Better Late Than Never...BNGD

[László]

Belated NGD.

408 MT Artist, has the Braz. An all-around fantastic instrument that does so many things well!

The color is Old Vintage Natural. It's not an exciting color, but the plain look of the guitar appeals to me for some reason. It'll be a real workhorse on my projects.



Here's a dealer shot; both views are accurate, as the color changes in the light. The wood has interesting variations in the grain and color, and a nice flame that really dances. Not that we care about looks, right?

 

[themike]

Wow, looks amazing Les! Also your office isn't too bad either. Good to see some electric love coming from Mr. Acoustic

 

[Whitecat]

I love that colour...

 

[TheRockGuitarGuy]

Beautiful Guitar!

 

[JMintzer]

Bangin'!

 

[Bluesboy998]

It's a beauty les please check the nut,strap buttons ,headstock see if anything unusual lol.

 

[rugerpc]

I like the understated beauty of this working man's guitar.

 

[JustRob]

That looks great! Not usually one of my favorite finishes, but there is something special about that one.

P.S. BluesBoy, you're so baaaaaaaa d. :laugh:

 

[Bluesboy998]

Sorry fellows couldn't help myself.

 

[toothace]

Great flame!

 

[GeoDude]

Totally cool!

 

[jfb]

Very nice. Congrats on the tone machine!

 

[László]

Thanks for the kind words all!

Also your office isn't too bad either.

My brother and I built the furniture in the 90s. It's black painted oak, trimmed in maple. The top is formica laminate that we glued down and rolled out the old fashioned way because, well, we're old fashioned!

Took about a week to do it, but it's really held up nicely!

Until a few years ago, a big analog console sat on the desk surface (we welded together legs for it out of square steel tubing, and sprayed them flat black, so it holds about 400 pounds. The legs are offset, too. Looks cool). When I decided to mix in the box, I sold the board. I got a lot of use out of it! Makes a nice desk though.

It's a beauty les please check the nut,strap buttons ,headstock see if anything unusual lol.

Hahahaha!

I'm gonna have to take a nut and a felt pad off some poor hapless Fender I guess.

Hey you know what this thing needs?

It needs some workin' man's faux bone tuning buttons, that's what it needs. I think that would set it off nicely.

 

[justmund]

Dig it!

How does it compare to your old Siggy? Not much different apart from non-sinker neck and BRW in place of IRW board?

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Bangin'!

+1

 

[VHTStark]

Awesome new guitar there Mr. Schefman!

 

[László]

Dig it!

How does it compare to your old Siggy? Not much different apart from non-sinker neck and BRW in place of IRW board?

This one's a little different from the Siggy for two reasons: first, it has a trem, and the Siggy was a stop tail. And this one has a Pattern Thin neck instead of Pattern. So there's a difference in feel more than anything else. It's my first Pattern Thin PRS, so that's kind of interesting, too.

I didn't plan on a Pattern Thin, but this guitar appealed to me, so that was that.

I'm sure that in the room, I'd notice a difference in tone playing them back to back, but I'm equally sure I wouldn't be able to identify which was which on a recording.

They're both made and finished equally well. The blade switch is well located for me, and I like the angle the mini toggles sit at when the guitar is strapped on or when I'm seated with it. So for me the 408 is perhaps a little more ergonomic, but of course I'm splitting hairs.

As to the BRW fingerboard, hard to say if it makes a difference at this point, since I'm just really getting to know the instrument. The Pattern Thin neck surprised me by requiring no adjustment on my part. It feels a little less chunky in my hand, but plays just as easily as any of my PRS guitars for the past 24 years have.

What I will say about the 408 also applies to the Sig - versatile, sounds great in every pickup position, a very complete guitar in every way. Anything you need to do, it can do.

 

[sleary]

Love it

 

[watelessness]

Dude! :rock:

 

[Michael B]

Sweet!!! Classy looking!