N5D--Core McCarty Sunburst

[ViperDoc]

All right, so I jumped in, and I'm sure glad I did. Enough people have spouted at length about this guitar, so I'll be brief. But let me say this: this guitar is in a league of its own. Check it out.

While being true to PRS form in all respects, the neck carve, scale length and the 58/15 LT pickups are what really set this apart from the herd. But what is paramount to this guitar, I believe, is what all of this rests upon: the mahogany body and neck with maple top foundation. It really takes this classic recipe to a higher level. We learn that the thicknesses are what also bumps the tone palette up, and I can't disagree. It's just a fabulous guitar.

I also note that my tone knobs are immediately tempting, and coax out some onboard fuzz tone that's perfectly dialed. The taps are also very tasteful. It's all new and exciting, and it will take a while to learn more.

But the SCALE LENGTH!!!! Where 25 inches just felt right all along, the 24.594 inch scale is saltier. The playability is sensational. This is a guitar that's hard to put down. And in my opinion, the vintage finish just warms the guitar's presence. This has an orange mahogany back and neck to match the sunburst, and I really like it. All I have to do now is find my faux bone tuner buttons to switch and we're golden!

Do yourself a favor and play one of these. You'll love it.

 

[charliefrench]

Lovely. Congratulations.

 

[MA Pete]

Awesome, congrats ViperDoc!! Killer 594 there.

Nice report as well.

I have a Vintage Sunburst Wood Library 594, a finish that is very similar to your McCarty Sunburst, and it has the same Orangey Brown back. I agree, it is just absolutely gorgeous, it looks so amazing looking down at it while you are playing, just oozes vintage vibe! It is my favorite of the many Core and WL 594's I have owned.

The scale length and the neck carve are both pure magic, totally agree!

 

[bodia]

Nice! Looks hot! Congrats on sticking your toes in the pool. Of course, next step is wading in up to your waist...that means two!

 

[Buildermike]

Nice burst on that one. Congrats and enjoy.

 

[veinbuster]

Thanks for the report ViperDoc.
Yours looks great.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Just curious, how does the scale length compare to an SC245? I've loved these 594s since the PS version was announced. The 245 is one of my favorite guitars to play, sadly a little more than my CU24 which I thought would never happen.

I love the vintage appointments on yours as well. Looks fantastic!

 

[g.wizz]

Vintage to the core ViperDoc, but why are you being skimpy on pictures?

 

[ViperDoc]

Just curious, how does the scale length compare to an SC245? I've loved these 594s since the PS version was announced. The 245 is one of my favorite guitars to play, sadly a little more than my CU24 which I thought would never happen.

I love the vintage appointments on yours as well. Looks fantastic!

I would consult MA Pete on the 245 vs. 594 differences. We're only talking 1/10th of an inch in increased length, but it's very comfortable. I'm going from 25 to 24.594, so the difference to me I feel is more effortless note fingering on the board. You may notice less of a difference, but MA Pete feels otherwise.

 

[ViperDoc]

Vintage to the core ViperDoc, but why are you being skimpy on pictures?

HAHA, I didn't have time for a photo shoot, but I'll see what I can do. Meanwhile, there are some nice pictures on elitemusicsales.com.

 

[Bob Turner]

Mine is the avatar. Hope you fall in love with yours, as I have mine. Gets better and better. Welcome to the 594 ps: I like the OE buttons, balances the rest of the hardware.

 

[garrettb]

While being true to PRS form in all respects, the neck carve, scale length and the 58/15 LT pickups are what really set this apart from the herd. But what is paramount to this guitar, I believe, is what all of this rests upon: the mahogany body and neck with maple top foundation. It really takes this classic recipe to a higher level. We learn that the thicknesses are what also bumps the tone palette up, and I can't disagree. It's just a fabulous guitar.

I also note that my tone knobs are immediately tempting, and coax out some onboard fuzz tone that's perfectly dialed. The taps are also very tasteful. It's all new and exciting, and it will take a while to learn more.

Agree on all of this. So comfortable and playable, I hate to put mine down. Every control setting is useful.

 

[AP515]

Talk to me about the intonation. I see that the 3 bass side strings are relatively inline. I had that happen on a Tone Pros intonatable bridge that I got for a stoptail PRS and I thought something was wrong with the bridge, but that is what it took to bring the intonation in right. Do you have a feel for why it is so on your 594?

 

[ViperDoc]

Talk to me about the intonation. I see that the 3 bass side strings are relatively inline. I had that happen on a Tone Pros intonatable bridge that I got for a stoptail PRS and I thought something was wrong with the bridge, but that is what it took to bring the intonation in right. Do you have a feel for why it is so on your 594?

Don't forget about the radius of the board. If the board was flat, you'd see string length differences more easily, but because it is radiused, the string length technically gets longer vertically with the taller saddle. In the end, whatever sounds right works for me.

 

[garrettb]

Talk to me about the intonation. I see that the 3 bass side strings are relatively inline. I had that happen on a Tone Pros intonatable bridge that I got for a stoptail PRS and I thought something was wrong with the bridge, but that is what it took to bring the intonation in right. Do you have a feel for why it is so on your 594?

I've noticed the same on a lot of the 594s I've seen for sale (including mine) while others have a more normal stepped look. I have a theory that it's down to whoever did the setup and that if I crank the low E saddle all the way back, I could intonate it without running it so far forward again. I've just been too busy enjoying playing to bother with it.

I base this on an experience with my Tele. I had a guy set it up once and he moved the saddles waaay forward compared to the norm. I was able to crank them back into a more normal range and intonate the guitar fine.

 

[László]

Beautiful!

 

[ViperDoc]

Talk to me about the intonation. I see that the 3 bass side strings are relatively inline. I had that happen on a Tone Pros intonatable bridge that I got for a stoptail PRS and I thought something was wrong with the bridge, but that is what it took to bring the intonation in right. Do you have a feel for why it is so on your 594?

You know, the more I think about it, my guitar might not have the greatest setup, but I'll check that out next week. The G-string has a buzz.

 

[toothace]

Congrats!!

 

[vox801]

beautiful guitar! congrats and enjoy!

 

[prsrocker1988]

Gotta love a good sunburst. Nice.