Product Overview
Vintage Tone and Feel. Remarkable Playability.
The McCarty family of guitars is born from passion and precision: built passionately to embody vintage appointments and tone while utilizing the precision of PRS’s modern manufacturing techniques. Whether you are looking for rich, authentic humbucking tones or nuanced, sweet single-coil sounds, the McCarty Singlecut 594 can seamlessly master both sonic territories thanks to the 58/15 LT pickups and push/pull coil taps on the tone controls. The electronics layout, a few key specifications, and PRS craftsmanship combine in the McCarty Singlecut 594 to create an instrument that plays in tune, is intonated the entire length of the neck, and feels like a guitar that you’ve been playing forever.
The McCarty Singlecut 594 has been meticulously spec’d to deliver a familiar feel and warm, vintage tone, featuring a bound, 22-fret, 24.594” scale length Pattern Vintage neck, a slightly thicker back for enhanced tone and sustain, and 58/15 LT treble and bass pickups, which have been through the TCI (tuned capacitance and inductance) process. 58/15 LT pickups offer exceptional clarity, focused midrange, and vintage character. The McCarty Singlecut 594 model is anchored by a zinc two-piece stoptail bridge with brass saddles and studs for added resonance and vintage-style tuners.
“One of my sayings is that everything that touches the string is God – well, that’s really the bridge, the nut, and the tuners. The updates to the McCarty family make a huge difference in their tone. The guitar sustains longer and the tone has more character,” said Paul Reed Smith.
In the late 1980’s, Paul Reed Smith called on Ted McCarty to consult with him on guitar design and production techniques. He not only served as a mentor but became a great friend of Paul and everyone he met at PRS. In 1994, PRS released the first McCarty, an instrument that incorporated the full spectrum of techniques and knowledge Paul had gained from Ted as well as his own experiences as a guitar builder.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Body Construction
Solidbody
Top Wood
Maple
Veneer
Flame Maple
Back Wood
Mahogany
Top Carve
Shallow Violin
NECK
Number of Frets
22
Scale Length
24.594”
Neck Wood
Bound Mahogany
Neck Construction
Multi-Ply
Truss Rod
PRS Double-Acting
Neck Shape
Pattern Vintage
Neck Depth at the 1/2 Fret
7/8"
Neck Depth at the 12 1/2 Fret
63/64"
Neck Width at the Nut
1 11/16"
Neck Width at the Body
2 1/4"
Fretboard Wood
Rosewood
Fretboard Radius
10"
Fretboard Inlay
Birds
Headstock Logo
Signature "SE"
NECK/BODY ASSEMBLY
Neck/Body Assembly Type
Set
HARDWARE
Bridge
PRS Two-Piece
Tuners
Vintage-Style
Hardware Type
Nickel
Nut
PRS
Truss Rod Cover
"McCarty 594"
ELECTRONICS
Treble Pickup
58/15 LT "S"
Bass Pickup
58/15 LT "S"
Controls
Two Volume and Two Push/Pull Tone Controls with 3-Way Toggle Pickup Switch on Upper Bout
ADDITIONAL INFO
Strings
PRS Classic 10-46
Tuning
Standard (6 String): E, A, D, G, B, E
Case
Gig Bag
