Paul Reed Smith Private Stock McCarty mandolin

[mrmando]

You don't see one of these every day.

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/PR...75-Mandolin.gc

[jesserules]

Nice!

But jiminy … could they try & be a little more subtle with the pricing?

"$3999.99 - why, that means it's less than $4000!!!!! PLEASE, take my money!"

[Seter]

I wonder who it was originally made for. An SE line of PRS mandolins would be interesting.

[Jeff Mando]

I've never played one. What is the overall impression of PRS mandolins amongst the mandolin community?

[MikeZito]

Gee, an overpriced PRS - who knew such a thing was possible . . . .

[JerseyPicker]

I watched this interesting Ted Talk by PRS recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNzJjlV1TOA

I don't know anything about making instruments, but after watching that, I would be really interested in owning a mandolin designed by him. I particularly liked the part where he was comparing materials used for nuts.

[jefflester]

I've never played one. What is the overall impression of PRS mandolins amongst the mandolin community?

Too few of them for there to be an overall impression.

[mrmando]

I have known about these for a long time. But this is only the second or possibly the third time I've seen one for sale. Pretty sure a Japanese dealer had one listed on eBay a while back for about twice the Guitar Center price.

[jefflester]

Old thread that includes info and photos of a couple others:
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/s...-PRS-Mandolin&

[jefflester]

You don't see one of these every day.

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/PR...75-Mandolin.gc

It certainly looks like it is likely the same one jtsc referenced (and bought?) from Japan in that old thread.

[Seter]

I wasn't able to find any videos of one youtube. They must be like unicorn earwax.

[allenhopkins]

"Here's your $3,999.99 whiskey sour. Ya know, we don't serve many kangaroos at this bar."

"And at these prices, you're not likely to!"

[Ted Eschliman]

Every year at NAMM I cruise through the PRS booth just to see if they have one of these displayed. In 3 decades, I think I've only seen two of them.

[jtsc]

Yes, it is indeed the one I acquired in Japan. It was an emotional purchase and it is a beauty of an instrument - so purdy!!! However, beyond the first position, it was just not what I hoped for. To be blunt, the fingerboard is made for a child's hands and projection was not close to what I would have expected (yes, it sounds fine with the piezo but precision on that fingerboard is very hard to achieve). I'm a GAS addict and when you have that condition, ya find some true beauties and some that are just a pretty face.

[Jeff Mando]

I'm a GAS addict and when you have that condition, ya find some true beauties and some that are just a pretty face.

That was my first impression that it may have been designed to be marketed to a guitar collector, as a companion piece in a PRS collection.

[multidon]

If I had a spare 3,999 dollars of mad money to spend on mandolins, I can think of SO many better ways to spend it.

[Verne Andru]

Yes, it is indeed the one I acquired in Japan. It was an emotional purchase and it is a beauty of an instrument - so purdy!!! However, beyond the first position, it was just not what I hoped for. To be blunt, the fingerboard is made for a child's hands and projection was not close to what I would have expected (yes, it sounds fine with the piezo but precision on that fingerboard is very hard to achieve). I'm a GAS addict and when you have that condition, ya find some true beauties and some that are just a pretty face.

A PRS mandolin shaped object. An expensive one at that.

[LadysSolo]

I have small hands so I could probably play it, but WAY too rich for my blood!