C&M Music - Lafayette
Charlie
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594! evey day, all day! I need to update my NGD for mine. That guitar and an HXDA are complete GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) killers. Bad to the bone, End of story!
So is there are poor man's 594 option?
I have a 594 and 245, have played a Marsden SE, and haven't played a Tremonti.
The first consideration is cost, as you've implied. I'm not sure if you're referring to SE versions of the 245 or Tremonti, but even if you are talking core on those, they are about 2/3's the cost of the 594. The Marsden is a great guitar at any cost, but it's a particularly good value given that it's so much less expensive. As much as I like the 594, if I needed to be really budget conscious, I'd probably go with the Marsden over the others (even the SE versions of the 245 or Tremonti.) You can pick it up used, sell it without too much of a loss and get something like a 594 when finances are better.
Having said that, if the cost of a 594 isn't going to put you in the poor house or get you divorced, I personally like the tone, look, feel, vibe and ergonomics over the others, but that's a personal taste thing. I do think though that many others will end up coming to the same conclusion. I like the combination of extra thickness with double cut over other McCarty's (again, that's a personal thing), and I like the pickups that come standard on the 594 over 59/09s as an example with the McCarty body. Again, that's just me though.
You certainly should not look at the used 594 offered at Dave's. I doubt it will last too much longer before someone takes it home if it hasn't sold already.You people are NOT helping me practice restraint!
I am trying hard to justify a 594 as my first PRS versus say a Bernie Marsden, Tremonti or 245.
I find it's generally cheaper to buy what I want the first time, rather than buying something cheaper, realizing I'm not satisfied, then having to spend a second time to buy what I should've bought the first time around.
I have a 594 and 245, have played a Marsden SE, and haven't played a Tremonti.
The first consideration is cost, as you've implied. I'm not sure if you're referring to SE versions of the 245 or Tremonti, but even if you are talking core on those, they are about 2/3's the cost of the 594. The Marsden is a great guitar at any cost, but it's a particularly good value given that it's so much less expensive. As much as I like the 594, if I needed to be really budget conscious, I'd probably go with the Marsden over the others (even the SE versions of the 245 or Tremonti.) You can pick it up used, sell it without too much of a loss and get something like a 594 when finances are better.
Having said that, if the cost of a 594 isn't going to put you in the poor house or get you divorced, I personally like the tone, look, feel, vibe and ergonomics over the others, but that's a personal taste thing. I do think though that many others will end up coming to the same conclusion. I like the combination of extra thickness with double cut over other McCarty's (again, that's a personal thing), and I like the pickups that come standard on the 594 over 59/09s as an example with the McCarty body. Again, that's just me though.
What holds its value the best leaving the shop?SE, S2 or Core?
What holds its value the best leaving the shop?
Generally speaking I don't care about resale value, but buying blind through the Internet is one of the times I do think about it. In other news, I found a shipping notice in my inbox this morning...
Generally speaking I don't care about resale value, but buying blind through the Internet is one of the times I do think about it. In other news, I found a shipping notice in my inbox this morning...
I feel like the 594 and SC245 are in competition with each other, so I'd say figure out which you like best and get it.
This isn't being mentioned enough, and it's fascinating. I had a dealer tell me that the 245s don't sell all that well here, hence they can be difficult to find in the first place.
But boom, make it a double cut, make the scale length half an inch longer and suddenly they are flying off the pegs, apparently.
Guitar buyers are a strange lot.