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Paul Reed Smith

In the mid-eighties an ambitious young luthier from Maryland named Paul Reed Smith stood the guitar manufacturing industry on its head. Focusing on uniquely brilliant finishes and refining a double octave, set neck guitar that was to become the PRS Custom 24, PRS Guitars was born and proved able to compete with the "big two" (Fender and Gibson).

Paul Reed Smith is famously successful for converting Carlos Santana to his guitars, first approaching the guitar hero with early PRS prototypes in the late seventies. These days Carlos plays PRS guitars almost exclusively and has several lines named in his honor.

In the late eighties PRS successfully added a bolt-on, the CE 24 to their lineup. In the nineties PRS enlisted design support from legendary Gibson President Ted McCarty and a line of PRS guitars bears his name. Characteristically, McCarty's contributions included a thicker solidbody style and the development of a series of PRS hollowbodys.

In 1995, due to increasing demand, PRS Guitars expanded into a large manufacturing facility in Stevensville, MD, from which they still operate. Guitars produced in the new plant, despite some silly grumblings in the industry (see prs neck heel), have retained their high quality and PRS has yet to undergo an obvious slump in production.

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PRS CE22 2002 PRS CE 22, Vintage Yellow - $1199
Near Mint Condition. Dimarzio D Sonic & Air Norton. Cocobollo custom hardware.
CCG#: CGC346
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PRS Standard 22 2001 PRS Standard 22, Cabernet - $1199
Very Good Condition. Discontinued guitar. Discontinued finish.
CCG#: CGC338
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PRS Standard 24 2005 PRS Standard 24, 20th Anniversary, Vintage Orange Mahogany - $1749 (Sold)
Near Mint Condition. 20th anniversary guitar.
CCG#: CGC345
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PRS McCarty 2001 PRS McCarty, Whale Blue - $1399
Very Good Condition. PRS McCarty, the new classic. Feel the love.
CCG#: CGC339
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PRS McCarty 1996 PRS McCarty, Gold Top (Sold)
Excellent Condition. PRS McCarty, the new classic. Feel the love.
CCG#: CGC343
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PRS McCarty 1999 PRS McCarty, Purple - $1699
VG-EXC Condition. Deep Purple 10-top. PRS McCarty, the new classic. Feel the love.
CCG#: CGC331
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PRS McCarty Artist 2006 PRS McCarty Artist, Tortoise Shell - $2999
Near Mint Condition. Stunning Artist Grade Top! PRS McCarty - The New Classic. Feel the love.
CCG#: CGC324
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PRS Cutom 22 1997 PRS Custom 22, Emerald Green (Sold)
Excellent Condition. Dragon 1 pickups. A superb guitar.
CCG#: CGC347
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PRS Custom 22 Artist 2006 PRS Custom 22 Artist, Royal Blue Quilt - $2999
Near Mint Condition. PRS Artist grade quilted Royal Blue top. Brazillian rosewood.
CCG#: CGC340
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PRS Custom 22 Artist 2003 PRS Custom 22 Artist, Vintage Yellow Quilt - $3199
Near Mint Condition. PRS Artist grade quilted Vintage Yellow top. Stunning.
CCG#: CGC341
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PRS 2004 PRS Custom 22 Artist, Raspberry Quilt - $2999
Near Mint Condition. PRS Artist grade quilted Raspberry top. Toned back. One off.
CCG#: CGC342
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PRS Singlecut 2001 PRS Singlecut, Cherry Burst - $1799
Excellent Condition. Awesome flame top. Discontinued #7 PRS pickups.
CCG#: CGC335
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PRS Singlecut 2001 PRS Singlecut, Whale Blue - $1799
Very Good Condition. 10 Top Flame. A rock-and-roll monster.
CCG#: CGC321
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PRS HB2 2006 PRS Hollowbody II, Black Cherry (Sold)
Near Mint Condition. Killer flame top.
CCG#: CGC337
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PRS CE24 1993 PRS CE 24, Cherry Burst (Sold)
Excellent Condition. Nice flame top. Small neck heel. Virginia Ave era. Alder body!
CCG#: CGC336
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PRS CE22 1999 PRS CE 22, Tobacco Burst (Sold)
Excellent Condition. You can't find new CE's like this anymore.
CCG#: CGC314
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PRS 513 2007 PRS 513, Santana Yellow (Sold)
Mint Condition. New Old Stock. Top-of-the-line Paul Reed Smith.
CCG#: CGC329
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PRS McCarty 2000 PRS McCarty, Black Cherry (Sold)
Good Condition. PRS McCarty - The new classic. Feel the love.
CCG#: CGC328
