PRS Swamp Ash Special 2003 – With Original Case & Paperwork

No sales tax for customers outside California.

This PRS shows some cool looking age to it - a nice yellowing to the clear coat.  Despite this, it hasn't been played a ton, showing little wear on the frets and light wear overall.  

The guitar is all original with no changes, repairs, or issues.  The original case and paperwork are included, as is the original trem arm.  The neck is perfect and the truss rod has room for future neck relief adjustments.  The guitar stays in tune nicely, as PRS guitars do.

The PRS Swamp Ash Special (2003) is a versatile, boutique-quality instrument that combines the best of Paul Reed Smith craftsmanship with the unique tonal character of swamp ash. Featuring a solid swamp ash body, maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard, this model delivers a lively, articulate voice with a crisp high end and tight low frequencies.

Equipped with PRS humbuckers and a middle single-coil pickup, the Swamp Ash Special offers a wide range of tones, from sparkling cleans to rich, full-bodied overdrive. The 5-way rotary selector expands tonal versatility, making it perfect for players who cover multiple genres. This 2003 example includes its original PRS hard case and paperwork, adding to its collectibility and value.

Favored by session players and touring professionals, the Swamp Ash Special balances classic Fender-inspired clarity with PRS’s modern build quality and playability. Whether you’re a collector of early-2000s PRS models or a guitarist searching for a versatile workhorse, this instrument is ready to deliver.

At Mahar’s Vintage Guitars, every instrument is carefully inspected, photographed, and set up to professional standards.

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Specs

• Color: Natural
• Weight: 8lbs 10.5oz
  
• Body: Swamp Ash
  
• Neck: Maple
• Fretboard: Maple
• Inlays: Abalone Birds
• Frets: Original
• Fret Count: 22
• Nut: Original
• Nut width: 1-11/16"
  
• Radius: 10"
• Scale: 25"
• Neck thickness at 1st fret: .85"
• Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: .955"
• Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
• Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
• Overall Length: 37-5/8"
• Lower Bout: 13"
• Waist: 8"
• Upper Bout: 10"
• Body depth/thickness outside edge: 1-1/2"
• String gauge: 10-46
• Hardware Color: Nickel
  
• Bridge Pickup/Brand: PRS McCarty humbucker
• Pickup Reading: 8.72k
• Original?: Yes
• Middle Pickup/Brand: Seymour Duncan Vintage Rails single-coil
• Pickup Reading: 3.98k
• Original?: Yes
• Neck Pickup/Brand: PRS McCarty humbucker
• Pickup Reading: 7.89k
• Original?: Yes
  
• Bridge: PRS Patented Tremolo
• Tuners: Standard PRS
• Knobs: Original
  
• Switch: 5 Way Toggle
• Position 1: Treble Humbucker
• Position 2: Treble Humbucker with Vintage Rail Single Coil
• Position 3: Vintage Rail Single Coil
• Position 4: Vintage Rail and Bass Humbucker
• Position 5: Bass Humbucker
• Pots/Codes: Original
• Case: OHSC
• Notes: 

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