The boss himself was responsible for this very special collector's model from PRS: Paul Reed Smith reserved 85 maple tops for the Paul's 85 guitars and also selected the remaining woods for the strictly limited series of 85 specimens from PRS' Wood Vault himself. The body is made from African mahogany, the neck from dark Peruvian mahogany and the fingerboard from Honduran rosewood with curly maple binding. The look of the guitar is crowned by a curly maple top in the special color “Electric Tiger Glow”. A special staining and spraying technique is used for this color, which emphasizes the beautiful, wide curly maple enormously, resulting in a phenomenal top grain. The final finish is a special paper-thin high-gloss vintage nitro lacquer with numerous hairline cracks appearing over time to give the guitar a special vintage patina. But since this guitar has spent the last five years almost unplayed in its case, even these deliberate signs of ageing are hardly noticeable and the guitar will be delivered to its future owner in almost mint condition. The very comfortable Pattern neck profile corresponds exactly to Paul's specifications. Together, this results in a guitar with incredible sustain, a balanced and fresh basic sound and optimum playability. The PRS TCI humbuckers, which can be split into singlecoils on this model with two small toggle switches, provide the transmission to the amp. With these specs it's clear that the guitar also plays in the Champions League in terms of sound. And yet, when you hear the guitar “loud” for the first time you can't help but get excited. The humbuckers deliver a singing, full-bodied tone with just the right “nose” to give it a unique character. So it's hard to put the Paul's 85 in a display case as just a collector's item! We are extremely pleased to be able to offer you this beautiful dream guitar with considerable rarity value today.
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Have you found your dream guitar and would like to buy it directly? Please send us an e-mail to ten-guitars@email.de with your name, address and telephone number and we will send you an invoice with our bank details. The guitar will be sent to you as soon as we receive your payment.
We ship throughout Europe with insured DHL shipping. Worldwide shipping is also possible on request, but must be checked individually depending on the instrument and region.
Of course, you can also try out guitars in our store and take them home directly. Please contact us by phone (+49-89-64954031) or email to find a suitable appointment. In our in-house amp room, you can play guitars through many different amps and pedals.