Paul Reed Smith Guitars

The Twelfth Fret Guitarists' Pro Shop: 2229 Danforth Ave. Toronto, Canada: ph:416-694-8162

These exquisitely crafted custom solidbody electrics come in a vast array of custom options and finishes. An intelligent blend of traditional building techniques and innovative electronics makes these instruments in high demand. The rotary pickup switching gives the guitarist a selection of warm to aggressive humbucking sounds, as well as some legitimate single coil tones. The 25" scale length is a nice compromise between Fender and Gibson.

  CE Bolt-On Models 

There are 4 guitars in this line: CE24 Bolt On, CE22 Bolt On, CE24 Maple Top and CE22 Maple Top. 'CE24' vs 'CE22' distinguishes between 22 & 24 frets on the fingerboard. Maple Top models feature curly maple tops with transparent finishes.

 

On all CE models	bolt on hard maple neck  rosewood fingerboard  25 inch scale  5 position rotary pu selector, volume and tone  PRS trem system or stop tailpiece  abalone dot inlays  14:1 low mass locking tuners
24 fret models	standard or wide-thin neck  HFS and Vintage Bass pickups
22 fret models	wide-fat or wide-thin neck  PRS Dragon II pickups w/covers
CE Bolt On	stock colours: vintage cherry, natural, black sunburst, custom opaque colours
CE Maple Top	stock colours: Scarlet Red, Royal Blue, Dark Blue, Gray Black, Black Sunburst, Tortoise Shell, Emerald Green, Turquiose, Black Cherry, Cherry Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, Vintage Yellow, Orange, Purple,  Tobacco Sunburst, custom opaque colours w/natural maple edge

   

Custom Opaque Colours: 1998
Black Antique White Seafoam Ocean Turquoise	Old Gold Metallic Pewter Metallic Apricot Brandy Pearl Metallic Deep Purple Metallic Cabernet Metallic Indigo Metallic Forest Green Metallic

  Neck-set Models

Standard 24	one piece mahogany body and neck  select rosewood fingerboard  regular or wide-thin neck  Moon inlays (mother of pearl birds optional)  25 inch scale  HFS and Vintage Bass pickups  five position rotary p.u. selector, volume and tone  PRS tremelo system or stop tailpiece options include gold hardware,  stock colours: Black, Vintage Cherry, Natural  custom colours: Pearl White, Pearl Black, Electric Red, Electric Blue, Gold Top, Black W/White Binding
Standard  22	one piece mahogany body and neck  select rosewood fingerboard  wide fat or wide thin neck  Moon inlays (mother of pearl birds optional)  25 inch scale  Dragon II pickups w/covers  five position rotary p.u. selector, volume and tone  PRS tremelo system or stop tailpiece  options include gold hardware stock colours:  Vintage Cherry, Natural, Black Sunburst, walnut and custom opaque colours
Standard  Maple-Tops	Standard 22 and 24 are both available in     maple-top         versions with the top and back in custom opaque         finishes only (with natural maple edge)
Custom 24	curly maple top (ten top optional)  one piece mahogany back and neck  regular or wide-thin neck  Moon inlays (mother of pearl birds optional)  25 inch scale  HFS and Vintage Bass pickups  five position rotary p.u. selector, volume and tone  PRS trem system or PRS stop tailpiece options available include  quilted maple top, Artist Package stock colours: scarlet red, royal blue, gray-black, whale blue, emerald green, black cherry, black sunburst, scarlet sunburst and tortoiseshell, purple, vintage yellow, vintage sunburst, Tobaco Sunburst, cherry sunburst, natural, orange, amber, violin amber, violin amberburst, dark cherry sunburst, teal black
Custom 22	same as Custom but with 22 frets, Dragon II pickups w/covers, wide-fat neck  or wide-thin neck
Artist Package	Paua bird inlay in neck rosewood headstock veneer Artist grade flame or quilt top translucent toned back gold hardware leather case

 

McCarty  Standard	The McCarty Standard has several changes from the PRS Custom including an increased headstock angle, McCarty pickups with covers, a thicker mahogany body, a 22 fret wide-fat neck,  PRS stop-tailpiece, simple inlays, three way p.u. selector toggle switch, and vintage style tuners.   stock colours:  Vintage Cherry, Natural, Black Sunburst, walnut and custom opaque colours
McCarty	The McCarty model has several changes from the PRS Custom including an increased headstock angle, McCarty pickups with covers, a thicker mahogany back, a 22 fret wide-fat neck, warm old colours, PRS stop-tailpiece, simple inlays, three way p.u. selector toggle switch, vintage style tuners and a "Michigan Maple" top.  finishes include McCarty sunburst , McCarty tobacco burst, vintage yellow, black sunburst, tortoise shell, amber, violin amber, violin amber burst, custom opaque colours with natural maple edge
McCarty  Soapbar	thick mahogany back with carved maple top 22 fret w/10" radius standard thickness neck with trem option shaved thickness neck with stop tailpiece option Seymour Duncan single coil P-90 pickups custom opaque colours with natural maple edge
McCarty  Hollowbody	carved spruce top carved mahogany back and sides 1 3/4" depth at rim (3" at bridge) wide fat neck stop tailpiece McCarty archtop pickups satin finish on spruce top models gloss finish on optional maple top
McCarty   Hollowbody   II	same as McCarty Hollowbody but with carved figured maple top and back gloss finish
McCarty  Archtop	same as McCarty Hollowbody but 2 3/4" at rim (4" at bridge
McCarty  Archtop  II	same as McCarty Hollowbody II but 2 3/4" at rim (4" at bridge)
McCarty  Archtop  Artist	same as McCarty Archtop II but with gold hardware, Artist grade maple, adjustable stop tailpiece, brazilian rosewood fingerboard, abalone birds outlined in 14k gold, rosewood peghead veneer and optional "double stained finishes

 

Carlos Santana Model

original pre-production body shape  24 fret mahogany neck  24 1/2 inch scale  East Coast maple top  mahogany back  Paua shell purfling on body  rippled abalone bird inlays  PRS headstock eagle  OM symbol inlayed truss rod cover  Santana zebra coil pickups  volume, ton, 2 mini switch p.u. selectors  mini locking machine heads  PRS tremelo system  limited production

Various limited edition and anniversary models are issued on a yearly basis from the PRS facility.

 

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