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FS/FT PRS CU24 Private Stock and Gibson Murphy Lab '63 Firebird V Ember Red
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First up is my
Private Stock CU24 - Traded. This is one of the finest sounding guitars I've ever owned, and I've had a fair few. I was looking for a CU24 with an ash body/maple neck combo for a while to get closer to a single coil sound in positions 2 and 5, and boy does this deliver. You get huge amounts of quack that rival my MEV but a much fatter and more pleasing humbucking tone in 1 and 5. The 53/10 pickups quickly became my all time favourites after being introduced to them on a ME Quatro. They are no longer available and were made with vintage wire on the actual machine used to wind early Tele pickups (from my understanding).
One piece swamp ash bodies are only available through the Private Stock and this one has spectacular grain. The figured maple neck and top aren't too shabby either! The finish is Ultraviolet which later became known as Faded Ultraviolet (this is the original colour and hasn't faded) with normal ultraviolet being more of a blue/purple tone. Fretboard and headstock veneer is Cocobolo which is more dense than EIR and sits between that and ebony.
It's had a recent pro set up as I was struggling to get the trem floating to the factory spec, but it's now exactly as it should be with a beautifully low action to boot.
When I purchased the guitar it had some V12 finish blushing on the heel of the neck. This was unfortunately quite common for V12 finished guitars that used certain types of stain and is apparently due to moisture in the stain not being able to escape. This blushing happened a decade ago and hasn't gotten any worse in that time. PRS will refinish the whole guitar for a grand, but it's really never bothered me. Comes with all the case candy, leather case, original CoA as well as a laminated photocopy.
I'm after a trade only for this beauty so let me know what you have! Trade value around £5500 NOW TRADED (to buy one now would be around £10,000)
Next up is a rather stunning Murphy Lab Firebird V (1963) in Ember Red. I received this in a part trade and it was purchased new from Andertons last year. It's had almost no playing time and is in new condition. The Ultra Light Ageing is very tasteful and gives a beautiful worn in look without going over the top. I can't really say too much about this guitar as Firebirds aren't my bag, but if I were to only hang one guitar on the wall to look at... Comes with it's original CS Case, CoA and all case candy/gubbins.
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Oh and 53/10 pickups are brilliant. Tele to lp style without the ice pick
They are secured on with velcro.
Perfect height and comfort now.