I bought this in late 2023 and it quickly became a favorite guitar of mine. I've read that the neck is chunky for some, but I LOVE IT! The neck, the scale, and the low turn pickups sound great ! I have a big collection of hot pickups, going back to the 70's. SD's, DM's, EMG's, and Fishman Fluences, which are my favorite aftermarket "active" pickups these days, but these low output pickups have opened my eyes!! They bloom, are round and have a smooth high end. Very responsive to playing styles.
If your thinking of the SE 594, DO IT! Highly recommended !!!

This is my first PRS although I own Heritage, Gibson (USA), G&L (Fullerton), Godin and Gretsch. This guitar has always intrigued me and it's got great reviews on YouTube. I had to try one and I can say it's as good as the reviews. The build quality is exceptional.

This is my 3rd prs se, and like the other two that made me decide to purchase this one it is an amazing instrument. I love not only having the ability to control tone and volume of each pickup independently from each other (same as my 245 or other les paul style guitars) but being able to split the coils as well opens up the sonic range even more. Prs does a great job on all their guitars and the se's are way more high end than their price reflects. Finish and sound these guitars as as close to perfect as they come!

This guitar is a keeper. It plays like an old LP, sounds good. The neck is solid and the guitar holds tune very well. Kudos to Steve for sending me a good one!

I like it. Coil tapping on both pups provides lots of tonal opportunities. I'm currently digging single on bridge, humbucker on neck. Really kind of unique tone, yet within the standard Fender / Gibson spectrum. It plays very well, too. I was initially leery when I read about the McCarty "chunky neck" rap. But it feels very comfy. And I typically like a thin neck. And lastly, I love the finish. Really pops.

I've had the PRS SE 594 for about a week now and have to say it has exceeded my expectations. Very comfortable, looks great, and plays wonderfully. I was debating whether to go with the DGT or the 594 and, for me, the 594 was the right choice. Setup was great right out of the box (thanks Sweetwater). I've heard some mention tuning stability issues, but I have to say this guitar stays in tune really well (YMMV). I'll be keeping this one for sure.

Thanks to Andy and the Sweetwater team for another smooth transaction!

This guitar is awesome. Its light, and feels great in the hand. Instantly vibed with it immediately after unboxing.

I really like this guitar! I've played an original McCarty and loved it, this is very good and maybe unmatched at this price point. The bridge pickup through my Mesa Fillmore 25 is classic rock perfection, the split sounds are nice, not Strat-like but usable. Playability is very good, better than most LP style guitars, though the high e frets out and the notes don't sustain as long as it should. Yes, the tuners are worthless, need to replace. The finish is Black Gold and looks outstanding, neck is great and board is very good, very nice weight too...Sweetwater did a fantastic job getting this guitar to me and Ian was more than helpful all along the way. Great LP style scale and easy playability. Still will pick up an earlier model at some point, but this will more than fill that role until then.

I did a video review and unboxing of this guitar. I liked it very much. Strings move good on it, the tone controls all the way down sound sweet with overdrive, plays good with no adjustments, the weight and feel of the instrument is good, finish is good, the neck is very big, pickups sound good. The video is about 45 minutes long and is an honest straight out of the box review. Word to your sales rep!

As always, Daniel took very good care of me! He is the reason I continue to come back over and over! Thank you Sweetwater! And especially, thank you, Daniel!

Tim Sennett

Sweetwater delivered this guitar amazingly, super well packed. The guitar itself is gorgeouds, no flaws and it seems that was made with lots of attention to detail. It plays great I'm justan eternal beginner but it plays better than my MIM strat from 2012 and it's much lighter.

Just a quick thanks for good salesmanship. Bought this PRS demo to save a few $. When I received the guitar, it looked so good I thought they sent a new one. Not so, there was significant nut and fret repair needed, these problems were not disclosed in the demo write up. My sales representative fully cooperated with me and stood by me in taking the demo back. I bought a new PRS in a different model. All is well and I learned to stay away from a demo. These mishaps are bound to happen from time to time. It's unfortunate but Sweetwater was responsible and put the customer first. Yes I was mad, but I learned to respect the sales team Thank you Anthony.

So glad PRS finally decided to make a SE McCarty 594. The 594 have always looked beautiful to me and these SE versions are no exception. Not only do the look and feel amazing they sound absolutely steller!!!! I have zero complaints. Only wish PRS would of done this sooner. Good job PRS and Cort guitars for manufacturing a guitar at this level.

