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Serial number is available for every Warwick bass, remember that all Warwick basses come with a certificate and that has a serial number as well as various copies of the stickers that contain the serial number.

Start a new thread for each request and include the serial number of the used Alembic that you’re considering in the title of the thread. Kindly state the purpose within the request (saw in shop, auction, had for years, etc.). 1) Warwick serial numbers from 1988-on all follow the same format. A xxxxxxxxx 97. The year of manufacture is always the last two digits on the right. The month of manufacture is represented by the letter on the left. M = December There is no 'I'. Most serial number preceding 1988 also follow this format, although exceptions have.

Introduction and Development
Variants
Type Numbers
Squadrons
Statistics

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Introduction and Development

The Vickers Warwick was one of many examples of promising aircraft whose development was delayed by the choice of engines. It was originally designed as a twin-engined heavy bomber, and like the Avro Manchester was to use the Rolls Royce Vulture. When the Vulture failed to live up to expectations Avro installed four Merlin engines in the Manchester, to produce the excellent Avro Lancaster, but Vickers decided to keep the twin-engined design, and searched for more powerful engines. Eventually over 800 Warwicks would be produced, powered by either the Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp or the Bristol Centaurus.

The Vickers Warwick was developed as a twin-engined heavy bomber to satisfy specification B.1/35. This was a thoroughly un-ambitious specification, calling for an aircraft powered by two 1,000hp engines and capable of carrying 2,000lb of bombs over 1,500 miles at a speed of 195mph – by the time it entered service the Wellington medium bomber could carry twice the bomb load, had a range of 2,550 miles and a speed of 235mph, and the Wellington was powered by two 1,050hp Bristol Pegasus engines, giving it only 100hp more than envisaged for the B.1/35.

The Warwick was developed alongside the final version of the Wellington. Although the specification for the Wellington had been issued in 1932 (B.9/32), it had taken four years for the first prototype to make its maiden flight (15 June 1936). This early version of the aircraft was then virtually abandoned, and a complete redesign was begun. The redesigned B.9/32 became the Vickers Type 285, while the prototype of the Warwick was the Type 284. Structurally the Wellington was essentially a cut-down version of the Warwick. As a result the two aircraft had many components in common, especially in the geodesic members.

The first Vickers design, of July 1935, was powered by two Bristol Hercules HEISM engines. The company was awarded a contract to produce one prototype on 7 October 1935. This prototype (serial number K8178) would not make its maiden flight until 13 August 1939. By this point the aircraft was powered by Rolls Royce Vulture engines, a complex piece of machinery that merged two inline V engines and failed to produce as much power as had been hoped, while also proving very unreliable.

A second prototype was ordered on 2 July 1937 (serial number L9704). This aircraft eventually made its maiden flight in April 1940, by which time it was powered by a pair of Bristol Centaurus engines. It had been hoped to use the Napier Sabre, but that engine failed to materialise in time, and when it did become available was reserved for fighter aircraft.

By the time the second prototype took to the air, the Warwick was no longer needed as a heavy bomber, that role having been taken by the new four-engined heavies. Despite that, on 3 January 1941 Vickers was given a contract to produce 150 Warwick Mk Is, powered by the Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp and 100 Warwick Mk IIs, powered by the Centaurus. Only 16 Mk. Is and 1 Mk. II were ever completed.

The Warwick was eventually produced in significant numbers. In January 1943 it was decided to turn it into an air-sea rescue aircraft. A total of 369 ASR Warwicks were produced. Another 328 Warwicks were produced as general reconnaissance aircraft for Coastal Command, but only a handful were ever used in combat. Another 114 were produced as transport aircraft, and by the time production finished 845 had been built.

Variants

Warwick B. Mk I

On 3 January 1941 150 Warwick B. Mk Is, powered by the Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp R-2800-S1A4-G engine were ordered. Of these aircraft only sixteen were completed as bombers, for by the time the Warwick was ready in the spring of 1942 the need for it no longer existed – the Avro Lancaster had already begun to enter service. Some of the Warwick B. Mk Is were used for service tests during the second half of 1942, before most were converted to the ASR/ Bomber role.

Warwick C. Mk I

The first transport aircraft produced from the Warwick were fourteen C. Mk Is produced for BOAC during 1942-43. They were created by removing all military equipment from some of the B. Mk Is already under construction, and installing cabin windows, a freight floor and extra fuel tanks. The fourteen C. Mk Is were powered by two Double Wasp R-2800-S1A4-G engines, and could carry up to 9,600lb of cargo. They were used by BOAC in the Middle East for a short time, before returning to the RAF, where they were used by Nos 167 and 525 Squadrons.

Warwick ASR

The most important use of the Warwick was as an air-sea rescue aircraft. It was decided to equip these aircraft with Lindholme rescue gear and with air-droppable lifeboats. The ASR Warwick entered service in small numbers late in 1943, and appeared in large numbers in 1944, operating from bases around the British coast, on Iceland, in the Mediterranean and over the Bay of Bengal.

