• Model: McCarty
• Production Year: 1994
• First-Year Production Example
• Serial / Number: #33
• Finish: McCarty Burst
• Body: Mahogany
• Top: Figured Maple
• Neck: Mahogany
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Neck Carve: Wide Fat
• Scale Length: 25"
• Frets: 22
• Inlays: PRS Birds
• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Pickups: Original PRS McCarty Humbuckers
• Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
• Switching: 3-Way Toggle Pickup Selector
• Coil Split: Push/Pull Tone Control
• Bridge: PRS Stoptail
• Tuners: PRS Phase I Locking Tuners
• Hardware: Nickel
• Country: USA
• Year: 1994

This is a genuinely important early PRS and a superb collector’s example of the McCarty model. Introduced in 1994, the McCarty represented PRS leaning more heavily into traditional vintage-inspired construction and feel, and this particular guitar comes from the very first year of production with the exceptionally early number #33.

The early PRS hardware and electronics are a big part of the appeal here too. Original McCarty humbuckers, the simple three-way layout with push/pull coil split and Phase I locking tuners give it that unmistakable mid-’90s PRS character. These early guitars have a noticeably different feel and historical significance compared with later examples, particularly when they remain this clean.

With its first-year status, low production number, this is the sort of McCarty that sits firmly in collector territory while still being a very usable vintage PRS.

Excellent collector’s condition. Presents exceptionally well for a 1994 instrument, with only very light signs of careful use consistent with age. A particularly clean and well-preserved first-year example with no significant wear or damage to mention.

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