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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 PRS' most versatile instruments, the 513 now comes standard with a maple top, V12 finish, and Pattern Regular mahogany neck with an East Indian rosewood fretboard.

V12 Finish
Finish should enhance the look, sound, and feel of a guitar by accentuating the wood's 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.

Pattern Regular Shape
Neck shapes have always been a high priority for PRS and a hallmark of PRS 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 80's at PRS's former Virginia Avenue location.

This new neck shape reflects modern tooling and programming that allows PRS to even more preciously shape and consistently reproduce their necks.
PRS 513 Electric Guitar McCarty Sunburst
PRS 513 Electric Guitar McCarty Sunburst

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  • Mahogany body
  • Carved figured maple top
  • V12 finish
  • Mahogany neck
  • East Indian rosewood fretboard
  • 22 frets
  • Pattern regular neck shape
  • Ivory/brown bird inlays
  • 513 patented pickup system bridge humbucker
  • 513 patented pickup system middle humbucker
  • 513 patented pickup system neck humbucker
  • 5-way blade pickup selector switch
  • 3-way blade mode switch
  • Nickel hardware
  • Master volume, master tone controls
  • PRS Tremolo
  • PRS low-mass locking tuners