 PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) | | ELECTRIC: McCARTY SERIES | | Introduced in 1994, the McCarty Model instrument was built as a tribute to Ted McCarty, the company president who was responsible for many model and part innovations during his tenure with the Gibson company during the 1950s. In 1998, 3 archtop and 2 hollowbody models were added to the McCarty Series. | | McCARTY MODEL | | - offset double cutaway mahogany thick body, East Coast maple top, .125 in. thicker mahogany back, mahogany Wide-Fat neck, (East Indian rosewood neck became optional in 1998), 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl and abalone moon inlays, PRS stop tailpiece, blackface peghead with screened logo, three-per-side vintage-style tuners with plastic buttons, covered Dragon Bass PRS humbuckers (changed to McCarty Series type in 1995, and includes a push/pull coil-tap on the tone control, three-way toggle pickup selector, includes case, many colors and finishes have been available, Vintage Yellow is the most desirable, mfg. 1994-2007. |
| Brazilian Series McCarty | | - similar to McCarty Model, Brazilian fretboard and headstock overlay, pink heart abalone birds and signature, the word "Brazilian" is inlayed on the face of the headstock in green abalone ripple, gold/nickel hybrid hardware configuration, 10 top only. Limited run of 500 guitars all signed and numbered on backplate during 2003-2006. |
| McCARTY II | | - offset double cutaway mahogany body, carved figured maple top, cream body binding, set mahogany wide fat neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with moon or optional bird inlays, mahogany headstock overlay with vertical PRS signature logo, truss rod cover with "McCarty II" enscription, three-per-side vintage-style tuners with ivory knobs, PRS stoptail combination bridge/tailpiece, two McCarty covered humbucker pickups (Treble and Bass), two knobs (v, tone), three-way pickup switch, Mastering Voice Control (MVC) mini switch, chrome hardware, available in Black, McCarty Sunburst, or McCarty Tobacco Sunburst finish, 25 in. scale, hardshell case included, mfg. 2008-present. |
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| McCARTY KORINA | | - offset double cutaway korina body with a carved top, set korina wide fat neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with moon or optional bird inlays, korina headstock overlay with vertical PRS signature logo, truss rod cover with "McCarty" enscription, three-per-side vintage-style tuners with ivory knobs, PRS stoptail combination bridge/tailpiece, available with two McCarty covered humbucker pickups (Treble and Bass), two knobs (v, tone with a push/pull), and a three-way pickup switch or with two Seymour Duncan soapbar pickups, two knobs (v, tone), and a three-way pickup switch, chrome or optional gold hardware, available in Black Sunburst, Vintage Cherry, Vintage Natural, or Vintage Sunburst finish, 25 in. scale, hardshell case included, mfg. 2008-present. |
| MCCARTY STANDARD | | - similar to McCarty Model, except has carved solid mahogany body (no maple top), only offered with stoptail bridge option, includes case, many color and finishes have been available, Vintage Yellow is most desirable, mfg. 1995-2006. |
| Brazilian McCarty Model | | - similar to McCarty Standard Model, except has Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and neck, limited edition - each headstock individually signed and numbered, 250 mfg. 1999 only. |
| MCCARTY SOAPBAR | | - similar to McCarty Model, except has mahogany body/carved east coast maple top or carved solid mahogany body, two Seymour Duncan Soapbar single coil pickups, volume/tone controls, three-way toggle switch, many colors and finishes have been available, mahogany body/carved maple top, includes case, mfg. 1998-2007. |
| McCARTY SOAPBAR STANDARD | | - similar to McCarty Soapbar except has carved solid mahogany body (no maple top), many colors/finish has been available. Disc. late 2005. |
| ARCHTOP | | - offset double cutaway hollow body, carved spruce top, Artist grade flame maple back, carved mahogany sides, Wide-Fat mahogany neck with paua bird inlays, 22-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with pearl and abalone moon inlays, Brazilian rosewood veneer headstock with paua signature, adjustable gold PRS stoptail bridge, gold hardware, 3-per-side low mass tuners with ebony buttons, 2 McCarty Archtop pickups, L.R. Baggs/PRS Piezo bridge system with individual string voicing, volume/tone controls, 3-position toggle switch, includes case, body depth (rim) 2.75 in., body depth (bridge) 4 in., mfg. 2002-2004. |
