Paul Reed Smith Guitars / McCarty / 1994 / Sunburst / Guitar For Sale
Former Gibson President and architect of the golden era of the marque’s history, Ted McCarty could have quite happy sat out the twilight of his years away from the limelight, that was until a certain Paul Reed Smith reached out to him in the 1980s.
This initial contact culminating in McCarty coming onboard at PRS as a consultant. The fruits of this collaboration was the PRS McCarty model, released in 1994 with an initial run of 100, signed by the man himself, the 66th of which is here.
Built using the classic combination of all mahogany construction with maple cap, the new model featured McCarty spec’d pickups, a 25” scale length, wrapover bridge and a 22 fret neck.
As you'd expect from a PRS, the choice of woods is exquisite with the finish really showcasing the top and neck grains to perfection. There are a few very minor dinks here and there but this guitar has been very well cared for and it certainly shows it.
Its a brilliant player as you'd expect from Paul Reed Smith with a sound that at once vintage and modern with the 3 way switch offering a wide palette of tones.
If you are into these guitars then this is a real nice rare example from the first 100 that is now unbelievably, almost 30 years of age and if you are a collector, this should without a doubt be in your collection...
ATB Guitars, UK 
Hello we’re ATB Guitars.
We are one of Europes leading sellers of vintage and rare guitars. We only sell vintage Gibson and Fender electric guitars from 1950 until 1975 and have an extensive inventory to browse in our bricks and mortar store in Cheltenham, UK or in our online web store.
Payment and p/x:
All prices are in UK GBP £ Sterling. Payment can be made by Paypal, bank transfer, cash, or money order cashiers cheque etc.
Should you not be absolutely delighted with your purchase you may return it to Cheltenham, at your own expense, within 7 days from the date of delivery for a full refund. The item must not have been altered or tampered with in any way, and it must arrive in the same condition as it left us.
Postage and shipping:
We ship within the UK by Royal Mail Recorded (small items under 2Kg), TNT or UPS and Worldwide by Royal Mail Airmail Signed For (small under 2Kg) Parcelforce, UPS or FedEx. All shipping prices include expert packing, cartons and packing materials but not insurance which is typically around 2% of items value. Currently approx shipping rates for a single guitar are as follows:
UK excluding Northern Ireland and Highlands £29
Most of mainland Europe £49
U.S.A. £129
Asia £149 - £190
Rest of World including S. America £149 - £275