The earliest ASR aircraft were conversions that were equipped to carry two sets of Lindholme rescue equipment, a set of ten boxes that carried life rafts and supplies. In this configuration the aircraft was given the designation Warwick Bomber/ASR. 40 or 50 were produced, some by converting the existing B. Mk Is.

Next came ten ASR Stage A aircraft. These could carry the airborne lifeboat Mk I, designed to be dropped directly into the sea and two sets of Lindholme gear.

Next came twenty ASR Stage B aircraft. These carried the lifeboat, two sets of Lindholme gear and were equipped with ASV radar.

Finally 204 ASR Stage C or Mk I aircraft were built. These could operate in four different configurations – Lindholme gear only; Lifeboat Mk I and Lindholme gear; the heavier Lifeboat Mk II only; or long range with extra fuel.

Warwick B. Mk II

The B. Mk II was the designation given to 100 Warwicks ordered on 3 January 1941, and that were to be powered by the Bristol Centaurus engine. In the event only one prototype B. Mk II would be produced, and although the aircraft to be converted was chosen on 16 October 1941, the Mk II did not make its first flight until the summer of 1943. The Centaurus IV engines used on the prototype gave it a top speed of 290mph at 20,000ft.

Warwick GR. Mk II

The Centaurus powered Warwick was revived during 1943 as the GR. Mk II, a general reconnaissance aircraft intended for use by Coastal Command. Originally the GR. Mk II was to be built in two versions – one capable of carrying with 12,250lb of bombs, three 18-in or two 24-in torpedoes, and one capable of carrying 15,250lb of bombs and a Leigh light. The Leigh light version was cancelled in May 1943, while the ability to carry depth charges or rockets was added to some machines. 118 were produced. The GR. Mk II was used by the Operational Training Units, and did not enter combat.

Warwick GR. Mk II Met

Ninety more GR. Mk IIs were ordered for meteorological duties, although only fourteen were ever built. As with the GR. Mk II, the meteorological version never entered squadron service. The fourteen aircraft had their nose gun removed and replaced with a wide-vision glass nose, all bombing gear was removed to reduce weight and an oxygen system was installed.

Warwick B. Mk III

For a short period the B. Mk III designation was allocated to the four-engined version of the Warwick, which would eventually be developed as the Windsor. The Type 433 Warwick III was ordered on 15 July 1941 as a pressure-cabin equipped version of the Warwick, powered by four Rolls-Royce Merlin 60 engines. The new aircraft was dramatically different from the Warwick, and so a new name was quickly chosen.

Warwick C. Mk III

The second main use for the Warwick (after air-sea rescue) was as a transport aircraft. Tests in August 1942 proved that the Warwick would make a better transport than the Wellington X, capable of carrying nearly three times as many troops over longer distances. Accordingly a specification was issued for a version of the Warwick capable of carrying 26 fully equipped solders, 20 paratroops, aircraft engines, normal cargo, six stretcher patients and two medical staff or of acting as a glider tug. It was to have a range of 2,500 miles.

The C. Mk III was producing by removing all of the armament and armour from the B. Mk I. A paratroop exit replaced the ventral turret, while a freight pannier replaced the bomb bay. A small number of squadrons received the C. Mk III, starting in June 1944. 100 C. Mk IIIs were completed. The type had a short service life, and had been withdrawn by March 1946.

Warwick C. Mk IV

The C. Mk IV was a transport aircraft, similar to the C. Mk III but powered by two Centaurus engines.

Warwick GR. Mk V

The GR. Mk V was the second general reconnaissance version of the Warwick, and was the most satisfactory version of the aircraft to be developed. It was similar to the GR. Mk II, but with the mid-upper gun turret replaced by two beam 0.50in beam guns. A dorsal fin was added during the development of the GR.Mk V, solving the directional instability that had plagued the Warwick throughout its career. A total of 210 GR. Mk Vs were built, making it (by a narrow margin) the most numerous version of the Warwick.

The GR. Mk V had a very short service life. It was only used in its intended role by No. 179 Squadron, which used it on anti-submarine patrols over the Bay of Biscay from the spring of 1945. No.621 Squadron and No.27 Squadron, SAAF, both used the GR. Mk V for air sea rescue duties and No.17 Squadron, SAAF, was in the process of converting to the type at the end of the war.

Warwick ASR. Mk VI

The ASR. Mk IV was powered by the Pratt & Whitney Dougle Wasp R-2800-2SBG engines, but was otherwise similar to the standard ASR. Mk. I. 94 were built, but only two of them ever reached squadron service.