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PRS McCarty 1998 PRS McCarty, Gold Top (Sold)
VG-EXC Condition. PRS McCarty, the new classic. Feel the love.
CCG#: CGC332
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PRS Swamp Ash Special 2002 PRS Swamp Ash Special, Turquoise (Sold)
Excellent Condition. Beautiful discontinued finish. A "strat-like" tone for a PRS guitar.
CCG#: CGC327
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PRS Mira 2007 PRS Mira, Powder Blue (Sold)
Mint Condition. This newest axe in the PRS fleet.
CCG#: CGC325
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PRS McCarty 1997 PRS McCarty, Amber (Sold)
Excellent Condition. PRS McCarty - The new classic. Feel the love.
CCG#: CGC316
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2004 Paul Reed Smith McCarty Soapbar 2004 PRS McCarty Soapbar, Trans Cherry (Sold)
Near Mint Condition. A practically flawless vibrant finish and crunchy soapbar pups.
CCG#: CGC307
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PRS Custom 22 1997 PRS Custom 22, Vintage Natural (Sold)
Near Mint Condition. Birds. 10-top flame. Stock Dragon 1 pickups. Sweet.
CCG#: CGC330
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PRS Custom 24 2002 PRS Custom 24, Amber (Sold)
Near Mint Condition. Beautiful sublte flame. Birds. Natural Maple binding.
CCG#: CGC344
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1997 Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 1997 PRS Custom 24, Royal Blue (Sold)
Very Good Condition. Birds and a gorgeous discontued finish.
CCG#: CGC309
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PRS Custom 24 1996 PRS Custom 24, Emerald Green 10-top (Sold)
Excellent Condition. Tremendous flame 10-top. Birds. The works.
CCG#: CGC334
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PRS Singlecut 2000 PRS Singlecut, Dark Cherry Sunburst (Sold)
Excellent Condition. Birds on a first year PRS Singlecut 10-top.
CCG#: CGC326
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PRS Singlecut Trem 2004 PRS Singlecut Trem, McCarty Sunburst (Sold)
Near Mint. New meets old in this pristine axe. Zebra pickups! Hardly played....
CCG#: CGC323
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PRS HB1 2007 PRS Hollowbody I w/ piezo, Whale Blue (Sold)
New Old Stock. Mint Condition. As new, with LR Baggs piezo electronics.
CCG#: CGC333
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PRS HB Spruce 1998 PRS HB Spruce, Tobacco Burst (Sold)
Excellent Condition. A first year PRS Hollowbody with classic overtones.
CCG#: CGC318
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2000 Paul Reed Smith Hollowbody II 2000 PRS HBII, Turquoise (Sold)
Excellent Condition. A "double 10" top and back. Birds and a dark creamy rosewood board highlight the brilliantly flamed maple top and back.
CCG#: CGC305
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1998 Paul Reed Smith, CE 22 1998 PRS CE 22, Cabernet (Sold)
Excellent Condition. This Classic Electric 22 is a screamer. Dragon II's, stop tail and a solid mahagony body.
CCG#: CGC310
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PRS Singlecut 2001 PRS Custom 22, Whale Blue (Sold)
Excellent Condition. Birds, Dragon II's. A true blue classic.
CCG#: CGC322
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1996 Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 1996 PRS Custom 22, Vintage Yellow (Sold)
Excellent Condition. An incredible guitar, front and back -- almost qualifies for CG Near Mint status.
CCG#: CGC304
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2004 Paul Reed McCarty 2004 PRS McCarty, Sunburst (Sold)
Excellent Condition. An amazingly flamed maple top with the patented McCarty Sunburst.
CCG#: CGC308
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1999 Paul Reed Smith McCarty 1999 PRS McCarty, Purple (Sold)
Very Good condition! Rich sustain and classic tone. You won't want to put it down.
CCG#: CGC303
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2003 Paul Reed Smith, Hollowbody I 2003 PRS HBI, Black (Sold)
Near Mint Condition. This is simply a stunning guitar to hold or play.
CCG#: CGC311
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2004 Paul Reed Smith Standard 24 2004 PRS Standard 24, Trans Walnut (Sold)
Near Mint Condition. A sublime creation. Rich texture and fantastic tone.
CCG#: CGC306
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1994 Paul Reed Smith CE 24 1994 PRS CE 24, Purple (Sold)
Excellent condition! 1994. Small Neck Heel. Lightning fast wide/thin neck.
CCG#: CGC302
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2004 Paul Reed Smith: CE 24 2004 PRS CE 24, Vintage Yellow (Sold)
Excellent condition! Comfort and clarity meet in this sweet axe w/ very little play time.
CCG#: CGC301
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