Recent content by 90sMcCarty

Changing pickups this early into your guitar experiences is far too soon, IMO.

Yes.

My 2015 Korean SE looks, feels, plays, and sounds great. Were it not for the logo differences I doubt most would ever know it's not a core model.

Interesting idea. Too bad it seems to have stalled. Was the raw material just too expensive?

Right on. I need to replace a McCarty I don't have any longer anyway, so that works. Thanks.

I'd love to have the Zombie fretboard on a guitar of my own design, but nowhere near badly enough to pay what it would cost.

My 2015 Santana SE has 22 frets, a 24.5" scale length, and a fretboard radius of 12". What other (double cut, neck through) PRS models over the years have this same combo? 22 frets and the shorter scale matter most, fretboard radius is less important to me. Thanks.

Got the electronics cavity Shielded and the McCarty Pickups wired up to the Drop-In Wiring Kit and everything soldered where it needed to be, with the new Switchcraft jack, and cleaned it up with some zip ties. Everything worked great the first time: The night before I flushed the Tremolo...

This isn't a debate, or a serious thread at all. Some people can't stand blue guitars... Is there nothing about them that you aren't into? Me, for instance, I wouldn't even take a Tobacco Sunburst guitar for free. I'd ban that color if I were god of guitar land.

Things I don't care for in PRS-land: * bolt on necks * pick guards * single cutaway bodies * maple necks * that Mayer strat model I guess my PRS tastes lean toward the classic, original, PRSs. I like Les Pauls fine, but nearly gag at the sight of a single cut PRS. And actual Strats are cool...

I don't think so (over thinking). Nuts and Bridges are crucial, and often overlooked.

That's the basic idea, a sleeper / not so flashy workhorse, with little details like the unified chrome bits. Thanks.

Had time today to cutoff the end of the Tremolo arm and round the new end on the bench grinder. Much better, for me. (The finish looks weird and inconsistent in this photo, but looks great in person.)

McCarty Pickups and Chrome Rings are in (but not yet wired up), plus the Core Strap Buttons are screwed down on the leather. The chrome rings are cheap plastic. I was hoping for actual metal ones, so I'll keep looking around for ones I like better.

I'm going to try out those Ratio tuners. The idea of the G tuner being a higher gear ratio is brilliant. It's so fiddly, normally. That's what sold me, enough to try them. We'll see...