A rare collision of late-'50s tonal alchemy, Private Stock-grade timber selection, and modern Maryland precision—strictly limited to 150 pieces worldwide. Crafted through Paul Reed Smith’s exclusive Wood Library program, this McCarty 594 Semi-Hollow swaps traditional mahogany for hand-selected Korina, finished in an organic Vintage Natural High Gloss Nitrocellulose that puts every ounce of the wood’s natural beauty front and center.
Why This Small-Batch Build Stands Apart
All-Korina Semi-Hollow Construction: Revered by vintage collectors since the late 1950s, Korina delivers a lively, responsive voice with immediate transient snap, airy midrange focus, and vocal-like sustain—without the shoulder-heavy weight of traditional single-cuts. Paired with a chambered semi-hollow body and a classic Single F-Hole, the guitar breathes with warm acoustic resonance and rich harmonic overtones.
Pattern Vintage Korina Neck & East Indian Rosewood: Carved to PRS’s Pattern Vintage profile, the Korina neck fills the hand with comfortable, substantial vintage feel—slightly thicker than a Pattern neck with an asymmetric carve that supports effortless chording and expressive vibrato. Topped with a dark East Indian Rosewood fingerboard and matching headstock veneer, it’s appointed with Gold Mother-of-Pearl Old School Bird inlays that catch the stage lights against the natural timber.
PRS McCarty III Treble & Bass Pickups: Voiced specifically to capture the open, dynamic clarity of golden-era PAFs, the McCarty III humbuckers deliver sweet, singing highs, tight low-end articulation, and touch-sensitive breakup. Controlled via the classic 2-volume, 2-tone layout with an upper-bout 3-way toggle, rolling back the volume pots cleans up your amp effortlessly while preserving crisp top-end chime.
Heirloom Hardware & High Gloss Nitro: Finished in thin High Gloss Nitrocellulose in Vintage Natural, the body resonates freely and ages gracefully over decades of play. Hardware appointments—including a Bone nut, PRS Two-Piece Bridge, and PRS Phase III Non-Locking Tuners in classic nickel—maximize string-to-body energy transfer and lock in tuning stability across marathon sets.
Specifications
Model: McCarty 594 Semi-Hollow w/ Single F-Hole (Wood Library Small Batch Limited — 1 of 150)
Body Wood: Semi-Hollow Korina w/ Single F-Hole
Finish: Vintage Natural (VN) — High Gloss Nitrocellulose
