PRS Guitars
has announced the new Private Stock Alex Lifeson Thinline acoustic guitar, new
for NAMM 2014. While the craftsmanship and attention to detail are very
consistent with other PRS Private Stock acoustics, this instrument embodies
some new design elements that take the instrument in a unique direction. The Alex
Lifeson signature PRS acoustic is slightly thinner than the
company's Angelus Cutaway and Tonare Grand and is constructed in such a way
that it lends itself to louder stage volumes and the rigors of the road.
"During the 2013 RUSH 'Clockwork Angels' tour, I had
the opportunity to spend some time with a PRS Angelus Cutaway," said Lifeson.
"It quickly became my pre-show warm-up guitar, and I spent many hours in
many hotel rooms lost in the gorgeous sound and tone of that beautiful
instrument.
"I'm very happy to announce that I have collaborated with PRS
to develop an Alex Lifeson signature model based on this superlative
platform. If you're like me, you won't be able to put it down."
The Alex Lifeson signature acoustic is made in PRS
Guitars' Maryland shop and features a bearclaw spruce top and koa back and
sides with a mahogany neck and ebony bridge, fretboard, and headstock veneer.
It is adorned with Mother of Pearl and Paua "Birds in Flight" inlays
and Paua purfling along the top, fretboard, and headstock veneer.
"We are honored to work with Alex, a guitarist with
world-renowned acclaim, experience, and talent," said Jack Higginbotham,
president, PRS Guitars. "It would be difficult to find a better
person to lend a discerning ear and such voluminous experience to a project
like this.
"Our goal has been to develop a musical instrument that can
perform equally well at home, on the stage, in the studio, or in the practice
room. With Alex, we have found the perfect balance of all the above in
an elegant package."
The PRS Private Stock Alex Lifeson Thinline acoustic will be
available starting in the spring of 2014. More details can be found at www.prsguitars.com/lifeson.
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