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Paul Reed Smith Guitars is proud to add the P22, the company’s first piezo-equipped solidbody guitar, to its 2012 lineup. The P22 comes standard with a figured maple top, mahogany back, mahogany neck with a 22 fret rosewood fingerboard, and a redesigned PRS/LR Baggs piezo system. PRS and LR Baggs partnered more than a decade ago to design the piezo system found in PRS’s popular hollowbody models. This new system retains the same circuit design as the existing system, giving the P22 the same tonal authenticity and real world practicality as PRS hollowbody guitars. The redesign of the board itself yielded a version that is more than 60% smaller than the original PRS/LR Baggs system, allowing it to comfortably inhabit a solidbody guitar. Uncovered 53/10 pickups round out this guitar’s specifications and help define the P22’s voice.

Piezo systems have long allowed guitarists the versatility of wielding both acoustic and electric guitar tones in one instrument. The PRS Hollowbody II and Singlecut Hollowbody II both come standard with the original PRS/LR Baggs piezo and have achieved a great level of popularity in PRS Guitars’ product line. The addition of a solidbody model will give musicians a new and unique tool to add to their own lineup.
 
BODY
Top Wood     Carved Figured Maple
Back Wood     Mahogany
Finish     V12

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

HARDWARE/ELECTRONICS
Bridge     PRS Piezo Adjustable Stoptail
Tuners     PRS Phase III Locking Tuners
Truss Rod Cover     "P22"
Hardware Type     Nickel
Treble Pickup     Uncovered 53/10 Treble
Bass Pickup     Uncovered 53/10 Bass
Pickup Switching     5-Way Blade
LR Baggs/PRS Piezo System