PAUL REED SMITH GUITARS (PRS) McCARTY MODEL FIRST VERSION Description
- offset double cutaway mahogany thick body, East Coast maple top, .125 in. thicker mahogany back, mahogany Wide-Fat neck, (East Indian rosewood neck became optional in 1998), 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl and abalone moon inlays, PRS stop tailpiece, blackface peghead with screened logo, three-per-side vintage-style tuners with plastic buttons, covered Dragon Bass PRS humbuckers (changed to McCarty Series type in 1995, and includes a push/pull coil-tap on the tone control, three-way toggle pickup selector, includes case, many colors and finishes have been available, Vintage Yellow is the most desirable, mfg. 1994-2007.
The first 100 instruments were signed and numbered.
In 1998, Amber, Black Sunburst, Tortoiseshell, Vintage Yellow, Violin Amber, and Violin Amber Burst finishes were introduced.