Type Numbers
284 – B.1/35 prototype (K8178)
400 – Prototype with Sabre engines, cancelled
401 – Prototype with Centaurus CEISM engines (L9704)
411 – Prototype with two Vulture engines (design only)
413 – Prototype with Bristol Centaurus engine
422 – B. Mk I with Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp engines
427 – Warwick I with Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp engines (L9704)
433 – Warwick Mk III, becomes Windsor with four Merlin engines
456 – Warwick C Mk I
460 – Warwick C Mk III
462 – Warwick IA ASR design
468 – Warwick I with Douple Wasp engines
469 – Warwick GR. Mk II
472 – Warwick C Mk I with Double Wasps
473 – Warwick GR. Mk II with Centaurus engines
474 – Warwick GR. Mk V
484 – Warwick C IV with Centaurus engines – prototype
485 – Warwick ASR VI with Double Wasp engines – production
497 – Warwick T.3
600 – Warwick with Centaurus 12 engines, two aircraft used as test beds
605 – Warwick with two Centaurus engines as post-war trainer
606 – Experiments in in-flight refuelling
611 – Warwick GR II Met

Squadrons


Sqn

Types

Dates

Notes

38

ASR

July 1945-November 1946

Malta

167

C.I and C.III

November 1944-February 1946

UK based transport

179

GR.V

November 1944-May 1946

Anti-submarine over Bay of Biscay

ASR

August-October 1945

ASR, Iceland

ASR

October 1944-March 1946

ASR, Azores

ASR

April-October 1944

ASR, English Channel

ASR

November 1944-February 1945

ASR, English Channel

ASR

November 1944-September 1945

ASR, Northern Scotland

ASR

October 1943-June 1946

ASR, British coast

ASR

November 1943-October 1945

ASR, British coast

ASR

February 1944-July 1945

ASR, South West England

ASR

March 1944-March 1945

ASR, Malta with some anti-submarine

ASR

March 1944-September 1945

ASR, Mediterranean

ASR

April-December 1944

ASR, Bay of Bengal

ASR

November 1943-April 1946

ASR, North Africa

ASR

November 1944-April 1946

ASR, Eastern Mediterranean

C.III

May 1945-January 1946

Transport, Britain

C.III

July 1945-May 1946

Transport

C.III

November 1944-March 1945

Transport

520

ASR

August 1945-April 1946

ASR, Malta

C.I and C.III

September 1943-September 1944

Transport

GR.V

November 1945-August 1946

ASR, Egypt

GR.V

May 1945-March 1946

Non-operational

GR.V

March-December 1945

ASR, Eastern Mediterranean

Warwick Serial Number Lookup

Statistics

Mk II

ASR Mk I

Type

413

462

Engine

Bristol Centaurus IV

Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp R-2800-S1A4-G

Power

2,000hp each

1,850hp each

Span

96ft 8.5in

96ft 8.5in

Length

70ft

72ft 3in

Height

18ft 6in

18ft 6in

Empty Weight

28,154lb

Gross Weight

45,000lb

45,000lb

Max speed

300mph at 20,000ft

224mph at 3,600ft

Service ceiling

28,200ft

21,500ft

Range

2,075 miles at 185mph

2,300 miles at 150mph

Armament

Front and mid-upper turrets with two guns each, plus four-gun rear turret

Pay load

8,000lb

Life saving equipment

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How to cite this article:Rickard, J (24 October 2008), Vickers Warwick, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_vickers_warwick.html

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Year Identification / Serial Numbers
Excerpt from The PRS Guitars Book, written by Dave Burrluck
Serial Number Year-Code Prefix

All guitars and basses have serial numbers which start with a year prefix. The prefix is the last one or two digits of the production year, and it applies to all models below.

You can also look up your PRS guitars MODCAT code. Which is the long strange number that looks like this: SLM2FAHFIET_FR_HB-BS

You can enter your MODCAT to find the details about your guitar. To do so, follow this link:

Prefix Number Year or Years
0 1990 2000
1 1991 2001
2 1992 2002
3 1993 2003
4 1994 2004
5 1985 1995 2005
6 1986 1996 2006
7 1987 1997 2007
8 1988 1998
9 1989 1999
08 2008
09 2009
10 2010
11 2011
12 2012
13 2013
14 2014
Set-Neck Serial Numbers

The serial number of a set-neck model is located on the back of the guitar’s headstock.

After the year prefix, the remaining digits indicate the sequential order of set neck models built.

Approximate Serial Numbers Year
0001 – 0400 1985
0401 – 1700 1986
1701 – 3500 1987
3501 – 5400 1988
5401 – 7600 1989
7601 – 10100 1990
10101 – 12600 1991
12601 – 15000 1992
15001 – 17900 1993
17901 – 20900 1994
20901 – 24600 1995
24601 – 29500 1996
29501 – 34600 1997
34601 – 39100 1998
39101 – 44499 1999
44500 – 52199 2000
52200 – 62199 2001
62200 – 72353 2002
72354 – 82254 2003
82255 – 92555 2004
92556 – 103103 2005
103104 – 114940 2006
114941 – 132401 2007
132402 – 146419 2008
146420 – 159132 2009
159133 – 170591 2010
170592 – 183862 2011
183863 – 196410 2012
196411 – 206059 2013
206060 – 2014
S2 Models

