McCarty vs 57/08 pickups?
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dogrocketp
I drank the PRS kool aid, and it was tasty!
I have McCarty`s in my SAS, and 57/08`s in my CE 24.Both great, but 2 different animals.
gush
Where is that speedo pic
For some reason I couldn't bond with the Mccarty bridge although I did like the neck pickup.
My Mccarty now has 8515s, MUCH better now!
I have 5708s in my ce24 and I like those. Perhaps I should give the Mccarty s another go.
My Mccarty now has 8515s, MUCH better now!
I have 5708s in my ce24 and I like those. Perhaps I should give the Mccarty s another go.
markd21
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I don't have McCarty pickups but I have lots of guitars with 57/08s. The best way I can describe them is clear and even. I can hear every note ring - even when heavily overdriven. I find my lead sound is VERY smooth. Clean, I can get a nice soft tone or dig in and get a little grit. The split is awesome. While sounding like an S or T style pickup, it is a sound that is very useable. Again, I would say even in its frequency response. They are not bland or generic sounding. There is a complexity to the tone that is exceptionally musical and pleasant. They sound very organic....
Hope that helps in SOME way....
Hope that helps in SOME way....
I've had several of the older McCartys, and 4 or 5 with the 57/08s. Both are super-nice pickups, but I prefer the 57/08s and here's why: The 57/08s are both more clear and open/3D, but at the same time have a vintage style thing that drives an amp set clean or "transition between clean and distortion" extremely well.
The 57/08s also seem to respond really well to the volume and tone pots, and since I use those all the time, they're a big improvement (for me).
Of course, none of this means anything without context. I play vintage-style, single channel, PRS amps. Any number of styles, but my favorites are rock and blues, not so much the highest-gain stuff.
The 57/08s also seem to respond really well to the volume and tone pots, and since I use those all the time, they're a big improvement (for me).
Of course, none of this means anything without context. I play vintage-style, single channel, PRS amps. Any number of styles, but my favorites are rock and blues, not so much the highest-gain stuff.
I have actually played a 57 les Paul and own an sc 245 25th anniversary issue PRS the Les Paul has a slightly more mellow tone and breaks up slightly earlier than the 57/08's I find the 57/08's slightly brighter and able to produce a more distinct clean tone but when pushed through a set of 6L6 tubes nothing growls quite like the les Paul with that being said the 57/08's are as close as I have come to that warmth and sustain of the 57 les Paul - PRS has done a fine job of replicating what even Gibson can't do today
