Description
Description
The PRS Private Stock program began in 1996 as a boutique building team within the PRS factory in Stevensville, Maryland, specially tasked with making the most personally crafted electric guitars available anywhere in the world. Conceived and built with a "one-off" mentality aiming to deliver heirloom-quality musical instruments, all PRS Private Stock instruments boast unprecedented levels of customization.
As Paul Reed Smith himself has said: “They are simultaneously musical instruments, pieces of art, tools to joyfully spend time with, and treasured possessions. The goal of Private Stock is not only to create the most beautiful and best-playing guitar money can buy, but the best sounding. If you decide on a Private Stock guitar, we will give everything we have to make it the best instrument you’ve ever experienced.”
Woods
CME’s premium guitar-buying team works closely with the Private Stock team to select tonewoods from the private stash in “the vault” outside Paul’s office at the PRS headquarters.
Like a fingerprint, each piece of wood housed in “the vault” is slightly different in figure, weight, and hue—each serving as the unique sonic and visual foundation of every PRS Private Stock instrument.
Finishes
Highlighting the elegance and figure of the woods we chose, the finish on every PRS Private Stock guitar imbues each with its own personal aesthetic, making a definitive visual statement.
Inlays
From the design itself to the materials used, the PRS Private Stock program offers nearly infinite inlay options and combinations to personalize each instrument.
Cases
Every Private Stock instrument comes with a case chosen not only to protect the instrument but to reflect the attention to detail and the aesthetically arresting instrument it holds.
Specs
Specs
General
Series: | PRS Private Stock |
Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
Product Color: | Blue Tourmaline |
Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
Body Material: | African Mahogany (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Factory) |
Body Finish: | High-Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Top Material: | Spalted Maple (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Factory) |
Body Binding: | Natural |
Body Notes: | Antique Natural |
Neck
Neck Material: | Figured Mahogany (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Factory) |
Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Tint/Color: | Antique Natural |
Neck Shape: | Pattern Thin |
Fingerboard Material: | Madagascar Rosewood (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Factory) |
Headstock Veneer: | Curly Maple |
Nut Material: | Bone |
Nut Width: | 1.6875" |
Fingerboard Radius: | 10" |
Scale Length: | 25" |
Number of Frets: | 24 Frets |
Neck Joint: | Set Neck |
Fingerboard Inlay: | Blue Tourmaline Stained Maple Original Birds w/Old School Eagle Outline & Gold Mother of Pearl Accent |
Inlay Shape: | Birds |
Side Marker Inlay: | Gold Mother of Pearl Dots |
Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Old School Private Stock Eagle Madagascar Rosewood w/Gold Mother of Pearl Outline |
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: | 85/15 LT Covered |
Neck Pickup: | 85/15 LT Covered |
Controls and Switching: | 5-Way Blade; Volume & Tone Controls |
Electronics Notes: | Ebony Pickup Rings, African Mahogany Back Plate |
Hardware
Hardware Color: | Smoke Black Hybrid Gold |
Bridge: | PRS Patented Tremolo, Gen III |
Tuning Machines: | Tweaked Phase III Locking w/Ebony Buttons |
Fret Wire: | Pattern Thin |
Saddle: | Metal |
Truss Rod Cover: | Madagascar Rosewood |
Knobs: | Ebony |