Author Topic: I guess I need a green one now... (Read 4125 times)

Twinfan · « **on:** April 25, 2008, 05:29:42 PM »

...for the full set of traffic lights ;)

Meet my PRS McCarty Korina! :D

Stevepage · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2008, 05:31:22 PM »

How does the Korina compare to the Mahogany of the Mira? I've only ever heard an Epiphone V korina and that didn't exactly sound that great :lol: no fault of the korina though.

jibidy · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2008, 05:49:16 PM »

lovely jubly

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2008, 06:09:14 PM »

Fantastic!

How does she play?

Ratrod · « **Reply #4 on:** April 25, 2008, 06:09:33 PM »

If you do get a green one, change your name to Tripletfan.

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #5 on:** April 25, 2008, 06:23:05 PM »

really nice guitar Dave, but it's slightly worrying that just when I think you've shown us all your guitars you post pix of another one I've never seen before, ha ha. never seen the red one before either.

is the Korina one a 'silly money' PRS or more on the affordable side? - I'd like a PRS in my collection but won't cough up £2k for one.

kellar · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2008, 06:36:24 PM »

Very nice indeed but a strange spot for the toggle switch.

Twinfan · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2008, 07:03:00 PM »

The red one is a Mira, HTH. I've posted it before on the site.

The McCarty is reasonable money I guess - £1800. Yes, that's a lot of cash but the guitar is SERIOUSLY good. I absolutely love it. So much so, that a major cull of the guitar collection is imminent. These two cover a lot of bases, especially with their coil taps. The Mira is an SG/Tele and the McCarty is a Les Paul/Strat. I'm a complete PRS convert :roll:

Quote from: Stevepage

How does the Korina compare to the Mahogany of the Mira?

The best way I can describe the tone differences is like this:

Mira = Angus Young on the AC/DC "If You Want Blood" live album (think 'Bad Boy Boogie')

McCarty Korina = Brian Robertson on the Thin Lizzy "Live and Dangerous" album (think 'Still In Love With You')

ilÿti · « **Reply #8 on:** April 25, 2008, 07:45:46 PM »

Ahhh damn you, everytime I see a Mira, I like it more. :x

Sorry.

The korina looks sweet. Is this what they call "white korina"? (as opposed to black limba which is sometimes also called korina... very confusing) A Mira in that wood/color would be schmex.

Twinfan · « **Reply #9 on:** April 25, 2008, 07:57:50 PM »

Yep, it's white limba that gets branded as 'korina'.

If PRS make a korina Mira in the future, I'll buy one ;)

Philly Q · « **Reply #10 on:** April 25, 2008, 08:07:23 PM »

Quote from: Twinfan

If PRS make a korina Mira in the future, I'll buy one ;)

Ditto, but maybe only if it's a 22-fretter.

The McCarty looks great, Dave, I knew you'd end up buying it! :lol:

Twinfan · « **Reply #11 on:** April 25, 2008, 08:13:19 PM »

It's awesome Phil - as good as I thought it would be. I couldn't resist it.

I also played a McCarty Artist Pack with a rosewood neck @ £2999 but the korina suited the tone I was after better. The McCarty AP was a bit more strat-like and a good all rounder but it I wanted more of a contrast with the Mira.

Plus I didn't have 3 grand!

Philly Q · « **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2008, 09:55:06 PM »

It's interesting looking at the two guitars side-by-side and comparing the 24-fret with the 22-fret. I like the way they compensate for the two extra frets by moving the bridge rather than re-sizing the body or making the cutaways deeper. Neat.

Twinfan · « **Reply #13 on:** April 25, 2008, 10:19:51 PM »

Yep, both are very comfortable to play. I'd say the McCarty just feels that bit better to me, and I think it's a 22 fret thing. They're both awesome guitars though. The wife has named them "Caramel" and "Fudge" :roll:

I've got 4 others currently earmarked for dropping at Sounds Great on Monday for commission sales. Great guitars, but I'm just not going to play them any more...

Philly Q · « **Reply #14 on:** April 25, 2008, 10:28:51 PM »

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The wife has named them "Caramel" and "Fudge" :roll:

:lol: :lol: That's cool, you should stick with those names!

Quote from: Twinfan

I've got 4 others currently earmarked for dropping at Sounds Great on Monday for commission sales. Great guitars, but I'm just not going to play them any more...

And they are.... :?: