Can It Replace My Gibson 335? - PRS McCarty 594 Hollowbody 11
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- In today's video, Paul Drew from the Studio Rats is looking at the replacement for the Gibson 335 that has been returned. This PRS McCarty 594 Hollwbody 2 is not only a far more versatile guitar but the build quality is leagues above what Gibson is currently offering.
Here is what PRS say about the PRS McCarty 594 Hollwbody 2.
The McCarty 594 Hollowbody II brings a new set of features to one of our most beloved models: the Hollowbody II. With fully-hollow construction, the Hollowbody II is a resonant guitar with warm, woody tone. The details carried over from the McCarty 594 model impart vintage character to this already classic instrument. 58/15 LT pickups, which have now been through the TCI (tuned capacitance and inductance) process, ensure that these guitars are clear and musical while dual volume and push/pull tone controls offer plenty of versatility. The zinc two-piece bridge and vintage-style tuners anchor this guitar and stay true to the promise of the McCarty family.
Whether you are looking for rich, authentic humbucking tones or nuanced, sweet single-coil sounds, the McCarty 594 Hollowbody II can oblige. Additional appointments include, a bound, 22-fret, 24.594” scale length Pattern Vintage neck with rosewood fretboard and PRS trademark bird inlays.
“One of my sayings is that everything that touches the string is God - well, that’s really the bridge, the nut, and the tuners. The updates to the McCarty family make a huge difference in their tone. The guitar sustains longer and the tone has more character,” said Paul Reed Smith.
The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.
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You sound better than ever playing this PRS. Regardless of opinions about from where the sound emanates on an electric guitar, this Hollowbody II sounds and looks great. The thing about the woods that PRS uses is that they look great! I like looking at them. I totally agree about certain Gibsons sounding “wooly”. I’ve had numerous Les Pauls, 345s that sound that way. I own a 1961 335 and that sounds awesome. I purchased a 2013 Murphy Labs “Red Eye” and that sounded wooly until I replaced the pickups with Whiskerbuckers. I’ve now owned a number of PRS guitars and still own four and they play and sound phenomenal. Also, totally agree with you about the 3-pickup configuration. I own a 1957 Black Beauty Les Paul Custom with 3 pickups and I can’t stand the middle pickup. It’s just in the way.
Agreed, you get fully-usable neck and middle position sounds. This works a lot better with your preferences.
The Les paul look is where it ends... PRS corrected every mistake Gibson has made for 7 plus decades. PRS dont just make a prettier guitar, they make them right.
Even Gibson custom shops come out hit and miss on quality control..
Bring on the hate gibson fan boys
I agree that the PRS has superior design features and better fit and finish than Gibson. But Gibson sounds better.
I like gibsons designs … and I bought my first LP in 94 and still have hit , love its sentimental but neck pick up sounds like dog shit and guitar is too heavy .. so I bought a 5A Canadian maple top Tokai custom shop 8 pounds 4 ounce 59 replica for 2 .5 grand and it’s magical … so ya if prs did buy Gibson you would have had it sorted out but mean while If its a traditional Gibson design and you want a better more accurate build for 2 or 3 grand instead of 10 grand get tokai to do your build as they know how to craft real pro level instrument -- remember the word - instrument .. meant to be precision like PRS or Tokai , it’s the public company issue that makes Gibson and fender so messy … the priority is not on the player or instrument … it’s on profit and it shows … they mainly produce the models and designs of when there was a true give a Shit team there
I dont know if the put the 58/15 lt's in the hollow bodies, but they are best sounding PAF I have ever heard
That's a beautiful guitar. It sounds great too. Have you played an Eastman T/59?
So true. I've bought a bunch of prs guitars on line and never been disappointed. Gibson definitely a dice roll...
Beautiful!
which finish/color is that?
It’s whale blue
What, did you just get your accounting degree or get accepted to law school?
I have played guitars of all sorts for 50 years including Gibson, Taylor and Fender but my PRS hollowbody II trumps them all for me. Just love it. Everyone has their favourites, so enjoy playing yours for the music on the best instrument in the world - the guitar.
