Each year, the CME team travels to the PRS Private Stock in Stevensville, Maryland to select woods and design some one of a kind PRS guitars. The wood set pictured in this listing is the raw wood that was selected during our April 2025 visit. The specifications below will give you a better idea of the guitar we envisioned. If you have questions about this build or PRS Private Stock in general, please contact one of our experts via chat, email, or phone.

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. 

General:
Brand Name: PRS
Case Type: Hardshell Case
Hardware Color: Hybrid
Made in: Made in the USA
Product Color: Natural
Serial Number: 0422669
Series: PRS Private Stock

Body:
Body Finish: High-Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: African Mahogany (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Private Stock)
Body Shape: Double Cutaway
Top Material: Curly Maple (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Private Stock)

Neck:
Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone Original Birds without Outline
Fingerboard Material: Brazilian Rosewood (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Private Stock)
Headstock Inlay or Decal: Old School PS Eagle
Headstock Veneer: Brazilian Rosewood (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Private Stock)
Neck Binding: None
Neck Finish: High-Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Joint: One-Piece Set Neck
Neck Material: Curly Maple (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Private Stock)
Neck Notes: Neck Depth at the 1/2 Fret 7/8"; Neck Depth at the 12 1/2 Fret 63/64"; Neck Width at the Nut 1 11/16"; Neck Width at the Body 2 1/4"
Neck Shape: Pattern Vintage
Neck Tint or Color: Antique Natural Toner
Number of Frets: 22 Frets
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.687"
Side Marker Inlay: Abalone Dots
Truss Rod: PRS Double-Acting

Electronics:
Bridge Pickup: McCarty III
Controls and Switching: Volume and Push/Pull Tone Control w/ 3-Way Toggle Pickup Switch
Neck Pickup: McCarty III

Hardware:
Bridge: PRS Stoptail w/Brass Inserts
Fret Wire: PRS Standard
Knobs: East Indian Rosewood
Saddle Material: Brass
Switch Cap: East Indian Rosewood
Tailpiece: PRS Stoptail w/Brass Inserts
Truss Rod Cover: Honduran Rosewood
Tuning Machines: PRS Phase III Non-Locking Tuners w/ Wing Buttons