PRS McCarty 594 "10 Top" | Aurora Borealis Custom Color

The PRS McCarty is a cornerstone of the PRS lineup—an instrument that honors Ted McCarty’s legacy while showcasing Paul Reed Smith’s most refined engineering for tone, sustain, and feel. With its slightly thicker mahogany body, bound 22-fret neck, 2-piece stoptail bridge, and Phase III tuners, the McCarty platform delivers a rich, vintage-voiced experience with rock-solid modern reliability.

This particular example takes the McCarty concept far beyond standard production. Built with a 10-Top Flame Maple cap over a mahogany body, a mahogany Pattern Vintage neck, and an East Indian rosewood fingerboard and matching veneer, it already carries the specs players seek in high-end PRS builds. But the centerpiece is the finish: a custom Aurora Borealis color, a non-production PRS finish that shifts, glows, and moves with the light. It’s vibrant, dimensional, and unmistakably one-of-a-kind—something you will never see on a regular Core model.

Loaded with McCarty III TCI pickups, this guitar delivers dynamic, expressive tone—from warm, vintage cleans to articulate gain—with the clarity and musicality only TCI-voiced PRS pickups provide. Combined with the 3-way toggle and push/pull coil split, it’s an instrument built to cover a massive range of sounds.

Finished with Hybrid hardware and shipped in a PRS D1 molded case, this McCarty feels every bit like a boutique, special-run PRS—offering collectors and players alike a rare chance to own a McCarty that sits far outside the standard catalog.

If you’re after a PRS with vintage heart, modern performance, and a truly custom one-off aesthetic, this Aurora Borealis McCarty is it.

Serial: 0414625
Body Construction: Solidbody
Top Wood: Flame Maple 10-Top
Back Wood: Mahogany
Top Carve: Violin
Number of Frets: 22
Scale Length: 25”
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Neck Construction: One-Piece
Neck Shape: Pattern Vintage
Neck Depth at the 1/2 Fret: 7/8”
Neck Depth at the 12 1/2 Fret: 61/64”
Neck Width at the Nut: 1 11/16”
Neck Width at the Body: 2 1/4”
Fretboard Wood: East Indian Rosewood
Fretboard Radius: 10”
Fretboard Inlay: Birds
Headstock Veneer: East Indian Rosewood
Headstock Logo: Signature, Inlaid
Neck/Body Assembly Type: Set
Finish Type: Satin Nitro
Bridge: PRS 2-Piece Stoptail
Tuners: PRS Phase III Locking Tuners w/ Wing Buttons
Hardware Type: Hybrid Hardware
Nut: PRS
Truss Rod Cover: “McCarty”
Treble Pickup: McCarty III TCI
Bass Pickup: McCarty III TCI
Controls: Volume and Push/Pull Tone Controls with 3-Way Toggle Pickup Switch
Strings: PRS Signature, 10–46
Case: D1 Molded Case