The Al Di Meola Prism features a curly maple custom “10” top with mahogany back, 25” scale length, 22 fret Cocobola fingerboard, Pattern Regular neck carve, PRS low mass locking tuners, bird inlays and a tremolo bridge.

When discussions about this new signature model began, Al and Paul Reed Smith were both adamant that the guitar maintained the highest quality and tonal integrity. Al also suggested a tie-dye like finish for the guitar, to give it a truly unique look. Paul Smith and the PRS R&D team combined Al’s favorite guitar appointments and a full spectrum of colors to create a one of a kind PRS guitar.

Al Di Meola was one of the very first artists featured on a magazine cover playing a PRS guitar and has supported PRS Guitars for more than 20 years. Not only is the Al Di Meola Prism one of the most striking guitars PRS has ever developed, it pays tribute to a legendary musician who helped lay the frame work for PRS Guitars as a company.

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.

Al Di Meola Prism Model Specs:

Body
Top Wood: Carved Figured Maple 10-Top
Back Wood: Mahogany
Finish: V12. Prism.

Neck
Number of Frets: 22
Scale Length: 25"
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fretboard Wood: Cocobola
Neck Shape: Pattern Regular
Fretboard Inlays: Birds

Hardware/Electronics
Bridge: PRS Tremolo
Tuners: PRS Phase III Locking Tuners
Truss Rod Cover: "AL-D"
Hardware Type: Nickel
Treble Pickup: 57/08 Treble
Bass Pickup: 57/08 Bass
Pickup Switching: Volume and Push/Pull Tone Control with 3-Way Toggle Pickup Selector