Matte82
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Okay so a couple of years ago I bought an amazing 2017 594 wood library. Double cut, mash green on quilt with satin nitro finish. I absolutely loved it. But life happens and I sold it. I’ve regretted selling it ever since. And swore to replace it. Well for full disclosure I kind of have with a SC594 soapbar artist with an irw neck that I got for an absolute steal.
However as great as it is, I still miss the humbuckers in the previous one I had. And I’m getting to the point I have saved up enough money to seriously start looking for another. Although new is probably out of the budget still.
As I’ve been looking at used ones, I realized the newer McCarty’s also have 58/15lt pickups in them. I have a McCarty soapbar that I also love. So that opens up more options. But then I also had a “duh” moment and realized 2015 and later McCarty’s had the original 58/15tm pickups. I mean they had to start somewhere.
So I guess my question is, how do the tm compare to the lt? Also the one thing I would have changed about the original 594 is, I wanted just a tad more out of the bridge pickup. I realize 2020 and newer models have tci tuned pickups. And may have solved that issue. Also the sc models have the lt+ version. Are they better balanced?
Basically should I just try to find a 2020 or newer 594 so I know it will have tci pickups and be better balanced? Also how close are the 2015 and later McCarty’s with 58/15tm’s? And where does a McCarty with 58/15lt’s fit in the picture? Or do I just need to get a sc594 pretty much and year and be done with it?
Anyone with experience with any combo of these guitars let me know your thoughts. And if anyone has seen a deal on any of those guitars, also please let me know.
And very lastly, if anyone knows how to get a set of 58/15lt’s, let me know. I’d be willing to pay a fair price. Then I would buy an s2 594 and put them in it. Because I played one of those recently and actually really liked the bevel. But the pickups just didn’t seem to have the magic I remember. And it may be all in my head. But the only way to fix that is to put the “real deal” in there. Thanks.
However as great as it is, I still miss the humbuckers in the previous one I had. And I’m getting to the point I have saved up enough money to seriously start looking for another. Although new is probably out of the budget still.
As I’ve been looking at used ones, I realized the newer McCarty’s also have 58/15lt pickups in them. I have a McCarty soapbar that I also love. So that opens up more options. But then I also had a “duh” moment and realized 2015 and later McCarty’s had the original 58/15tm pickups. I mean they had to start somewhere.
So I guess my question is, how do the tm compare to the lt? Also the one thing I would have changed about the original 594 is, I wanted just a tad more out of the bridge pickup. I realize 2020 and newer models have tci tuned pickups. And may have solved that issue. Also the sc models have the lt+ version. Are they better balanced?
Basically should I just try to find a 2020 or newer 594 so I know it will have tci pickups and be better balanced? Also how close are the 2015 and later McCarty’s with 58/15tm’s? And where does a McCarty with 58/15lt’s fit in the picture? Or do I just need to get a sc594 pretty much and year and be done with it?
Anyone with experience with any combo of these guitars let me know your thoughts. And if anyone has seen a deal on any of those guitars, also please let me know.
And very lastly, if anyone knows how to get a set of 58/15lt’s, let me know. I’d be willing to pay a fair price. Then I would buy an s2 594 and put them in it. Because I played one of those recently and actually really liked the bevel. But the pickups just didn’t seem to have the magic I remember. And it may be all in my head. But the only way to fix that is to put the “real deal” in there. Thanks.