NGD: My first PRS

[guitarzerosteve]

Here is my first PRS. I've been on the hunt for one of these for over a year now, this one happened to fall into my lap last Friday. It was listed as a Custom 22 McCarty, so I don't really know if it is a McCarty or if it's a Custom 22 with McCarty Sunburst finish????? It has a push/pull tone pot and I'm not sure what that is supposed to do. Thinking it may be a coil splitter for the bridge pup????
S/N dates it at 1995.

The important part is it plays and sounds awesome. I do a lot of practicing unplugged so it is critical for me an electric sounds great unplugged. This one has beautiful clear acoustic tones and sustain is great. Plugged in it simply rocks. So much control of break-up with a twist of the volume knob. Even though I've only had this a few days, it's easy to see why these guitars are so popular. This one is a keeper for sure.

 

[bodia]

Awesome! Congrats on your first!

 

[Alan Manning]

Congrats and welcome. Cracking axe enjoy.!!!

 

[veinbuster]

Nice start.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Rad!

 

[vox801]

Can't go wrong with that! Congrats!

 

[bluenova]

Sweet custom 22! Mccarty's don't come with locking tuners. Got a nice upgraded adjustable bridge too!

 

[gush]

Nice looking guitar. The push pull on the tone
Pot splits both pickups.

 

[toothace]

Great score! Congrats and welcome aboard!

 

[andy474x]

Nice one, congrats!!!

 

[László]

Love it! Definitely a CU22.

 

[guitarzerosteve]

Thanks for all the replies. Forgive my ignorance, but if I understand correctly, with the tone pot pulled out it makes both pups single coils???? I've never had a guitar with that feature so it's all new to me.

 

[vchizzle]

Thanks for all the replies. Forgive my ignorance, but if I understand correctly, with the tone pot pulled out it makes both pups single coils???? I've never had a guitar with that feature so it's all new to me.

Yes, in a nutshell. You'll probably hear a slight volume drop and less fullness/bass in your sound. If playing with a good amount of gain, you'll likely hear a little bit of hum that one would normally associate with single coils(though maybe not quite as much).

 

[CantankerousCarl]

Congratulations on a beautiful first PRS. Glad you are getting on so well with her!

 

[Rider1260]

Welcome to the Club
Congrats on a great score

 

[guitarzerosteve]

Since I was doing a string change, I decided to pull the pickups and snap a few pics. McCarty Bass pup in the neck and McCarty Treble pup in the bridge.

 

[g.wizz]

very nice score
Congrats, enjoy it in good health

 

[dogrocketp]

Nice custom 22. Could t be an anomaly, maybe McCarty thickness?

 

[Shaw]

Congrats and welcome!
That is a SWEET axe... enjoy!

 

[vox801]

Very nice! Enjoy it and welcome!