The Private Stock “Periscope Guitars” #4 & #5 Are Complete!

Posted Sep 23, 2016

Behind The Gear

If you're wondering how the “Periscope Guitars” started, we'll explain. A few months ago we grabbed Paul Reed Smith and asked him if he wanted to try something new. We showed him an app called Periscope. Using the app, we were able to live-stream a broadcast of Paul inside our Wood Vault - a special section of our shop where we keep our finest Private Stock grade woods. During the broadcast, Paul solicits the help of viewers to select woods for what we have now affectionally dubbed the “Periscope Guitars!” It's a fun process and the guitars come out great each time! Check out our 4th & 5th Periscope Guitars below!

While Paul is heavily involved in pretty much every aspect of our business - it’s not often you find him choosing woods and writing up specs for an entire guitar! Together with the live-broadcast viewers, we landed on a pair of Tremonti models each uniquely beautiful and hand-signed by Mark Tremonti!

Check out the video below to see the wood selection for Periscope Guitars #4 & #5!

Below, see photos of the finished instruments, read the specs, and find the dealers who have them in stock! Periscope Guitar #4 is Orange Tourmaline and #5 is Aquamarine!

Private Stock #6157 / Periscope Guitar #4

Specifications

Model: Tremonti Semi-hollow with f-hole
Neck Wood: Kingwood
Fingerboard wood: Ebony
Top: Quilted maple
Back wood: Figured Swamp Ash
Headstock Veneer wood: Ebony
Neck Carve: Pattern thin
Side Dots: Mother of pearl
Color / Stain: Orange Tourmaline
Fingerboard inlays: Yellow/orange spiney birds with mother of pearl outlines
Headstock veneer inlays: Yellow/orange spiney Private Stock eagle with mother of pearl outline
Finish type: High gloss nitro
Pickups: Treble: Tremonti Bass: Tremonti
Electronics: Two volume, two tone with 3-way toggle
Hardware: Aluminum PRS stoptail with brass inserts, gold/nickel phase III locking tuning pegs with ebony buttons as well as Mark Tremonti hand signed backplates
Set-Up: D’Addario .010
Case type: Private Stock Brown leather

Private Stock #6158 / Periscope Guitar #5

Specifications

Model: Tremonti
Neck Wood: Honduran rosewood
Fingerboard wood: Honduran rosewood
Top: Quilted maple
Back wood: Figured mahogany
Headstock Veneer wood: Honduran rosewood
Neck Carve: Pattern thin
Side Dots: Mother of pearl
Color / Stain: Aquamarine
Fingerboard inlays: Blue paua birds with mother of pearl outlines
Headstock veneer inlays: Blue paua Private Stock eagle with mother of pearl outline
Finish type: High gloss nitro
Pickups: Treble: Tremonti Bass: Tremonti
Electronics: Two volume, two tone with 3-way toggle
Hardware: Aluminum PRS stoptail with brass inserts, gold/nickel phase III locking tuning pegs with ebony buttons as well as Mark Tremonti hand signed backplates
Set-Up: D’Addario .010
Case type: Private Stock Brown leather

Periscope Guitar #4 is now available at Distinguished Guitars in Germany!

Periscope Guitar #5 is now available at World Guitars in the UK!