PRS Private Stock

Sweetwater Brings the PRS Private Stock Experience to You

Sweetwater and PRS share a passion for turning dreams into reality for discriminating players everywhere. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce our carefully curated, in-stock selection of PRS Private Stock guitars. These painstakingly crafted artisan instruments represent the pinnacle of PRS design and craftsmanship.

Sweetwater’s PRS Private Stock collection means you can skip the custom-order lead times and handpick your dream guitar right from our site. Experience the convenience of browsing our exclusive online collection and securing your very own Private Stock with just a few clicks. Plus, with Sweetwater’s 24-month 0% APR financing and express shipping, your prestige axe arrives sooner than you ever thought possible.

Get ready to experience the ultimate in PRS refinement and playability — find your Private Stock PRS today at Sweetwater!

Sweetwater and PRS: A Partnership 20 Years in the Making

Sweetwater has been a proud retailer of PRS guitars for more than 20 years. In fact, longtime customers may recall that PRS was one of the first electric guitar brands we partnered with. Over the past two decades, we’ve been fortunate to have founder Paul Reed Smith and his team join us at Sweetwater HQ on many occasions for workshops, sales training, and luthier certification.

We see this Private Stock integration as a massive win for all involved. By working closely with the PRS builders, we’re able to offer you, the customer, a curated selection of world-class guitars. Both the Private Stock team and Sweetwater are committed to blazing new trails in guitar craftsmanship, ensuring that more guitarists than ever can find their perfect instruments.

How Did PRS Private Stock Begin?

When Paul established the Private Stock custom shop in 1996, PRS was well on its way to becoming a household name. The creation of the Private Stock division allowed PRS builders to unleash their creativity and push the boundaries of what a custom guitar could offer, showcasing everything from exotic materials to a dizzying array of customization options.

Private Stock guitars continue to break new ground with each passing year. Recent highlights include the spellbinding 40th Anniversary Dragon (complete with 207 hand inlays), the uber-expressive Grainger bass, and the majestic Owls in Flight collection, a Sweetwater exclusive.

These instruments prove that a PRS Private Stock isn’t a mere guitar: it’s a symphony of creative synergy between the builder and the client.

Are Sweetwater Private Stocks Actually Custom Built?

Every Private Stock PRS electric is a handcrafted work of art, whether it’s purchased directly from Sweetwater’s extensive inventory or designed from the ground up with one of our Sales Engineers.

Why Buy a PRS Private Stock Through Sweetwater?

As players who have gone through the PRS Private Stock experience ourselves, let us tell you: commissioning a custom guitar can have you on pins and needles awaiting its arrival! You’ll lose sleep deciding what to name it and what color to decorate your music room.

When you buy a Private Stock through Sweetwater, you can rest easy knowing we’ve done the heavy lifting for you. Our knowledgeable guitar buyers and 55-point Inspection teams have “kicked the tires,” so to speak, on everything from the quality of the woods to the resistance of the pickups.

In addition, you’ll also enjoy our:

• Rapid delivery— all our PRS Private Stocks are either commissioned, en route, or ready to ship, saving you up to six months in the pre-order process.
• Hassle-free financing— with your Sweetwater Card, you can take home your PRS Private Stock today and pay it off penalty-free over 24 months.
• Worry-free guarantee— if you’re a Sweetwater customer, you already know we sweat the small details of your purchase — whether it’s a $25 guitar pedal or a $2,500 CE 24. So, when you’re ready to invest in the ultimate guitar, we’ll ensure it’s the best guitar you’ve ever played.

Understanding the PRS Private Stock Advantage

When you purchase a Private Stock PRS electric through Sweetwater, you gain access to the unparalleled resources and creativity of one of the world’s premier guitar makers, PRS. Here’s why these custom guitars continue to set new standards:

Paul’s secret tonewood stash

Did you know there’s a rare vault of valuable tonewoods at the PRS factory? Originally named the private stash, the PRS Wood Library houses some of the most exotic and harmonically complex woods Paul has amassed over his 40 years of guitar building.

Electronics that inspire

Humbucker, single, soapbar — we understand the buying rut that guitar players can fall into while searching for inspiration. Instead of splurging on the latest heritage pickup and hoping there’s not an even better model next year, why not invest in a guitar with the custom sounds and switching options you simply won’t find in a production model?

Craving the can’t-miss crunch of DGT pickups with a zippy 3-way toggle? Done. How about the hi-fi cleans and bone-crunching means of an \m/ and D-type combo? You’ve got it. Need the dozen tasty tonal toppings of a 58/15-Narrowfield sandwich with PG switching? If you can dream it, a Sweetwater PRS Private Stock can achieve it.

Finishes you have to see to believe

PRS guitars have a reputation for being living works of art. So, when we say that PRS Private Stock offers jaw-dropping finish options, you know we mean business! We’re talking gloss lacquers so deep they’ve been known to cause vertigo. Figuring so dazzling, you might need to invest in a drool bib. Visuals so lush, you may catch a sunburn from standing in the spotlight.

Sourcing Your Private Stock Through Sweetwater Means…

Custom quality without the wait

Private Stock guitars are among the most coveted custom guitars on the planet. As you can imagine, optioning one of these custom beauties usually requires spending time on a healthy wait-list.

However, when you buy a PRS Private Stock from Sweetwater, you’re not just getting one of the finest guitars money can buy: you’re also getting it in record time.

Our guitar buyers are your personal shoppers

But that’s not all. When you source your PRS Private Stock through Sweetwater, you’re also tapping into the creative minds of our expert guitar buyers.

Who are the Sweetwater guitar buyers? They’re a dedicated team of luthiers, performers, collectors, and connoisseurs with decades of experience in the music industry and a shared passion for playing the coolest guitars on the planet.

So, when you choose one of our Private Stocks, it’s like you’re commissioning our buyers to be your personal guitar shoppers! Just imagine us cruising through the PRS showroom with a shopping cart in search of the bougiest guitar parts money can buy: “I’ll take this Gaboon ebony neck and some of this Tasmanian blackwood, and, OOH, this 24-08 switching looks nice…”

Playability so good, even Paul can’t resist

Here’s a fun fact: the guitars produced by the Private Stock team are so exceptional that sometimes even Paul Reed Smith can’t live without them. Paul shared this with Sweetwater in a 2021 interview:

“There’s been about four times I’ve tried to buy guitars off the line and Paul [Miles, Director of Private Stock] will say, ‘Sorry, you can’t have it. That was ordered by Customer X,’. And I would call them up and say, ‘Will you sell me your guitar?’ and they’d say, ‘Uh…no.’ Of course, the fact that I wanted it made it even more desirable.”

Whenever You’re Ready, PRS Private Stock Is Calling

Nothing says “you’ve arrived” quite like the feeling of playing a guitar that’s uniquely yours. That’s the feeling you get with a PRS Private Stock. If you’re ready to make your move on your first Private Stock or the final piece in your collection, Sweetwater makes the process as easy as can be. Call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer at (800) 222-4700 for more information.