The McCarty 594 is a vintage-inspired instrument that is at once incredibly familiar and effortlessly playable. Whether you are looking for rich, authentic, vintage humbucking tones or nuanced, sweet singlecoil sounds, the McCarty 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 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.
A few key specifications that contribute to the McCarty 594’s tone and feel are:
"The 594 is the best new guitar I've played in years. It has a vintage heart and soul but without the technical limitations that usually come along with an old instrument. What good is an old guitar if you can't get all that feel out of the upper frets, or the intonation is off? To hear that old PAF sound but be able to articulate the notes in a way that only modern manufacturing could allow is so exciting." – John Mayer
"I think a lot of people know PRS as a company that is looking to history, innovating, and improving all at the same time. The McCarty 594 is a great example of that culture. I believe it to be a great musical instrument… quality, playability and tone. It is also, as the ad says, subtly very different. When we were developing the 594, we examined everything: the scale length, the tuners, the bridge materials, the nut material, the pickups, the neck shape...... every piece of this instrument was designed to be exactly what we thought it needed to be to add up to the best instrument we could make. The final guitar, in my experience, is more than the sum of its parts. My hope is it is a source of joy and real musicality for everyone who picks one up. So far, it seems to be doing its job in that regard" – Paul Reed Smith
Learn more about the McCarty 594
Top Wood | Carved Figured Maple |
Back Wood | Mahogany |
Number of Frets | 22 |
Scale Length | 24.594" |
Neck Wood | Mahogany |
Neck Shape | Pattern Vintage |
Fretboard Wood | Rosewood with Faux Bone Binding |
Fretboard Inlay | Birds |
Bridge | PRS Two-Piece, Cast Zinc |
Tuners | Phase III Locking Tuners |
Hardware Type | Nickel |
Treble Pickup | 58/15 LT Treble |
Bass Pickup | 58/15 LT Bass |
Controls | Two Volume and Two Push/Pull Tone Controls with 3-Way Toggle Pickup Switch on Upper Bout |
Strings | 10's |
Option | 10-Top Maple (Defaults To Hybrid Hardware) |
The McCarty 594 is available in the following colors:
The McCarty 594 is available with the PRS Artist Package.
The PRS Artist Package program is an exclusive platform for PRS Core guitars that offers upgraded and expanded options to enhance and further personalize your instrument. Artist Package instruments represent the most distinctive pieces available from the PRS Core production line.
Top Wood | Artist Grade Flame Maple |
Back Wood | Select Mahogany |
Neck Wood | Select Mahogany |
Neck Profile | Pattern Vintage |
Optional Neck Wood | Artist Grade Figured Maple or East Indian Rosewood |
Fretboard Wood | Artist Grade Gaboon Ebony |
Fretboard Inlays | Old School Paua |
Headstock | Gaboon Ebony Headstock Veneer with Inlaid Green Abalone Signature |
Optional Artist Grade Fretboard & Veneer | Figured Maple (Maple Neck Only) or Brazilian Rosewood (USA only) |
Bridge | PRS Two-Piece Bridge |
Hardware Type | Gold, Hybrid or Nickel |
Pickups | 57/08 Covered or Uncovered, 59/09 Uncovered, \ m / Uncovered, HFS & Vintage Bass, 58/15 or 85/15 |
*Also available with natural back
PRS Core instruments are the heart of PRS. Since 1985, we have been driven by quality, innovation, and the industry’s rich heritage to deliver products with uncompromised tone, playability, and beauty. Every piece and every process is important to the finished instrument, so we take great care every step of the way to ensure you are getting our best.
"The 594 is the best new guitar I've played in years. It has a vintage heart and soul but without the technical limitations that usually come along with an old instrument. What good is an old guitar if you can't get all that feel out of the upper frets, or the intonation is off? To hear that old PAF sound but be able to articulate the notes in a way that only modern manufacturing could allow is so exciting."
- John Mayer
"It's engineered beautifully and really lives up to the idea of getting the best attributes of an old instrument, I love the two volume/two tone layout, while still keeping the overall feel of a PRS. The pickups sound great and really have the vibe of old PAF's that aren't wound too hot."
- Jimmy Herring, Widespread Panic
"I could go on and on about how fabulous this thing sounds, how beautifully it plays and intonates, the exquisite workmanship, etc. Instead let me just say that I’ve played a lot of guitars in general and PRS guitars in particular...and this is one of the finest instruments I have ever encountered."
- Guitar Player
"The new McCarty 594 is extremely versatile. With individual volume, tone and coil tap pulls I’m able to create a wide enough variety of tones that it has minimized my guitar changes on this year’s Toby Keith Interstates & Tailgates tour to almost none!"
- Rich Eckhardt, Toby Keith
"So... you guys knocked this one out of the park. It’s... kinda freaking me out a bit. Causing me to re-think my touring set and I have only been playing it for two hours. I am not really sure what to say, I have two “Holy Grail” guitars that do most of my heavy lifting in the set, but this one is going to be banging it’s head to work its way in. I am a bit stunned. The 594 sounded like a good concept on paper, but....just wow. This is a killer."
- - John Wesley Dearth, Porcupine Tree
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