Value for money is where I live. This guitar is worth every dime and more. Neck is very familiar and user friendly. Fret ends and binding on neck we're on point. All knobs and switch felt like you would hope.
I was running thru my nural nolly and strummed a few Cowboys chords, then did what anyone would.
Launched into shepherd of fire to kick it in the but so to speak. It'll do whatever you ask. Sparkling cleans, and chugs galore if that's ur thing. Very pleased. Special word of thanks to my sales associate Eric or Aric sorry for spelling he was a delight and made the process a breeze.

I've been keeping an eye out for this specific guitar and when Sweetwater dropped the price by $ I bought one. I've played other PRS at guitar shops but never this one. I chose this because the wide fat neck and the coil splits taps whatever. This guitar is so so nice and the tones are incredible. The best part is when you add gain, it comes alive and sounds so good. I've been playing it for anb hour now and I'll probably stay up till 2 or 3am and drag myself to work tomorrow. I can't say enough about this guitar, what you get for $ is just amazing. It's weight is perfect, the neck feels so good, the fretwork is incredible, the neck binding is perfect, this guitar arrived with the outer box looking like it went around the world twice to get here, the inner box was literally out of the bottom of the outer box, but the guitar is perfect. The only imperfect thing is it seems as if it was the first day at the factory and they had he or she install the strings. They're done horribly! But no prob! Regarding the strings...I use Ernie Ball and these things seem...I don't know, I really like them though. The wound strings feel smoother or something? I'm definitely going to buy a few packs and see how I like them on other guitars. Okay, that's it, buy one... you'll love it!!!
Edit: the pic of the box was in Walgreens where I had it shipped to. They put inner box back in and taped it up.
I'm very grateful to everyone at PRS, Sweetwater and FedEx, thank you all:)

I have been looking for years for a particular sound in an Electric Guitar. I own a Les Paul, Genesis, Strat, Tele,Ibanez with Sat. Night Special pups and several others. All have great sound and play great. However the 594 has the perfect amount of gain in both pups. They blend well together. The bridge pup has a full body sound clean and not over "Twangy". When driven it has the best "crunch" I have heard in a bridge pup. When driven hard it will hang with the sustain! Volume roll off is second to none. Clean to crunch to full sustain. The 58/15 pups are incredible.
The Black Gold Burst is absolutely stunning. It was great to see the guitar from all angles from the Sweetwater photo shoot. The guitar came procted well and believe it or not it was in tune. Great setup out of the box.
Thank you Sweetwater for a great online buying experience!!

I bought this guitar as soon as it came out. I have played the much more expensive American versions and this guitar is so close to that there is no way I could justify paying 3X for the American. The Tone that comes out of this is beautiful and is what I pick up over my Gibson Les Paul Standard.

The Neck is smooth and easy to play on. The fret job is fairly decent but I did pay to have it Plek'd and it was a noticeable change. The fact I had so much improvement after the PLEK job is the only reason this isn't 5 stars.

This is a nice guitar, but that neck is Chunky. I strongly suggest you try before you buy! The guitar does not sit comfortably in your lap when sitting. The tone controls have no resistance and it is easy to overshoot your mark. They feel quite different than the volume controls. Those are my negatives. It is a beautiful and well-made guitar and the pickups are certainly good enough for the advanced amateur or semi-pro. You might want to replace them if you play to make a living, but otherwise they're good. The tuning pegs look cheap but they are effective; their large size make it easy to tune on the go. If you can live with that neck and $ is your limit, then you've got a winner here. The fret board feels like any short-scale guitar.

Couple of weeks in and I am very pleased. Reid was great. Out of the box guitar set up was very good. I did take a little relief out of the neck to my liking. Great guitar, great tones.

I had to find out for myself and boy am I glad I did! I have a couple of the S2 McCarty models, check out my reviews on their own page. but I had to know, how was the SE version going to stack up? Well butter my biscuit! the SE version is an outstading instrument! The Amazing looks, tone, playability, are out of this world for this guitar. It Looks, plays and feels like a Core PRS Model at 1/3 the price point. the fit and finish are astonishing. set up out of the box was spot on. I played this fine guitar side by side against the S2 version and it blew me away.The SE version holds its own no problem and is a die hard Rock machine! you can play anything on these guitars and they will sound amazing, play amazing and get you all the girls!! Maniacs, here is a piece of advice, go back and click the "add to Cart" button now and get your bad self one of these now! I know I would! My sales Rep, Ed Nystrom, rocks!