1999 Purple Holoflake??

[GnarCalShrddr]

Did you get this guitar at a Guitar Center in Florida? I saw it online but when I called they couldn't find it in the inventory. Sick look!

 

[JasonE]

Did you get this guitar at a Guitar Center in Florida? I saw it online but when I called they couldn't find it in the inventory. Sick look!

Where in FL?

 

[gush]

Does the uncovered version have squabbins or regular bobbins?

Squabbins. Only way that I know of to get round bobbin 5310s is take cover off.

 

[GnarCalShrddr]

Where in FL?

Tampa maybe? Idk. I called and the dude couldn't locate it, said it was lost in inventory.

 

[TMeury]

I’ve done some sleuthing.

This guitar has definitely been refinished and that is, indeed, a neck from another guitar.

Check these two sold listings.

https://reverb.com/item/63942805-prs-ce-22-1999-purple-holoflake?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=63942805

https://reverb.com/item/77920390-prs-ce-22-1999-birds-purple-holoflake-and-prs-p22-53-10-pickups?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=77920390

 

[deathworlder]

 

[deathworlder]

Seriously though...
I love how the top carve is so pronounced.
How were they producing these in '99? CNC? Wood duplicator?

 

[DISTORT6]

Seriously though...
I love how the top carve is so pronounced.
How were they producing these in '99? CNC? Wood duplicator?

CNC
Here’s my 00 CE22 for comparison

 

[TMeury]

CNC
Here’s my 00 CE22 for comparison

Yup CNC. Here's some of mine from that era.
And that’s the real deal purple metallic from ‘96.

https://imgur.com/a7GG00i

https://imgur.com/Kh3IU2S

 

[korinafan]

So I finally had the opportunity to contact PRS Support and this is what they sent me; Thank you for the photos. The guitar appears to be a 1999 CE22. The guitar has been modified from its original PRS Factory specs. We would not be able to confirm when these modifications were done, as they do not appear to be through our tech center. Here are the original specifications. Original specifications for serial number 9 CE20524: solid Mahogany body, 22 fret bolt-on Maple neck, with a Wide-Fat neck profile, East Indian Rosewood fretboard, dot inlays, PRS tremolo bridge, Dragon II pickups, volume/tone/5-way rotary, finished in Antique White, with nickel hardware and winged locking tuners. I hope this information is helpful. Kind regards, Bindu Customer Service PRS Guitars 410-643-9970 So that is the info I got and you all have seen the photos. In the long run, it is a very cool project with great parts that somebody put together. It sounds like it was purchased in Florida, and sent to Omaha, Nebraska and returned to store. I bought it online and had it sent to me in Dallas. This is when I put it on this thread. Looks cool, and sounds good, comes with a Core Gig Bag and no trem arm. I just didn't feel it was right for me so I returned it to Dallas Guitar Center. Hope some one on the forum buys it and enjoys what it is.

 

[Assumer]

Great color. Love purple guitars

 

[MoggyMel]

I sold this CE-22 back in January so know about much of its history. It is essentially a CE version of a "partscaster".
The body was refinished by GMW Guitar Works in the purple holoflake before I acquired it. I believe the original color was an opaque white. The neck is from another CE-22 so it is not original to the body (i.e., I swapped necks with a different CE-22 trem). I installed the P-22 pickups and all indications they are the 53/10 variation (the Reverb listing goes through the reasoning).

https://reverb.com/item/77920390-prs-ce-22-1999-birds-purple-holoflake-and-prs-p22-53-10-pickups

 

[Dusty Chalk]

Gah.

Just...

Gah-gah.

 

[bodia]

I’ve done some sleuthing.

This guitar has definitely been refinished and that is, indeed, a neck from another guitar.

Check these two sold listings.

https://reverb.com/item/63942805-prs-ce-22-1999-purple-holoflake?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=63942805

https://reverb.com/item/77920390-prs-ce-22-1999-birds-purple-holoflake-and-prs-p22-53-10-pickups?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=77920390

Nice work. If that was a stop tail, I’d be all over it!