Description
The Private Stock team at Paul Reed Smith Guitars is gearing up to celebrate 20 years of designing and building high-quality, customized electric and acoustic guitars in 2016, and as part of the new year’s lineup, Private Stock is introducing the new Singlecut Archtop model. Made with some of the finest tonewoods available, the Private Stock Singlecut Archtop model delivers tone, playability, and elegance to pro-level players and collectors alike. By combining tried and true design with original thinking, Private Stock has taken the spruce top archtop guitar and built on the PRS acoustic design platform to create a robustly built instrument with exceptional resonance, tone, and articulation.
The Private Stock Archtop has a 3.171” deep body. As with PRS acoustics, the back and sides of the Archtop are “locked down” while the Sitka spruce top is left to vibrate freely. The top’s integral, parallel bracing further supports the instrument’s build integrity and resonance; while the guitar’s Private Stock aluminum bronze bridge with brass saddles and solid ebony tailpiece further support the instrument’s woody depth and richness without sacrificing articulation.
“Exquisite tonewoods and impeccable craftsmanship are the hallmark of Private Stock,” says PRS President, Jack Higginbotham. “With the Singlecut Archtop, the team has captured the essence of these traditional instruments while really showcasing their attention to detail and skilled artistry.”
Other specifications include: Spruce top with integral bracing, curly maple back, mahogany sides, 22-fret 25” scale length curly maple neck, ebony fingerboard with solid mother of pearl birds with paua heart center and green ripple abalone and paua heart vine, ebony headstock veneer with Private Stock Eagle inlay, mother of pearl purfling on the fingerboard, headstock veneer, and truss rod cover, Phase III locking tuners with ebony buttons, Private Stock aluminum bronze Archtop bridge with brass saddles and solid ebony tailpiece, hybrid hardware, 12-56 strings with wound “G,” high-gloss nitro finish, and a Private Stock hardshell leather case.
This is one of the First 3 Archtop Private Stocks produced...
Very Limited Availbility of these instruments as Paul believes these guitars are to be REVERED!!
This one is a Special Smoked Blue Tourmaline Back and Neck...
Specs... 2016 Model
Model: Singlecut Archtop
Neck wood: Curly maple
Fingerboard wood: Ebony
Top wood: Sitka Bearclaw Spruce with integral bracing
Middle wood: Mahogany
Back wood: Curly maple
Headstock Veneer wood: Ebony
Neck Carve: Pattern regular
Side Dots: Ivoroid
Color / Stain: Toned top with Smoked Burst / Blue Tourmaline back and neck
Fingerboard inlays: Solid mother of pearl “J” birds with paua heart center, green ripple abalone and paua heart vine as well as mother of pearl purfling
Headstock veneer inlays: Solid mother of pearl “J” Private Stock eagle with paua heart center as well as mother of pearl purfling
Finish type: High gloss nitro
Pickups: Treble: 58/15 Bass: 58/15
Electronics: Volume, tone with 3-way toggle
Hardware: Aluminum bronze Archtop bridge with brass saddles and solid ebony tailpiece, gold/nickel phase III locking tuning pegs with ebony buttons and a bone nut
Set-Up: D’Addario .012-.056 with a wound G
Case type: Private Stock leather
Specials: Toned top with Smoked Burst / Blue Tourmaline back and neck high gloss nitro finish, solid mother of pearl “J” bird inlays with paua heart centers, green ripple abalone and paua heart vine on the fingerboard as well as mother of pearl purfling along the fingerboard, headstock veneer and truss rod cover.
