Private Stock 35th Anniversary Dragon Electric Guitar

Paul Reed Smith Dragon model guitars are among the most coveted PRS models ever developed. PRS celebrates this historic model in honor of the company's 35th anniversary in 2020. The visual star of the guitar is the elaborate, fantastical dragon inlay designed by fantasy artist Jeff Easley, who's famous for some of the Dungeons & Dragons rulebook covers.

PRS Guitars engaged Aulson Inlay to deconstruct Easley's artwork and recreate it for the fretboard. The design concludes with the dragon's breath of fire extending onto the truss rod cover. The finished inlay is fashioned from a wide array of materials, including: Green Ripple Abalone, Green Abalone Select, Black Mother of Pearl, Stabilized Sand-Shaded Holly, Red with Gold Vein Recon Stone, Raffir Striped Black, Black and Red Raffir, Aluminum Wave, Abaloid Acrylic, Nocturne Corian, as well as Blue Pacific, Citrine and Flame Synthetic Opal.

The 35th Anniversary Dragon is based off the PRS McCarty model. It features a thicker back, PRS stoptail bridge, classic volume push/pull tone control, and 3-way toggle electronics layout. It also features TCI model pickups and tweaked Phase III locking tuners for a unique balance of vintage and modern specifications.

The extraordinary Private Stock grade tonewoods were hand-selected for this limited series and include a curly maple top, African ribbon mahogany back, and a chaltecoco pattern neck with a 25" scale length and 22-fret ziricote fingerboard.

A Private Stock Dragon's Breath style finish was the perfect choice for this run, with the stain sporting a lighter color (or "glow") toward the belly of the guitar that mimics the shape of a flame shooting out of a dragon's mouth. The smoked black hardware brings a fierce elegance to the instrument.

The Private Stock 35th Anniversary Dragon will be limited to 135 pieces worldwide.