PRS Private Stock McCarty 594 Singlecut Electric Guitar Desert Sands ( 119258283 )

The PRS Private Stock McCarty 594 Singlecut in Desert Sands is a high-end, custom-built electric guitar known for its vintage feel, versatile tone, and top-tier craftsmanship.

• Color/finish: The Desert Sands stain is a high-gloss nitro finish that can appear as a burst or fade, with tan and multi-colored elements highlighting the curly maple top.
• Body and neck:
• • Body woods: A curly maple top with a slightly thicker African mahogany back for enhanced tone and sustain.
  • Neck woods: Mahogany neck with a Madagascar Rosewood fretboard and matching headstock veneer, both bound in curly maple.
  • Neck carve: Pattern Vintage, a comfortable, slightly asymmetrical profile that feels familiar and broken-in.
  • Scale length: 24.594"24.594 "24.594".
  • Frets: 22 frets.
• Hardware and electronics:
• • Pickups: 58/15 LT treble and bass pickups that have undergone the TCI (Tuned Capacitance and Inductance) process. They offer vintage character with clarity and a focused midrange.
  • Controls: A 3-way toggle switch on the upper bout, along with separate volume and push/pull tone controls for each pickup. The push/pull pots allow for coil-tapping for single-coil sounds.
  • Bridge: A PRS 2-piece zinc stoptail bridge with brass saddles for added resonance.
  • Tuners: PRS Phase III setscrew locking tuners in a vintage style.
• Inlays: The fretboard and headstock feature custom inlays of Yellow Dino Bone stone birds with White Mother of Pearl outlines.
• Case: The guitar includes a Private Stock Brown Paisley hard case. 

Performance and feel 

• The guitar is built with high-quality materials and personal craftsmanship from the PRS Private Stock program.
• It is designed to feel like a vintage instrument with excellent intonation and long sustain.
• The 58/15 LT pickups are versatile, delivering warm humbucking tones and crisp single-coil voices when coil-tapped.
• It is praised for its rich, resonant tone and comfortable playability, making it well-suited for blues, rock, and jazz.
• The Pattern Vintage neck carve is widely regarded as comfortable, and the fretwork is meticulously detailed.
• While capable of handling lead, the McCarty 594 is particularly noted for its strength in rhythm playing and handling distortion.