![]() We invite you to browse our offerings and find the Hollowbody II that inspires you. We’re sure their sweet old-school tones and effortless playability will inspire you to no end, and we’re also certain that their sweet styling will provoke much drooling every time you pop open the case. A guitar that combines the power and stability of a solid-body with the captivating, resonance of a hollow-body instrument. We’re proud to showcase our selection of PRS Hollowbody IIs. Frankly, the guitars below are likes a Ferrari with Camaro souls! Through the Hollowbody has changed slightly over the years as it morphed into its modern iteration, the Hollowbody II, it still carries within it the trailblazing spirit of the original. It had the sweetness, the woodiness, the dynamic range, and the fullness of a great vintage hollowbody with the articulation and clarity that discerning modern players demand. Though it was based on the McCarty body, it had a sound all its own. ![]() In 1998, the PRS Hollowbody arrived to considerable fanfare. Using the McCarty as their jumping-off point, the good people at PRS rolled up their sleeves and got to work. After all, he’d revolutionized solidbody design, so why not take a crack at hollowbodies? After introducing the McCarty in 1994, he wondered if he couldn’t fit the same blend of vintage mojo and modern feel into a fully-hollow version of the McCarty. Most people would be happy with one industry-shaking new idea, but Paul Reed Smith isn’t most people. It was a perfect marriage of old and new, and it took the guitar world by storm. PRS SE Hollowbody II Charcoal Burst If you ever dreamed of owning a true hollowbody, but thought it was out of reach dollar wise, then this guitar will blow. ![]() It felt as buttery and fast as any modern guitar, but it had incredible vintage tone. The McCarty was nothing short of revolutionary. It almost seems unfair that PRS Hollowbody guitars are so good, especially since they started off as a footnote in the story of the McCarty 594! After spending years refining classic solid-body electric guitar designs to their zenith with his friend Ted McCarty (who was Gibson’s president from 1950 to 1966, and who knows a thing or two about building electric guitars), Paul Reed Smith introduced the legendary PRS McCarty.
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