PRS Core Model electric guitar with 5 pickups and 9 sounds, including case
With the PRS 509 Charcoal Cherry Burst #0308388 Paul Reed Smith offers probably the most tonally versatile electric guitar of their core line-up. Thanks to its five different pickup and flexible circuit options, the PRS 509 offers an enormous variety of sounds, from fat humbucker tones to airy, articulate single-coil tones in all positions. In addition, the PRS 509 has an extended scale length of 25.25", which gives the innovative model a tight and sustain-rich response with a clear attack and adds additional overtone content to the sound. Otherwise, thanks to the proven Pattern Regular neck profile and traditional dimensions classic PRS feeling in all positions, while the solid in-house hardware equipment in the form of a Gen III tremolo system and Phase III tuners with locking function complete the PRS 509 harmoniously. including PRS Hardshell Case!
The PRS 509 Charcoal Cherry Burst convinces with a variety of sound options, harmonious hardware and the tight response of an extended 25.25" scale.
With the familiar Pattern Regular profile and wide body cuts, you get that tried-and-true PRS feel from the very first note.
Classic PRS Construction
The PRS 509 is based on a mahogany body in doublecut design, which is finished with an arched top made of solid flamed maple. Thanks to its wide, beveled body cuts, it offers excellent playing characteristics up to the highest positions of the 20-fret fingerboard made of high-quality rosewood. The proven Pattern Regular profile of the mahogany neck with a thickness of 21.4 mm behind the first fret provides the right amount of wood for precise playing in any register. In addition, the PRS 509 features a Nitro over Cellulose (CAB) finish. The blend of cellulose acetate butyrate and acrylic provides a smooth nitro feel with improved heat resistance properties, making the finish less likely to become brittle compared to classic nitro lacquer.
With a total of five coils and additional switching options via coil-split mini switch, the PRS 509 Charcoal Cherry Burst is sonically up for any fun.
Five pickups for nine different sounds
The PRS 509 gets its name from its diverse pickup lineup with enormous tonal range. Armed with five specially designed and tuned single coils, which form humbucker pairs in the neck and bridge positions, the sophisticated circuitry with 5-way blade switch and two mini switches for individual coil-split options of both double coils results in a total of nine different sound options, from warm and full humbucker sounds to sparkling intermediate positions to the clear and attack-rich single coil character of all imaginable guitar sounds. Despite its tonal diversity, the PRS 509's circuitry is easily comprehensible and intuitively designed, making it possible to instantly recall the right sound for any application.
Six PRS Phase III tuners ensure coherent looks and fast string changes thanks to the locking function.
Gen III Tremolo & Phase III Tuners
PRS's 509 Charcoal Cherry Burst in-house hardware setup combines traditional looks and coherent resonance characteristics with extremely practical features for modern guitarists. Accordingly, a reworked PRS Gen III tremolo bridge is used, which thanks to its innovative construction produces classic vintage vibrato effects without tuning problems and ensures resonant transmission into the mahogany body. At the headstock, six PRS Phase III tuners ensure smooth tuning processes, which thanks to their top locking function allow quick string changes and provide reliable tuning stability due to fewer required axle windings.
The PRS 509 Charcoal Cherry Burst at a glance:
PRS electric guitar from the Core Line-Up, Made in USA.
serial number 20 0298679
Set-neck construction with 25.25" scale length (641 mm)
Mahogany body
Curved maple top
Glued mahogany neck
20-fret rosewood fingerboard with bird inlays
Five 509 single coils (bridge and neck each in humbucker pairs)
5-way blade switch and separate coil split mini switches for bridge and neck
Master Volume and Master Tone knobs
PRS Gen III Vintage Tremolo
PRS Phase III locking tuners
CAB Nitro over Cellulose Charcoal Cherry Burst finish
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