An apology, a PRS incoming, and a little secret...

[Twinfan]

Lovely guitar.

I wonder if you couldn't get the Tele to produce the right tone for the trio. Teles can sound very big can't they?

I still hesitate if I should get on of those AFDs ...

Cheers Hunter.  I tried my Esquire/Tele and while it sounded great it didn't quite have enough punch and width of tone.  I'm picky when it comes to things like that as I play better when I sound how I want to sound.

It's a shame you're not local, you could try my AFD100.  I really like it!  It's the second best amp I've ever had, with the XTC Classic being #1.

It's one of around 70 guitars made to this spec though - the original style birds are the giveaway, and the fact that it was a private import from the USA.

So with the high spec it probably is a one-piece!

Having said that, some of the cherry/gold/birds ones I've seen pictures of look like they're two or three piece, but it's quite hard to tell with korina (unless you can see the end-grain on the edge of the body).

(Just thinking about it, £1,000 seems a hell of a bargain!  And suggests I will make a massive loss should I decide to sell mine...  :? )

Don't look at this one that sold recently then Philly.....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PRS-McCarty-Korina-Black-Burst-no-reserve-/200577713179

[Philly Q]

Don't look at this one that sold recently then Philly.....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PRS-McCarty-Korina-Black-Burst-no-reserve-/200577713179

Ouch!  :o

Mine looks better in the vintage sunburst - and at least it has a case - but still, that's a paltry amount of money.  I guess mine stays!  :lol:

[ericsabbath]

I'm a les paul man, but I love PRS
had a 2001 dark cherry sunburst mccarty and a 1996 beaten up caddy black mccarty custom
they couldn't sound huge like my les pauls, but they're a lot more resonant
I just bought a nice CE-22 transblack for cheap (US$1000 = £620), but I'm gonna sell this one (well, here in brazil, they're worth double of what I paid with int shipping and huge import tax)

I also just bought a 2006 bird mccarty for my bandmate for US$1500 (£930)
they usually go for over US$2000, so I couldn't let that  pass and loaned my friend some cash so he could grab it
it has a tremonti in the bridge, but it's gonna have BKPs (he's a true believer, like me  :lol:)

[dave_mc]

sweet :D

[Twinfan]

Well the guitar is in transit, so job's a good 'un  :)

There were only 70-100 McCarty Korina's made with Braz 'boards, so it's a fairly rare thing.  Fingers crossed it's a one piece body too and it'll be the ultimate spec McKorina!

[HTH AMPS]

those natural finish Korina McCartys you had were as close to a PRS I'd lust after as you could possibly get - I recall yours were more in the £1400 range - have they really dropped that much in price or were your other ones a more desirable spec?

[Twinfan]

The others were a lesser spec, moons and Indian rosewood, so I'm amazed I managed to get this one for £1000!  Maybe the cherry/gold isn't as desirable a colour option?  The naturals do seem to be the most popular, but they're plain for the usual PRS buyer.  I think that's why the McCarty Korina's aren't so popular - same with Miras and anything else without a flame top.

I paid £1800 and £1400 for my previous two brand new, and both sold for around £1100 quid.  I kinda wish I'd kept the £1800 one now, but I'm hoping this cherry one will be at least as good as it.  Could have saved myself a grand though couldn't I?  :roll:

[Philly Q]

those natural finish Korina McCartys you had were as close to a PRS I'd lust after as you could possibly get - I recall yours were more in the £1400 range - have they really dropped that much in price or were your other ones a more desirable spec?

They really have dropped that much!  Mine was £1,600 and it's the same spec as Dave's #2 (i.e. 2-piece body).  His #1 was also theoretically the same spec - but had the rare and (IMO) more desirable 1-piece body.

All three are lower spec than this new one - no birds, no gold, no Braz.


Ooops. Dave's already replied.  I think you could be right that perhaps the "coloured" korina guitars are less desirable than the natural finish ones - simply because it's less obvious that they're made of korina.

[Twinfan]

I'm thinking a set of zebras with gold screws/slugs would look pretty snazzy in this guitar.

Hmmmm, Holydivers???

[Philly Q]

You had HDs in one of your other McCartys, didn't you?  Not too bassy in the korina?

I've been thinking of either getting Emeralds for mine, to brighten/tighten it up, or, in contrast, get a set of Abraxas to sound really sweet and singing (at least that's how I imagine they'd sound).  For now, it remains stock.

[d1dsj]

Wow Dave that's a real beauty and I actually prefer that cherry colour to the natural ones. May I request first refusal on that one if you move it on?

[Telerocker]

Did you change the tuners? I don't know if there was a rotary-switch in this model, but if so, you changed it.

[Brow]

I'm thinking a set of zebras with gold screws/slugs would look pretty snazzy in this guitar.

Hmmmm, Holydivers???

Abraxas would make for a very versatile guitar :)

[roland_rat]

Very nice, enjoy  :D

[Philly Q]

Did you change the tuners? I don't know if there was a rotary-switch in this model, but if so, you changed it.

The vintage style tuners and three-way switch are stock on McCartys.