McCarty vs. CU 22

[DougUSMC]

Ok, weird question, so please bear with me and be gentle!

I'm surfing through my daily addiction (Reverb feed), when I came across an interesting CU22. After looking at it a bit, I thought "I've never seen a CU22 w/a hardtail, I wonder if that's really a McCarty?".

Here's the CU22 in question, I have questions out to the seller, and I'm probably going to make an offer, so if any of you buy it I *will* hunt you down...

Here's my CU22:

Is it me, or is that just a McCarty w/a Custom TRC?

 

[WEDGE]

I have had hard tail Custom 22’s. Great guitars.

 

[DougUSMC]

Thanks for the reply @WEDGE, I'm actually interested in it *because* it's a hard tail. Does anyone know how to tell the difference b/w a McCarty and a Cu22 from pictures?

 

[Screamingdaisy]

Thanks for the reply @WEDGE, I'm actually interested in it *because* it's a hard tail. Does anyone know how to tell the difference b/w a McCarty and a Cu22 from pictures?

Truss rod cover and vintage tuning machines.

McCarty’s didn’t get locking tuners until 2015, and by that point Customs had a 5 way blade.

There’s also the body and peg head width, but if you can eyeball that from a picture I’d be impressed.

 

[AP515]

Y'all are right. It's a Custom. The McCarty would have vintage tuners.

 

[KentuckyBoiledChiccan]

Truss rod cover and vintage tuning machines.

There’s also the body and peg head width, but if you can eyeball that from a picture I’d be impressed.

yeah, 3mm fatter body on McCarty

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Very nice looking guitar @DougUSMC

 

[DISTORT6]

My #1 is a 94 Cu22 with a stoptail.
Big fan of them.

 

[bodia]

Yep, I have a Cu22 with a stoptail. It's a 2006, and had a 5 way rotary. It now has a 3 way toggle and two mini switches.

 

[DougUSMC]

Thanks for all the feedback everyone!

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Another vote for CU22 with Stoptail being great. I think it has a less vintage vibe than a McCarty. Both are great though.

 

[WA Paul]

This custom 22 hard tail is hard to put down. But it’s pretty unique with a 1 piece body

 

[dmatthews]

I had a line on a local CU 22 on Craigs a long time ago. Stoptail as well (my fav). But I found out it had a headstock snap/repair so I balked.
It was beautiful, as is the one you are looking at.

 

[AP515]

I had a line on a local CU 22 on Craigs a long time ago. Stoptail as well (my fav). But I found out it had a headstock snap/repair so I balked.
It was beautiful, as is the one you are looking at.

What does it take to snap the headstock on a PRS? It's pretty rare.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

What does it take to snap the headstock on a PRS? It's pretty rare.

Especially after seeing that YT video of an employee standing on one!

 

[Going Modal]

This custom 22 hard tail is hard to put down. But it’s pretty unique with a 1 piece body

That. Is. Spectacular. (I bet it's a solid RW neck, too?)

 

[dmatthews]

What does it take to snap the headstock on a PRS? It's pretty rare.

I ran the movie in my head, but unlike Tarantino I couldn't come up with an appropriate ending.

 

[Dirty_Boogie]

And, of course, different pickups in a CU22 and a McCarty. I don't think anyone mentioned that here.

 

[shimmilou]

What does it take to snap the headstock on a PRS?....

How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?

The world may never know

 

[László]

Ok, weird question, so please bear with me and be gentle!

I'm surfing through my daily addiction (Reverb feed), when I came across an interesting CU22. After looking at it a bit, I thought "I've never seen a CU22 w/a hardtail, I wonder if that's really a McCarty?".

Here's the CU22 in question, I have questions out to the seller, and I'm probably going to make an offer, so if any of you buy it I *will* hunt you down...

Here's my CU22:

Is it me, or is that just a McCarty w/a Custom TRC?

The CU22 has a thinner body. It used to be that they also had different pickups. And of course, there's the trem. They're different enough for it to be worth having both,