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Jonathan Horsley

“1956 marks the year that Ted first had guitars made with his newly coined 'humbucker' pickups. It also happens to be the year I was born”: PRS pays tribute to a legend of guitar design with the limited edition McCarty SC56

PRS 40th Anniversary McCarty SC56 McCarty Sunburst.

PRS has paid tribute to the late, great Ted McCarty with the McCarty SC56, a limited edition singlecut that promises Golden Era electric guitar tone with modern reliability and playability – and, crucially, without the vintage price tag.

Yes, a Paul Reed Smith guitar does not come cheap, but these things are all relative. They might only be making 400 of the McCarty SC56, which are released as part of the Maryland company’s 40th anniversary celebrations, but they are at least getable.

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