Every month in the Best of Guitar Gallery, we highlight guitars pushing the envelope of artistry, design, and craftsmanship.
PRS 40th Anniversary McCarty SC56 Singlecut Electric Guitar - Black Gold Burst, Sweetwater Exclusive
PRS 40th Anniversary McCarty SC56
The latest evolution of the Singlecut celebrates four decades of PRS craftsmanship and features McCarty III pickups that merge the vintage voice of a PAF with modern touches for more clarity and improved dynamic range. The headstock marks the occasion with 40th-anniversary eagle headstock inlays and a commemorative truss rod cover.
Created in conjunction with both Sweetwater’s Guitar team and Martin’s master assembly team in Navojoa, Mexico, this limited-run Martin dons all-solid, hand-selected tonewoods, Including a bearclaw Sitka spruce top and figured walnut back and sides. Other touches include the Performing Artist neck profile topped with a 16-inch-radius ebony fingerboard.
Newly released for our Sweetwater-exclusive series, we present the Fender Custom Shop GT11 Deluxe Stratocaster. This all-new series is upgraded with stainless steel frets, Luminlay side dots, and vintage-style locking tuners. Standard features include Mike Lewis–designed Sweet ’64 pickups, an RSD bridge, and the GT11’s trademark 11-inch radius.
Vintage-style locking tuners maintain a classic look
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