PRS Private Stock #12226 McCarty Tremolo Maple Burl/Black Limba Charcoal Satin Burst w/Macassar Ebony Neck

Description

Each year, the CME team travels to the PRS Private Stock in Stevensville, Maryland to select woods and design some one of a kind PRS guitars. The wood set pictured in this listing is the raw wood that was selected during our April 2025 visit. The specifications below will give you a better idea of the guitar we envisioned. If you have questions about this build or PRS Private Stock in general, please contact one of our experts via chat, email, or phone.

 

The PRS Private Stock program began in 1996 as a boutique building team within the PRS factory in Stevensville, Maryland, specially tasked with making the most personally crafted electric guitars available anywhere in the world. Conceived and built with a "one-off" mentality aiming to deliver heirloom-quality musical instruments, all PRS Private Stock instruments boast unprecedented levels of customization.

 

As Paul Reed Smith himself has said: “They are simultaneously musical instruments, pieces of art, tools to joyfully spend time with, and treasured possessions. The goal of Private Stock is not only to create the most beautiful and best-playing guitar money can buy, but the best sounding. If you decide on a Private Stock guitar, we will give everything we have to make it the best instrument you’ve ever experienced.”

 

Woods

CME’s premium guitar-buying team works closely with the Private Stock team to select tonewoods from the private stash in “the vault” outside Paul’s office at the PRS headquarters.

 

Like a fingerprint, each piece of wood housed in “the vault” is slightly different in figure, weight, and hue—each serving as the unique sonic and visual foundation of every PRS Private Stock instrument.

 

Finishes

Highlighting the elegance and figure of the woods we chose, the finish on every PRS Private Stock guitar imbues each with its own personal aesthetic, making a definitive visual statement.

 

Inlays

From the design itself to the materials used, the PRS Private Stock program offers nearly infinite inlay options and combinations to personalize each instrument.

 

Cases

Every Private Stock instrument comes with a case chosen not only to protect the instrument but to reflect the attention to detail and the aesthetically arresting instrument it holds. 

 

Specs

General

Series: PRS Private Stock

Country of Manufacture: Made in the USA

Serial Number: 0424750

Product Color: Charcoal Satin Burst

Case Type: Hardshell Case Included

Factory Setup: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)

Body

Body Shape: Double Cutaway

Body Material: Black Limba (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Private Stock)

Body Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Top Material: Poplar Burl (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Private Stock)

Neck

Neck Material: Black Limba (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Private Stock)

Neck Finish: Oil Only

Neck Tint/Color: Natural

Neck Shape: Pattern Thin

Fingerboard Material: Ebony (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Private Stock)

Headstock Veneer: Poplar Burl (Hand-Selected by CME at PRS Private Stock)

Nut Material: Bone

Nut Width: 1.687"

Fingerboard Radius: 10"

Scale Length: 25"

Number of Frets: 22 Frets

Neck Joint: One-Piece Set Neck

Fingerboard Inlay: Original Birds

Inlay Shape: Birds

Side Marker Inlay: White Mother of Pearl Dots

Headstock Inlay/Decal: Old School PS Eagle

Neck Binding: None

Electronics

Bridge Pickup: McCarty III

Neck Pickup: McCarty III

Controls and Switching: Volume and Push/Pull Tone Control w/ 3-Way Toggle Pickup Switch

Hardware

Hardware Color: Smoked Black

Bridge: PRS Patented Tremolo, Gen III

Tailpiece: PRS Patented Tremolo, Gen III

Tuning Machines: PRS Phase III Non-Locking Tuners w/ Wing Buttons

Fret Wire: PRS Standard

Saddle: Brass

Truss Rod Cover: Ebony

Knobs: Clear Lampshade

Switch Cap: Black