Gibson ES-335 vs PRS McCarty Model Electric Guitar
The Gibson ES-335 and the PRS McCarty Model Electric Guitar are both electric guitars sharing smooth, transparent, mid-forward. The Gibson ES-335 leans warm. The PRS McCarty Model Electric Guitar leans full.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.51% — moderately similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- smooth
- transparent
- mid-forward
- sustaining
Gibson ES-335
Gibson · electric guitar
PRS McCarty Model Electric Guitar
Unknown brand · electric guitar
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$2963.83via Reverb
The Gibson ES-335 is an iconic semi-hollow body electric guitar delivering warm, balanced tone with feedback control. Its center block and dual PAF pickups produce the definitive jazz-rock tone. The ES-335 appeals to jazz, R&B, and rock players.
The PRS McCarty is named for Ted McCarty, Gibson's president through the 1950s, and was PRS's move toward that older voice: a thicker body than the Custom 24, 22 frets on a 24.594-inch scale, a shallower neck angle and lower-output vintage-style humbuckers. The extra mahogany depth is the main tonal difference, adding low-mid weight the thinner PRS bodies do not have.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues
- Country
- Rock
- Jazz
- Smooth Jazz
- Blues Rock
- warm
- full