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PRS Releases the Private Stock “Graveyard II” Limited-Edition Guitar

PRS Releases the Private Stock “Graveyard II” Limited-Edition Guitar

There will be an 80-piece limited run of these guitars based on the vintage-inspired McCarty 594 model.

Stevensville, MD (December 6, 2018) -- PRS Private Stock is proud to announce the McCarty 594 “Graveyard II” Limited Edition model. Earlier this year, PRS announced an eighty-piece limited run of Private Stock “Graveyard” guitars based on the vintage-inspired McCarty 594 model. The Graveyard II also takes the McCarty 594 model as its platform, but adds a unique aesthetic.

The Wood

In early 2018, PRS purchased more than 150 curly maple tops from the outskirts of a Graveyard on top of a moun­tain on the East Coast of the USA. The Gravestones were dated around 1884, and the trees were clearly at least that old as they were forty feet to the first limb. The trees were logged in 2017, and the tops very closely resemble the wood used on guitars coming out of Kalamazoo in 1959.

“At first I thought the wood appeared to be some sort of sub-species of “Michigan” red maple, but with more thought it may just be the age of the tree. Regardless, these are Private Stock quality tops with medium wide to wide curl and extraordinary flame that has a beautiful iridescence to it,” said Paul Reed Smith.

The Graveyard II

The PRS Private Stock Graveyard II is a sixty-piece limited run of McCarty 594 models that utilizes unique maple for the tops. Notable specifications include an ebony and Faded Gray maple fretboard with ebony “Ravens in Flight” inlay, Raven headstock veneer, and Raven’s Heart high-gloss nitro finish were all inspired by the story of these maple tops.

“Our artistry does not live on a square canvas. It’s colors, inlays, and wood combinations. It’s a guitar,” said Paul Miles, Director of Private Stock. “We’re always trying to evolve Private Stock, and this guitar very much represents that.”

Just sixty Graveyard II instruments will be available worldwide. For more information and to hear the Graveyard II Limited Edition, visit www.prsguitars.com/privatestock. Inspired by these visually-stunning instruments, a PRS Private Stock Graveyard t-shirt is also available for purchase via PRS dealers or the PRS West Street East online store.

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