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    How unusual is my black top Custom 22 w/ McCarty-style electronics?

    I can't seem to upload an image, and I'm too lazy to host one somewhere. But they look like these: https://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/ebony-tuning-pegs.40709/post-513102
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    How unusual is my black top Custom 22 w/ McCarty-style electronics?

    Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe someone custom-ordered this combo of features on a Standard 22 and then decided against it and the store I bought it from (Gelb Music in Redwood City, CA) decided to just put it on the rack for some lucky 20 year old (me) to spend too much of his summer job...
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    How unusual is my black top Custom 22 w/ McCarty-style electronics?

    Tuning keys are Phase III shape (buttons) and look to be ebony. They're non-locking tuners. I just got a Mira 245 and it has locking tuners, and I love them so much I'm contemplating changing the tuners on my Custom/Standard to locking ones! I don't think the body is any thicker than a normal...
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    How unusual is my black top Custom 22 w/ McCarty-style electronics?

    Laszlo, I can't upload pics yet (probably haven't hit the min post count) but mine has the same binding as Mike's (scraped binding? natural edge?) and a stopbar tailpiece + moon inlays. Thanks both!
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    How unusual is my black top Custom 22 w/ McCarty-style electronics?

    Hi folks, newbie here! I have a Custom 22 that I bought new back in 2001. It's got a maple cap, but an opaque black top (and back and sides). The sales receipt sales "custom 22" but if I remember correctly the hang tag said "standard 22". It also has McCarty-style electronics (three-way...
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