New boy (UK)

[Russell Lee]

Hi all,

I am new here so be gentle, I recently purchased second hand a very sweet McCarty 594 as per my Avatar.
My question to you guys is I can quite clearly see the colour of the guitar is blue but the Modcat code is CC which I take to be Custom Colour?
Any ideas?

Regards

Rusty

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Hi Russell, welcome to the forum.

Have you tried using a modcat decoder. Might get you some info.

 

[veinbuster]

There are about half a million blues, so it could have been a custom variation on the blue theme.

 

[Russell Lee]

Hi Russell, welcome to the forum.

Have you tried using a modcat decoder. Might get you some info.

I did try the decoder but CC comes up with custom colour
Rusty

 

[Alnus Rubra]

I did try the decoder but CC comes up with custom colour
Rusty

OK. There is a a MODCAT thread on here. Failing that, an email to PRS.

 

[toothace]

Welcome to the Enabler's Club Rusty! Go make a couple comments on other posts and get your count up high enough so you can post some pics...otherwise...

 

[Alan Manning]

If you email Prs customer service with the details they'll get back to you toot sweet.
they are really good and helpful.
Welcome to the forum mate and enjoy.!!!

 

[merciful-evans]

hard to tell from your avatar. Does the colour look accurate displayed on screen?

It looks like a muted Ocean Blue.

 

[HANGAR18]

Hi all,

I am new here so be gentle, I recently purchased second hand a very sweet McCarty 594 as per my Avatar.
My question to you guys is I can quite clearly see the colour of the guitar is blue but the Modcat code is CC which I take to be Custom Colour?
Any ideas?

Regards

Rusty

Seems to me like you'll need to post a couple of good photos here and then we can all take guesses as to what color it most closely resembles. PRS colors are sometimes difficult to pin down. A wall at a local PRS dealer has three guitars with (officially) the same finish on them yet they all look noticeably different from each other. Even the guitar I wound up buying, I was told it was a "Copperhead Smokeburst", but looking at the current PRS color palette they have on their web site, to me it looks exactly like it should be called "Autumn Sky Smokeburst".

 

[Pragmatist]

Hello and welcome fellow Brexit person. Nice guitar by the way.

 

[Tucson Thump]

Seems to me like you'll need to post a couple of good photos here and then we can all take guesses as to what color it most closely resembles. PRS colors are sometimes difficult to pin down. A wall at a local PRS dealer has three guitars with (officially) the same finish on them yet they all look noticeably different from each other. Even the guitar I wound up buying, I was told it was a "Copperhead Smokeburst", but looking at the current PRS color palette they have on their web site, to me it looks exactly like it should be called "Autumn Sky Smokeburst".

I wonder if the always name it after the dye recipe used, no matter how the wood takes the stain.

 

[Tucson Thump]

Hi all,

I am new here so be gentle, I recently purchased second hand a very sweet McCarty 594 as per my Avatar.
My question to you guys is I can quite clearly see the colour of the guitar is blue but the Modcat code is CC which I take to be Custom Colour?
Any ideas?

Regards

Rusty

Looks like a nice deep blue. What else does the MODCAT tell you?

 

[Tucson Thump]

Alnus, looks like you're getting critical mass for a UK PRS Soiree. It would take me less than 7 hours to drive to Los Angeles which is 485 miles away ..... 780 kilometers away. How far would 780 kilometers take you from your place? You ought to be able to get from London to Edinburgh

i.e all of you UK forum members ought to be having a beer together sometime. And take a photo of Rusty's guitar

 

[veinbuster]

Alnus, looks like you're getting critical mass for a UK PRS Soiree. It would take me less than 7 hours to drive to Los Angeles which is 485 miles away ..... 780 kilometers away. How far would 780 kilometers take you from your place? You ought to be able to get from London to Edinburgh

i.e all of you UK forum members ought to be having a beer together sometime. And take a photo of Rusty's guitar

Yup. I’ve driven further to clink glasses with a forum mate. Probably will again.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Alnus, looks like you're getting critical mass for a UK PRS Soiree. It would take me less than 7 hours to drive to Los Angeles which is 485 miles away ..... 780 kilometers away. How far would 780 kilometers take you from your place? You ought to be able to get from London to Edinburgh

i.e all of you UK forum members ought to be having a beer together sometime. And take a photo of Rusty's guitar

I’m about 480 miles away from London area. A UK get together sounds like a great idea!

 

[Russell Lee]

Looks like a nice deep blue. What else does the MODCAT tell you?

Alas, not the whole story. How up to date is the Modcat decoder?

Rusty

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Alas, not the whole story. How up to date is the Modcat decoder?

Rusty

@JMintzer is probably the guy to speak to. He authored the MODCAT decoder thread.

 

[Tucson Thump]

Alas, not the whole story. How up to date is the Modcat decoder?

Rusty

It isn't always 100% on. I have a cedar topped CU22 where the modcat is off on several codes.

 

[bodia]

Alas, not the whole story. How up to date is the Modcat decoder?

Rusty

If it's a Wood Library, or Artist Package, the modcat won't work. Not sure if your's is either of those. Best bet is to send an email to Customer Service with the serial number. They should be able to help you fill in some blanks.

 

[Russell Lee]

OK. There is a a MODCAT thread on here. Failing that, an email to PRS.

Emailed PRS and they confirmed it is a custom colour but in all likelihood it is Whale Blue or a variation there of

Rusty