Approximate Serial Numbers Year
S2000001 – S2003820 2013
S2003821 – 2014
CE Models

Approximate Serial Numbers Year
7 0001 – 0270 1988
7 0271 – 1830 1989
7 1831 – 3200 1990
7 3201 – 4540 1991
7 4541 – 7090 1992
7 7091 – 8820 1993
7 8821 – 10700 1994
7 10701 – 13000 1995
7 13001 – 14680 1996
7 14681 – 17130 1997
7 or CE 17131 – 19580 1998
CE 19581 – 20749 1999
CE 20750 – 21599 2000
CE 21600 – 23199 2001
CE 23200 – 25389 2002
CE 25390 – 26399 2003
CE 26400 – 27900 2004
CE 27901 – 29377 2005
CE 29378 – 31800 2006
CE 31801 – 32783 2007
CE 32784 – 33881 2008
EG Models

The year of manufacture is determined the same way for the EG models. Like the CE models the serial number is located on the neck plate on the back of the guitar. The following number determines the model: 5 or EG for the EG models, then the sequential number for that particular model.

Approximate Serial Numbers Year
5 0001 – 0920 1990
5 0921 – 1290 1991
5 1291 – 2070 1992
5 2071 – 2870 1993
5 2871 – 3190 1994
5 3191 – 3300 1995
Swamp Ash Special Models

The year of manufacture is determined the same way for the Swamp Ash Special. Like the CE and EG models the serial number is located on the neck plate on the back of the guitar. The following number determines the model: 8 or SA for the Swamp Ash Special, then the sequential number for that particular model * the first 200 Swamp Ash Specials were given a CE serial number.

Approximate Serial Numbers Year
8 00001 – 00410 1997
8 or SA 00411 – 00760 1998
SA 00761 – 00969 1999
SA 00970 – 01179 2000
SA 01180 – 01399 2001
SA 01400 – 01899 2002
SA 01900 – 02099 2003
SA 02100 – 02287 2004
SA 02288 – 02700 2005
SA 02701 – 02800 2006
SA 02801 – 03055 2007
SA 03056 – 03256 2008
SA 003257 – 03312 2009
Bolt-On Bass: Sequential Serial Numbers

After the year prefix, these models use a code digit of “4”, indicating a bolt-on neck bass. This is followed by the sequential number for that particular model. The serial number will be located on the neck plate on the back of the bass.

Approximate Serial Numbers Year
4 0001 – 0030 1989
4 0031 – 0140 1990
4 0141 – 0200 1991
Set-Neck Bass: Sequential Serial Numbers

After the year prefix, these models us a code digit of “9”, indicating a set-neck model bass. This is followed by the sequential number for that particular model. The serial number will be located on the back of the headstock.

Approximate Serial Numbers Year
9 0001 – 0230 1986/87
9 0231 – 0350 1988
9 0351 – 0680 1989
9 0681 – 0730 1990
9 0731 – 0800 1991
Electric Bass: Sequential Serial Numbers

After the year prefix, these models use a code of “EB”, indicating Electric Bass. This is followed by the sequential number for that particular model. The serial number will be located on the back of the headstock.

Warwick Serial Number Lookup Free

Approximate Serial Numbers Year
EB 00007 – 00072 2000
EB 00073 – 00199 2001
EB 00200 – 00422 2002
EB 00423 – 00501 2003
EB 00502 – 00650 2004
SE Model Serial Numbers

The serial number on SE model guitars can be found on the back of the headstock.

The year of manufacture for SE guitars can be determined by the letter prefix prior to the sequence of numbers that follow.

Prefix Letter Year
A 2000
B 2001
C 2002
D 2003
E 2004
F 2005
G 2006
H 2007
I 2008
J 2009
K 2010
L 2011
M 2012
N 2013
O 2014
Acoustic Serial Numbers

The serial number of an acoustic is located on the label inside the sound hole of the guitar.

All acoustic serial numbers begin with the letter “A”, and are followed by the two digit year prefix.

Prefix Letter Year
A09 2009
A10 2010
A11 2011
The remaining digits indicate the sequential number of acoustics built to date.

Approximate Serial Numbers Year
0001 – 0190 2009
0191 – 0517 2010
0518 – 2011
Amplifier Serial Numbers

The serial number of an amp is located on the back of the amp in the upper right corner.

All amplifier serial numbers begin with the code “AMP” and are followed by the two digit year prefix.

Prefix Letter Year
AMP08 2008
AMP09 2009
AMP10 2010
AMP11 2011
The remaining digits indicate the sequential number of amplifiers built that year. This sequence resents each year.

Approximate Serial Numbers Year
0001 – 0052 2008
0001 – 0912 2009
0001 – 0575 2010
0001 – 2011
Speaker Cabinet Serial Numbers

The serial number of an speaker cabinet is located on the back of the cabinet in the upper right corner.

All cabinet serial numbers begin with the code “SPK” and are followed by the two digit year prefix.

