I love seeing the private stock PRS guitars that get released, I know I will never be able to afford them but I can dream. The first in the latest “Collection Series” which are very limited edition, is pictured above and is a McCarty Semi-Hollow with the following exotic specs:
Curly Maple Top w/ Two “F” Holes
Ribboned African Mahogany Back
22 Frets
25″ Scale Length
Pernambuco Pattern Thin Neck
African Blackwood Fingerboard
14k Gold and White Gold Collection Celtic Inlays
African Blackwood Headstock Veneer
14K Gold Signature and White Gold “Collection” Inlay
African Blackwood Truss Rod Cover
14K Gold Sidedots
Phase III Locking Tuners with Ivoroid Busttons
PRS Stoptail
Uncovered Collection 57/08 Treble and Bass Pickups with New PRS Bobbins
Volume and Tone Control w/ 3-Way Toggle Pickup Switch
Espresso Finish with Microbursts
Gold inlays and sidedots, very fancy!
SERIES III COLLECTION GRAND ACOUSTIC"/>
The second guitar is the Grand Acoustic:
16″ Collection Grand Acoustic
Proprietary Hybrid X Bracing
Adirondack Spruce Top with Paua Heart/Black Purfling and Figured Curly Maple Binding
Ebony, Paua Heart, Green Select Abalone and 14K Gold Rosette
Quilted Maple Back and Sides with Black/Maple/Black Purfling
Curly Maple “Wide” Neck
Ebony Fingerboard with Puaa Heart, 14K Gold and Mammoth Ivory Collection Celtic Inlays
Ebony Headstock Veneer Hand-signed by Paul Reed Smith w/ Mammoth Ivory “Collection” Inlay
Paua Heart Purfling on the Fingerboard and Veneer
For more information about the private stock collection series check out the PRS Guitars website - http://prsguitars.com/privatestock/collection.php