I own a Gibson 2021 335 and its not wooly at all with the calibrated pickups. If anything, its a little bright. I just put the treble on m Fender amp down to 5, or even 4 and its perfect for that sound you expect. The 335 has a woody tone that the PRS does not have. The PRS has a more acoustic sound that is really nice but different. If you are looking for a jazz sound that you heard from Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton and many others, the PRS won't do it. But it will provide a wonderful chimey tone that you can hear on this review.
Hello Paul!
The PRS sounds completely different to the Gibson ES 335 that you sent back. The sound of the McCarty has very little in common with the real 335 sound. Maybe you should have tried a Gibson "ES-335 Dot Sixties Satin Cherry" from 2021. This 335 has calibrated humbuckers that sound much clearer or brighter than an ordinary Gibson humbucker, which should suit a single-coil player like you better. What's more, the "ES-335 Dot Sixties Satin Cherry" is nowhere near as expensive as the Gibson ES 335 Murphy Lab. I originally came from the Strat and am very happy with the Sixties Satin Cherry.
Musical greetings from Germany
Mic 🙂
I agree about PRS ready and consistent out of the box. Bought one on Wednesday, gigged it Saturday. Never touched a thing on it, just opened the case…
Ha, I was watching this exact guitar, waiting for the funds to be able to buy it. Was so annoyed when it disappeared from sale but glad to see it went to a good home! Great video and playing, as always.
Me too :)
@@jamesperry6572 I’m thinking of moving it on guys if your interested send a messsge via the studio rats website
Imho, this new guitar sounds awful with gain. Thin, spiky, and unpleasant. I did not think the 355 sounded wooly. It was lovely in the mids. Different strokes for different folks. Such as when I say J Lo has a great bottom end and Paul says she is too loose in the caboose. 😂
If your PRS has a soulless tone-look at your hands.
Sounds great in your hands - you could tell from the first part of the demo that it sits in your happy place. I wish all review channels sounded this good.
Thanks Gareth!
I have a McCarty 1 hollowbody. Put some 58/15 LTs in it and some push/pulls. Love it!!
Can one multi thousand dollar replace another multi thousand dollar guitar? I guess so, in the same way a Bentley might replace a Rolls Royce. 🤷♂️
Try a 3Sigma acoustic IR in your TONEX with a Fishman or similar piezo bridge. You can get a worthwhile acoustic sound, and if you do pull out an acoustic guitar with a piezo, you can get a really good acoustic sound with the right IR. Thank me later!
By the way, I love your matchless captures.
I've owned two 335s when I was in music school. I hated them every time I played, but they were the best thing in the 80's for that sound that I could find. I can't see any reason, other than nostalgia, so have one with so many better options available now.
The PRs guitatrs I've played are always well built, they felt great, but they just sounded completely "empty". I always describe them as wanting to do a Gibson impression bur they don't commit fully to the bit. That and Gibson has more low end meatiness than I prefer. I don't find that in PRS.
And I really can't get past the birds. Yeah, I know it's a tribute to Paul's mom who was a bird watcher. But they just look lame.
Having watched your previous video on the 335, this makes so much sense. The clarity is far better on the PRS! Good move, and suits your style better too, Paul!
Such a beautiful guitar... I still believe PRS makes the greatest models on the market... LOVE my McCarty model. Cheers!
Gibson 335.
Collins i35
PRS Hollowbody ll Piezo
PRS 594 HB.
Problems Solved.
I find this video to be serendipitous. Yesterday, I was at my favorite music store and had my eye on a Gibson 1959 ES-335 Murphy labs guitar. I wanted to like that guitar, but found that it was not for me. Too heavy and dull acoustically. This has happened with a few Gibsons I have owned for various reasons. I have three PRS 594 guitars and they are amazing guitars. They hold a tune, and have really great playability. They are beautiful to look at. But most importantly, sound great. So now I am looking at buying a PRS DGT instead of the ES-335. And now I find this video the next day!
I have 2; a hollow body, and a custom24, both SE. They are both superb instruments. I do prefer the Custom24SE to play though.
Really no comparison. The HBII is a better built instrument.
