patented Tremolo with Phase III locking tuners is PRS's most refined tremolo system — smooth, precise, and stable through tremolo use, returning to pitch reliably after even aggressive tremolo manipulation. Smoked black hardware provides a darker, more subdued hardware presentation than standard chrome or gold — the smoked finish adding visual depth and elegance that complements the Fire Red/Black Fade's sophisticated color palette.

What Is a Sprayer's Choice?

A Sprayer's Choice is one of the most exclusive designations in PRS guitar production. At PRS's Stevensville, Maryland factory, the finish department's painters are among the most skilled finish artists in the lutherie world. Occasionally, when a painter has a moment of creative inspiration or access to a special custom approach, they apply a completely non-catalog finish to a guitar that is otherwise being built to standard production specifications. That guitar is then designated a Sprayer's Choice — a finish that was never in any PRS catalog, cannot be ordered, and will never be replicated exactly. Every Sprayer's Choice is a singular creative expression, documented and acknowledged by PRS as a unique, one-off instrument.

Ideal For

• Collectors who want one of 200 worldwide limited edition PRS Custom 24-08 Mango Top guitars in a one-of-a-kind Sprayer's Choice Fire Red/Black Fade finish that cannot be ordered or replicated
• Players who want the Custom 24-08's 8 tonal configurations — the most versatile passive pickup switching system on any production PRS guitar — combined with TCI humbuckers' sophisticated voicing
• Tone enthusiasts who understand the significance of TCI pickup design, Ziricote fingerboard material, and figured mango top in a premium USA-made PRS
• Guitarists who want the Gen III Tremolo and Phase III locking tuners' refined performance with smoked black hardware's sophisticated visual character
• Players and collectors in Idaho Falls looking for a USA-made PRS Limited Edition that is simultaneously rare by production run and unique by finish — a guitar that exists nowhere else in the world in this exact form

Key Features

Sprayer's Choice — Fire Red/Black Fade, One-of-a-Kind
A non-catalog, singular finish applied by a PRS factory painter — Fire Red fading through amber and orange to deep black edges over the figured mango top, in a color combination that was never offered in any PRS catalog and will never be exactly replicated.

Limited Edition — 200 Pieces Worldwide
Part of a worldwide limited run of only 200 Custom 24-08 Mango Top instruments — extreme rarity as a production run, with Sprayer's Choice designation making this specific example unique within that run.

Select Figured Mango Top
PRS uses mango specifically for its broader, more organic visual patterns compared to traditional maple — a tonewood that produces sweeping, naturalistic figure that interacts with the Fire Red/Black Fade in a way no maple top could replicate.

8 Tonal Configurations — TCI Humbuckers
Dual TCI (Tuned Capacitance and Inductance) humbuckers with 3-way toggle and dual mini-toggle coil-split/EQ switches yield 8 distinct tonal configurations — the most versatile passive pickup switching system on any production PRS guitar.

Exotic Ziricote Fingerboard and Headstock Veneer
Dramatic spider-web-patterned Ziricote provides ebony-comparable density and tonal clarity with a visual character unlike any other fingerboard wood — with Old School outlined Bird inlays for PRS's classic visual signature.

Gen III Patented Tremolo with Phase III Locking Tuners
PRS's most refined tremolo system — smooth, precise, stable through aggressive use — with Phase III locking tuners and smoked black hardware throughout.

Pattern Thin Neck Carve — Mahogany Neck and Back
PRS's fastest, most modern neck profile over mahogany neck and back construction — warm, resonant tonal foundation with the effortless playing feel that technical and versatile playing demands.

What's Included

• PRS Custom 24-08 Sprayer's Choice Mango Top Electric Guitar (Fire Red/Black Fade)
• PRS D1 Molded Case
• Free standard shipping

Technical Specifications

Get Your Hands on This PRS Custom 24-08 Today

The PRS Custom 24-08 Sprayer's Choice Mango Top in Fire Red/Black Fade is available now at No Limit Guitar Co in Idaho Falls — one of 200 worldwide, with a finish that exists on no other guitar anywhere. Stop in to see the mango top and the Fire Red/Black Fade under the lights in person, or reach out online to arrange your purchase. A guitar this rare and this beautiful does not wait.