NGD X 2!

[Mvenuti1980]

I was lucky enough to get two new (to me) PRS in the span of a week and half for the second time in a row!

2006 Swamp Ash Special
The previous owner swapped out the original McCarty pickups for a set of uncovered 57/08s and they sound great.
https://imgur.com/a/v65oB85
2007 McCarty 10 Top
This one came to me in good condition and unmodified. I prefer locking tuners so I added a pair of drop in Gotoh locking tuners.
https://imgur.com/a/xrpO6sc
It was a good week

 

[RickP]

You’ve had a killer week! Both of those look pretty sweet. Looking forward to the play review!

 

[Aahzz]

Sweetness!!!

 

[dmatthews]

Wow... Double your pleasure! Freakin' lovely, the both of them!

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Glad you like my old Swamp Ash!! Enjoy it!

 

[Deleted member 5962]

Holy crap!!! Two home runs for sure, but that Swamp Ash... WOWZER!

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Holy crap!!! Two home runs for sure, but that Swamp Ash... WOWZER!

It’s a killer guitar. Just didn’t get the play time it deserved.

 

[DISTORT6]

Double down goodness.
One more for the hat trick…

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Congratulations x two!! Play them both in good ‘elf!

 

[SinSir]

Helluva week! Congratulations and two great selections that cover a lot of sonic ground. That SAS is the very one that sent me on the hunt for one myself.

 

[Sybo]

I have been eying the Swamp Ash pics for a while, I had even saved a picture so possibly in the future in that luscious blue!!! Soooooo yummy!!Whata GREAT week!! Congratulations!

 

[Mvenuti1980]

Glad you like my old Swamp Ash!! Enjoy it!

You meet the strangest folks on here

 

[bodia]

Great week!

 

[Mvenuti1980]

Play report:

The McCarty lives up to what I think the two of them were going for, it has all the power of a Les Paul when going through my plexi, but all the ergonomics and looks of a modern PRS. Don’t know why they didn’t still make these McCarty pickups.

I ran the Swamp Ash Special through my PRS MT15 and it screams! I do believe I’ve been converted to the PRS trem over my Floyds! Those 57/08s handle high gain quite well and sound good split, something you can’t say about most pickups.

I’m very happy will all 4 of my PRS

 

[andy474x]

Play report:

The McCarty lives up to what I think the two of them were going for, it has all the power of a Les Paul when going through my plexi, but all the ergonomics and looks of a modern PRS. Don’t know why they didn’t still make these McCarty pickups.

I ran the Swamp Ash Special through my PRS MT15 and it screams! I do believe I’ve been converted to the PRS trem over my Floyds! Those 57/08s handle high gain quite well and sound good split, something you can’t say about most pickups.

I’m very happy will all 4 of my PRS

Congrats on two great guitars!

I love the 57/08’s for high gain and hard rock. I have a set in a singlecut, and they hit that fundamental note like a sledgehammer, but also sound wonderful clean and everything in between. Don’t really think high output pickups are a necessity these days, with how much gain pedals and amps are putting out, and it’s just no contest comparing clean tones of a set of 57/08 or 59/09 vs high output ceramics.

 

[BrianC]

the SAS is cool

 

[László]

Really nice gets. Enjoy them!