Markie Carlos doubleneck rare.
If they made 100 of em, I wouldn’t use the word.
It's hard to define 'rare', but I think the term has to be taken relative to demand, age and desirability.
Gibson made 643 Les Paul bursts in 1959. I don't know how many are still around, but demand remains high, and you don't see very many come up for sale. So I'd say that relative to demand, it's a rare guitar. Obviously, they made more than 100 of them.
A lot of that demand has to do with the fact they're hella cool guitars, and that famous players used them, so they acquired legendary status.
But the PRS limited runs have yet to acquire that patina of desirability. And PS one-offs don't have it, either. I don't know why. Go figure.
I have a couple from the 60 piece PS limited runs. Even though they made fewer than 100 of both runs, relative to demand they're not really rare guitars, and they're probably no more valuable than any PS.
The irony is if it's a custom 1-off, it really IS a rare guitar, yet the demand isn't strong for Some Regular Dude/Gal's idea of their dream guitar - might be a
bit different if Dude/Gal is a famous player. Might not.
My guess is that my limited run versions aren't a big deal at all - yet. Maybe that'll all change in however-many years, but for now nope. However, they're a big deal to me, because I bought them to play and they play and sound fantastic. So there's that.
I don't think there are many PRSes that command 'rare guitar' respect in the market, except for the early prototypes or special pre-factory stuff.
On a personal level, the idea that they only made a few of a given model...it's kind of a nutty idea that people want to pay for rarity. I've done it myself, so I'm as crazy as anyone else. You'd think that the value would be in an unusually fantastic, 'magic' example of any model. But that's not how it works, is it?