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    594- wire from scratch?

    Rad- so those are the little crushed-can looking ones. I wonder how to tell which goes where. There’s no print on them as far as I remember.
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    594- wire from scratch?

    Thanks! I didn’t do the original rewire, shoulda got a pic. Anyone know what the extra capacitors do exactly? I mean, I know what capacitors do generally but what’s the specific application in this case? Seems extra to me.
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    594- wire from scratch?

    Does anyone have a detailed diagram for a McCarty 594? After an adventurous rewiring experiment (Gretsch wiring with independent volumes and a master volume) I’ve simply reworded or with basic modern LP wiring, but that means I’m missing both the coil taps (which I don’t mind doing without) and...
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    McCarty 594 Pickups for Country-Heavy Metal

    Hotspur this actually is coming to pass. You got first dibs if you’re interested.
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    McCarty 594 Pickups for Country-Heavy Metal

    The JB with screw coil towards the bridge and active when split is the best split sound a man can get for a bridge humbucker. I have a covered JB/Jazz set in my Warmoth Soloist where position 2 defaults to that sound and it's great. I put that same set in the PRS however and as would be...
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    McCarty 594 Pickups for Country-Heavy Metal

    I wouldn't say that! Though the thought is tempting with what they pull. It'd be a shame to separate an original component from the guitar.
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    McCarty 594 Pickups for Country-Heavy Metal

    I think this may be the way to go. I love the custom for fast riffage but the hotness of it makes less distorted sounds overly honky and compressed. The hybrid might give me the speed and punch I need while retaining a more open PAF character.
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    McCarty 594 Pickups for Country-Heavy Metal

    Don’t think I could get over the Holcomb association. Moreover I am more a blues through English heavy metal player with some occasional Opeth than a modern cinderblocks randomly falling out of the back of a truck (djent) player.
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    McCarty 594 Pickups for Country-Heavy Metal

    Ampeg Reverberocket 2x12 reissue. Live in the dirty channel.
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    McCarty 594 Pickups for Country-Heavy Metal

    Yes I ask a lot of my pickups. Problem: McCarty Bridge (58/15 LT) lacks punch and sustain. I like the high end cut but it lacks mid punch in the low mids and the upper mids are annoyingly present with distortion. Overall need more output, but still want lots of cut. Want punch mids but not...
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    PRS Strings?

    And I always do. Bridge height was the issue.
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    594 bridge pickup.....

    Lazarus post here, but I'm wandering because I got a 594 back in July. The matching pickup thing is in line with the vintage idea the 594 is all about. Pickups were generally matched until the Advent of the aftermarket pickup industry. The matched sets mean the bridge pickup has to be much...
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    PRS Strings?

    It was just after. The feel was definitely different before adjusting the setup, and the bridge adjustment was minimal (1/4 turn per post).
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    PRS Strings?

    Normally not a D'Addario man but I'll give em a shot once these are...shot.
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    PRS Strings?

    I lowered the bridge since the issue was high up on the neck, not in the middle area where neck bow would be the issue.
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