An Heirloom-worthy Archtop Built by PRS's Finest
Spec’d out by Sweetwater’s team of guitar experts, this PRS Private Stock #12035 Singlecut Archtop II boasts the finest tonewoods in Paul Reed Smith’s personal vault and custom features available only to the prestigious Private Stock lineup. This guitar’s fully hollow body begins with a dynamic and responsive spruce top — the de facto standard on traditional archtop guitars for more than a century. A premium set of African mahogany forms the back and sides, complete with stunning sapwood streaks and a warm, rounded-over character. These world-class tonewoods sing with a clear, powerful tone even unplugged, and a set of PRS’s 58/15 LT humbuckers embolden the body’s lively character with a one-two punch of vintage vibe and modern clarity. Next, the Pattern-profile neck is comprised of a high-end shaft of African padauk wood, while the fingerboard features a collection of mother-of-pearl Birds inlays with glimmering paua heart centers, green ripple abalone, and paua heart vine side markers. You’ll also benefit from the Private Stock #12035 Singlecut Archtop II’s top-of-the-line hardware package, including a gorgeous Macassar ebony tailpiece, an aluminum/bronze bridge with sleek brass saddles, and Phase III locking tuners with hormigo wood buttons. For the guitarist who craves old-world archtop elegance, effortless PRS performance, and premier 6-string luxury, it simply doesn’t get any better than the PRS Private Stock #12035 Singlecut Archtop II.
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Crafted from the highest-grade tonewoods in the world
Tucked away in an unassuming corner of Stevensville, Maryland, lies one of the world’s most exceptional tonewood collections: “The Vault,” located just outside Paul Reed Smith’s office at PRS headquarters. From time-tested 6-string standbys like maple and mahogany to ultra-rare and exotic woods, this treasure trove of timbers stands almost unequaled. To put it plainly, when you purchase a PRS Private Stock guitar, you can rest assured that your guitar’s tonewoods are the best available on the planet.
Fine-tuned 58/15 LT pickups
Plug the Private Stock #12035 Singlecut Archtop II into your favorite tube amp, and it will reward you with satisfying tones. The spruce top comes loaded with a pair of marvelous 58/15 LT humbuckers. Inspired by the legendary humbuckers from the late ’50s, PRS’s 58/15 LT pickups provide the perfect balance between the warm, sweet tones vintage enthusiasts love and the modern clarity that today’s players demand. What’s more, these pickups feature fewer winds than normal to tame the output and provide a more vintage-accurate tone.
Pattern profile neck for optimized playability
The PRS Private Stock #12035 Singlecut Archtop II is spec’d with PRS’s Pattern profile neck. A hallmark of PRS quality, neck shapes are, of course, critical to your playing experience. Perfected after years of prototyping, the Pattern neck is an updated Wide Fat neck style based on neck shapes Paul Reed Smith designed in the 1970s and ’80s for Carlos Santana, Peter Frampton, and Howard Leese of Heart. Fast and comfortable, the Pattern profile always feels just right. In reality, most electric guitarists employ a combination of thumb-over and thumb-behind fretting-hand positions in their playing, and the Pattern profile lets you switch seamlessly between the two.
PRS Private Stock #12035 Singlecut Archtop II Features:
- A masterwork instrument built by PRS’s most experienced luthiers with the finest tonewoods found on the planet
- Spec’d from top to bottom by Sweetwater’s guitar experts
- Traditional spruce top paired with African mahogany back and sides delivers a crisp, warm, and resonant projection even when unplugged
- Exotic padauk neck in PRS’s classic Pattern profile fills your grip with a full, robust shape
- Ebony fingerboard topped with MOP Birds inlays, complete with paua heart centers, green ripple abalone, and paua heart vine markers
- 58/15 LT pickups split the difference between old-school humbucking warmth and contemporary clarity
- Push-pull knobs unlock singing split-coil sounds
- Luxurious Macassar ebony tailpiece paired with a premium aluminum/bronze archtop bridge with brass saddles
- High-performing Phase III locking tuners keep your strings stable
- Sleek satin nitro finish will gracefully age in the more you play
