PRS Plants a Flag in Modern Metal With the Four-Model Tekton Family
The US-built bolt-on range brings PRS’s thinnest production neck and body, stainless-steel frets and new Stylus pickups voiced for digital rigs.
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PRS has opened a distinctly modern lane in its US-made lineup with the Tekton family, four bolt-on electrics aimed at technically demanding players. The range comprises the fixed-bridge Tekton, two-point-tremolo Tekton T, Floyd Rose-equipped Tekton “Floyd” and seven-string Tekton SVN. The six-string models use a 25.5-inch scale, while the SVN extends that to 26.5 inches.
The platform combines the thinnest production body and neck PRS says it has made with a 16-inch-radius ebony fingerboard, 24 jumbo stainless-steel frets, Luminlay side dots and a slim Modern D maple neck reinforced with hormigo rods. The Tekton, Tekton T and SVN pair figured mango tops with mahogany backs; the Floyd version switches to an alder body. Wider string spacing and a deep upper-fret scoop underline the line’s focus on precision playing rather than vintage convention.
New Stylus humbuckers are central to the design. Built with Alnico 5 magnets, they offer full and split-coil sounds and a flatter output than many traditional humbuckers, intended to retain clarity through high-gain tube amps and digital modelers. The hardtail Tekton and Tekton T list at $2,899, while the Floyd and SVN are $2,999, placing the family firmly in PRS’s premium bolt-on tier.
Tekton matters because it is more than a bridge swap or cosmetic refresh: PRS has created a complete body, neck and pickup platform around the needs of players who routinely use extended range, low tunings and digital rigs. It also gives the company a coherent answer to the performance-focused market without abandoning its own construction details and visual identity.
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Why it matters
Tekton is a new PRS platform rather than a variant of an existing model, combining four bridge and string-count options with pickups designed specifically for contemporary high-gain and modeled tones.
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