In October of 2024, we travelled to Paul Reed Smith Guitars to spend a day in the Private Stock Wood Vault to select wood kits for a handful of exceptional Private Stock builds. This is the third of those builds to arrive to our store. This exceptional Private Stock McCarty 594 Tremolo features a gorgeous Buckeye Burl top with a slight shaded burst along the edge, creating a wonderful contrast for the natural reveal binding on the body. The body is a beautiful piece of Swamp Ash with the coveted Cathedral grain pattern, finished in Charcoal Wash with a dark grain fill. While picking the wood kit for this build, Paul Miles (head of Private Stock) found the last remaining piece of marbled Hormigo they had on-hand for the neck. We paired that stunning neck with a Hormigo fretboard with a strong section of sapwood along the bass side of the fretboard for a beautiful contrast. Within that sapwood, we opted to utilize PRS's Small Offset birds, giving the appearance of birds flying across a landscape. The neck and headstock are also bound in Buckeye Burl - an impressive task considering how difficult it is to bend Buckeye Burl. We hand-selected these woods to provide an instrument that isn't just stunning in appearance, but also provides a wide breadth of tones and a inviting and rewarding playing experience.
Specs:
- Model: McCarty 594 Tremolo
- Scale Length: 24.594"
- Top Wood: Buckeye Burl - Music Loft Select
- Back Wood: Swamp Ash - Music Loft Select
- Nut Material: Bone
- Hardware Color: Smoked Black
- Tuners: Tweaked Phase III Locking
- Tuner Buttons: Ebony
- Bridge: PRS Patented Tremolo, Gen III
- Treble Pickup: 58/15 LT Covered
- Bass Pickup: 58/15 LT Covered
- Electronics: 2 Volume, 2 Tone (push/pull), 3-way Toggle on Upper Bout
- Pickup Rings: Cream
- Knobs: Amber Lampshade
- Strings: PRS Signature 10-46
- Back Plate Material: Match Top Wood - Buckeye Burl
- Semi-Hollow: No
- F-Hole: No
- Number of Frets: 22
- Inlay Package: Small Offset Birds w/ Outline with Old School Eagle
- Inlay Material (Centers): Sparkle Mother of Pearl
- Inlay Material (Outlines): Stone - Jett Onyx
- Neck Wood: Marbled Hormigo - Music Loft Select
- Fretboard: Hormigo - Music Loft Select
- Neck Carve: Pattern Vintage
- Radius: 10"
- Fretwire: PRS Vintage
- Veneer Material: Match Top Wood
- Truss Rod Cover: Match Top Wood
- Side Dots: Sparkle Mother of Pearl
- Top Color & Style: Natural with Shaded Edge Burst
- Back Color: Charcoal Wash with Dark Grain Fill
- Body Binding Color: Natural Reveal
- Neck Color: Natural
- Veneer Color: Natural with Shaded Edge Burst
- Neck Finish: Satin Nitro
- Body Finish: Satin Nitro
- Weight: 7lb 14oz
- Case: Black Paisley with Black Interior
