The guitar is NEW, unplayed!!!
Value: 12.500 GBP (Sound Affects Ltd)
PRS Guitars was recently able to purchase more than 150 curly maple tops from the outskirts of a Graveyard on top of a mountain on the East Coast of the USA.
The Gravestones were dated around 1884, and the trees were clearly at least that old as they were forty feet to the first limb.
The trees were logged in 2017, and the tops very closely resemble the wood used on guitars coming out of Kalamazoo in 1959. Paul Smith said it appeared to him to be some sort of sub-species of “Michigan” red maple, but with more thought it may just be the age of the tree.
Regardless, these are Private Stock quality tops with medium wide to wide curl and extraordinary flame that has an iridescence to it.
For this limited edition Graveyard Guitar, the PRS Private Stock team has spec’d a beautiful, vintage-inspired McCarty 594. Notable specifications include solid red abalone birds and headstock eagle, curly maple binding along the fingerboard and veneer, and thin, vintage nitro Honey Gold with a Dark Cherry Smoked Burst finish (weather checking will happen over time).
This PRS Private Stock McCarty 594 “Graveyard Limited” will be limited to 80 pieces and just 20 pieces for Europe!
BODY
Top Wood: “Graveyard” Curly Maple Top
Back Wood: Mahogany Back
NECK
Number of Frets: 22
Scale Length: 24.594"
Neck Wood: Figured Mahogany
Neck Shape: Pattern Vintage
Fretboard Wood: Madagascar Rosewood Fretboards
Fretboard Inlay: Solid Shell Red Abalone Birds
Fretboard Radius: 10"
HARDWARE
Bridge: 2-Piece Stoptail Bridge
Tuners: PRS Phase III Locking Tuners w/ Ivoroid Buttons
Hardware Type: Nickel
ELECTRONICS
Treble Pickup: 58/15 Treble
Bass Pickup: 58/15 LT Bass
Controls: 2 Volume & 2 Push/Pull Tone Controls w/ 3-Way Toggle Pickup Switch
ACCESSORIES
Included Accessories: Private Stock Paisley Case all Papers, Invoice.