Prefix Letter Year
SPK09 2009
SPK10 2010
SPK11 2011
The remaining digits indicate the sequential number of cabinets built that year. This sequence resents each year.

Approximate Serial Numbers Year
0001 – 0366 2009
0001 – 0260 2010
0001 – 2011

SET-NECK MODELS

Basic Features By 1985

  • Back angled 3 on-a-side non-veneered headstock
  • One-piece mahogany glued in neck, regular shape
  • 25” scale length, 24-fret
  • Single-action truss rod (double action truss rod fitted from late ’91).
  • 10” radiused Indian rosewood fretboard. (Brazilian rosewood was standard until it was phased out by early 90 – 91 on all but top-line limited models such as the Dragons, etc.)
  • Mother-of-pearl/Abalone moon inlays (birds optional).
  • One-piece mahogany body or back.
  • Pickups were originally Standard Treble and Standard Bass. End slugs on E & B changed in ’87 to reduce high end. Changed on CE, Custom and Standard to HFS Treble and Vintage Bass by November ’91.
  • PRS Tremolo System, Schaller/PRS locking tuners, low friction nut.

PRS: 1985 – 1987. Evolved from pre-’85 all-mahogany guitar, became Standard in 1987.

CUSTOM: 1985 – Current. The definitive original PRS, figured maple top, 10 top option from ’87, mahogany back and neck, volume, sweet switch and 5 way rotary offered until 1991, Brazilian rosewood fretboard until 1991, PRS Tremolo and cam-style locking tuners, stoptail offered from 1993 (or so) – 2001, Phase II tuners form 2002.

METAL: 1985 – 1987. Heavy metal version of the PRS Custom/Standard with custom striped finish. Appeared on the cover of the first color catalogue.

SIGNATURE SERIES: 1986 – 1990. The first ‘ultimate quality wood grade’ PRS, hand-signed by Paul Reed Smith and based on the Custom, extremely figured (artist grade) maple top, bird inlays, only 1,000 made.

STANDARD: 1987 – Current. See ‘PRS’.

SPECIAL: 1988 – 1991. Developed for the ‘hard rock/metal player’, wide-thin neck, trem-up routing for a full tone up, volume and tone controls with 5 way rotary, HFS Treble pickup, PRS single coil in middle, HFS Bass pickup (changed to Vintage Bass humbucker by 1989).

STUDIO: 1988 – 1991. Specs similar to the Special but with standard neck profile, Hot Vintage Treble pickup and two PRS single-coils. The studio’s single/single/hum pickup configuration was offered as an option until 1997.

LIMITED EDITION: 1990 – 1991. Signature grade woods, semi-hollow body with cedar, redwood, or maple top, gold hardware, tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece (a few tremolo equipped guitars were made), signed and numbered, only 300 made.

DRAGON SERIES I: 1991 – 1992. This was the first 22-fret PRS, featured new PRS stop-tail (wrap over bridge), increased headstock angle, Dragon pickups, wide-fat neck and gold hardware. Dragon inlay on fretboard made from 201 pieces of abalone, turquoise, and mother of pearl, limited production run of 50. Click here for a picture of a Dragon I.

PRS ACOUSTIC/ELECTRIC: 1992. Three models introduced – Mahogany Cutaway; mahogany back and sides, spruce top, rosewood fretboard, rosewood bridge and headstock veneer, natural finish, and optional gold hardware. Custom Cutaway; 3-piece figured maple back and sides, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, Brazilian rosewood bridge and headstock veneer, bird inlays, abalone rosette, and optional gold hardware. Rosewood Signature; rosewood back and sides, master grade spruce top, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, Brazilian rosewood bridge and headstock veneer, bird inlays, abalone rosette, abalone trim around top, wooden marquetry backstrip, gold tuners and endpin, antiqued natural finish. Only 11 prototypes ever made.

CUSTOM 22: 1993 – Current. Based on Dragon Series I without the inlay, tremolo or stoptail options, wide thin or wide fat neck profiles available, 10 top option, Artist Package introduced in 1998, birds optional, non-locking tuners on stoptail outfitted guitars from March 2001 – January 2002, changed all Custom 22 instruments to Phase II locking PRS tuners 2002, left handed version offered in ’99

DRAGON SERIES II: 1993. Specs similar to the first Dragon, with a Dragon inlay on fretboard made from 218 pieces of gold, coral, abalone, malachite, onyx, and mother of pearl, limited production run of 100. Click here for a picture of a Dragon II.

DRAGON SERIES III: 1994. Specs similar to the first two Dragons. Dragon inlay on fretboard made from 238 pieces of gold, red and green abalone, mother of pearl, mammoth ivory, and stone, limited production run of 100. Click here for a picture of a Dragon III.

STANDARD 22: 1994 – Current. A 22-fret version of the Standard, wide thin or wide fat neck profiles available, tremolo or stoptail options, birds optional.

