Question about Pickup Compatibility w/ Custom 24-08

[Bryce Ashton]

Hello, I hope you all are having a great day.

I recently received a 2019 Custom 24-08 as a gift from a family member, it's my first American PRS and while I had my eyes set on the McCarty I am very grateful to have received such an incredible instrument. In fact, receiving such a valuable gift still has me kind of floored.

That said, I was thinking about changing the pickups to the 57/08s to achieve a more classic tone akin to something like the 594. However, when looking at the PRS accessory website, I am noticing that description says that the 57/08s are compatible with 3 way, 3 way push/pull, and 5 way blade configurations.

The Custom 24-08 is similar to a 3 way blade push/pull, but instead of push/pull it has the toggle switches to select the coil tap or split (actually still not sure which it is) the bass and treble pickups respectively. So, I am just wondering if getting some 57/08s installed is possible for my guitar.

If it's not possible, no biggie the thing still sounds like a dream.

All the best.

 

[garrettb]

You can. However, the unique split/tap wiring is a big part of the draw of the 24-08. It's reversible if you ever change your mind.

 

[Rider1260]

I didn't look at what pickups you have in your new guitar ( CONGRATS ) but I would look at the 58/15 mt pickups for your new guitar, that would mean a trip back to PRS for that change but IMHO very worth it. ( they sound great in my Special Semi Hollow ) which has the same switching.