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From Our Research Team:

A Once-in-a-lifetime PRS Acoustic Guitar!

When Paul Reed Smith created the PRS Collection Acoustic 2012, he designed an acoustic guitar that's as much a collector's piece as it is a player's dream come true. If you've been waiting your whole life for the perfect acoustic guitar, then rest assured, you've found it. One look at the Collection Acoustic 2012's breathtaking bearclaw Sitka spruce top and you'll know why. And no matter how lost you get in the look of its exquisite inlays and top-notch appointments, you can be sure that the PRS Collection Acoustic 2012 sounds even better. Don't miss out, you only have once chance to pick up this extremely limited-run guitar at Sweetwater.

PRS Collection Acoustic 2012 Acoustic-electric Guitar at a Glance:

• Paul's own master craftsmanship
  
• A collection of tonewoods like no other
  
• Not just a collector's piece, a player's dream come true

Paul's own master craftsmanship
The story behind the PRS Collection Acoustic 2012 guitar begins in 2009, when Paul Reed Smith returned to the helm of the PRS Private Stock program. More than a way to create some of the world's most beautiful guitars, the Collection Acoustic line has given Paul Reed Smith a new creative outlet to experiment with new ideas and designs. So when you have a PRS Collection Acoustic 2012 in your hands, you're holding more than an amazing instrument, you're holding the future of PRS guitar craftsmanship.

A collection of tonewoods like no other
The PRS Collection Acoustic 2012 features top-of-the-line tonewoods rarely found on acoustic guitars today. The most visible of these is the Collection Acoustic 2012's fantastic bearclaw Sitka spruce top, whose unique figuring appears to leap off of its surface. Prized as much for its sound as its looks, this rare spruce has been the Shangri-La of luthiers for hundreds of years. But that's just one of Collection Acoustic 2012's unique woods. It also features a neck made of Pernambuco, the now nearly unobtainable wood traditionally used in making bows for stringed instruments. Together, these tonewoods alone make the Collection Acoustic 2012 one of the most fascinating guitars Sweetwater has ever seen.

Not just a collector's piece, a player's dream come true
Few collectable guitars can live the double life of being both remarkably rare while also being practical performance instruments. The Collection Acoustic 2012 demonstrates the practical side of PRS, giving you custom PRS electronics. Thanks to the PRS Pickup system, the Collection Acoustic 2012 is as wonderful an instrument plugged in as it is when you play it acoustically.

PRS Collection Acoustic 2012 Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

• Extremely limited edition PRS acoustic-electric guitar
  
• #42 in the extremely limited Collection series
  
• Rare tonewoods include a bearclaw Sitka spruce top, a Pernambuco neck, and a genuine African blackwood back and sides
  
• Intricately inlayed green abalone and paua heart Celtic crosses and purfling
  
• Appointments made of 14K gold, bone, and mammoth ivory
  
• All tonewoods hand selected by Paul Reed Smith
  
• Design and construction overseen by Paul Reed Smith
  
• Includes pictures taken through build process and included with guitar
  
• Hardshell case included

Don't miss this chance to own an extremely rare PRS Collection Acoustic 2012 acoustic-electric guitar!

Specification Detail Manufacturer Part Number COL# 042