Sc594 weight relieved?
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They are not. Most weigh upper 7 to upper 8 pounds.
Shawn@PRS
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They are solid, no weight relieving.
Tucson Thump
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I agree. I've seen some that are in the mid-9 lb range but generally they are in this range
madhermit
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Just to add to this, from what I understand, they choose from their lightest wood stock to keep the weight down. Mine is 8.22 lbs. It is a glorious beast!
Ovibos
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They are if you get a semi-hollow one. The f-hole is a giveaway.
madhermit
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Didn’t know they made a singlecut semi-hollow. Bet they are nice!
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madhermit
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Good thing I have a Singlecut Hollowbody II, or this would be an expensive month!
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I don't own any Single Cut Electrics at the moment but I would happily add the Semi-Hollow 594 Single-cut.
I am seriously gassing for the Hollowbody 594 but fortunately, the regular Core versions haven't made it to the UK. I do have the Hollowbody ii (double cut with 58/15 LT's) but would love to add the 594 version. I know they do a double-cut 594 Semi-Hollow but that's a bit too similar to my solid 594 to really justify owning. At least a double-cut 594 Hollowbody does offer all the split coil options that my HBii doesn't - plus the individual tone/volume pots as well as the better placement for the 3 way.
Each of my guitars may have some things that cross-over, that are 'similar' enough to be interchangeable but its what they offer that no other guitars I own can do that helps me justify spending that much on a guitar when I already have very expensive guitars. I would find it very difficult to buy a Silver Sky if I already owned a strat OR would feel that I should trade in the Strat to get the Silver Sky. Owning both would not be an option and I would feel that I could get rid of one and replace that with something different enough to expand my tonal palette. As I am not gigging and only have a 'small' apartment (tiny compared to US standards), if its not different enough, then its taking up too much room that I could replace with something that will be different. If I was gigging, I could justify multiples as 1 could be a back-up or swap between each to even out any wear.
That's my situation and what I do to justify any purchase - especially a financially big purchase. I am out of the market right now too having bought my PRS Special in June and bought my HBii back in January so I couldn't buy a Single-cut 594 semi-hollow or any other core PRS for quite some time....
I've been on the hunt for a lighter (sub 8 lbs) solid body SC594. It has NOT been easy. I've only seen one under 8 lbs ( 7 lbs, 13 oz) and I wasn't a fan of the color or top. I'm considering a semi hollow, but am hesitant because the SC will be used for heavier sounds (e.g. Tool, other metal, etc.) and will likely be in drop D and/or drop C. Can anyone with both a semi hollow and a solid SC compare the two? Can the semi hollow handle metal as well as the solid body? There are minimal videos on YouTube.
Ovibos
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Ask Zach Myers.
I have a Reclaimed Limited CE24 (which is semi-hollow with the f-hole and all) and play everything from Beatles to Ghost and Periphery (badly) on it. Maybe it has different feedback characteristics at volume, but I never bought into semi-hollows as "airier" or anything. It just functions as weight-relief IMHO.
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Anything you can do on the Solid body, you can do on a Semi-hollow - its no different. I have a Semi-Hollow Special 22 and that has no issue with high gain - the Zach Myers (Shinedown) is a Semi-Hollow. If the Solid can handle it, the Semi-hollow will too. The 594 though isn't necessarily the 'hottest' Pick-up for metal - not saying they can't be used but you may want hotter PU's or the right pedal. The Tremonti may be a better guitar as the 594 is more reminiscent of a vintage LP. There is no reason it can't be a drop C metal guitar with hot PU's if you change them but the starting point is more vintage inspired....
A guitar like this will be light as a feather.
https://www.prsguitars.com/index.php/electrics/model/mccarty_594_hollowbody_ii
madhermit
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My Singlecut Hollowbody II is 6lbs even. No neck dive either.
Black Plaid
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All the high-end Strandberg guitars are semi-hollow, and they are used on some pretty heavy stuff from what I've seen. Semi-Hollow is a perfectly cromulent solution for weight savings regardless of style!
All in the ear of the beholder. Emil Werstler used PRS Hollowbody for pretty extreme metal styles. With the right amp, a chambered, semi hollow or hollow body will do whatever you want. It’s up to you to decide if prefer the sound or not. Ideally, go play a solid and semi hollow through an amp like an Archon or Bogner Uberschall and see how you feel about it. Easier said than done sometimes, but worth taking a couple hour drive if needed to find out.
The pickups in a 594 are very vintage voiced too. So an amp that is capable of higher gain than what you would normally want will probably help in that respect.
The pickups in a 594 are very vintage voiced too. So an amp that is capable of higher gain than what you would normally want will probably help in that respect.
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