2006 PRS McCarty "Private Stock" Custom 22-Fret Archtop # 1068

This is a PRS Private Stock #1068 is an early, one-of-a-kind instrument from the Private Stock program (which began in 1996). Private Stock is PRS’s highest tier—hand-built instruments using the rarest, carefully selected “vault” tonewoods, maximum customization, and exceptional craftsmanship by a dedicated team. Every Private Stock is treated as a unique build (built-to-order or limited), with details such as the Private Stock number, date, and often Paul Reed Smith’s signature on the back of the headstock. Numbers started at #1 in January 1996; by the mid-2000s they had reached the low thousands (for example, a 10th Anniversary model is recorded around #1326 in 2006), so #1068 falls in the late 1990s to early 2000s range.

Early Private Stocks often featured exotic or highly figured woods (curly/quilted maple, Brazilian rosewood, etc.), premium inlays (sometimes mammoth ivory, abalone, or gold outlines), and high-end appointments that set them apart from Core models of the time.

Here’s a magnificent very special ordered PRS McCarty Private Stock Custom 22-Fret Archtop # 1068 completed on 10/11/06 w/a Piezo pickup w/a beautiful Natural finished Carved Spruce Top. This is one of few PRS Custom Private Stock guitar’s from a private collectors incredible collection. The woods on this guitar were personally hand-selected by the dealer from the PRS Private Stock vault. This one also has a very curly carved maple back. It has a Brazilian fretboard and a Brazilian headstock overlay and truss rod cover. Its excellent overall & has been enjoyed by its last caretaker.