PRS serial & production numbers

R9. · 10-24-2009, 01:52 PM

The serial number of my 513 is 0915097x.
Unless I'm mistaken, that's about the 151,000th set neck PRS made in 2009.
Does anybody find that number to be a little high?

I just saw an inverview with Paul and in it he said PRS is a company of about 185 people. 185 people producing 150,000 + guitars a year? Plus, it's only October!! No wonder new guitars never go up in value, Geez!! Also, makes you wonder how many guitars Gibson & Fender produce each year?

R9. · 10-24-2009, 01:54 PM

By the way, great videos if you haven't seen them.

YouTube - PAUL REED SMITH 01 \| TED McCARTY - Mentor & How they built guitars in the 50's

YouTube - PAUL REED SMITH 02 \| BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD - The HOLY GRAIL - Private Stock

YouTube - PAUL REED SMITH 03 \| The QUEST of TONE - PRS Guitars

YouTube - PAUL REED SMITH 04 \| PRS - ATTITUDE, COLLECTORS & Carlos Santana

Olli · 10-24-2009, 05:11 PM

Tim,

it´s not the 151000th guitar in 2009 - it´s the 151000th set neck guitar EVER to come out of the PRS shop. The series of numbers that follow the year prefix is the sequential number of guitars produced to that date.

R9. · 10-24-2009, 06:08 PM

Gotcha!! I thought it seemed high.

10-24-2009, 01:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
R9. Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 6,101 Thanks: 359 Thanked 308 Times in 48 Posts	PRS serial & production numbers The serial number of my 513 is 0915097x. Unless I'm mistaken, that's about the 151,000th set neck PRS made in 2009. Does anybody find that number to be a little high? I just saw an inverview with Paul and in it he said PRS is a company of about 185 people. 185 people producing 150,000 + guitars a year? Plus, it's only October!! No wonder new guitars never go up in value, Geez!! Also, makes you wonder how many guitars Gibson & Fender produce each year? __________________ GAS free since: February 15, 2010. My Gear

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Olli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Aalen, Germany Posts: 1,319 Thanks: 23 Thanked 12 Times in 3 Posts	Re: PRS serial & production numbers Tim, it´s not the 151000th guitar in 2009 - it´s the 151000th set neck guitar EVER to come out of the PRS shop. The series of numbers that follow the year prefix is the sequential number of guitars produced to that date. __________________ Regards, Olli My Guitars

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R9. Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 6,101 Thanks: 359 Thanked 308 Times in 48 Posts	Re: PRS serial & production numbers Gotcha!! I thought it seemed high. __________________ GAS free since: February 15, 2010. My Gear

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