How can you tell if it's a maple cap on a solid color.

[Artjr]

I got my 1993 22 and was told it's a CU 22 because PRS didn't make a standard in 93. In the bridge pickup cavity it's just has the serial # and it says NO BINDING. What I'm trying to figure out is if I have a std. Or custom?

 

[jimfisher]

You should be able to clearly see the maple cap, if it has one, at the sides of the p'up cavity.

 

[rugerpc]

While you have the pup out, look at the sides if the pup cavity...

 

[Artjr]

I have no idea what I'm looking at. If you look at the picture you,can see a line where it appears to be a lighter colored wood on top.btw it's back in

 

[Artjr]

How thick would it be? I think it's a standard. Unless the cap goes all the way to the bottom of the cavity

 

[elvis]

I would think 1/4" - 3/8"

 

[jeffgoobs]

"No binding" is staining nomenclature only used when dealing with a maple top. It's a Custom 22.

 

[László]

All-mahogany Core PRSes are one solid piece of wood. So if you see two, you have a CU22.

 

[Ovibos]

You guys are so much more helpful than me.

I was gonna suggest the old "drill'n'sniff" test...

 

[pac90]

lol, got me snorting there

 

[fender1punk]

I love this forum. I learn so much.

 

[Artjr]

"No binding" is staining nomenclature only used when dealing with a maple top. It's a Custom 22.

Thanks

 

[Jazzedout]

I the early days PRS sometimes called "Standard" what was a solid color. There were quite a few CU24s marketed as Standards but had maple tops.
Yours has a maple top for sure. Check how there is a lighter type of wood (maple) on top of a darker one (mahogany).
Here is a pic of the pickup cavity of my 1992 Custom to compare.

Same thing!
Regardless of how anyone calls it you have a nice maple top 22 fret guitar, with a great set of pickups! Enjoy it in good health!!!

 

[jeffgoobs]

They actually had Standards with maple tops back then. It was confusing. The only difference between a Custom and a Standard with a maple top was that the Standards were opaque.

http://www.guitar-list.com/paul-ree...s/paul-reed-smith-guitars-prs-standard-series