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: | Sub Zero Glow |
Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
Body Material: | Swamp Ash (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Factory) |
Body Finish: | High-Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Top Material: | Curly Maple (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Factory) |
Body Binding: | Natural Binding Color |
Body Notes: | Black Wash w/Blue Grain Back Color |
Neck
Neck Material: | East Indian Rosewood (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Factory) |
Neck Finish: | Oil Only |
Neck Tint/Color: | Natural |
Neck Shape: | Pattern Thin |
Fingerboard Material: | Curly Maple & Rosewood Bats in Flight (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Factory) |
Headstock Veneer: | Bats in Flight Matching Inlay |
Nut Material: | Black |
Nut Width: | 1.6875" |
Fingerboard Radius: | 10" |
Scale Length: | 25" |
Number of Frets: | 24 Frets |
Neck Joint: | Set Neck |
Fingerboard Inlay: | Bats in Flight Maple Inlay |
Inlay Shape: | Custom Symbol |
Side Marker Inlay: | White Mother of Pearl Dots |
Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Matching Bats in Flight Materials |
Neck Binding: | Matching Bats in Flight Materials |
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: | 85/15 Uncovered |
Neck Pickup: | 85/15 Uncovered |
Controls and Switching: | 5-Way Blade; Volume & Tone Controls |
Electronics Notes: | Black Pickup Rings, Matching Ash Back Plate, |
Hardware
Hardware Color: | Smoked Nickel |
Bridge: | PRS Stoptail w/Brass Inserts |
Tuning Machines: | Tweaked Phase III Locking w/Ebony Buttons |
Fret Wire: | PRS Standard |
Saddle: | Brass |
Truss Rod Cover: | Matching Bats in Flight Materials |
Knobs: | Black Lampshade |
Switch Cap: | Black |