ARTIST SERIES I: 1991 -1993. Replaced Signature Series, Inlaid headstock logo on rosewood headstock overlay, wide-fat neck, exceptional woods including artist grade maple top, abalone bird inlays, special thin finish, Volume and tone control with 5 way rotary, Artist Series pickups, semi-hollow, gold hardware and stop-tail options. Click here for a picture of an Artist Series I.

ARTIST SERIES II: 1993 – 1996. Specs similar to Artist Series but with maple bound headstock and fretboard, 22 frets, stop-tail, gold-plated hardware, semi-hollow, PRS tremolo options, leather/hard-shell case. Click here for a picture of an Artist Series II.

ARTIST III: 1996 – 1997. Mahogany back with exceptional (artist grade) maple top, 22-fret wide-fat or wide-thin mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, paua bird inlays, paua purfling on neck, headstock, and truss rod cover, Artist Series pickups, 5-way rotary, volume, tone, gold PRS stoptail and locking tuners, certificate of authenticity, leather/hard-shell case, leather/hard-shell case. Click here for a picture of an Artist Series III.

ARTIST IV: 1996 – 1997. Mahogany back with exceptional (artist grade) maple top, 22-fret wide-fat or wide-thin mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, etched 14 carat gold bird inlays, gold purfling on neck, headstock and truss rod cover, original PRS etched gold bird inlay on headstock, McCarty electronics with gold plated nickel silver covers, gold hardware, certificate of authenticity, leather/hard-shell case. Click here for a picture of an Artist Series IV.

ARTIST LIMITED EDITION: 1994 – 1996. Only 200 made, Specs similar to the Artist Series II but with abalone purfling on neck, headstock and truss rod cover, 14-Carat gold bird inlays, mother-of-pearl and abalone eagle inlayed on the headstock, leather/hard-shell case. Click here for a picture of an Artist Limited Edition.

McCARTY MODEL: 1994 – 2007. First 100 signed and numbered, wide-fat 22-fret neck only, East coast maple top, 1/8th of an inch thicker mahogany back, stop-tail, vintage-style tuners, covered Dragon Bass PRS humbuckers, changed to McCarty Pickups in ’95 and now includes a push/pull coil-tap on the tone control, 3-way toggle pickup selector, East Indian Rosewood Neck option added in 1998

10TH ANNIVERSARY MODEL: 1995. Only 200 made, Artist Limited Edition-style with wide-fat or wide-thin neck, engraved gold abalone birds, 22-fret ebony fretboard. Abalone bound headstock and fretboard., Engraved eagle on headstock, Gold plated hardware including stoptail and McCarty Electronics. Click here for a picture of a 10th Anniversary Model.

McCARTY STANDARD: 1995 – Current. Specs similar to McCarty but with solid mahogany body. Only offered with stoptail bridge option.

CARLOS SANTANA MODEL: 1995 – 1998. Reproduces Santana’s original. First 100 signed and numbered. Pre-’85 body shape and headstock (with eagle inlay) 24 1/4” scale, 24-fret (11.5” radius) fretboard, bird inlays, maple top (with paua shell purfling) Santana humbuckers, tone, twin mini-switches. Click here for a picture of a Carlos Santana Model.

PRIVATE STOCK: 1996 – Current. Non-production instruments. Each guitar is individually made for a specific customer and comes with a letter from Paul Reed Smith documenting the history of the instrument.

ROSEWOOD LIMITED: 1996. Limited production run of 100, PRS etched Tree of Life inlay on fretboard, truss rod cover, and headstock (mammoth ivory, brown lip mother of pearl, abalone, mother of pearl, paua, coral, and gold), 22-fret wide-fat East Indian rosewood neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, mahogany back, curly maple top, McCarty style body, McCarty electronics with gold plated nickel silver covers, gold anodized PRS stoptail and gold vintage tuners or gold PRS tremolo with gold PRS locking machines, leather/hard-shell case, certificate of authenticity. Click here for a picture of a Rosewood Limited.

GOLDEN EAGLE LIMITED EDITION: 1997. Original carving by Floyd L. Scholz of golden eagle or bald eagle on a basswood body, 22-fret curly maple neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, engraved solid gold bird inlays, McCarty electronics, gold hardware, and PRS Stoptail Bridge. Limited run. Click here for a picture of a Golden Eagle Limited Edition.

McCARTY HOLLOWBODY: 1998 – Current. Hollowbody – carved spruce top with carved mahogany back and sides. Hollowbody I – carved maple top with carved mahogany back and sides. Hollowbody II – carved maple top and back with mahogany sides. All models are 1 3/4″ depth at rim, 3″ depth at bridge, 22-fret wide-fat mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, PRS adjustable stoptail bridge, and McCarty Archtop pickups with 3-way toggle. Piezo bridge pickup option added in 1999.

McCARTY ARCHTOP: 1998 – 2001. Archtop – carved spruce top, carved mahogany back and sides. Archtop I – carved maple top with carved mahogany back and sides, Archtop II – carved maple top and back with mahogany sides and rosewood headstock veneer. All models are 2 3/4″ depth at rim, 4″ depth at bridge, 22-fret wide-fat mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, PRS adjustable stoptail bridge, and McCarty Archtop pickups with 3-way toggle. Piezo bridge pickup option added in 1999.

