Thin Body, Full Tones
Sporting a slim, thinned-down body for peak playing comfort, the PRS S2 McCarty 594 Thinline Standard represents the McCarty 594 formula at its most sleek. This guitar’s asymmetrically beveled “Thinline” mahogany body delivers a rich sonic voice, flush with warm midrange and lively resonance. The aerodynamic body is more than matched by the speedy feel of the mahogany neck’s Pattern Thin profile, while the 10-inch rosewood fingerboard and slightly short 24.594-inch scale length ensure high-performance playability from the first fret to the 22nd. You also get a rock-solid set of PRS proprietary hardware, including a sustain-enhancing PRS 2-piece bridge and PRS Phase III non-locking tuners. Still, guitarists at Sweetwater say the proverbial cherry on top is this guitar’s USA-made dual 58/15 LT pickups, a set of extraordinarily dynamic, vintage-voiced humbuckers that fuel the refined tones of PRS’s ultra-premium Core guitars and Private Stock masterpieces. A road-tested model with premium upgrades for the modern musician, the PRS S2 McCarty 594 Thinline Standard is ready to get to work.
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Fast-playing Pattern Thin neck profile
This S2 McCarty 594 Thinline Standard has a set-in mahogany neck carved into PRS’s fan-favorite Pattern Thin profile. The Pattern Thin profile is a contemporary version of the traditional Wide Thin neck. At the nut, it measures 1.68 inches wide and fits any palm perfectly. Play your way up the neck, and you’ll appreciate how the profile widens while maintaining essentially the same depth. In fact, the Pattern Thin’s depth only increases by about a millimeter from the first to the 12th fret.
Dual-coil power, single-coil clarity
Rooted in the past with an eye toward the future, PRS 58/15 LT humbuckers perfectly capture the dual-coil magic of a late ’50s humbucker, then enhance it with all the benefits of modern construction. The result? A pickup with focused mids, balanced lows and highs, and unmatched clarity. In all, it’s a sound that’s equal parts classic humbucker warmth and stunning single-coil snap. What’s more, this iteration of the 58/15 sports an LT (low turn) wind for a slightly more vintage feel than the standard version, which lowers output and delivers a more open, resonant tone.
Straight out of Stevensville, Maryland
In 2013, PRS launched the S2 series. Designed as workhorse guitars for the modern musician, this line of instruments offers American-made PRS quality with a no-nonsense feature set. The PRS S2 McCarty 594 Thinline Standard elevates the S2 series far beyond its already impressive beginnings, sporting the same USA-made humbucking pickups found on the PRS Core line and Private Stock instruments. The result is a genuinely uncompromising sonic masterpiece that proudly brandishes the traditional pared-back visuals of the S2 series but harbors the same expressive tone as PRS’s most premium offerings.
PRS S2 McCarty 594 Thinline Standard Features:
- The McCarty 594 formula at its most sleek, sporting a slim, thinned-down body for peak playing comfort
- Lightweight and supremely comfortable asymmetrically beveled mahogany body
- Mahogany neck in an ultra-fast-playing Pattern Thin profile
- 10-in.-radius rosewood fingerboard ensures effortless bends and even playability from the 1st fret to the 22nd
- Equipped with the same USA-made 58/15 LT vintage-style humbuckers found in PRS’s Core line and Private Stock program instruments
- Push-pull pots grant you sparkling single-coil-style tones to complement the 58/15 LT’s old-school humbucker warmth
- Sustain-rich PRS 2-piece bridge offers superior string-to-body resonance
- Incredibly stable PRS Phase III non-locking tuners