Bought an HB II 594 today...I can't play it anymore today without my fingers falling off, so I'm watching videos about it. Tomorrow is another day! Wonder what I'll be doing?
Enjoy the guitar
@@TheStudioRatsThanks...taking your advice! :-). The LT pickups are remarkably focused
PRS over Gibson any day,that one sounds and looks fantastic.Also not so ungainly to play due to the smaller body.
I've been down this rabbit hole already. No, nothing can replace an ES-335/345/355.
You have to go play as many as you can. The new 2022+ Custombuckers have been much better to my ears. The previous years are fairly wooly.
I'm crazy, so I replaced the harness in my 64 Reissue. Actual 500k+ pots matter a bunch too. I changed the magnets in the stock Custombuckers to Rewind Electric short A5's too. That and the pots made the guitar perfect to my ears.
It's a lot of work, but I didn't replace the pickups.
I just got an ES335 and you are right, it is too dark. However, I have other guitars, Tele, strats, that I use for the usual brighter tones, and this one only when trying to play jazz-ish stuff.
Strange as you said you wanted a guitar that sounded like an es 335 but you didn’t like the sound of the Gibson es 335. I would say all 335 I have picked up are woody and a bit darker in the neck
My artist package 10 top McCarty HB-II is awesome. I’d only get a 335 if it were vintage… no need otherwise with my PRS or my Gibson midtown.
That thing kills a 335 in every way (tone, playability, looks, weight, tuning stability).
Awesome guitar! You chose wisely.
If you have about $7200 laying around, you too can have this guitar.
How’s the feed back when adding distortion
What a beautiful guitar. I love instruments like that because they put no obstacles in the way of playing. I would wager it plays smooth as silk...like driving a supercar on freshly laid pavement.
As an owner of vintage fenders and gibsons, as well as PRS from the last decade of production (in my opinion, PRS' golden era was 2010-2015), your comment hit the nail right on the head. Playing a PRS is effortless, which lets you focus on your technique / the task at hand. They sound exceptional, too. I only switch back to my vintage guitars if I am emulating / covering a song. Vintage guitars are great, as are PRS guitars.
For about $7,000, you too can get one of these guitars. That's some serious bread; is it worth it?
The PRS Hollowbody is fantastic, but I still tend to lean towards the PRS Special semi-hollow and the Modern Eagle V more.
Great guitar. I got a awesome deal on mine as it was a less popular finish, trampas green smoke burst), and not s super flamed top and back. Sounds and plays like a dream.
That guitar is gorgeous! I am so jealous!
335 styles guitars are too bulky for me
The ergonomics, build quality and, clarity of the pickups make the PRS superior to Gibsons. I have recently bought a SE Hollowbody II and I love it, I can only imagine what that Core model feels and sounds like. I hear a lot of people say that PRS lack mojo or soul well I say it’s up to the players to bring the soul out of any particular instrument.
Looks beautiful, and I love the color. I'm personally not sold on the coil tap sounds, but those are always a hard sell for me anyway
PRS coil taps are great as an additional tonal option, but not as a stand in replacement for actual single coil tones. Works best when the coil taps is for each of the two humbuckers, as opposed to a single master coil tap. Gives you some super cool humbucking tone sculpting options.
@@danielconrad764 True. My Schecter has a 5 way switch where position 2 uses the outer coils of each pickup and position 4 uses the neck pickup coils in parallel. Still not as good as dedicated single coils but definitely better than the master coil split I had on my old PRS
What fanboys don't know is that Mc Carty worked at Gibson and Fender. When they were classics.
Not at fender but ya Gibson he was big guy there through most of their iconic designs … I think most that like PRS know this and the McCarty and dgt benefited from his shared knowledge …
You're a great guitar player, love the mesmerising, melodic playing.
Lovely guitar, great tone👌👌
Thanks a lot!
That PRS is a much better fit for you. Good score
Apples and oranges
It has all the PRS glory. I've had many nice 10 tops ,but yours is killer and sounds great too.
Cheers Brad, it’s not actually a 10 top on this one, I don’t know why.
