NiceJust captured this beautiful picture of my 57/08 limited McCarty and wanted to share it. Can’t believe this thing is already 15 years old! Peruvian Mahogany neck, nice marbly quilt, Cranberry stain, hollow birds and tone that is unlike any other McCarty or indeed any other PRS guitar I’ve come across hence. This guitar is one that makes me believe in wood (and that statement is true in more ways than one).
How is that different than regular mahogany? Just curious
I suspect it may be a bit denser than typical African Mahogany.
From the little I know, it’s more dense than regular mahogany apparently. That said, the term mahogany is very loosely used nowadays and could mean so many species and varieties that it becomes a little meaningless when one sees the term “mahogany”.
One member here had a stupendous blueberry stained singlecut. I’d do a DIBS on that if I were you!That run was fantastic. I stupidly sold mine or maybe returned it. Got it used at GC. I must’ve had some crazy plan in my head at the time. Doh!
Technically, I have no idea
But empirically, I have both an acoustic (McManus) and an electric (PS DC594) with the Dark Peruvian Mahogany neck and they have a great tone to them. More oomph, clarity and sustain than other variants of Mahogany necks I’ve tried over the years. If I were to order a PS guitar with a Mahogany neck (acoustic or electric), I would specify Peruvian Mahogany based on my experience.
My former Artist V and my current 30th Anniversary CU24 PS have Peruvian mahogany necks. The Peruvian mahogany necks share a lively, responsive, tone that "rings for days."From the little I know, it’s more dense than regular mahogany apparently. That said, the term mahogany is very loosely used nowadays and could mean so many species and varieties that it becomes a little meaningless when one sees the term “mahogany”.
There’s only two genuine mahogany species apparently - Honduran Mahogany and Cuban Mahogany, each identified by their specific scientific names.
But whatever it is, the “Peruvian Mahogany” on this guitar sure stands out in tone! This wood is only available on Private Stock guitars nowadays so it was sort of a steal at that time to get it on a Core limited run.
Or it could be the body wood. Who knows!
But the funny thing is I have two of these guitars, and both have that same distinct tone!
I got my first PRS 10 years ago. It’s been a blink!
