Hello all,
I recently found a 97 McCarty Trem. Awesome guitar. I had it PTCed and it is just perfect.
So, about 2 weeks ago, I'm killing time on Reverb, and I come across a McCarty Standard. For whatever reason, I looked at it, and it had a trem. I thought "that would be a nice compliment to my maple-top McTrem"
Then I thought, I don't have a all-mahogany bodied guitar...so this will be a good fit in my collection.
When I looked at the seller's photos, I initially thought "oh, I'll have to get the logo on the headstock replaced", but looking closely, it wasn't damaged, it was a personal signature, not a logo decal.
So....a McCarty Standard Trem, 1995, with a personally signed headstock...
The pickups looked rough. The neck p/u faded, the bridge was uncovered and beat up. I figured at worse, I'll try and find some McCarty pickups and get it back to "stock"
Well....I bought it and exchanged a few emails with PRS as to its history....because.....
When I opened up the bridge pickup cavity, the pickup had a HAND-WRITTEN sticker on it "David Grissom" as well as a remark "see Joe K."
Pictures will be forthcoming...but it would appear I purchased a guitar BUILT FOR DAVID GRISSOM!!
You could knock me over with a feather when I read that!
All I was wanting was a Standard so I could play some SG-like tones. I liked it because it had a trem (McCarty Trems are rare...but a McCarty Standard Trem???)
And now....it's an artist's guitar?
I have no idea if Grissom actually played it, or if it was prepped for him or what.....
It's a 1995, so who knows....
Guitar find OF THE YEAR!!
I'm currently talking to the PTC on the best way to preserve its history and allow me to play it and have fun with it
I'm really excited to have it!!
Thanks for the floor...
Tony
I recently found a 97 McCarty Trem. Awesome guitar. I had it PTCed and it is just perfect.
So, about 2 weeks ago, I'm killing time on Reverb, and I come across a McCarty Standard. For whatever reason, I looked at it, and it had a trem. I thought "that would be a nice compliment to my maple-top McTrem"
Then I thought, I don't have a all-mahogany bodied guitar...so this will be a good fit in my collection.
When I looked at the seller's photos, I initially thought "oh, I'll have to get the logo on the headstock replaced", but looking closely, it wasn't damaged, it was a personal signature, not a logo decal.
So....a McCarty Standard Trem, 1995, with a personally signed headstock...
The pickups looked rough. The neck p/u faded, the bridge was uncovered and beat up. I figured at worse, I'll try and find some McCarty pickups and get it back to "stock"
Well....I bought it and exchanged a few emails with PRS as to its history....because.....
When I opened up the bridge pickup cavity, the pickup had a HAND-WRITTEN sticker on it "David Grissom" as well as a remark "see Joe K."
Pictures will be forthcoming...but it would appear I purchased a guitar BUILT FOR DAVID GRISSOM!!
You could knock me over with a feather when I read that!
All I was wanting was a Standard so I could play some SG-like tones. I liked it because it had a trem (McCarty Trems are rare...but a McCarty Standard Trem???)
And now....it's an artist's guitar?
I have no idea if Grissom actually played it, or if it was prepped for him or what.....
It's a 1995, so who knows....
Guitar find OF THE YEAR!!
I'm currently talking to the PTC on the best way to preserve its history and allow me to play it and have fun with it
I'm really excited to have it!!
Thanks for the floor...
Tony
