So, this is happening to my McCarty...

[BrianM]

Ok, all of my parts have arrived. Here's the plan.
Swapping pickups to a Tremonti set.
Changing electronics to CTS 500k pots with orange drop caps.
Changing the all black guyker locking tuners to Mann's vintage style nickel/cream lockers.
Swapping all plastic from black to cream (ivory).
Do a quick setup with a new string gauge (9-46).
Having a beer.
Jam.
Having another beer.
Jam.
And finally ..... Having 8 more beers along with jamming
We'll see if it all gets done today but the plan is to definitely have it done but the weekend. Wish me luck.

 

[bodia]

Ok, all of my parts have arrived. Here's the plan.
Swapping pickups to a Tremonti set.
Changing electronics to CTS 500k pots with orange drop caps.
Changing the all black guyker locking tuners to Mann's vintage style nickel/cream lockers.
Swapping all plastic from black to cream (ivory).
Do a quick setup with a new string gauge (9-46).
Having a beer.
Jam.
Having another beer.
Jam.
And finally ..... Having 8 more beers along with jamming
We'll see if it all gets done today but the plan is to definitely have it done but the weekend. Wish me luck.

I approve of your project, and the steps of your plan!

 

[Glide-bpm]

I approve of your project, and the steps of your plan!

This is The Way...

 

[MWebster]

That sounds like a fantastic day. How do you like your McCarty?

 

[Senor Verde]

Sounds like a typical evening around my place.

What model Orange Drops are you using? I don't care what anybody says, I hear a difference between polypropylene and polyester.

 

[BrianM]

That sounds like a fantastic day. How do you like your McCarty?

I love it. Just need to finish up a few things and I'll post finished pics

 

[BrianM]

Some wip pics. Electronics going in tomorrow. Really like the ivory plastic over the original black. Mannmade's tuners are great

 

[BrianM]

Done gang! Still needs a proper setup but I've got it close. Love it!

 

[Simon Says]

Nice. I will be faffing around mine sometime this coming week

 

[frankencat]

Welcome to the club!

PRS SE 594 McCarty - An Honest Review: Now With Mods!

Right up front I will say that I am a professional luthier and I setup guitars every day and deal with all kinds of stuff. Nothing about this guitar is shocking or out of the ordinary for an Asian import and overall I am impressed with the look, sound, and playability of this guitar. First the...

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[BrianM]

Welcome to the club!

PRS SE 594 McCarty - An Honest Review: Now With Mods!

Right up front I will say that I am a professional luthier and I setup guitars every day and deal with all kinds of stuff. Nothing about this guitar is shocking or out of the ordinary for an Asian import and overall I am impressed with the look, sound, and playability of this guitar. First the...

www.thegearpage.net

I read your whole post about your McCarty. And I couldn't agree with you more. It's a great instrument but just needs a little tweaking. I didn't like the way the electronics were housed inside at all. There's a lot of blowouts and you can see that the wood had chipped on the inside. In fact when I was installing the new CTS parts it was hard to get them to fit correctly even after drilling out the holes. I did some slight adjustments to the neck and bridge of course. However, I feel like either the nut or bridge is going to need some filing or replacement. I am happy overall. It's a great instrument for the price. I did a lot of work to it and it sounds exactly the way I wanted it to sound I just need to get the setup right and at this point I may have to take it to a pro. Again, I love your post and your review

 

[László]

Looks like you did a beautiful job making it yours!

 

[BrianM]

Yeah I'm really happy with it. Being a Les Paul player most of my life this just feels more natural. It's got a slight bit of a chunky neck, but I'm kind of used to that. But no doubt it's screams now. I did a quick setup I still have to set the intonation properly I'll get as far as I can and if I'm not happy with it I have a guy here in South Jersey named Tom hawk. He's a master. But I think I can figure it out

 

[frankencat]

It’s great bones for sure and mine has become one of my favorites.