PRS SE McCarty 594 (The Best Electric Guitar Under $1,000)

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@Think_Up Ай бұрын

I owned and collected Les Pauls for decades... I sold the last one that I own this year and am not looking back. PRS delivers everything I need, stays in tune and the company and employees are truly great people that I love supporting.

@scripteaze Ай бұрын

Than why sell them all?

@Think_Up Ай бұрын

@@scripteaze Since you asked... Gibsons don't stay in tune, compared to other guitars with better designs. Even the better Gibsons have quality issues, look closely at the binding, the nut edge, tuner alignment, pickup rings, I could go on and on. And most of my Gibsons were either vintage or very high spec custom shop models. I even had an insanely high dollar Brazilian R9 that had problems, which is totally inexcusable for a guitar at that price point. Search the internet for Gibson quality issues and you can see it's an experience that countless people have had and the big comeback is that you have to try them all in person to find a good one and the variations in quality are somehow a "feature" that we're supposed to appreciate. No thanks. There are far better boutique and other options out there, and nearly always for less money. >>> Beyond the instrument quality issues, I don't like the direction they've gone as a company, which is mostly a marketing and branding company that sues people and has destroyed much of their legacy. They have repeatedly attacked and insulted their own customers, they regularly sue smaller guitar builders for doing the exact same things Gibson has done for decades... and they try to use their company size and financial resources to break the smaller companies who often can't afford to defend themselves in court. That doesn't sit well with me and I don't like my money going toward a company who behaves that way. PRS has raised the bar for the entire guitar industry. They offer the best guitar they possibly can at every price point, so anyone with any budget can buy a guitar that they can rely on as a working musician or hobbyist and the guitar will never be a limiting factor for them. After owning many, many Gibsons and calling the Les Paul home for decades, I now have zero Gibsons and love it. I buy PRS almost exclusively and couldn't be happier with my decision.

@Think_Up Ай бұрын

The Japanese cars comment makes perfect sense, and is why Paul Reed Smith drives a Toyota. He said it's a tool that just works

@Randolphguitars Ай бұрын

lol I swear to god I didn't know that

@Think_Up Ай бұрын

@@Randolphguitars Yep, Tim Pierce talked about it on a video where he mentioned meeting up with Paul before a NAMM show and Paul pulled up in a Toyota Sequoia and made that comment when Tim asked about his car choice.

@1969Donovan 2 ай бұрын

I was PRS opposed for a long time but broke down and bought the cs se that was on sale for $499. I have fallen in love with it, I like it better than my Les Paul. It's lighter, has more frets, and is more comfortable. I hate to say it but it sounds better too.

@Aespos295 Ай бұрын

I’m also another Les Paul guy. I a few years ago I was getting way more in to playing leads and shred stuff, so I wanted a double cut, longer scale, 24 fret guitar. Found a PRS 35th anniversary SE Custom at my local shop and fell in love with it at the store. Bought it after noodling on it for a couple minutes. Like you were saying, it felt really comfortable coming from a Les Paul standpoint. And I will admit it was gorgeous and I definitely saw and felt why PRS has such a devoted fan base. After getting it home and playing on my own rig, I realized that, being a guy that plays mostly in D standard/ drop C or drop B with heavy distortion, it just wasn’t for me. I could have dropped a few hundred in to mods, sure, but I couldn’t justify it at the time. I will say though, it was fantastic for edge of breakup and lighter overdrives. And the pickups and coil splits were surprisingly usable. Super quality guitar, definitely a very comfortable experience, sadly just wasn’t the tool I needed.

@JaxVolta 11 күн бұрын

Awesome guitar, love the color and the tone. How come yours looks a little gray blue(ish)??

@iancurrie8844 Ай бұрын

This absolutely does NOT have a graphtek nut. It's just plastic.

@DamianS1893 17 күн бұрын

I'm considering a PRS SE 594 in Charcoal or a PRS SE CE 24 Black Cherry

@ericjmcowan Ай бұрын

The bridge is amazing. Adds so much to play feel and tone. PRS vintage tuners are fine but I love their big brass locking tuners they put on non McCarty. Only thing I'd change. Where are the satin finish S2 McCartys? A charcoal one would kill everything.

@xMaoxoaMx 2 ай бұрын

I´m a Les Paul guy and wanted to give PRS a try for the longest time. I just cant stand the ultra flamey tops. Wish they would offer plaintops or just solid color models in their SE range.

@Randolphguitars Ай бұрын

@@xMaoxoaMx the single cut model comes in a standard top

@mikeybeazley3 Ай бұрын

I picked up a single cut earlier this year for $650 and I absolutely love it. More recently got a used hollow body II (no piezo) for even less and I’m having a hard time picking my favorite between the two. I was a fender guy for years, but I think I’ve converted! 😂

@Browncat6032 2 ай бұрын

I picked up a single cut a few months ago on sale, an amazing guitar for the money.

@MarkStearle-w1m 25 күн бұрын

Have you tried the DGT SE yet?

@edma06 Ай бұрын

i want this exact color and model ever since i found it

@Randolphguitars Ай бұрын

@@edma06 do it

@r1208 Ай бұрын

I had an SE custom 24 and I rather liked the neck profile, although it was a little slim for my taste. My only issue with it was: the pickups were very harsh with the tone knob all the way up and for some reason my strumming arm hurt when I would play it sitting down. Not sure why that is.

@AllenPlaysGuitar 2 ай бұрын

Looks awesome and sounds great with that Twin Reverb. Did you get rid of your Marshall DS1 rig?

@Randolphguitars 2 ай бұрын

Nope! Moving soon so it's in the garage

@chrispygingerpie Ай бұрын

I’ve only played the double cut, is it noticeably better than the Singlecut?

@dcamnc1 Ай бұрын

Yeah they are great. I picked up an SE Paul’s guitar recently at GC for half price, not a scratch on it, and plastic film still on it. Puts my strats and lp’s to shame honestly.

@frankhunt2800 Ай бұрын

Great guitar love mine

@Fatal_Inertia Ай бұрын

PRS SE are nice and all but best guitar under 1k is a stretch. There are guitars on par or even slightly better for certain things from brands like Jackson and Ibanez in that price range

@jroobz Ай бұрын

how you liking the tonemaster twin? i just played a tm princeton and a deluxe and I'm vexed

@iancurrie8844 Ай бұрын

I have one. It's not great. There's a dead spot in one of the tuners, the nut is cut too high and 2 strings stick in it causing tuning issues. The pickups are pretty poor; soundine nowhere near as good as any Gibson pickup I have (not close) and when tapped, not as good as any other humbucker I have tapped either. It's pretty crap, to be honest.

@JorgeMiranda-z4r Ай бұрын

🤔....no you bare not honest...

@stevecraig7643 2 ай бұрын

Yes it is

@abghg66777 Ай бұрын

Polyurethane is better . Wish the non SE was also polyurethane.🎉🎉🎉 Sticky nitro is the thing of the past . Poly is not sticky and way way more durable and the SE shows that poly can look just excellent 🎉🎉🎉

@grahamstuart9164 Ай бұрын

7 minutes into the video..... The 59 pickups that you're talking about..... That's the 5909. They're not cheap but they did their version of that pick up and you can still buy them. personally I think The 5708 is closer but Paul disagrees and he's played And studied real LP 59 guitars and I haven't so....