PRS McCarty - Is This PRS Most Underrated Guitar?

Ive been looking for a P90 guitar for some months. Ive been deliberating over many different brands and models, but then this showed up on Reverb the other day and I couldn't resist,
The PRS McCarty P90 has had mixed reviews over the years, mainly down to people not really liking the Seymour Duncan P90 pickups. As soon as I plugged this in i was blown away with how great this guitar sounds.

The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.

[Sooth_Sayer]

outstanding review Paul! Great playing!!!

[TheRedSpecialPlayer]

In this video you can hear quite clearly how fanatical this PRS with P90 pickups sounds! Congratulations, dear Paul, on this also visually very beautiful instrument. And the video shows us that one has to be very careful with the statements of reviews and ratings, because the same can at best only give us a clue about how the gear might sound - no more and no less. Moreover, I find that in many cases it is irrelevant whether a guitar (or an amp) is judged as "good" or "bad" by the reviewer. At the end of the day, it's your own taste in sound and personal preferences that decide anyway. That's why the prestige that some manufacturers carry around with their chests puffed out with pride can't bother us, because in the end it's all about the personal sound, not about the company logo emblazoned on the guitar or amp. Not to mention the price.

With this in mind, best regards from Germany to the UK.

Mic 🙂

[riccovrea]

By far the best I’ve been playing them since 1999 my favorite year for some reason is 1997 something magical about that year with McCartys. I’ve literally owned well over 25 of them from 1994- 2006 and every configurations they offered.

[DoubleDguitar]

Caught some of this at lunch. Great stuff, PRS are great guitars and some great people there.

[pylyo]

Love these, owned couple of them although in crazy flame tops, along with couple of Modern eagles and some cu24. Old McCarties are my favorite PRS right after Eagles, especially Modern Eagle Quatro.

[dennyclosser]

Stunning ax, killer sound form those p90 s Nicely done New one to my list for sure..

[sigsfast]

To be fair, your favorite PRS has been each new one you’ve tried. DGT, Studio, and
They’re all great.

[edwardstone]

Great video thank you. I have an SC594 soap bar and likewise love the sound especially the neck. Congratulations on getting yours.

[darrengill]

Picked one up recently, 22 years old in near mint condition. Sounds sweet with the original pickups.

[bobbychubb]

That would be a dream guitar for me p90s are all I want a core model korina one with birds and trem of course

[DeekJohnson]

Now I gotta get one....wish people would say what amp they’re using. Great review

[juliochingaling]

Cant beat the Mccarty, very under rated because most people want the fancy birds n trem, etc. I had many PRS guitars but always come back to the early Mccartys. Excellent video and playing. God bless.

[youKnowWho]

Wrap around with a p90 is definitely a type of magic. Great sounding guitar!

[JohnnyRoggio]

I am in awe of the tasty playing & the tone ... Seriously, Fantastic Playing and a even more Fantastic Channel. You have inspired me to Re-imagine my career playing again. DO tel on this beautiful Reverb you have going on in the clean part of this demo. I'm getting close with a Boss RV-6, but your sound is glorious clean !!!

[nicholastobin]

I had the three P90 pickup with trem version a while back. I did find the Seymours a little hot, but could have lived with that. It was the middle pickup being in the way of how I attacked the strings which saw me move it on. Would love another go at the two pickup version. Much prefer hard tails as I get older.

[LLVG]

Thanks for sharing Paul, I have a 2001 McSoapy and it's probably my favorite PRS too, positioning it between a Tele and Les Paul I very much agree with. I replaced the pickups on mine as well haha, to my ears the pickups lack character and are too hot. Not wanting to be PRS fanboy, but replaced the neck pickup on my DGT standard too, only the Silver Sky was perfect for me out of the box. We seem to have a similar taste in guitars somewhat. Enjoy your new guitar!

[johngreen]

It sounds amazing Paul. I’m glad you got it. If it’s a keeper it may be worth considering revealing the full glory of that flame. If you only strip the top you don’t have to worry about black guitar fatigue with constantly cleaning the finger prints off it.

[carsgunsandguitars]

Damn that thing sounds great! I"m thinking about a McCarty 594 Soapbar.

[acespark]

New guitar ? Are you cutting down again ! Fantastic piece of Kit sounds wonderful

[noahtenshen]

Beautiful guitar, beautiful playing. Well done. Stay Well Groovy One.