Vintage single cut feel with Brazilian rosewood magic and Wood Library bragging rights
If you have been chasing that golden era Les Paul vibe but want PRS level consistency, this McCarty 594 Wood Library hits the bullseye. Quilted 10-Top maple in Faded Whale Blue, Brazilian rosewood board, and a perfect 7.6 lb weight give you a guitar that looks ridiculous on the wall and feels like an old friend the second you plug in.
This is not a cookie cutter Core model. It is a hand picked Wood Library build with premium woods you simply do not see every day, especially on a brand new instrument. The result is tone that blooms, sustain that hangs on the note, and a playing experience that feels dialed in before you even touch the truss rod.
Wood Library quilt and high gloss nitro that let the guitar breathe
Under that wild quilted 10-Top you have a solid mahogany body with a violin carve, so every note has that thick midrange punch with sweet high end from the maple cap. The high gloss nitro finish is thin enough to let the whole thing resonate, not choke it under plastic.
Real talk, Faded Whale Blue on a quilt like this is the kind of top you usually only see on private stock level guitars. At 7.6 lbs it lives in that sweet spot where it feels substantial on a strap without ever turning into a boat anchor, so it is ready for long nights, not just Instagram photos.
Brazilian rosewood and Pattern Vintage neck that feels broken in
The bound Pattern Vintage mahogany neck is one of PRS’s best carves. It fills up your hand in a comfortable, old school way but never feels like a baseball bat. The 24.594 inch scale length gives you that slightly slinkier feel under the fingers while still staying familiar if you are coming from typical 25.5 inch or 24.75 inch guitars.
The Brazilian rosewood fingerboard is where the luxury really shows up. It has that oily, glassy feel, a sweet top end, and a focused mid push that makes chords bloom and single notes sing. With 22 frets, a 10 inch radius, and PRS level fretwork, bends are buttery, vibrato feels natural, and intonation stays on point all the way up the neck.
58/15 LT TCI pickups for PAF warmth and glassy split tones
The 58/15 LT pickups are low output, vintage voiced humbuckers that keep every note clear. Think articulate PAF style tones with enough warmth for fat neck pickup lines and enough bite in the bridge to cut through a dense mix without turning into ice.
PRS’s TCI process fine tunes the capacitance and inductance of the system so each pickup and split position sits right where it should. Two volumes, two push pull tones, and a 3 way toggle give you a ton of usable sounds. You can go from full humbucker growl to surprisingly glassy single coil style chime just by popping the knobs and working your controls.
Bridge, nut, and Wing button tuners that keep the tone alive
Everything that touches the string matters, and this guitar is built around that idea. The PRS two piece bridge locks in intonation and transfers energy into the mahogany in a really musical way, while the bone nut keeps tuning solid even with aggressive bends.
For 2024, PRS updated the vintage style tuners with lighter Wing buttons. Less weight on the headstock means less energy stolen from the string, so the guitar rings longer and the note stays more focused. They are non locking on this fixed bridge model, which keeps the feel vintage and the tone open while still giving you rock solid tuning stability.
McCarty heritage, modern PRS refinement, Moore Guitars setup
The McCarty 594 was born out of Paul Reed Smith’s long relationship with Ted McCarty, so it is a modern take on classic single cut DNA. You get vintage leaning specs, modern playability, and PRS consistency that makes this a serious studio and stage tool, not just a case queen.
This one ships in a Brown Paisley case, strung with PRS Signature 10-46 and set up in standard tuning. Photos are of the actual guitar. Before it leaves our Evansville shop it gets our full Player Perfect style setup, triple inspection, free 2 to 3 day shipping, and our 72 Hour Love It Guarantee so you can hear it in your own rig with zero stress.
Questions about this guitar or how it compares to other 594s or high end single cuts? Call (888) 794-8482 and talk to a real player on our team, not a call center script reader.
