WEIGHT: 8 pounds 9.5 ounces 

Vintage Tone and Feel. Remarkable Playability.

The McCarty family of guitars is born from passion and precision: built passionately to embody vintage appointments and tone while utilizing the precision of PRS’s modern manufacturing techniques. Whether you are looking for rich, authentic humbucking tones or nuanced, sweet single-coil sounds, the McCarty Singlecut 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 Singlecut 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.

The McCarty Singlecut 594 has been meticulously spec’d to deliver a familiar feel and warm, vintage tone, featuring a bound, 22-fret, 24.594” scale length Pattern Vintage neck, a slightly thicker back for enhanced tone and sustain, and 58/15 LT treble and bass pickups, which have been through the TCI (tuned capacitance and inductance) process. 58/15 LT pickups offer exceptional clarity, focused midrange, and vintage character. The McCarty Singlecut 594 model is anchored by a zinc two-piece stoptail bridge with brass saddles and studs for added resonance and vintage-style tuners.

“One of my sayings is that everything that touches the string is God – well, that’s really the bridge, the nut, and the tuners. The updates to the McCarty family make a huge difference in their tone. The guitar sustains longer and the tone has more character,” said Paul Reed Smith.

In the late 1980’s, Paul Reed Smith called on Ted McCarty to consult with him on guitar design and production techniques. He not only served as a mentor but became a great friend of Paul and everyone he met at PRS. In 1994, PRS released the first McCarty, an instrument that incorporated the full spectrum of techniques and knowledge Paul had gained from Ted as well as his own experiences as a guitar builder.

For 2024, PRS Guitars is updating the tuning machines on many of our Core guitars. While, aesthetically, our new Wing buttons are designed to echo the 12th fret bird wingspan design, they were first and foremost designed for tonal reasons all the way back in 1982. Because these buttons are lighter weight than their metal predecessors, they are subtracting less energy from the vibrating strings, thus helping the guitar ring longer and at a more musical note. The removal of the tuner’s locking feature on non-tremolo-equipped guitars further decreases their weight.

Featured Specifications PRS Two-Piece Bridge

Made of zinc and brass, this bridge has four contact points and added mass, enhancing the natural tone of the guitar and helping to create a more resonant instrument.

PRS Vintage-Style Non-Locking Tuners with Wing Buttons

Traditional closed-back tuners engineered to promote resonance.

PRS 58/15 LT Pickups

“Low turn” pickups with vintage warm, clear tone.

Specifications Body Body Construction Solidbody Top Wood Maple Back Wood Mahogany Top Carve Violin Neck Number of Frets 22 Scale Length 24.594” Neck Wood Mahogany Neck Construction One-Piece Truss Rod PRS Double-Acting Neck Shape Pattern Vintage Neck Depth at the 1/2 Fret 7/8" Neck Depth at the 12 1/2 Fret 63/64" Neck Width at the Nut 1 11/16" Neck Width at the Body 2 1/4" Fretboard Wood Rosewood w/ Faux Bone Binding Fretboard Radius 10" Fretboard Inlay Birds Headstock Logo Signature, Inlaid Neck/Body Assembly Neck/Body Assembly Type Set Finish Finish Type High-Gloss Nitro Hardware Bridge PRS Two-Piece Tuners PRS Vintage-Style Non-Locking Tuners with Wing Buttons Hardware Type Nickel Nut Bone Truss Rod Cover "McCarty" Electronics Treble Pickup 58/15 LT Bass Pickup 58/15 LT Controls Two Volume and Two Push/Pull Tone Controls with 3-Way Toggle Pickup Switch Additional Info Strings PRS Signature 10-46 Tuning Standard (6 String): E, A, D, G, B, E Case Hardshell Case Options 10 Top with Hybrid Hardware Controls McCarty 594 Singlecut - Controls Description

3-way toggle pickup switch

Position 1 (down) - treble pickup

Position 2 - treble and bass pickups

Position 3 (up) - bass pickup

Push/pull tone pots

Down - humbucker mode

Up - single coil mode