When was the core level Standard 24 dropped?

[CivoLee]

I had to recently part with my 92 Standard for various reasons

When selling it, I ran into some issues regarding its age so I've vowed not to spend over 800 dollars on any guitar older than 15 years, which would make the cutoff 2009. But I really want to get another core PRS sometime this year and a Standard 24 would be more attainable than a Custom 24. Reverb says 2014, but I've never seen one older than 2007. It would really be nice if PRS had something like a catalog archive on their site.

I've set a budget ceiling of 5K but I barely have enough to make a down payment on an SE saved so far, plus I'm also saving to move...

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

2009ish or so. They made them for KID market after that

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Prices on Standards are coming back down thankfully.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Just looked at the archive. 2009 was the last of the Standards

 

[CivoLee]

Just looked at the archive. 2009 was the last of the Standards

What archive? From the Model History:

STANDARD: 1987 - 2014. See ‘PRS’.

Maybe they started winding down production in 2009 but still produced them in limited quantities until 2014...

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

PRS Paul Reed Smith guitars

Paul Reed Smith started after building a series of prototypes. Key dates 1975 - Smith made first guitar 1976 - 1985 opened his own repair and luthiery shop in Annapolis, Maryland and with employees, built about one instrument per month between. 1985 PRS factory established in Annapolis...

jedistar.com

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

What archive? From the Model History:

STANDARD: 1987 - 2014. See ‘PRS’.

Maybe they started winding down production in 2009 but still produced them in limited quantities until 2014...

As I mentioned, they produced them for KID market after they stopped selling them domestically.

 

[Aahzz]

As I mentioned, they produced them for KID market after they stopped selling them domestically.

What is the KID market?

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

What is the KID market?

International.

"KID" deisgnation?

What does "KID" stand for to deisgnate some PRS models? I've seen it, but can't find any info. Thanks.

forums.prsguitars.com

 

[CivoLee]

PRS Paul Reed Smith guitars

Paul Reed Smith started after building a series of prototypes. Key dates 1975 - Smith made first guitar 1976 - 1985 opened his own repair and luthiery shop in Annapolis, Maryland and with employees, built about one instrument per month between. 1985 PRS factory established in Annapolis...

jedistar.com

Interesting...it looks like after the 20th Anniversary Standard 24s they phased out the gloss finished models and made only satin finished Standards.

I remember that PRS released a slew of satin models in the mid 2000s. I always thought that whomever came up with the name Singlecut Standard Soapbar Satin needed to go back to marketing school...

 

[DougGuitar]

2009ish or so. They made them for KID market after that

KID market?

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

KID market?

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