2002 PRS Private Stock Singlecut Tiger Eye Smoked Burst All Brazilian Rosewood Neck Gold Birds Knaggs

2002 PRS Private Stock Singlecut Tiger Eye Smoked Burst All Brazilian Rosewood Neck Gold Birds Knaggs Private Stock - the pinnacle of guitar building - these are guitars from the great Paul Reed Smith company, made exclusively and separately from serial production, by the best luthiers, completely hand-fitted, every detail of these guitars is hand-selected and polished to perfection. For these guitars, separate wood is used from the Vault, the best materials for electronics and soldering are chosen, everything is thought out to the hundredth of a millimeter. This guitar is a bright representative of one of the very first Singlecuts, as well as the first Private Stock works, when PS guitars were made mainly by Joe Knaggs and Paul Reed Smith. This Private Stock is number 424 ever made; for context, there are now over 7000 of them. Knaggs is an honorary master who later left and created his own guitar production, Knaggs, he previously worked at the PRS company and he had a hand in the production of this PRS Private Stock. This guitar is ONE in the world, such guitars are mainly located in private collections in the USA, because they were made in the "golden era" of the rise of PRS, everything in them is perfect. Even then (more than 15 years ago) these guitars cost 7-8 k, and this money today would be two or three times more... The price for them grows every year. Before you is a true work of art - a PRS Private Stock Singlecut from the time of the legal disputes with Gibson. Why do you think Gibson sued PRS? The fact is that they finally realized that they had a very serious competitor who is now making guitars many times better. I have never had this model with these specifications from PS before... The first thing that is shocking is the realization that the outlines of the birds and the eagle on the headstock of this guitar are made of pure gold! "The inlays on your guitar are outlined in real gold". You can just hang the guitar on the wall like a painting and "look" at it even for people who cannot play it. Well, that's just... from the point of view of art - it's just something! To this should be added the beauty of the selected maple top, the Quilt Top of which is perfectly matched on both pieces of the maple top, large quilt, very even, deep! The color itself is perfectly suited to the quilt top - it is tiger and is called Tiger Eye, besides, the golden birds perfectly complete this ensemble! The neck of the guitar is made entirely of Brazilian rosewood - now it is impossible to order even a Private Stock with such a neck, firstly, because the certified Brazilian rosewood wood has long since run out in the stocks of even large global suppliers, since its logging was banned in 1992, now CITES restricts the export of even certified wood on new guitars, and you have to wait for a huge number of permits for export (now even with Indian rosewood). Secondly, yes, it is difficult to bring it in, even when it is available, dealers are in a hurry to order at least something at the factory, if only to get at least such a desirable Brazilian rosewood fretboard. All the above-described specifications add up to a picture of a serious price, if we send a request to the PRS factory today how much it will cost to order with a wait of at least 10 months (given the availability of Brazilian rosewood) for the same PRS Singlecut - you will quickly get an answer - 16300 $ minimum price. Also here is an example of the same one on eBay and it costs 13 k without delivery and other things - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Prs-Private-Stock-Singlecut-BRAZILIAN-NECK-and-Fretboard-RARE-Tiger-Eye-Quilt/232679460335 number, by the way, is close - 429 and the same year 2002. The sound.. well, what do you think yourselves? of course, it is beyond all praise and unique, especially with these specs. It is very difficult to describe the sound of this guitar, you need to hear it, soon we will make a review and add it to this page. The wood itself is the best selected at the factory in the sound laboratory, the sustain is endless, it resonates like no other. The dynamics are equally cool on both the first and last frets on the neck. It lies in the hand perfectly, like all PRS. Ergonomics - super. The guitar possesses a simply mind-blowing velvet bottom, this is what is obtained only thanks to the Brazilian rosewood neck, on my PRS Private Stock Singlecut I also have a Brazilian rosewood neck, by the way. The sensations of the neck itself are very pleasant, you feel the texture, the matte finish of the neck, the wood breathes... in general, delight! That moment when the sound, the appearance of the guitar, every detail creates a picture of an ideal instrument, this guitar is an element of luxury, an indicator of the ideal. The specifications of this specific guitar are photographed separately and are in the photos (see certificate). The main ones are: Neck and fretboard - Brazilian rosewood Top - Quilted Maple Body - African mahogany Color - Tiger Eye Smoked Burst Inlays - Gold Mother of Pearl Birds with Gold Outlines (14 carat) Pickups - PRS 7 Hardware - gold-plated The guitar was born on March 28, 2002! This very unique and sounding guitar will decorate your collection and become your favorite instrument. This is not only beauty, but also a smart investment of money, since guitars with Brazilian rosewood, especially of the Private Stock type, are becoming more expensive every year and will soon disappear from the market. This guitar has light wear - the gilding is slightly worn off the bridge and the top of the bridge pickup over the years, but in general for its 16+ it is in good condition, has no chips or anything else. By the way, it will be a wonderful gift in 2018 for your child for their coming of age, it would be especially significant if they were also born on March 28, 2002 =) The guitar comes with all documents, a certificate, and a leather case. The guitar is in Dnipropetrovsk! You can listen to it on good tube equipment of your choice — Mesa Boogie, Marshall, Engl…. I will deliver to any point of the world WORLDWIDE SHIPPING