| McCARTY ARCHTOP SPRUCE | | - offset double cutaway hollow body, carved spruce top, carved mahogany back/sides, Wide-Fat mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl and abalone moon inlays, headstock (matches back/neck), adjustable PRS stoptail bridge, 3-per-side low mass tuners with ebony buttons, 2 McCarty Archtop pickups, volume/tone controls, 3-position toggle switch, includes case, available in Satin Vintage Natural finish, body depth (rim) 2.75 in., body depth (bridge) 4 in., mfg. 1998-2001. |
| MCCARTY ARCHTOP I | | - similar to McCarty Archtop Spruce except has carved figured maple top, carved mahogany back and sides, 22-fret wide-fat mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, pearl and abalone moon inlays, wide fat neck, rosewood veneer headstock, adjustable PRS stop tailpiece, two McCarty Archtop pickups, 1 volume/1 tone control, 3-way toggle pickup selector, available in Amber, Black Cherry, Black Sunburst, Dark Cherry Sunburst, Gray Black, McCarty Sunburst, Natural, McCarty Tobacco Burst, Teal Black, Tortoiseshell, Turquoise, Vintage Yellow, Whale Blue, Cherry Sunburst, Violin Amber, or Violin Amber Burst, mfg. 1998-2001. |
| MCCARTY ARCHTOP II | | - similar to the McCarty Archtop, except features carved Custom Grade figured maple top and back, with mahogany sides and rosewood headstock veneer, includes case, available in Amber, Black Cherry, Black Sunburst, Dark Cherry Sunburst, McCarty Tobacco Sunburst, McCarty Sunburst, Natural, Tobacco Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, Violin Amber, or Violin Amber Burst finishes, mfg. 1998-2001. |
| McCARTY ARCHTOP ARTIST | | - similar to the McCarty Archtop II, except features carved Artist Grade figured maple top and back, 22-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with 14kt gold-outlined abalone bird inlay, rosewood headstock veneer, gold hardware, includes case, available in Amber, Black Cherry, Black Sunburst, Dark Cherry Sunburst, Gray Black, McCarty Tobacco Sunburst, McCarty Sunburst, Natural, or Tobacco Sunburst finishes, mfg. 1998-2002. |
| McCARTY HOLLOWBODY | | - offset double cutaway hollowbody, carved spruce top, carved mahogany back/sides, Wide-Fat mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl and abalone moon inlays, headstock (matches back/neck), PRS stoptail bridge, three-per-side low mass tuners with ebony buttons, two McCarty Archtop pickups, volume/tone controls, three-position toggle switch, available in Satin Vintage Natural finish (spruce top); Amber, Black Cherry, Black Sunburst, Dark Cherry Sunburst, McCarty Tobacco Sunburst, McCarty Sunburst, Natural, Tobacco Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, Violin Amber, or Violin Amber Burst high gloss finishes (maple top), includes case, body depth (rim) 1.75 in., body depth (Bridge) 3 in., mfg.1998-2003. |
| McCARTY SMOKEBURST | | - offset double cutaway mahogany body, carved figured maple top, set mahogany wide/fat neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with bird inlays, mahogany headstock overlay with PRS logo, three-per-side vintage-style tuners, stoptail bridge/tailpiece, two 1957/2008 covered humbucker pickups, two knobs (v, tone), three-way pickup switch, nickel hardware, available in Smokeburst finish, 25 in. scale, hardshell case included, new 2009. |
| HOLLOWBODY I (MCCARTY) | | - similar to the McCarty Hollowbody, except features carved figured maple top and carved mahogany back and sides, includes case, mfg. 1998-present. |
| HOLLOWBODY II (MCCARTY) | | - similar to the McCarty Hollowbody I, except features carved maple top and back with carved mahogany sides, includes case, this model has been available in Amber, Black Cherry, Black Sunburst, Dark Cherry Sunburst, McCarty Tobacco Sunburst, McCarty Sunburst, Natural, Tobacco Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, Violin Amber, Violin Amber Burst, and many other finishes, mfg. 1998-present. |
| HOLLOWBODY SPRUCE (MCCARTY) | | - similar to McCarty Hollowbody I and II except has carved spruce top, many colors and finishes, mfg. 1998-present. |
| ROSEWOOD LIMITED | | - offset double cutaway mahogany McCarty style body, carved curly maple top, mahogany back, wide-fat East Indian rosewood neck, 22-fret Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with elaborate PRS etched tree of life (consisting of abalone, Brown Lip mother-of-pearl, coral, gold, and mammoth ivory materials) inlay, PRS wraparound bridge, tree of life and signature peghead inlay, gold vintage tuners or gold PRS tremolo with gold PRS locking machines, gold hardware, 2 PRS McCarty humbuckers with gold plated nickel silver covers, gold anodized PRS stoptail, volume/tone controls, 3-position toggle switch, available in Black Cherry, Grey Black, Purple, Violin Amber, or Violin Amber Sunburst finishes, 100 mfg. 1996 only. |
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