Let me begin by saying that I've got a 594 on order because, well, t's clearly a must-have. And I have other PRS models.
This isn't a "Oh man, the XYZ model is the best ever, dude, you have to get one," thread. It's an appreciation of what the McCarty has always been - a winner, a guitar you can take to any gig.
I've probably had a half-dozen McCartys, starting around 2001. I've had RW, mahogany and maple necks, humbuckers, P-90s. Had the old tuners and the new tuners. Binding and no binding. Old pickups and new ones.
There hasn't been a dud in the bunch.
I spent a good chunk of yesterday tracking an ad project with my current McCarty model, and just spent an hour noodling with it unplugged as I perused the Forum. What a sweet sounding, beautiful handling, instrument! If ever there was an all-'rounder, the McCarty is that model.
I happen to like a binding, the 58/15 pickups, and the V12 finish. And because I enjoy changing strings about as much as having the plague, I like the faster string changes with the Phase III tuners, plus they're a little nicer to tune the guitar with. So my preference is for the newer ones. However, the "classic" models are great, have their own most excellent vibe going, and I would rock one quite happily (I just don't have one of my older ones any more because I kept being tempted by other stuff, not because they weren't good).
Anyway, as I sat here this morning thinking about my McCarty, I realized that I probably do more projects with it than with my other guitars. It's certainly the guitar I reach for when I'm trying out ideas. Sometimes I'll switch to a different guitar to get a certain sound, or for a certain track, but honestly I don't have to do that very often. And my other guitars are beautiful sounding, amazing-playing Private Stocks. That kind of tells me something about how truly great the McCarty is.
Here's mine; show us yours and tell us about it...
This isn't a "Oh man, the XYZ model is the best ever, dude, you have to get one," thread. It's an appreciation of what the McCarty has always been - a winner, a guitar you can take to any gig.
I've probably had a half-dozen McCartys, starting around 2001. I've had RW, mahogany and maple necks, humbuckers, P-90s. Had the old tuners and the new tuners. Binding and no binding. Old pickups and new ones.
There hasn't been a dud in the bunch.
I spent a good chunk of yesterday tracking an ad project with my current McCarty model, and just spent an hour noodling with it unplugged as I perused the Forum. What a sweet sounding, beautiful handling, instrument! If ever there was an all-'rounder, the McCarty is that model.
I happen to like a binding, the 58/15 pickups, and the V12 finish. And because I enjoy changing strings about as much as having the plague, I like the faster string changes with the Phase III tuners, plus they're a little nicer to tune the guitar with. So my preference is for the newer ones. However, the "classic" models are great, have their own most excellent vibe going, and I would rock one quite happily (I just don't have one of my older ones any more because I kept being tempted by other stuff, not because they weren't good).
Anyway, as I sat here this morning thinking about my McCarty, I realized that I probably do more projects with it than with my other guitars. It's certainly the guitar I reach for when I'm trying out ideas. Sometimes I'll switch to a different guitar to get a certain sound, or for a certain track, but honestly I don't have to do that very often. And my other guitars are beautiful sounding, amazing-playing Private Stocks. That kind of tells me something about how truly great the McCarty is.
Here's mine; show us yours and tell us about it...
