Model · PRS

Signature

A PRS electric, introduced 1987^[1], made until 1991. Built on the PRS Core and Private Stock line.

Made 1987-91

How it changed

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Who owned it and where it was built

The eras of the PRS Core and Private Stock line in the years this model was made. The model rides on its line: when the owner or the plant changed, it changed for this model too.

Sources

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   Wikipedia: wiki/PRS Guitarsgraded community
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   fandom: wiki/PRS Guitarsgraded community

   • "Paul Reed Smith set up a partnership to create a factory in Annapolis"Era: PRS Core and Private Stock, 1987–1991
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   Guitar Heaven: Paul Reed Smith Makes Guitarsgraded secondary

   • With the help of an investor he formed a limited partnership, raising $500,000 in capitalEra: PRS Core and Private Stock, 1987–1991
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   Gibson Guitar Corp. v. Paul Reed Smith Guitars, LP, 423 F.3d 539 (6th Cir. 2005)graded primary

   • PRS founder Paul Reed Smith ("Smith") began manufacturing custom guitars in the mid-1970s and opened a guitar factory in 1985.Era: PRS Core and Private Stock, 1987–1991
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   PRS media roomgraded primary

   • Paul Reed Smith, Managing General Partner of PRS GuitarsEra: PRS Core and Private Stock, 1987–1991
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   A Closer Look at the 1985 PRS Serial Number 5graded primary

   • In April of 1985, PRS Guitars formally began operations in our first ever factory in Annapolis, Maryland.Era: PRS Core and Private Stock, 1987–1991