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PRS Custom 24 “Birds of a Feather” Limited Edition – Honey Gold (S/N: 0430902)
Only 360 Worldwide • Artist Grade Figured Maple • Birds of a Feather Inlay • DMO Pickups • Black Paisley Case
This is one of those limited-edition PRS guitars where the details truly justify the designation.
The PRS Custom 24 “Birds of a Feather” Limited Edition in Honey Gold, serial number 0430902, brings a remarkable Private Stock-born inlay concept to the PRS Core Series for the first time.
Limited to just 360 instruments worldwide for 2026, it combines an Artist Grade Figured Maple top, Honey Gold finish, extraordinary Ebony and Figured Maple Birds of a Feather fretboard, DMO pickups, Pattern Thin neck, Gen III Tremolo and Phase III locking tuners.
And it all comes together on the guitar that helped define PRS—the Custom 24.
Proudly built in Stevensville, Maryland, USA, this exceptional limited edition is available now at Northeast Music Center with its premium PRS Black Paisley Hardshell Case.
Highlights
- PRS Custom 24 “Birds of a Feather” Limited Edition
- Serial Number: 0430902
- Only 360 Produced Worldwide for 2026
- First Core Series Appearance of Birds of a Feather Inlay
- Artist Grade Figured Maple Top
- Honey Gold Finish
- Mahogany Back
- Mahogany Pattern Thin Neck
- Ebony & Figured Maple Fretboard
- Birds of a Feather Inlay
- 24 Frets
- 25" Scale Length
- 10" Fretboard Radius
- PRS DMO Treble & Bass Pickups
- 5-Way Blade
- PRS Patented Gen III Tremolo
- Phase III Locking Tuners with Wing Buttons
- Nickel Hardware
- Pre-Factory Eagle Headstock Logo
- Custom Truss Rod Cover
- Made in Stevensville, Maryland, USA
- PRS Black Paisley Hardshell Case Included
Birds of a Feather – From Private Stock to Core
The centerpiece of this guitar isn't simply its top.
It's the fretboard.
The Birds of a Feather inlay originated as a Private Stock concept and, for this 2026 Limited Edition, makes its first appearance on a PRS Core Series instrument.
Rather than treating each bird as a separate marker, the design uses Ebony, Figured Maple, contrasting woods and negative space to create a composition that flows across the fretboard.
Individual birds become part of a larger visual pattern, giving the design movement from one end of the neck to the other.
It's immediately recognizable as PRS, yet unlike the traditional bird inlays found on most of the company's guitars.
That connection to Private Stock makes the design particularly appropriate for such a limited production instrument.
Artist Grade Figured Maple – Honey Gold
Then there's the top.
PRS selected Artist Grade Figured Maple for the Birds of a Feather Limited Edition, and Honey Gold is an ideal finish for showing it off.
Rather than obscuring the wood beneath a dark or heavily saturated color, Honey Gold allows the figure itself to remain the visual focus.
The warm transparent coloration highlights the depth and movement of the carved maple, changing character as the guitar moves through different lighting and viewing angles.
It's elegant without being understated and visually dramatic without hiding the wood that makes an Artist Grade top special.
For the player or collector who wants to actually see the quality of the maple, Honey Gold makes a great deal of sense.
DMO Pickups & Classic Custom 24 Versatility
This guitar isn't simply a visual showpiece.
PRS equips it with DMO Treble and Bass pickups—Dynamic, Musical, Open—paired with the familiar Custom 24 control arrangement of:
- Master Volume
- Master Tone
- 5-Way Blade Pickup Selector
The result is the broad tonal range that has always been central to the Custom 24 concept, with access to full humbucking power as well as articulate combination voices.
The Pattern Thin mahogany neck, 25" scale length and 24-fret layout complete the familiar Custom 24 playing foundation.
It's fast and comfortable without losing the substance expected from a Maryland-built PRS.
At the hardware level, a PRS Patented Gen III Tremolo is paired with Phase III Locking Tuners with Wing Buttons, giving the guitar PRS's premium tremolo and tuning hardware.
Only 360 Worldwide
The production number matters here.
Only 360 Birds of a Feather Custom 24s are being produced worldwide for 2026.
But what makes this release compelling isn't simply that PRS limited the number.
It's what they chose to put into those 360 guitars.
You have the company's defining Custom 24 platform, an Artist Grade figured maple top, a previously Private Stock-associated inlay design appearing on Core for the first time, DMO pickups, Gen III Tremolo, Phase III locking tuners and premium appointments throughout.
This is a limited edition with substance behind the designation.
Specifications
Body
- Model: PRS Custom 24 “Birds of a Feather” Limited Edition
- Construction: Solidbody
- Top: Artist Grade Figured Maple
- Back: Mahogany
- Finish: Honey Gold
- Top Carve: Violin
- Finish Type: High-Gloss Nitro
Neck
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Neck Construction: One Piece
- Neck Profile: Pattern Thin
- Fretboard: Ebony & Figured Maple
- Fretboard Inlay: Birds of a Feather
- Scale Length: 25"
- Frets: 24
- Fretboard Radius: 10"
- Nut Width: 1 11/16"
- Neck Depth at 1/2 Fret: 53/64"
- Neck Depth at 12 1/2 Fret: 57/64"
- Neck Width at Body: 2 1/4"
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: PRS DMO Treble
- Neck Pickup: PRS DMO Bass
- Controls: Volume & Tone
- Pickup Selector: 5-Way Blade
Hardware
- Bridge: PRS Patented Gen III Tremolo
- Tuners: PRS Phase III Locking with Wing Buttons
- Hardware: Nickel
- Headstock Logo: Pre-Factory Eagle
- Truss Rod Cover: Custom
- Strings: PRS Signature 10–46
Additional
- Production: Limited to 360 Worldwide for 2026
- Serial Number: 0430902
- Made in Stevensville, Maryland, USA
- PRS Black Paisley Hardshell Case Included
The Northeast Music Center Perspective
After decades of representing PRS, Northeast Music Center has seen plenty of limited editions. The ones that stand out are the guitars where the limited production number is backed up by something genuinely different.
This one qualifies.
The Birds of a Feather fretboard gives the guitar an identity unlike a standard Custom 24. The Artist Grade Honey Gold top brings another level of visual presence, while DMO pickups, a Pattern Thin neck, Gen III Tremolo and Phase III locking tuners ensure this remains a serious player's instrument underneath all that craftsmanship.
And with only 360 being produced worldwide, serial number 0430902 represents a genuinely limited chapter in the Custom 24 story.
For a collector, the combination of limited production and the first Core appearance of a Private Stock-born inlay concept makes it noteworthy.
For a player, it's still fundamentally what matters most:
An exceptional Maryland-built Custom 24.
This PRS Custom 24 Birds of a Feather Limited Edition in Honey Gold is available now at Northeast Music Center with its PRS Black Paisley Hardshell Case.
