The McCarty | Demo | PRS Guitars

Named after Ted McCarty, a pioneer of the electric guitar and musical instrument industry, the McCarty model embodies the most up-to-date findings from PRS and looks back to the golden age of the guitar. This vintage-appointed guitar features a bound, 22-fret Pattern neck, a slightly thicker back for enhanced tone and sustain, and new for 2024 - McCarty pickups. Paired with a push/pull tone control to coil tap the humbuckers and a 3-way toggle pickup switch, these pickups provide a complete palette of tones. The McCarty model is anchored by a PRS stoptail bridge with brass studs for added resonance and vintage-style tuners.

Watch along as product specialist Bryan Ewald walks us through the specs and tonal range of the McCarty.

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro Playing
0:40 - Talking Intro
1:28 - McCarty Specs
2:26 - Pickup Demo: Position 1 // Treble Pickup - Humbucker
2:43 - Pickup Demo: Position 1 // Treble Pickup - Coil Tapped
3:06 - Pickup Demo: Position 2 // Both Pickups - Humbucker
3:26 - Pickup Demo: Position 2 // Both Pickups - Coil Tapped
3:51 - Pickup Demo: Position 3 // Bass Pickup - Humbucker
4:11 - Pickup Demo: Position 3 // Bass Pickup - Coil Tapped
4:33 - Talking Outro
5:01 - Outro Playing

[poesybeat]

I was so turned off by the white buttons when they first came out, but now I think they look great. Nicely done.

[Sunburster]

I found a replacement McCarty for my 1994 McCarty that I stupidly traded many years ago for a different PRS, a great guitar in it's own right. But I missed the McCarty badly. There is something magical in these classic McCartys, that I can't fully explain. It growls when sllightly overdriven, it sings clearly in clean & roars in distortion mode.

[RR-pwnb]

Hell enjoy listening to you play....you make it look EASY.

[gregorygetable]

Alway wonderful playing and vid demos. I love the 2 knob like my se Paul's, i love my S2 dbl cut McCarty 594 even with 4 knob, i havev5 PRS All fantastic.

[PrinceESL]

I really love the older ones. Have a 99 that has pickups that are lower output than specs listed on forums would suggest. Added the resistor for DGT style coil splits. Sounds amazing.

I think I slightly prefer the older wide fat and the slightly brighter and hotter older pickups. Both are great.

[joshsinclair]

2:30 is if soul to squeeze and champagne supernova had a baby and created the ultimate 90’s song

[tonybowen]

That's what a humbucker should sound like. It's prob the lower turns that I'm liking, but I'm guessing it's lower output, too. I swear there's something with the brass inlay bridge, too. I think it used to be only on the private stocks? Those always sounded a bit more magical, and this one is doing the same.

[onlyguitars]

My favorite PRS Model, NICE! Would love to try those new McCarty LT pickups. Sounds great in the video!!

[FluXMonky]

Dear PRS,

Could we please get moon inlays for models other than the DGT as an option again? I think at the very least have them for the McCarty, HB II piezo, and Custom 24 since those models had the moons years back.

[ronmercer]

I hope Bryan is getting the pick of the litter with these demos for his own personal stock.

[ae]

If I ever buy a first PRS, this will be the one.

[jasonbell]

Great working...awesome looking new tuner buttons....

[AlmostGrewMyHair]

That is a super round sounding bridge pickup.

[jurosdiction]

New pickups sound excellent! Are you using a drive pedal or just amp for opening section?

[markdonatelli]

I’m left handed and dream of a McCarty, new ones are a bit over budget for me but there’s a used 99 model I’m thinking about buying. How are the 90’s models compared to the newer versions?

[monkeysmasher]

My 2018 McCarty has locking tuners and 58/15 TM pick ups...

[mrnorbotron]

is the McCarty with SlimTaper avaible?

[JTB--]

I'm intrigued by the S2 McCarty 594 Thinline with the Pattern Thin Neck. How much different is the Pattern Vintage Neck on the other McCarty's?

[Vedant-kmcg]

Please bring this to the SE line. Don't put a flame veneer on it. Just a plain maple top in tobacco burst and a gold top! Now I know what you're thinking, but it won't be just a DGT SE without a trem, neither will it be a Paul's Guitar without the 08 splits. It will be a McCarty!

[jlepre]

Non Locking tuners with Plastic buttons on a CORE $4K guitar?