One other reason why I love my McCarty 594 over my Les Paul and 335.

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Paul explains in this video how humbuckers have a rounded peak while single coil pickups have a sharper peak.
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPvIbevlYnU

This allows the Silver Sky, Strat, Tele, NF53, etc. to be able to cut through a mix very effectively. When I play my Gibson's for blues, the round peak does not allow the lead to cut through as much as the McCarty 594. Part of the reason I would think is the brass saddles, tuning pegs for added sustain, as well as some other tweaks. . It allows the 594 to have a sharper peak cut through a song better.

My 335 has a more mellow round peak and the Les Paul a thicker one. I am not saying Gibson can't cut through in a mix, but when compared to the 594, their character stays a little back. So this is one of the reasons why I love my 594.
 
Paul explains in this video how humbuckers have a rounded peak while single coil pickups have a sharper peak.
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPvIbevlYnU

This allows the Silver Sky, Strat, Tele, NF53, etc. to be able to cut through a mix very effectively. When I play my Gibson's for blues, the round peak does not allow the lead to cut through as much as the McCarty 594. Part of the reason I would think is the brass saddles, tuning pegs for added sustain, as well as some other tweaks. . It allows the 594 to have a sharper peak cut through a song better.

My 335 has a more mellow round peak and the Les Paul a thicker one. I am not saying Gibson can't cut through in a mix, but when compared to the 594, their character stays a little back. So this is one of the reasons why I love my 594.
Agreed, but you need to put a h in front of your link... :)
 
Excellent observation!

I prefer my PRS' to everything else for similar reasons, but also because they seem to have a broader useful frequency response - which is, of course, a complimentary characteristic.

I should also mention that I find the PRS tone controls actually useful instead of being decorative appendages as they are on some guitars.
 
I have all of them , and each has their place , but my PRSi get the most play hands down.
 
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