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McCARTY ARCHTOP ARTIST: 1998 – 2001. Specs similar to Archtop II, but with artist grade figured maple top and back, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, abalone bird inlays with 14k gold outline. Each guitar numbered on back of headstock. Click here for a picture of a McCarty Archtop Artist.

ARCHTOP: 2002 – 2004. Carved spruce top, carved artist grade maple back with carved mahogany sides. 2 3/4″ depth at rim, 4″ depth at bridge, 22-fret wide-fat mahogany neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard and headstock veneer, Paua birds and signature, PRS adjustable piezo stoptail bridge, gold hardware, and McCarty Archtop pickups with 3-way toggle and piezo electronics. Click here for a picture of an Archtop.

McCARTY SOAPBAR: 1998 – 2007 Specs similar to the McCarty Model, but with 2 Seymour Duncan soapbar single coil pickups with 3-way toggle.

CUSTOM 22 SOAPBAR: 1998 – 2004 . Specs similar to the Custom 22, but with maple neck and fretboard, (optional rosewood fretboard) regular D neck carve, 3 Seymour Duncan soapbar singlecoils with 5-way blade selector. Click here for a picture of a Custom 22 Soapbar.

SANTANA II: 1999 – 2007. Specs similar to Carlos Santana Model, but features 3-way toggle, volume and tone, artist grade woods, Brazilian Rosewood fretboard and headstock overlay, eagle inlayed on headstock.

SANTANA III: 2000 – Current. Mahogany back, Carved maple top, 24 fret, 24 1/2” scale, 10” radius, East Indian rosewood fretboard, Abalone bird inlay, Santana wide fat neck carve, PRS Tremolo, 14 to 1, low mass locking tuners, Electronics and tremolo cavity cover, New Santana pickups with covers, 3 way toggle pickup selector, Volume control, Tone control.

DRAGON 2000: 1999. Specs same as McCarty. Brazilian rosewood neck and fretboard with no fretboard inlay, Dragon inlay on body made of 242 pieces of mastodon ivory, rhodonite, agoya, coral, onyx, sugilite, chrysacola, red, green, and pink abalone and paua. Limited edition of 50.

BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD McCARTY: 1999. Limited run of 250 pieces, specs same as McCarty, but with Brazilian rosewood neck and fretboard. Each individually signed and numbered.

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SINGLECUT: 2000 – 2006. Singlecut body shape with carved maple top, mahogany back and neck, rosewood fretboard, 25” scale length with 10” fretboard radius, optional bird inlays, Wide Fat neck carve, PRS #7 Treble and Bass pickups, two volume and two tone controls with 3-way toggle on upper bout.

MARK TREMONTI SIGNATURE MODEL: 2001 – Current. Singlecut body shape with carved maple top, mahogany back and neck, rosewood fretboard, 25” scale length with 10” fretboard radius, Mother of Pearl bird inlays with “Mark Tremonti” at the 12th fret. Wide Fat neck carve, Tremonti Treble and Bass pickups, two volume and two tone controls with 3-way toggle on upper bout.

BRAZILIAN SERIES CUSTOM 22: 2003. Custom 22, Brazilian fretboard and headstock overlay, pink heart abalone birds and signature, the word “Brazilian” is inlayed on the face of the headstock in green abalone ripple, gold/nickel hybrid hardware configuration, 10 top only. Limited run of 500 guitars all signed and numbered.

BRAZILIAN SERIES CUSTOM 24: 2003. Custom 24, Brazilian fretboard and headstock overlay, pink heart abalone birds and signature, the word “Brazilian” is inlayed on the face of the headstock in green abalone ripple, gold/nickel hybrid hardware configuration, 10 top only. Limited run of 500 guitars all signed and numbered. Click here for a picture of a Brazilian Series Custom 24.

BRAZILIAN SERIES McCARTY: 2003. McCarty, Brazilian fretboard and headstock overlay, pink heart abalone birds and signature, the word “Brazilian” is inlayed on the face of the headstock in green abalone ripple, gold/nickel hybrid hardware configuration, 10 top only. Limited run of 500 guitars all signed and numbered.

SANTANA BRAZILIAN: 2003. Brazilian rosewood neck and fretboard, 11.5” radius, 24.5” scale, Eagle on H.S. Santana fret wire, Green Ripple Abalone birds, 10 top flame, Santana II purfling, Santana III pickups, gold/nickel hardware mix – Limited Run of 200 guitars with engraved numbered backplate.

MODERN EAGLE: 2004 – 2007. Carved highly figured maple top, mahogany back, Brazilian rosewood neck and fretboard, 10” radius, 22-fret, ripple abalone bird inlays, Brazilian Rosewood headstock overlay with inlaid Modern Eagle, a new grommet version of the PRS phase II locking tuners, ultra-thin satin nitro-cellulose finish on body with 8 special colors.

