Pauls personal modern eagle available on ebay

[Steve B]

which one of you are gonna snap this up?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paul-Reed-Smiths-Personal-Modern-Eagle-/321841107223

 

[CardMeHD]

I'm super tempted, but that's the price of a car...

 

[rugerpc]

Every PRS I own used to be owned by Paul!

 

[László]

Every PRS I own used to be owned by Paul!

That's kind of a coincidence, I have his name on all of my guitars, too....

 

[sergiodeblanc]

It looks blue...

 

[AP515]

The yellow one in my avatar used to be Paul's demo guitar he took to sales calls. I paid a lot less than their asking price.

 

[LJD]

Coolest headstock sig of all time.

 

[Reactorcritical]

Add free shipping and I'll take it

 

[rugerpc]

OK. I just read the eBay description a little more thoroughly, and have a couple of quibbles.

When Paul gives an instrument to someone, his usual intent is for the owner to keep it, play it and appreciate it. Paul would be the first one to say, "It's your guitar now, do what you want with it." But turning it over for cash on eBay isn't really one of the things he would like to see happen.

Secondly, the copy says "A letter of authenticity, with complete detail, will be drafted by Paul himself and addressed directly to the new owner. A letter from Peter is also available by request." At that price point, no one should have to request anything.

It may be that Paul gave up this guitar knowing that the studio owner would sell it. Perhaps the yet to be written letters confirm that.

The CD "This World's Gonna Need More Love" was completed in 2013. If the original intent was for the studio to flip the guitar, why did they wait so long? That kinda argues back to support my first point.

It's a beautiful guitar and anyone would be happy to have it. I just have this little thing nagging at me.

 

[11top]

I have a bunch to choose from and I'll save you over 10 grand.

 

[rugerpc]

Thanks, Steve, but my interest in this guitar is purely academic.

 

[jritt]

OK. I just read the eBay description a little more thoroughly, and have a couple of quibbles.

When Paul gives an instrument to someone, his usual intent is for the owner to keep it, play it and appreciate it. Paul would be the first one to say, "It's your guitar now, do what you want with it." But turning it over for cash on eBay isn't really one of the things he would like to see happen.

Secondly, the copy says "A letter of authenticity, with complete detail, will be drafted by Paul himself and addressed directly to the new owner. A letter from Peter is also available by request." At that price point, no one should have to request anything.

It may be that Paul gave up this guitar knowing that the studio owner would sell it. Perhaps the yet to be written letters confirm that.

The CD "This World's Gonna Need More Love" was completed in 2013. If the original intent was for the studio to flip the guitar, why did they wait so long? That kinda argues back to support my first point.

It's a beautiful guitar and anyone would be happy to have it. I just have this little thing nagging at me.

I agree with you wholeheartedly. If someone gave me a gift such as this, I wouldn't part with it unless I absolutely had to do so. If I gave someone a gift such as this, I would probably expect them to do the same if I thought it actually meant anything to them.

That said, maybe the owner is having financial trouble and needs to raise cash to keep his studio afloat? Who knows??? I see rock stars selling guitars on Reverb that were given to them by other rock stars, and it always surprises me. It happens all the time however. It's just tough to judge without all of the background info that we don't have.

It's a beauty though, and I'm sure someone with deep pockets will snag it.

 

[rugerpc]

Paul is quite aware of how his personal touch or signature affects resale value. You only have to look at how he signs guitars and back plates for people at events to see it. He will almost always want to personalize the signature with a pre-script like "To Bill..." instead of just signing his name. He wants the person receiving it to keep it, not flip it for a profit.

I've seen him ask more than one person, "You're not going to sell this on eBay, are you?" before signing an item.

 

[RedGuitars]

Why would an '08 ME have squabbins in it?

 

[Jazzedout]

It also looks like a ME II, so it would most probably be with an Indian Rosewood neck, although I guess the boss could spec it like he wants to...
The most interesting thing is the pickups I guess... which look like newer squabins, but what are they?

 

[Whitecat]

When PRSh signed one of my guitars he asked if I wanted it personalised, in reply I joked "sure, let's kill the resale value!" - he kinda halfway laughed at that and insisted it wouldn't.

With this one, if Paul's willing to draft a letter then the seller must've sought permission first, that doesn't seem like the sort of thing you can spring on him.

 

[jcha008]

Out of all the guitars that I've seen Paul play over the years, my favorite has to be his old charcoal Modern Eagle. That thing was a beast!

 

[ElrytNamrogo]

Hmmm...the full listing was very interesting, but what got me is when he said at the end, "Imagine owning one of Les Paul's personal Les Pauls or Leo Fender's personal Strat..."

I guess the Les Paul could be a fair-enough comparison (even though he was not the actual builder), but Leo Fender never even played guitar.

I get the point he's making, but it just stuck out to me.

 

[andy474x]

Paul is quite aware of how his personal touch or signature affects resale value. You only have to look at how he signs guitars and back plates for people at events to see it. He will almost always want to personalize the signature with a pre-script like "To Bill..." instead of just signing his name. He wants the person receiving it to keep it, not flip it for a profit.

I've seen him ask more than one person, "You're not going to sell this on eBay, are you?" before signing an item.

When I saw Paul at a clinic in Boston, I wanted so badly to bring my guitar and have him sign it, but I didn't want to be hounding him for attention all night so I decided to behave myself. Man, did I feel stupid when out of the goodness of his heart Paul took the time to personally meet everyone in attendance, take photos, and sign guitars. I have an Akesson SE with 57/08's, and while it probably doesn't seem like it would be anything special to most, I love the crap out of that guitar!

 

[rugerpc]

Sorry you missed that opportunity, Andy. Paul really is a peach when it comes to that stuff.

He knows how to take care of his customers, heck, just look at the cool forum he provides for us!