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The Paul Reed Smith McCarty 594 10-Top solidbody electric guitar provides a new take on their important McCarty line, gracefully blending elements of a fine vintage instrument with modern building processes and appointments. The McCarty 594 10-Top's TCI-tuned 58/15 LT pickups offer up both bell-like humbucking and single-coil tones. PRS paid extra attention to the neck, designing an asymmetrical Pattern Vintage neck carve with a 24.594" scale length. And the updated bridge and vintage-style non-locking tuners further ensure you'll be enjoying the best the McCarty 594 10-Top has to offer.





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A historic pedigree





Ted McCarty had his hand in some of the most legendary designs in electric guitar history, including the original humbucking pickup. McCarty began mentoring Paul Smith, and the original Paul Reed Smith McCarty model debuted in the 1990s. Since that time, the popular model has been rereleased with updated specs and continues to be a popular line for the company. This McCarty 594 10-Top represents the latest incarnation of that model, complete with updated pickups, a different neck feel, and an electronics arrangement similar to the vintage guitars McCarty helped pioneer.





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Fine-tuned pickups for exceptional musicality and tone





When you plug the PRS McCarty 594 10-Top solidbody electric guitar into your favorite amplifier, you will be enveloped in a rich and decidedly vintage tone. The sound is similar to the warm, clear tones that have propelled the original 58/15 pickups to the top of many of Sweetwater guitarists' favorite PAF-style pickup list. But these pickups are treated to PRS's TCI (Tuned Capacitance and Inductance) tuning, which means the team at PRS has used their years of know-how to sculpt the sound to be perfect to their ears. The end result is a very musical pickup that's true to its lineage, but updated for the modern player. Pulling up on the tone knobs attains true single-coil chime, and you have full and independent control of each pickup by way of the 4-knob control layout.





Updated dimensions for effortless playability





Some of the least visible but most powerful features of the PRS McCarty 594 10-Top include a neck feel that maximizes your performance and comfort with an asymmetrical Pattern Vintage profile. Though much like their Pattern profile, the Pattern Vintage carve is slightly thicker to fill your hand in just the right way. And the strings will always feel silky smooth when playing and bending due to the guitar's 24.594" scale length, which is also where this model of McCarty gets its name.





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Revamped finish for classic feel





Never one to stand pat, PRS has retooled the finish process for their latest models. Taking cues from Private Stock finishes that entail high-gloss nitro over a cellulose CAB basecoat, the result is a finish that's thin, durable, and crystal clear ? the perfect formula for vintage feel and superior resonance.





Paul Reed Smith McCarty 594 10-Top Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:


Classic tonewood recipe with beautiful figured maple 10-Top over mahogany body


Comfortable Pattern Vintage mahogany neck topped with rosewood


Longer 24.594" scale length offers a unique feel


TCI-tuned 58/15 LT pickups deliver big, full humbucking or single-coil tones


4-knob layout allows individual control of each pickup's volume and tone


Comfortable asymmetric Pattern Vintage neck carve


High-gloss nitro over a cellulose CAB basecoat fora finish that's thin, durable, and feels great


PRS vintage-style non-locking tuners