Post your RARE PRS stuff!

[madhermit]

Not sure how rare, but I've never seen another one in person. A 25th anniversary build, so it has the 'shadow' bird inlays. Case is white which is kinda cool.

2011 Singlecut Hollowbody II w/piezo in Matteo Mist.

 

[Tonart]

The African Blackwood neck blank..

 

[Tonart]

Wood figuring that projects meaning..

 

[Tonart]

Not really that rare, but the man himself’s ex guitars. The Pernambuco neck and Mammoth Ivory on the first one though..

 

[Tonart]

The cheeky name that was permitted and then graced on this guitar..

 

[TMeury]

Some cool stuff thus far…

 

[FlameTop]

Custom wind found in Artist guitar

The Unicorn

 

[ssmug]

Maybe not rare rare, but not something you see that often.

https://imgur.com/a/NqL4cJ5

 

[Collywobbles]

Well we started with pickups so I'll post these here for posterity.

The very earliest 1985 factory made guitars came with 7 (treble) and 8 (bass) stamped PUs rather than T and Bs - probably only in the first fifty or so guitars off the line. These were in a 1985 Custom I used to own that was one of the very earliest serial numbered Customs made.

What I suspect happened is the stamping shop either didn't have a T and B stamps, or the drawings sent over were not clear and the T and B were misread as 7 and 8.

Edit - should anyone have a proper pre-factory Custom or pre-Standard (as in hand made by Paul himself) I'd love to know what pickups are fitted / how they're marked.

 

[madhermit]

Well we started with pickups so I'll post these here for posterity.

The very earliest 1985 factory made guitars came with 7 (treble) and 8 (bass) stamped PUs rather than T and Bs - probably only in the first fifty or so guitars off the line. These were in a 1985 Custom I used to own that was one of the very earliest serial numbered Customs made.

What I suspect happened is the stamping shop either didn't have a T and B stamps, or the drawings sent over were not clear and the T and B were misread as 7 and 8.

Edit - should anyone have a proper pre-factory Custom or pre-Standard (as in hand made by Paul himself) I'd love to know what pickups are fitted / how they're marked.

I like your theory about T and B being misread as 7 and 8. I wonder if someone at PRS could confirm it? Seems very likely to me.

 

[Shreve]

McCarty Rosewood Standard Soapbar

 

[toothace]

The Enabler "pushed" me to buy this...

 

[WEDGE]

The Enabler "pushed" me to buy this...

I remember seeing this and almost pulled the trigger myself. Cool watch, would almost make up for my lack of a PS……..almost…

 

[RedGuitars]

Used to own (sellers remorse).

Standard 22 Studio with birds.

 

[Malloc]

One that got away: HBII-SC Goldtop

Have never seen one since and I will be buying it back if I ever see it again.

 

[Shreve]

Posted before. Scored this summer. 1994 McCarty #41. Love this &$#@! guitar, and I’ve been through a boatload of McCs.

 

[Ruffone]

My 3-piece 10-top.

 

[madhermit]

My 3-piece 10-top.

Somehow this looks MORE 3D to me.

 

[Ruffone]

Somehow this looks MORE 3D to me.

It looks even more 3D in person, that’s one of the reasons I jumped on it when I saw it up for sale. That and that emerald green is amazing.

 

[Andrew Paul]

First run of Modern Eagle V. 1 of 120