PAUL REED SMITH BRAZILIAN PRS BLACK FLAME WITH BIRDS

WE SHIP WORLDWIDE

WITH PLEASURE

TO A PAYPAL VERIFIED ADDRESS

VINTAGE GUITAR GEMS,

CA PRESENTS:

A RARE 2003 Brazilian

Series custom 24

#37 out of 500 made

$2795.00 Start - The Slow

Economy deal from heaven!

US HAND MADE RARE

03 PAUL REED SMITH

WITH WIDE FAT CARVE,

NICE ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD, 

ABALONE BIRD INLAYS & LOGO,

GOLD/NICKEL HARDWARE & VIBRATO 

 IN NEW CONDITION & PLAYS

LIKE MELTED BUTTER

 NO RESERVE AND 

VERY PLAYABLE,

PRO SET UP, & REALLY

AMAZING LOOKING 

     Please remember, all used instruments may have some

minor imperfections.  Anything major will always be pointed out. 

ALL PICTURES ARE TAKEN

AT VGG. SOME LIGHT

AND REFLECTIONS CAN

BE MISTAKEN FOR ISSUES

THAT DO NOT EXIST.

PRICED RIGHT AND COLLECTIBLE

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 PRS US MADE GUITARS

ARE THE BEST HAND MADE 

GUITARS FOR THE $$$$$$ &

WILL APPRECIATE IN VALUE..

HIGHLY USED BY THE PROS

FROM CARLOS SANTANA 

TO JOE WALSH (Eagles).

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----------------------THE STORY----------------------

As the Guitar Mgr. / buyer for West La Music

In the mid 80's I was the 1st in So Cal to obtain

an exclusive 1 yr contract for Paul Reed Smith Guitars

based on an pre-order for 25 Customs & Standards in CA.

This gave Paul more fuel/$$$ to jump-start his company.

Ask Paul Himself if Mark Lane started it all in So Cal!

I even did a NPR Radio show where I raved about 

Paul Reed Smith's incredible hand made Guitars

& I still think they are the best guitars made today.

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The Journey Begins.

     by Paul Reed Smith    

The road from my workshop in a historic, haunted Annapolis

garret to a state-of-the-art factory was a tough one.

Fact is, I always loved working with my hands. Why else would a

high school kid sign up for three or four shop classes at a time?

My first guitar was built as a challenge to my college music

professor for some credits. I got an “A” and decided to

pursue my dream of making guitars for a living.There were

a lot of late night brainstorms. I was lucky if I finished

a guitar a month. Once a guitar was completed, I’d play

it at a gig— field testing in the purest sense.

Every design change taught me something new. The next

change was built on what I had learned or on

feedback from other players test driving the equipment.

Over ten years we went through three headstocks,

several renditions of body shapes, many tremolo designs, and many

experiments with woods and construction methods to get the right mix.

I remember hanging out at the local concert arenas for six or seven

hours before a show to make friends with the roadies. With a backstage pass in hand,

I’d peddle my guitars to the stars. One night in ten I’d make a sale. Carlos Santana,

Al Di Meola, Howard Leese, and other well known players agreed to check one out.

I made deals. If someone gave me an order, made a deposit, and then didn’t love the finished

guitar, I'd give them their deposit back even if I couldn’t make my rent the next day.

After getting a small following and orders for more than 50 guitars, we built two prototypes.

I popped them in the back seat of my truck and cranked it up, calling on guitar dealers

up and down the East Coast. After many days and many miles I came back with

enough orders to start a company. With the support of my wife,

skilled assistants, engineers, lawyers, top salesmen, artists, machinists, and

friends who emptied their bank accounts to help me get started, we developed

a strong team.  We’ve come a long way, with steady growth in factory capacity,

employees, distribution, and the number of prominent artists using our instruments.

We’re not stopping here. Every inch of your PRS guitar is based on decades of testing,

rethinking, and reinventing. We continue to push the curve beyond what others

would consider perfection. With experts to make sure the technology is

unsurpassed, and dedicated craftspeople who guarantee a finished product you

can’t keep your hands off of, we make no compromises.

That’s the story of the beginning of the journey.

Not so short, but very sweet. The moral?

Believe in your dreams.

- Paul Reed Smith, 1992

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