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Two different guitars in construction. Voicing will be drastically different. 335 is semi hollow with solid center block. PRS is fully hollow. 335 is more comparable to PRS special semi hollow series.
Brilliant guitar, but those newer PRS pickups all seem to have this annoying attack - its in all their TCI pickups. You can't get rid of it no matter how hard you try, unless you replace the pickups. I'm a PRS fan - I've owned 5 over the years with my current favourite being an SC245 with 58/08's - so can say from personal experience that I'd stick to the older, pre TCI, PRS's.
Replace a $3000 guitar with a $6000 one? Sure…
Actually no the Gibson was more money.
Soul, Mojo and all those other adjectives to excuse poor QC from Gibson It think are ridiculous. It's like saying when I buy an automobile, I bump into something so it drives better.
Haha, I have both! Well, I have an ES-345, not a 335. Both the PRS and the Gibson are great. My HB II is a Ten Top in Tobacco Burst, no Piezo. I also have a Gibson CS-336 (Custom Shop), a smaller 335/Les Paul combo. You obviously got a great deal on the HB!! Whale Blue?
I bought a 2005 Hamer Newport a few months back. Will never go back to 335.
Hard to tell the real tone when your using pedals
Bingo! Demonstrating a guitar with dirt and overdrive destroys the tone of the guitar. Sure, you can show what it sounds like with distortion, but we want to hear the guitar without all the distortion first.
Feels weird seeing you with a PRS Paul. I never connected with that brand but if you are happy with it that's all that matters. Cheers!
If you have a Tele or a strat and a humbucker any player worth his salt can get all the tones. The rest is first world luxury indulgence. And the “playability” angle is just soft squishy giant man baby whining. Woolly bottom end? $100 parametric eq plugin or a $200 pedal….solved. This is just IMHO you may think it’s money well spent and Paul thanks you for his next mansion. It’s certainly entertaining watching grown men trying to wring every last ounce of joy out of toy buying 😂
Yeah right. We shall see next year if it’s still around. Yeah yeah yeah. We’ve heard this cat and mouse game before. We know better. It’s you that don’t!!! I’m going to start taking bets on this one. So what do have guys? Make your best guess’s. Me? I say about… 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔…. August.
Oh bye the way, it’s great!
Horses for courses Paul …But Im sorry I don’t get it..Thought the 335 was amazing and now Someone else gets a bite at the Cherry “pardon the Pun”. As long as you’re happy that’s the main thing
There are lots of great deals on used HB IIs on reverb. Buying the new is super expensive. Used is comparable to a solid body.
Custom bucker too dark and wooly lol.. Im always on the neck.. But thank you for buying American made and supporting USA manufacturing, we don’t have manufacturing much left. Thank you! For me, the only thing that comes close to my 335 is a Heritage 535 but went with a 530 because I already have a 335, why would I want to replace it? This PRS is sweet no doubt but it sounds like a PRS, Id buy one if I wanted a PRS for sure. Its pretty dang sweet. Not my thing though. It doesn’t replace a 335, but its a keeper for sure, with its own personality.
I spy with my little eye that steal of a Z-Wreck head off reverb! Practically new for £1300. That's for a £2899 new amp head!
It is a totally different guitar then a 335. My Standard 335 is not woolly at all. It sounds like a 335 should.
Hey Paul, I did not bond with the 335 Too dark. Did not bond with PRS neither: I've got a Baker B3 Wood instead and that guitar sounds, feels and plays great. Try one if you can ! Cheers
Toggle switch location looks truly awful but I'm sure it's a great guitar.
Good evening! I live in Perm-Rossia, it’s now 22:26, November 5th. beautiful guitar, very beautiful sound and most importantly, not heavy!🙀 I have a Gibson 2010 CS Memphis Reissue 50-Anniversary for the 2nd year. I am a beginner guitarist and only recently began to understand what kind of guitar this is? Stradivari! I liked your instrument, but it has its own sound, it has nothing in common with the ES-335... this PRS has entered your soul - that means it’s yours! I wish God's inspiration in your creativity!
Agreed, had an awesome 335 but weight and value to drag around a big city, no.
