Ted McCarty built a legacy that is an inspiration to guitar makers and musicians alike.

PRS are proud to offer this stripped-down American made McCarty model to players seeking traditional humbucking sounds from the ?golden era? of guitar making.

This guitar is the culmination of Ted?s history and teachings. It is an honor to be able to bring this model, bearing his name, to you.

The headstock on the McCarty is PRS's small and compact traditional shape. The face and rear are a dark brown Mahogany, the front also has a large 3 ply black truss rod cover with the McCarty signature in white, and the famous Paul Reed Smith signature in gold script.

The rear has 2 rows of 3-a-side vintage style machine heads with green tulip type buttons, and the hand painted serial number in gold.

The neck and headstock is all a single piece of Mahogany, it's not overly large, a D profile, and the graphite nut has a width of 43mm. The back of the neck has a natural gloss finish showing off a speckly grain below.

The Rosewood fingerboard is unbound, and it has quite a light colour in general with some darker stripes running along the length. The inlays are PRS's favourite Abolone Moons, and the fretwork, as you'd expect, is finished to immaculate standards.

The neck joins the Mahogany body at the 20th fret on the bass side, 21st on the treble, and on this side there is a deep chamfer giving easy access to the upper frets.

The back of the body has the same finish as the neck, glossy dark brown Mahogany, it's fairly plain apart from an L shaped black plastic access plate to get to the electrics, and a bit of rib cage chamfering on the upper bout giving a more comfortable playing position.

The front (top) of the PRS McCarty has a beautiful carved arched Maple cap, it's of a full thickness, 12mm running through the centre, and the sunburst finish shows of the swirly grain and flame appearance.

Along the edges, the Maple has a more natural appearance, giving a contrast between the dark brown back and golden front.

The front has 2 gold speed knobs controling volume and tone, and a 3 way selector switch at the bottom of the guitar. The chunky Nickel bridge is PRS's own design, a combined bridge and tailpiece. The design of this allows for accurate intonation adjustment, should this ever be needed.

The pickups have cream plastic surrounds, and shiny Nickel covers, they are McCarty Treble and Bass humbuckers.

The McCarty plays beautifully, the fingerboard is really easy going, smooth and slippery, great for fast runs and soloing. There is loads of sustain, clarity and power, the guitar is so versatile, the clean channel is bright and characterful on both pickups, the dirty channel has just the right amount of bite to cut through without overpowering anything, lead work here is particularly good.

A great all round US made guitar, versatile with gorgeous looks to boot, a proper players guitar. At this price with a PRS hard case included, seriously good value as well.

• Body: Mahogany
• Top 09, Carved East Coast Maple
• Neck: Mahogany Set Neck
• Fingerboard: Rosewood, 25? scale
• Frets: 22
• Neck Inlays: Moons
• Tuners: Vintage Style tuners
• Bridge: Wraparound Stoptail
• Pickups: McCarty Treble & Bass
• Hardware: Nickel
• Controls: Volume and push/pull tone control with 3way toggle selector

In Stock
All products on our website are in stock unless shown as 'Call 08452222603 To Order', this means we can deliver your order to you very quickly, subject to payment authorisation. The next dispatch date is shown against each product, and below is an indication of when you can expect your purchase.

All Guitars are Checked Before Dispatch
All Guitars go through our 12 point checking procedure to make sure that it passes our standards before shipping. This helps ensure your guitar will reach you in perfect condition. All guitars are checked against our 12 point check list and once passed, have a Guitarbitz quality control sticker attached. In addition to this we want to ensure that no harm can come to your guitar on the journey between us and you and so we have a rigorous packing procedure involving multiple protective layers. If you notice that this packaging is damaged when delivered by our courier, it is important to check the goods and if damaged, refuse the delivery and call us immediately. For your peace of mind, we have outlined the 12 point check below to show how we are passionate about your instrument.

1) Finish checked for imperfections or damage	2) Strings tuned up and tested for tone and playability	3) Neck checked for bending or humps
4)  Truss rod adjusted for correct positioning	5) Frets examined for playability	6) Bridge checked for position and hold on strings
7) Strap buttons tested for secure fitting	8) Neck joint examined	9) Machine heads turned and tested for secure grip on strings
10) Nut tested for secure fitting and correct string height	11) Switches, volume and tone controls tested for faulty connections	12) Pickups checked for responsiveness

For more details on our checking and packing procedure, please see our 12 Point Check and Packing Procedures page.

When You Will Receive your Order

Guitar accessories - strings, straps, stands, tuners and other small items
• Orders weighing less than 2kg are posted via First Class Royal Mail on the dispatch date shown.
• Orders weighing less than 2kg with a value over £30 will be sent First Class Royal Mail Recorded Delivery on the dispatch date shown.
• We cannot guarantee a delivery date for these orders, but First Class post usually takes 1-2 days.

Guitars, Amplifiers and larger items
• Orders weighing over 2kg are sent via our next working day courier service.

Interlink Express Courier Delivery
The Home Delivery Service You Have Been Waiting For. Interlink Express will provide you with a one hour delivery window so you don’t have to wait in all day for your parcel.

When Interlink Express deliver:
• You are given a one hour delivery window
• You are notified of this by email on the morning of delivery
• If not convenient you can use the email to change the delivery date

International Deliveries
We can deliver to the following European countries,
• Zone 1 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Spain - £15 (including TAX) per order.
• Zone 2 - Finland, Portugal and Sweden - £25 (including TAX) per order.
• Zone 3 - Switzerland and Norway - £50 (excluding TAX) per order.
Please note that we can only deliver international orders to the billing address of the credit card used. These orders typically take 3-5 working days to be delivered, you can still track your orders via the Internet in the same way.