513 ROSEWOOD: 2004 – 2006. Carved maple 10 top, mahogany back, Brazilian rosewood neck and fretboard, 22 (513 fretwire) frets, 25 1/4” scale, 10” radius, 513 neck carve, 513 gold mother of pearl bird inlays, Brazilian rosewood headstock overlay with inlaid gold mother of pearl signature, tremolo bridge, new grommet version of the PRS phase II locking tuners, 513 pickup system.

CUSTOM 22/12: 2004 – Current. Carved figured maple top, mahogany back and neck, 22 frets, 25” scale length, 11.5” radius, East Indian rosewood fretboard, special 12-string neck carve, stoptail, phase II locking PRS tuners with mini pearloid buttons, hum/single/hum pickup configuration with Lindy Fralin singlecoil pickup.

JOHNNY HILAND SIGNATURE MODEL: 2006 – Current. Carved maple top, mahogany back, bolt-on maple neck with maple fretboard and special Johnny Hiland inlays (large dot inlays with 513 bird at the 12th fret). Johnny Hiland Neck carve, JH Treble and Bass pickups, PRS tremolo bridge, one volume, one tone, 3-way blade switch, Phase II low mass locking tuners.

BOLT-ON MODELS

CLASSIC ELECTRIC (CE BOLT-ON): 1988 – Current. 24-fret maple neck, unfaced headstock, dot inlays, alder body, PRS Vintage pickups, tone control, and 3-way toggle selector. Rosewood fretboard, wide-thin neck options by ’89. Black headstock face and 5-way rotary switch by mid-’89. HFS Treble/Vintage Bass finalized by ’91. Maple top version- the CE Bolt-on Maple Top– added in ’89. Mahogany body/ back from ’95 as well as stop-tail option. Solid Mahogany body discontinued in 2000, stop tailpiece & regular neck profile discontinued in 2001. Offered as wide thin, tremolo only from 2001.

EG BOLT-ON SERIES I: 1990 – 1991. New squarer shape. Alder body, maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fretboard. EG3 s/s/s and EG4 s/s/h, scratchplate mounted pickups. Volume, twin tones, 5-way selector, PRS tremolo, Schaller non-locking tuners.

EG BOLT-ON SERIES II: 1992 – 1995. Rounder shape. Alder body, wide thin maple neck, 22-fret rosewood fretboard. Scratchplate mounted pickups in three formats, h/s/h, s/s/h, s/s/s, volume, tone, 5-way selector, coil taps, PRS tremolo, locking machines. EG bolt-on maple top adds three piece maple, ‘10’ option.

CLASSIC ELECTRIC 22: 1994 – Current. 22-fret versions of CE Bolt-on and CE Bolt-on Maple-Top. Mahogany body/ back from ’95 as well as stop-tail option. Solid Mahogany body discontinued in 2000, stop tailpiece & wide thin neck profile discontinued in 2001. Offered as wide fat, tremolo only from 2001.

SWAMP ASH SPECIAL: 1996 – Current. Carved swamp ash body, PRS stoptail (discontinued in 2001) or PRS tremolo with locking tuners, 22 fret bolt-on figured maple neck and fretboard, abalone dot inlays, McCarty Bass, Seymour Duncan Vintage Rails, and McCarty Treble pickups, 3-way toggle, volume, push-pull tone (coil tap).

BASSES

BASIC FEATURES FOR BASSES

  • PRS pre-amp
  • 5 position rotary
  • Deep & clear tone controls
  • PRS hardware

BASS-4/BASS-5: 1987 – 1991. Solid mahogany body, rock maple neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, moon inlay, 3 single coil pickups, 1 hum canceling; optional: bird inlay, gold hardware.

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CURLY BASS-4/CURLY BASS-5: 1987 – 1991. Maple top, mahogany back, rock maple neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, moon inlay, 3 single coil pickups, I hum canceling; optional: bird inlays, 10-top, gold hardware, quilted top.

CE BASS-4/BASS-5: 1990 – 1991. Solid alder body, bolt-on rock maple neck, rosewood or maple fretboard, dot inlay, 3 single coil pickups, 1 hum canceling.

CE MAPLE TOP BASS-4/BASS-5: 1990 – 1991. Maple top, alder back, bolt-on rock maple neck, rosewood or maple fretboard, dot inlay, 3 single coil pickups, 1 hum canceling.

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ELECTRIC BASS: 2000 – 2005 . Alder, optional swamp ash body, optional inset curly maple top with alder back, bolt-on rock maple neck, rosewood or maple fretboard, 34” scale, 21 fret, 10” radius, 20 to 1 low mass tuners, optional gold hardware, 2 PRS high inductance passive pickups (v/v/t with high end switchable audio pre-amp), optional LR Baggs Piezo bridge system with 3 band active EQ, & selector switch for Piezo (piezo option discontinued in 2001).