About PRS Pickups

Dynamic, Musical, Open. PRS DMO pickups have a “wide open” sound with vocal character. They deliver clear, pleasant-sounding tones across a wide range of frequencies (bass to treble) in each pickup.

Magnets: Alnico 2

These pickups incorporate every detail of pickup knowledge PRS has gained in recent years of R&D. PRS McCarty III pickups are vintage-inspired humbuckers that bring a vocal clarity to their full, warm tone.

Magnets: Alnico 2

Tweaked from the 58/15’s, 58/15 LT’s (LT meaning “low turns”) have a vintage warm, clear tone. They are inspired by vintage tones of 1958, and were initially designed in 2015, giving them their name. The 58/15 LT+ are specifically tuned for the singlecut body shape.

Magnets: Alnico 2

85/15’s are uncovered pickups with remarkable clarity and extended high and low end, perfect for more modern applications.

Magnets: Alnico 2

PRS Narrowfield pickups capture thick single-coil tones without the hum and are designed to sense a more concentrated area of the magnetic field, delivering a clear, powerful tone. The stairstep design mirrors the fretboard radius, thereby promoting more consistent volume string to string.

Magnets: Alnico 2

The new Narrowfield DD design continues PRS’s proprietary Narrowfield pickup platform but trades the Narrowfield’s traditional stairstep design for a mixed magnet/steel pole piece design and a slightly deeper bobbin. Both of which help these pickups reach twangy, musical highs without losing too much bass and becoming anemic.

Magnets: Alnico 2

Named for the introduction of the TCI process, the Paul’s Guitar model included PRS’s TCI treble and bass pickups with two Mini-toggle switches. These pickups offer full soapbar tones in their standard humbucking modes, and clear, spanky tones when coil-tapped (pre-2025 models) or activated in an EQ circuit (2025 models onwards).

Magnets: Alnico 2

The NS-01 (Narrow Single Coil) is a tall, narrow single coil pickup specifically designed for the Modern Eagle V model. With full spectrum sound and sparkling highs that are never ice-picky, the NS-01 brings that little something extra to the traditional single coil sound.

Magnets: Alnico 5

The DS-01 pickup, in the treble position of the S2 Vela models, provides a bright, chimey tone, complimenting the bitey Narrowfield in the bass position. The coil-tap on the Vela’s tone control allows the treble pickup to split to single coils, providing even more tonal versatility.

Magnets: Alnico 5

PRS \m/ pickups are designed for heavier genre styles of music with the metal community in mind.

Both the treble and bass \m/ pickups are wound in house at PRS and utilize both ceramic and Alnico magnets for full, powerful and crystal-clear tones. Whether used with massive amounts of gain or played clean, \m/ pickups are the perfect tool for the player who wants aggressive and articulate tone.

Magnets: Ceramic treble and Alnico 4 bass

Not as “Vintage" sounding as a McCarty and not as “Modern” sounding as HFS/Vintage Bass. Dragon II pickups deliver warm, vintage-leaning tone, but with a higher output than typical vintage pickups so they can cover more styles of music. 

Magnets: Alnico 4

PRS 635JM treble, middle, and bass, designed for John Mayer's Silver Sky model family. The 635JM single-coil pickups are very round and full, with a musical high end that is never “ice-picky” or brash.

Magnets: Alnico 5

DGT pickups are the result of an extended collaboration between Paul Smith and David Grissom. The resulting pickups provide beautiful rhythm and solo tone with a Texas voice.

Magnets: Alnico 2

Designed with PRS signature artist Mark Lettieri to let players explore and find their voice, Fiore pickups work seamlessly together to produce balance, clarity, and that elusive “bloom” in all five positions

Magnets: Alnico 2 humbuckers, Alnico 5 singlecoils

The PRS Narrowfield – MK pickups are specially voiced to deliver Myles Kennedy’s signature tone. With the courage of humbuckers and the spank of single coils, these pickups can cover rock, blues, jazz, and more without the hum.

Magnets: Alnico 5 treble, Alnico 2 bass

The current Santana pickup configuration consists of a Santana treble and Santana bass. Both the treble and bass pickups offer a clear, smooth tone. The Santana treble and bass pickup pairing has seen many iterations over time, featuring a warmer bass and aggressive treble.

Magnets: Alnico 4 treble, Alnico 2 bass

The Tremonti pickups were designed to give Mark Tremonti his signature tone. Both the treble and bass pickups offer power and articulation when played clean or with high gain.

Magnets: Ceramic treble and Alnico 4 bass

Inspired by the classic 1957 humbucker and introduced in 2008, the 57/08 by Paul Reed Smith are made with vintage-style wire and wound in-house.

Magnets: Alnico 2

First introduced in 2009, PRS 59/09 pickups are articulated while providing rich harmonic overtones. With a powerful bridge pickup and a touch of brightness in the neck, these pickups are the perfect tool to achieve clarity and definition with a punch. Uncovered with nickel screws/slugs.

Magnets: Alnico 2

Originally meaning Hot, Fat, and Screams, the HFS was the evolution of the original Standard Treble pickup. The HFS is a powerful pickup with a balance of aggression, clear highs, strong mid-range, and strong bass.  This pickup was paired with the Vintage Bass pickup from 1991 to 2008.

Magnets: Ceramic

The evolution of the original Standard Bass pickup. The Vintage Bass has a warm, high-mid sound that’s excellent for rock or jazz.   This pickup was paired with the HFS Treble from 1991 to 2008.

Magnets: Alnico 2