The PRS Private Stock is a PRS electric guitar. Close alternatives include the PRS McCarty Model Electric Guitar and the PRS Custom 24. It pairs well with the Friedman Small Box 50 Head with 1x12 Cabinet and the Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head.
PRS Private Stock
PRS · electric guitar
PRS Private Stock guitars are the brand's highest-tier custom-shop instruments, built with premium woods and exacting craftsmanship. John McLaughlin favors a violin-wood Private Stock. They deliver a refined, resonant, versatile voice with excellent clarity, sustain and dynamic range, suited to fusion, rock and jazz players wanting top-tier build and tone with broad tonal flexibility.
- clarity
- sustain
- resonant
- fusion
- jazz
- refined versatile tone
- flawless build
- sustain and dynamic range
Genres the PRS Private Stock is commonly used in
- Rock
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Latin
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Bebop
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Smooth Jazz
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the PRS Private Stock
Friedman Small Box 50 Head with 1x12 Cabinet
Friedman
17% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Friedman Small Box 50 Head with 1x12 Cabinet gives it mid-forward to fill it with
Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head
Revv
17% matchInto a transparent tone, Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head brings the high gain it's missing
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Synergy SL2 Module gives it high gain to fill it with
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Friedman BE-Mini Head brings the high gain it's missing
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head
Egnater
tonal matchEgnater Tweaker 88 Head's low gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Ceriatone 2202H gives it high gain to fill it with
Friedman Jose LTD
Friedman
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Friedman Jose LTD brings the high gain it's missing
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 gives it high gain to fill it with
Pedals that stack with the PRS Private Stock
Pigtronix Octava Micro
Pigtronix
18% matchRun Pigtronix Octava Micro into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas
EarthQuaker Devices
18% matchRun EarthQuaker Devices Hizumitas into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchInto PRS Private Stock, Tone City Dry Martini is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchFender Hammertone Overdrive is voiced for a clean amp's front end — PRS Private Stock gives it exactly that
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
tonal matchAshdown Geezer Butler Signature's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and PRS Private Stock delivers it
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 brings the fuzzy it's missing
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
tonal matchInto PRS Private Stock, Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Catalinbread MontaVillian
Catalinbread
tonal matchInto PRS Private Stock, Catalinbread MontaVillian is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
PRS McCarty Model Electric Guitar
electric guitar
94% similaritysimilar tone character
PRS Custom 24
PRS
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi Electric Guitar
Ampeg
93% similaritysimilar tone character
PRS Jazz Electric Nylon
PRS
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Yamaha Pacifica 1421
electric guitar
92% similaritysimilar tone character
ESP Wavecaster Lucite Electric Guitar
Esp
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Epiphone BB King Lucille Ebony
Epiphone
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Guild Nightingale
Guild
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender American Stratocaster Left Handed - Black
electric guitar
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Ibanez KIKO10 (Kiko Loureiro Signature)
Ibanez
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Washburn N4
Washburn
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Hofner Super Solid II
electric guitar
92% similaritysimilar tone character
See all alternatives to the PRS Private Stock (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the PRS Private Stock?+
The closest matches in character are the PRS McCarty Model Electric Guitar, the PRS Custom 24, the Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi Electric Guitar.
What pairs well with the PRS Private Stock?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Friedman Small Box 50 Head with 1x12 Cabinet, Revv Generator 100P MkIII 3-Channel Head, Synergy SL2 Module — The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Friedman Small Box 50 Head with 1x12 Cabinet gives it mid-forward to fill it with.