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 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.

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 80’s at PRS’s 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.

513 Maple Top Model Specs:

Body
Top Wood: Carved Figured Maple Top
Back Wood: Mahogany
Finish: V12. (pictured in Faded Blue Burst. Images may not be available for all finish options.)
Amber Black, Black*, Black Gold Burst, Blue Crab Blue, Gold Burst, Charcoal Burst, Eriza Verde, Faded Blue Burst, Faded Gray Black, Fire Red Burst, Gold Top*, McCarty Sunburst, McCarty Tobacco Sunburst, Purple Hazel, Santana Yellow, Scarlet Smokeburst, Solana Burst, Teal Black, Whale Blue. (*indicates opaque color)

Neck
Number of Frets: 22
Scale Length: 25 1/4"
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: Rosewood
Neck Shape: Pattern Regular
Fretboard Inlays: Birds

Hardware/Electronics
Bridge: PRS Tremolo
Tuners: PRS Phase III Locking Tuners
Truss Rod Cover: "513"
Hardware Type: Nickel
Treble Pickup: 513 Patented Pickup System
Middle Pickup: 513 Patented Pickup System
Bass Pickup: 513 Patented Pickup System
Pickup Switching: Volume and tone control, 5-way blade pickup selector, 3-way blade mode selector (heavy humbucking/clear humbucking/single coil)

Options (call for pricing)
Top Option: Flame or Quilted Maple
10-Top Flame or Quilted Maple
Neck Option: East Indian Rosewood
Hardware Option: Gold
Finish Option: Special Order Finish