Here for sale we have a PRS McCarty Korina Electric Guitar in Black Sunburst finish. Made in the USA in 2008, this set-neck guitar consists of a Korina body and a Korina neck. Korina is a very sought after tone wood due to its availability and to the complex priorities it inhibits. These factors make Korina a highly desirable and sought after material for both guitar makers and potential owners, this and with PRS’s well renowned high quality really puts this guitar on a pedestal of its own.
A 22 Medium-Jumbo fret Rosewood fingerboard is featured which is adorned with Pearl/Abalone Half Moon inlays adding to the time and quality PRS are known for. The serial number indicates that this guitar was built in 2008, but the hang tag suggests that it was finished and ready for sale in early 2009. Other appointments include PRS Vintage-Style tuners, a Wraparound bridge, and a pair of PRS McCarty humbucking pickups, these are wired to a three-way pickup selector, master volume and a master tone with a push/pull coil-split feature.
The Korina neck plays very well, with the ‘Wide Fat’ profile filling the hand nicely whilst remaining slim enough for fast, articulate playing. The Gloss finish to the rear assists with smooth navigation of the 25" scale, whilst the double cutaway body design and customary PRS sculpted lower horn enhance access to the upper frets. The Rosewood fingerboard is pleasant under the fingers, and with its traditional PRS 10" radius provides a comfortable balance between comfortable chord playing and practicality for lead lines, whilst ensuring vibrato techniques are effortless.
The pair of PRS McCarty humbucker pickups sound thick and raw, with a solid output that pushes the front end of an amp nicely. The neck pickup is full sounding and warm, whilst the midrange is perfectly balanced and easily cuts through any mix. The bridge has a hotter output, it produces a biting tone which easily cuts through the mix for those rock rhythm sounds and has a great harmonic register. The independent volume and tone controls offer comprehensive control of your sound, feeling very responsive to small changes. This guitar offers a wide selection of tones for the player to explore, with the added coil split feature on the tone control to access single-coil tonalities, the ease of the control layout offers the player a great plug-in-and-play instrument.
Please be aware that for international buyers import fees are not included in our postage and packaging cost, this only covers the cost of the guitar being sent to you. Import fees will be charged by Customs upon the guitar's arrival in the recipient country. Due to Brexit, this also applies to EU buyers. We advise checking the total import cost with Customs as this is not information we are able to accurately provide.
PRS McCarty Korina Black Sunburst 2008 Electric Guitar
Brand- PRS
Model- McCarty Korina
Finish- Black Sunburst
Year- 2008
Made In- USA
Body- Korina
Neck- Korina
Neck Profile- Wide Fat
Fingerboard- Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius- 10"
Frets- 22
Scale Length- 25"
Nut Width- 1.6875"
Pickups- 2x McCarty Humbuckers
Controls- Master Volume, Master Tone (Push/Pull Coil Split), 3-way pickup selector
Our ID: 1030825122700
Weight: 8.455lbs
Serial Number: 08139919
Aesthetic Condition:
Headstock: Overall excellent condition, all aspects of the headstock demonstrates light scratching visible only at certain angles under direct lighting. This is most consistent to the front face.
Neck: Overall very good condition, the rear of the neck demonstrates some light delamination of the top clear coat behind the 9th fret. A small indentation can be identified to the bass side of the rear beside the 13th fret.
Body: Overall very good condition, the front face demonstrates chipping to the edges which reveals the wood beneath. This is most apparent to the treble side lower bout, bottom edge and the bass side horn. All aspects of the body demonstrate light scratching and indentation visible only under direct lighting at certain angles. This is most apparent to the rear face consistent with buckle rash that does not pierce the finish.
Condition of Frets:
The frets demonstrate light signs of use, not affecting playability. There is considerable material remaining for future fret work.
Current Set Up:
Truss Rod: Fully functional. Truss rod tool (5/16" socket) not included.
Hardware: Fully functional with light signs of wear, most notably light tarnishing of the pickup covers and tuning posts.
Structural: No concerns or issues to note.
Height of the string from the 12th Fret-1.5mm - Bass 2mm
Please be aware that the action on a guitar may move slightly in transit and this measurement is the current height.
Strings on Guitar - 10-46
Electrics:
Fully functional.
Case & Accessories:
PRS hard case.
Overall very good condition and fully functional. Light to mild markings and paint transfer is present to the exterior of the case.