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.
Model: McCarty 594
Private Stock #: 7892
Finish: HG Nitro
Weight: 7lbs 9.8oz
Case: Private Stock Black Paisley
Top Wood: Curly Maple (CME Hand-Selected)
Back Wood: Mahogany
Top Color: Olive
Back Color: Antique Natural
Neck Color: Antique Natural
Body Binding Color: Natural
Backplates: Mahogany (CNC'd from Back)
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Neck Shape: Pattern Vintage
Number of Frets: 22
Fretwire: Private Stock
Scale Length: 24.594"
Fingerboard Wood: Brazilian Rosewood
Fingerboard Binding: Curly Maple
Fingerboard Inlays: Old Birds, Black Mother of Pearl with Mother of Pearl Outline
Side Dots: Black Onyx
Fingerboard Radius: 10"
Nut Material: Bone
Headstock Veneer Wood: Curly Maple (stained to match top)
Headstock Veneer Binding: Curly Maple
Headstock Veneer Inlay: Old Private Stock Eagle, Black Mother of Pearl with Mother of Pearl Outline
Truss Rod Cover Material: Curly Maple
Hardware Finish: Mixed
Tuning Machines: Phase III Locking Tuner
Button Material: Ebony
Bass Pickup: 58/15 LT, Nickel w/Gold Screws
Treble Pickup: 58/15 LT, Nickel w/Gold Screws
Electronics: 2 Volume, 2 Push/Pull Tone, 3-Way Toggle
Bridge: 2-Piece Stoptail
Factory String Gauge: .010
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 #: 7892
Finish: HG Nitro
Weight: 7lbs 9.8oz
Case: Private Stock Black Paisley
Top Wood: Curly Maple (CME Hand-Selected)
Back Wood: Mahogany
Top Color: Olive
Back Color: Antique Natural
Neck Color: Antique Natural
Body Binding Color: Natural
Backplates: Mahogany (CNC'd from Back)
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Neck Shape: Pattern Vintage
Number of Frets: 22
Fretwire: Private Stock
Scale Length: 24.594"
Fingerboard Wood: Brazilian Rosewood
Fingerboard Binding: Curly Maple
Fingerboard Inlays: Old Birds, Black Mother of Pearl with Mother of Pearl Outline
Side Dots: Black Onyx
Fingerboard Radius: 10"
Nut Material: Bone
Headstock Veneer Wood: Curly Maple (stained to match top)
Headstock Veneer Binding: Curly Maple
Headstock Veneer Inlay: Old Private Stock Eagle, Black Mother of Pearl with Mother of Pearl Outline
Truss Rod Cover Material: Curly Maple
Hardware Finish: Mixed
Tuning Machines: Phase III Locking Tuner
Button Material: Ebony
Bass Pickup: 58/15 LT, Nickel w/Gold Screws
Treble Pickup: 58/15 LT, Nickel w/Gold Screws
Electronics: 2 Volume, 2 Push/Pull Tone, 3-Way Toggle
Bridge: 2-Piece Stoptail
Factory String Gauge: .010