Paul Reed Smith Guitars

RELISTED!!! Please note: shipping fees depend on the location shipped to and the "Buy It Now" feature will include shipping!!! Feel free to ask questions if you have any - thank you - Paul
1997 Paul Reed Smith ("PRS") electric solid body guitar in sunburst finish with "wide - thin" neck - in remarkably good condition for this year guitar, serial #32,XXX (serial number not completely listed to prevent "second chance" scams!!!) . Body is mahogany with a carved-arched figured maple top. Neck is mahogany topped by a rosewood fretboard. Fretboard inlays are mother of pearl and abalone in the shape of a crescent and full moon overlaid on top of each other. The top is very nice as (hopefully) you can see by the photographs. The "treble" pickup is a PRS "Dragon" ceramic pickup and the "bass" pickup is a PRS "Dragon" alnico pickup. The lower control knob is a 5-way pickup selector switch, the other two knobs are volume and tone controls. This guitar has the PRS whammy bar system - a very good one - with the friction fit whammy bar (shown in the pictures). The guitar is actually a little darker than the pictures indicate and some of the things in the picture that look like they might be large marks are simply artifacts of the flash, although at its age there are some minor scratches and dings - I won't say its mint but unless someone put their new guitar under a bed for years I doubt you will find one in this good of a condition. The back of the guitar is a dark red color and you can see the wood grain.  This guitar is equipped with PRS locking tuning heads. The OHSC (Original Hard Shell Case) is included and is in very good condition. It is a locking case but as I purchased this guitar used the keys for the case were not with it. There are several allen wrenches for this guitar that are included and some of the "case candy". This guitar sounds great and plays great but I can't keep every guitar I have due to budgetary concerns. I am going to miss this one - I think it plays in the same league as a well adjusted Les Paul Custom. The scale length is standard for a 1997 PRS guitar, along with the other technical specifications for that time. There is some wear on the body so I didn't rate it as "excellent" condition but for its age it really is in exceptional shape. There is also some fret wear but not enough to be too concerned about so you should be able to play this for a while without needing any kind of fret dressing. The shipping will be professional - I use the UPS Store for shipping,  insurance, and packaging, and set the shipping estimate high.  How much the shipping is will be determined by the location it is shipped to. I do accept Paypal, however, if you freeze the funds it will delay the shipping of the guitar as I need the funds to ship it. This is why I put 30 days as an estimated time to complete the transaction - if funds clear I can usually ship the next business day. I have nothing but positive feedback as a buyer or seller - please check with my previous buyers to verify if you wish to. Feel free to ask questions. If the "Buy It Now" option is exercised I will include the shipping fees but funds must clear (in all cases) before the guitar is shipped. I do not normally ship outside of the United States but might consider shipping to Canada under certain conditions.  If you are a zero or negative feedback bidder please contact me before bidding or I may have to cancel your bid. This guitar is being sold "as is - no returns" but I have described it in as much detail as I can and it is not going to disappoint anyone. I don't want to sell this one because it is VERY nice, plays VERY fast, and sounds GREAT. Thank you for looking at my auction! - Paul