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1994 Paul Reed Smith McCarty Model, "for an Old Friend"

$3,500.00

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  • Year: 1994
  • Manufacturer: Paul Reed Smith
  • Model: McCarty Model, "for an Old Friend"
  • Case: Original Hard
  • Color: Royal Blue
  • Condition: Very Good
  • Description: 1994 PRS McCarty, Royal Blue with moons. Roger Chamberlain was a friend of Paul Smiths who played with him in a band in high school. He was from the same neighborhood in Bowie MD that produced Eva Cassidy, Kathy Lee Epstein (Gifford), Joe Knaggs and Paul Smith.Roger and Paul were tight as teenagers and so it was that when Roger ran into Paul in 1994 at the Bowie High School 20th Anniversary of the class of '74 that Paul agreed to build Roger a special PRS. Paul urged him to order a PRS McCarty and asked Joe Knaggs to pick out a top for him. The result is 4 20164 a beautifully flamed Eastern Maple top finished in Royal Blue, the fingerboard appears to be Brazilian and is very dark. Inside the bridge pickup cavity is an inscription 'See Joe K' that was used in house at PRS to denote a special guitar. The guitar has some player wear as you might expect from a 17 year old guitar, but it was well cared for and sounds and plays great. This is an outstanding example of a collector PRS that will appreciate in value while sounding great too. A fantastic looker with letters from Roger and Joe Knaggs as well as a backplate signed by Ted McCarty and Paul Smith too. This is an early PRS McCarty from the first year of production and it has the earlier style plastic wiring as well as a tone pot with no push pull to activate the coil tap. Specifications from the PRS website...McCARTY MODEL: 1994 - 2007. First 100 signed and numbered, wide-fat 22-fret neck only, East coast maple top, 1/8th of an inch thicker mahogany back, stop-tail, vintage-style tuners, covered Dragon Bass PRS humbuckers, changed to McCarty Pickups in ’95 and now includes a push/pull coil-tap on the tone control, 3-way toggle pickup selector, East Indian Rosewood Neck option added in 1998 Serial: 4 20164 Comes with Original Hardshell Case, Hang Tag, Planet Waves Black Nylon Strap, Extra PRS Black Back Plate, and Paperwork