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Limited-edition John McLaughlin Private Stock





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The PRS Private Stock John McLaughlin Limited Edition is a fitting tribute to one of the most inventive jazz fusion guitarists of all time. This superlative solidbody electric guitar boasts a resonant mahogany body with a spotlight-stealing figured maple top. This axe is fluid playability incarnate, thanks to its unfinished Pattern-shaped hormigo neck and 10-inch-radius, 22-fret African blackwood fingerboard. Loaded with TCI humbuckers, the Private Stock John McLaughlin Limited Edition delivers full-range tone with plenty of snarl and clarity. This guitar is a bona fide show stopper, with head-turning Celtic Knots fingerboard inlays, a Private Stock Eagle headstock inlay, a Charcoal Phoenix top, and a Smoked Black body. You also get attractive nickel hardware, which includes a super-stable Gen III tremolo and Phase III locking tuners, and a high-gloss nitro finish. And, as an added bonus, the Private Stock John McLaughlin Limited Edition features Paul Reed Smith's and Paul Miles' signatures on the back of its headstock, along with John's autograph on the instrument's back plate. The Paul Reed Smith Private Stock John McLaughlin Limited Edition is limited to 200 guitars built ? grab yours fast!





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Features according to John McLaughlin





The Private Stock John McLaughlin Limited Edition is as exquisite as the genre-defining artist who inspired it. This solidbody electric guitar is built around a resonant mahogany body, with a head-turning figured maple top. Like John's own custom-built guitar, the Private Stock John McLaughlin Limited Edition boasts custom Celtic Knots fingerboard inlays with abalone and eye-catching crushed opal accents, and a Private Stock Eagle headstock inlay. This guitar features a Charcoal Phoenix top color and a Smoked Black body with a high-gloss nitro finish. You also get Paul Reed Smith's and Paul Miles' signatures on the back of the guitar's headstock, along with John's autograph on the instrument's back plate.





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Ear-grabbing TCI pickups





The PRS Private Stock John McLaughlin Limited Edition features a pair of amazing TCI (Tuned Capacitance and Inductance) pickups. The hot bridge pickup is perfect for deploying leads infused with fat, snarling tone; back off your volume control, and it cleans up beautifully. Switch to the neck pickup and hear every note articulated in a chord, even under heavy distortion. The pickups also have dedicated mini-toggle EQ switches, providing you with even more ear-grabbing tones to play with.





Lightning-fast playability





If you're like the guitarists here at Sweetwater, you'll love the fluid playability of the Private Stock John McLaughlin Limited Edition's Pattern neck ? it truly feels like home. It's a slightly substantial neck that never feels too hefty, with a fast feel and carve that perfectly conform to the natural bend of your hand while moving up and down the neck. The Private Stock John McLaughlin Limited Edition's neck is carved from hormigo, which is a tonewood used on marimbas for sound-producing tines, and it's left unfinished with clear grain filler, giving this guitar a smooth, natural playing feel.





Serial 0362809


PRS Private Stock John McLaughlin Limited-edition Electric Guitar Features:


Patterned after John McLaughlin's custom PRS Private Stock guitar


Resonant mahogany body with a gorgeous figured maple top


Dual PRS TCI humbucking pickups deliver a full-range tone with plenty of snarl and clarity


Per-pickup mini-toggle EQ switches unlock an array of ear-grabbing tones


Unfinished Pattern-shaped hormigo neck and 10-inch-radius, 22-fret African blackwood fingerboard ensure fluid playability


Super-stable Gen III tremolo and Phase III locking tuners


Head-turning Celtic Knots fingerboard inlays and Private Stock Eagle headstock inlay


Attractive nickel hardware; high-gloss nitro finish


Features Paul Reed Smith's and Paul Miles' signatures on the headstock and John McLaughlin's autograph on the back plate


Limited to 200 guitars built