One-Off / Custom order Color

Greg R

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Hello. I recently purchased a 2017 PRS Single-Cut McCarty 594 from my Father-in-Law. He purchased it new from an Atlanta based dealer in late 2020. (first owner)
It is a solid metallic red sparkle color. After having difficulty finding another one in this color, I contacted PRS.
PRS stated that it is a "2017 McCarty 594 Singlecut, with flamed maple top, Mahogany back and sides, East Indian Rosewwood fretboard, Old school Bird Inlays, Pattern-Vintage neck profile, with nickel hardware, and 58/15LT+ pickups."

After speaking with the dealer, it was determined that it was a custom order for their shop, which PRS stated could either be a One-off or "once in a while with a limited order window for dealers."

1. Would this, being a one-off custom color effect the price / value of the guitar positively or negatively?
2. What exactly are "old school" bird inlays?

**Apparantly I can't upload pics yet.........
It's Metallic Red with a Stained brown Mahogany back.
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The color is cool! I really dig it, but it doesn't impact the value. PRS have done quite a lot of guitars in off-menu colors. Value would be in line with any other solid color or non-10 top guitar.

"Old School" bird inlays are the solid material, the original style. They have done a lot of variants since.
 
The color is cool! I really dig it, but it doesn't impact the value. PRS have done quite a lot of guitars in off-menu colors. Value would be in line with any other solid color or non-10 top guitar.

"Old School" bird inlays are the solid material, the original style. They have done a lot of variants since.
Thanks for the info!!
 
I’m with the others, it’s a cool color and always will have that “not like every other one you see” factor. Great looking 594!
 
Very Cool color. I would think, that being a one off, that it would be just a little more valuable than one of the standard McCarty colors. The caveat to that, is that it is only more valuable to the right person. A dealer is only going to give you 60% of what they will resell it at. A collector is more likely to give you face value or more depending on how desperate they are.
 
Does it look like a candy apple red Strat in real life? That's what it reminded me of. The natural mahogany color back to it was the surprise for me. Congrats
 
The natural mahogany color back to it was the surprise for me.

That combination of the brick-red + the medium-brown mahogany back is what did it for me, too. Again, whoever designed that has got a good eye for juxtaposing colors & wood tones!
 
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