PRS Guitars has unveiled a new signature guitar for Kanami Tono of Japanese hard-rockers BAND-MAID, applying a fresh twist on the Maryland-based high-end guitar brand’s trademark birds inlay and an archive finish to an exquisite Custom 24-08.
Resplendent in Trampas Green Burst, Kanami’s Custom 24-08 was launched in at PRS Guitars & American Vintage Guitar Show, in Shibuya, Tokyo, and will be available in strictly limited quantities.
They are only making 200 of them, each signed by the BAND-MAID guitarist – each featuring a typically top-tier spec. When Kanami was approached by PRS about a signature collaboration, there was no doubt what model she wanted.
“PRS has always been an essential part of BAND-MAID’s sound ever since I started playing the Custom 24,” said Kanami Tono. “When thinking about the specs of my signature model, the control layout of the Custom 24-08 was the best choice as a base, because many BAND-MAID songs require the high E note on the 24th fret, and I often switch between humbucker and single-coil sounds.
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“As for the color, I chose Trampas Green Burst. This is the color of my first PRS I bought when I decided to become a professional guitarist with BAND-MAID. One of my dreams to have my own signature model has come true here, and I would say this guitar is an extension of my first PRS. What an honour it is!”
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Much of what you will find on Kanami’s Custom 24-08 is what you will find on the Core models but with some key differences. Where there are TCI pickups on the Core models, Kanami has a pair of PRS’s 85/15 humbuckers. Like the Core models, these are hooked up to the same switching and controls setup that gives you so many options on the Custom 24-08.
Before you even touch the tone control, there are eight different core sounds, from full humbucker to various split-coil combinations and single-coil tones. There are few, if any, more versatile electric guitars on the market today.
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It also comes with PRS’s patented Gen III tremolo and Phase III locking tuners. But PRS has dug out a fine piece of quilted maple to top that solid mahogany body, and that quilted pattern works a treat with that Trampas Green Burst and high-gloss nitro lacquer.
And we’ve got “Brush-stroke birds” inlays on the 10” radius fingerboard, and ebony as opposed to the Core models’ rosewood ‘boards.
Other essential details include the 25” scale length, the one-piece mahogany neck with the Pattern Thin profile. The hardware is smoked-black (you will find nickel on the Core model) and the BAND-MAID logo is on the truss-rod plate.
The Kanami Tono Custom 24-08 is available now i f you can find one.See PRS Guitars for more details.
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