Well said and played which seems rare.
Nice balanced review. Trying one out tomorrow. Low key no BS presentation. Cheers!
Super chitarra
No way! Send back a lovely 335??? NB Its possible to swap pick up in a 335.
PRS all the way over a gibson, but I'd take my collings i30lc any day of the week. Great vid :) 😀
I have several high end guitars but the PRS McCarty Hollowbody ii is the best by a long mile in terms of tone, playability and looks.
I love my PRS 594 HBii (mine is my Avatar pic) and couldn't agree more about the versatility and build quality too. I also prefer the smaller body style and the fact its made from solid woods, not steam pressed to shape 3-ply Laminate woods and that includes the sides too. They effectively cut the middle out of a slab to leave just the sides - A single piece of mahogany. PRS are known for their Clarity too, although some may prefer the more muddy sounds other guitars offer...
Each to their own of course, but I bought mine instead of a 335. I also love my HBii with Piezo as it does work as a 335 alternative too - but the added 'versatility' of the Piezo. I know you don't like it, and its not the same as a Mic'd Acoustic, but is as good as any Acoustic Piezo I have tried and can add some 'shimmer/sparkle' too if blended in with Magnetics. I bought the HBii before PRS released the 594 HBii but I don't know that I'd buy a HBii if I had the 594 first as I could use my Electro Acoustic if I 'needed' to - although the HBii is better and much newer LOL
I'm gonna suggest what I would chose for that style of guitar,,, semi-hollow,,
I would get a gretsch white falcon with the center block
Tone profile seemed to lack some bottom end. Almost sharp with the coil taps engaged. Could have been the amp settings I guess. Neck pup sounded the best.
No, I own both and they are not even in the same ballpark, love them both but not comparable.
Gibson does carved top too 😀
But on Super 400 and they cost like 30 000
Nice guitar, must have been a nice guy to cut you a good deal 😂😂 glad you like it 👍
Ever try a collings i35 lc vintage?
Try the Yamsha sa2200. Thank me later
I really like the PRS Pattern Thin neck. Plays so buttery smooth and effortlessly. Perfect if you have smaller hands
Lovely and sounds great. My PRS S2 Vela is also very light and have great clarity in the pups.
This Hollowbody II goes to 11.
I get the weight thing. There is something really desirable about a light one.
Sounds great! Sounds nothing like a 335 though.
Hi Sir, may i know what finish on this beauty, Faded Whale Blue/ Charcoal? Anyway superb looking guitar and playing 🙏
It’s faded whale
PRS always sounds cold to me with no character. Good but not great. You need to try a 335 with 57 Classic pickups. There is a reason why Larry Carlton uses them.
Not anymore.
This is a beautiful Guitar PRS. Thank you for this video. Can you let me know what color model is yours. It is really beautiful. Thank you you have a new subscriber . Thank you.
Cheers, it’s faded whale blue
The PRS is so much higher quality, more “mojo” and tone that a Gibson. The 335 is plywood, the Hollowbody II is hand selected tone wood solid top and back, both hand carved into Archtop shape inside and out. I have semi-hollow 594 and it’s one of the greatest guitars ever made.
Thanks for sharing!
Great video. That top looks beautiful, PRS guitars are top quality and it sounds great. Question…were you using any compression in your signal chain for this video? Thanks for posting, love your channel!
Christ... it sounds sublime. Great guitar!
🤗#76_ 85/15 sublime✝️
The PRS absolutely suits you!
If you ever get bored of it…
Spot on Paul Agree 100 per cent my 339 sounds like it has cottonwool in the pickups..Heading to Coda...
I’ll be swapping the pickups on my 359 to see if that helps.
Just bought one today . In a week I will have it in my hands. Can't wait. Trusted my Sweetwater Engineer and don't know what the outcome would be. The one I bought has a Yellow Tiger Top and less than 6 lbs. Watching you I feel much better. Your playing is of my taste and you and the guitar sound great. Thanks for posting your experience which made me feel a lot secure of my purchase .I will be back ...... Cheers .....
Hope you enjoy it!