Paul Reed Smith

513 stands for 5 pickups and 13 sounds, achieved with an easy to use integrated electronics control package, which includes volume control, tone control and two blade switches. One blade switch is a 5-way pickup selector, and the other is a 3-way mode switch that allows you to select between the singlecoil, clear humbucking and heavy humbucking modes. One of our most versatile instruments, the 513 now comes standard with a maple top, V12 finish and Pattern Regular mahogany neck (with a rosewood neck option).

Finish should enhance the look, sound, and feel of a guitar by accentuating the woods inherent beauty and feel without hindering its natural resonance. And PRS Guitars new V12 finish does just that. Introduced at Experience PRS 2010, V12 is a very thin, hard, and clear finish that will not crack or react with thinners. After roughly 12 years in development, it is halfway between acrylic and nitro but with a classic feel all its own. PRS models with this new finish feel like old instruments, said Paul Reed Smith

Neck shapes have always been a high priority for us and a hallmark of our quality. A guitar should feel comfortable, like home, as soon as you pick it up, and the neck is paramount to that connection. The new Pattern Regular neck shape is similar to the traditional PRS regular neck found on guitars made in the late 80s at PRSs former Virginia Avenue location.
This new neck shape reflects modern tooling and programming that allows us to even more precisely shape and consistently reproduce our necks.