PRS Private Stock

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.

Model McCarty 594
Private Stock #: 8594
Finish: Natural
Weight: 7lbs 14.7oz
Case: Private Stock Brown Leather

Top Wood: Redwood Burl
Back Wood: Black Limba
Top Color: Natural
Back Color: Natural
Neck Color: Natural
Body Binding: Natural
Finish: Satin Nitro

Neck Wood: Black Limba
Fingerboard Wood: Brazilian Rosewood
Scale Length: 24.594"
Fingerboard Inlays: Violin
Fingerboard Inlays Outline: Gold Mother of Pearl
Fingerboard Inlays Center: Gold Mother of Pearl
Fingerboard Purfling: Violin Strad, Gold Mother of Pearl and Maple
Side Dots: Gold Mother of Pearl
Radius: 10"
Fret Wire: Private Stock
Number of Frets: 22
Neck Shape: Pattern Vintage
Veneer Wood: Brazilian Rosewood
Veneer Inlays: Violin PS Eagle
Veneer Inlays Outline: Gold Mother of Pearl
Veneer Inlays Center: Gold Mother of Pearl
Veneer Purfling: Violin Strad, Gold Mother of Pearl and Maple

Tuning Pegs: Phase III Locking
Tuner Buttons: Anodized Gold
Bass Pick-Up: 85/15 LT (TCI)
Treble Pick-Up: 85/15 LT (TCI)
Pickup Bobbins/ Covers: Brushed Nickel w/Gold Screws
Electronics: 2 Vol, 2 Push/Pull Tone w/3-way toggle
Hardware Color: Mixed
Bridge: Two-Piece Stoptail
String Gauge: 10
Truss Rod Cover: Brazilian Rosewood
Backplates: SA Mahogany
Case: Private Stock Brown Leather